August 2018

18-year-old Sreymey is an orphan who dropped out of school in the 9th grade. She has been working at LRDE for two years and helps with cooking and serving food. Her friends and STUDAID were able to motivate her to return to high school and tackle her goal of becoming an English teacher. The spontaneous promise of Petra and her 15-year-old daughter Faye Sreymey to support as sponsor and mentor also motivated Sreymey. At the beginning of August Sreymey passed the final exam for the 9th year of school and so she can continue in November in the 10th year. She shared the great news with Faye herself!



Sreykeo is a 15-year-old half-orphan and has been working on the street with her mother since she was 5 years old. She and her little sister have also been living in the LRDE for 3 years. Since she already speaks English very well, she takes care of volunteers and helps to look after the children. She will be in high school 10th grade with Sreymey starting November. Raquel, who works for a bakery chain in Cambodia, spontaneously volunteered as a sponsor / mentor for Sreykeo. Sreykeo's long-term goal is to find work in tourism, possibly as a tour guide.



We have decided to make an exception to the requirements of the sponsored students, because both show a very high level of commitment to make something of themselves and their lives. If they continue like this, they will surely go a long way.