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CAMBODIA: THE BACK TO SCHOOL PROJECT
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FROM OUR BENEFICIARIES
Khorn Sophos at PSE-Institute
“Hello I’m Khorn Sophos and I am 22 years old. I
come from the Prey Veng province. I attended the
4 year course in Administration and Accounting at
PSE-Institute. After the graduation I started working
at E Penh Company as Hospitality Consultant and I
had a good salary of more than 150 USD a month.
The classes I had the chance to take were really
important to give me the right skills I needed for my
new job.
In the coming 5-7 years, I am planning to run my
own business selling construction materials. First of
all, I have to save enough money, but then I want
to try something bigger. I thank Pistorio Foundation
and PSE for helping me becoming an individual,
who can have the capacity and ability to compete
in a work sector with candidates from other private
educational institutions”.
Key achievements in 2017
Supported children
• 25 beneficiaries
Services provided
• one general medical checkup per year (their families are also included in this service), free medications
and specific vaccination when needed;
• daily meals including breakfasts and lunch with meal plans supervised by a medical team
Scholarship program results
• retention rate: 97%
• pass rate 94,3%
• student teacher ratio: 35:1 versus 45:1 national average
• absentee rate of teachers: less than four days of absence on average
Outcomes:
• 1 student has successfully completed professional school in 2017
Outcome since the inception of the program:
• 91 students have completed professional school since 2009
• Over 180 student beneficiaries reached