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This is my dream
<![CDATA[ We believe that children need goals in their lives: to strive, to be curious, ambitious and to have a sense of their own talents and capacities. It is daring and brave to dream. The students at Anjali House are courageous like that. Through the opportunities they are supported with by us, they see that […] Read more
Creativity is one of our educational focus
<![CDATA[Creativity is one of the rocks Anjali House was built on. In a multitude of creative activities, Anjali House fosters the creative thinking of its 120 students. To illustrate this focus, read about how Anjali House encourages free expression of emotions through a creative writing workshop. Creativity, used both by pedagogues as well as children, […] Read more
We’re celebrating the International Volunteer Day
<![CDATA[ At Anjali House, volunteers are essential to help us achieve our mission which is to help our students develop into healthy, well-adjusted young adults, equipped with the skills they need to be successful in their future endeavours. Together, we share the same values and goals. You want to know how? Let’s hear what our students […] Read more
Domestic violence discussed with the young adults
<![CDATA[The United Nations has long installed the 25th of November as the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”. In Cambodia, as in many other countries, still lingers a powerful idea of gender roles – what women or men should or should not do, what their characteristics are and what their positions and jobs […] Read more
Access to basic care for underprivileged children
<![CDATA[ Pheakdey is a seventeen-year-old twelfth grade student and he is currently studying at Anjali House. His mother is a homemaker and his father is a Tuk Tuk driver. With four siblings, Pheakdey’s family cannot afford to think past basic survival. As a consequence, Pheakdey could not follow basic hygiene principles. Before being enrolled at […] Read more
Through the lens: the story of a Cambodian kid becoming a photographer
<![CDATA[During the ten years that Anjali House has operated, one success story stands out as proof that with access to quality education, the right guidance and determination, anyone can achieve his or her goals. The story is about a former student, Roun, who has reached his dream of becoming a professional photographer. Roun grew up […] Read more
Rattana’s dreams for Cambodia
<![CDATA[This is the story of Rattana. He had been an Anjali House student for more than nine years and is now studying law at university through a scholarship offered by the NGO and its partner Chance2study. From a poor background where access to education and healthcare was not conceivable to having a bright future ahead […] Read more
Karona: a 13 year old girl becoming a child again
<![CDATA[Karona’s journey that led her to Anjali House is both full of struggles and happiness. She was living in a rural part of Cambodia with her family – mother, father and her sister. They were fishing to earn their living and they were happy as a family. Everything changed when her parents got divorced and […] Read more