News & Events
Anjali’s improvements for 2020
We’re always working to expand and improve the impact of our NGO and offer the best services we can to our community. That’s why we underwent a review of our work in 2019. We saw that the community we serve is more financially stable and better able to provide basic care to their children than they were when we first founded our charity. We’re deepening our emphasis on early education, community engagement, and scholarships, and growing our family to over 200 students and their families. What changes are you making? We want to become a real community center and involve everyone in our work. One way we’re involving the community is by establishing a Parent Council and Student Council.… Read more
An eye on the city
From November 25th to December 3rd, forty of our students participated in the Anjali Photo Workshops, part of the 15th edition of the Angkor Photo Festival. These workshops have a special place in our heart - Anjali House was originally founded as part of the festival! For seven days, the children explored Siem Reap and its surroundings, looking for the perfect photograph. By searching for interesting places or moments, they learned to sharpen their photographic eye. They visited the Tonle Sap, Buddhist pagodas, the Psar Leu market, an Angkor-era temple, a traditional Khmer boxing class, the “beach” at Cambo Beach, and Phare Circus (a traditional Cambodian circus show). The students also visited Chreav Village and Bakong Village outside of Siem… Read more
Back to school
At the end of October, Khmer public school reopened for the new school year. At Anjali House, we were busy getting ready for the start of the school year and distributing school supplies like uniforms, shoes, notebooks, and pens. After two months of vacation, it is time for the children to go back to school! Anjali House is a complement to Khmer public school, which means that all of our children must be registered in a government school to participate in our programs. In Cambodia, students go to public school for just half a day, so our children spend the other half of the day at our center. We believe every child has the right to an education. That's why… Read more
Happy Halloween from Anjali House!
On Thursday, October 31st, we celebrated Halloween at Anjali House. We marked the day with costumes, decorations, scary masks, games, laughter, and, of course, some candy! To kick off our Halloween party, the children participated in a mask contest. We had a small fashion show so that the judges could decide whose mask was the most scary or creative! The children then split into teams for different games and challenges like: Dressing each other up to look like mummies Trying to pass handfuls of flour from one teammate to another Challenging their teammates to a bag race Identifying mystery items in a "scary box" Showing off their acting skills in a mime game Knocking down all the pins at water… Read more
It was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever done – Samantha
Looking back to my experience at Anjali House, I can say it was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever done. I was volunteering with children teaching them English, but I should say that I learnt so much from them! Seeing the children every day made me so happy that even a bad day could change in a wonderful day. Children are always spontaneous and never hid what they think or what they want to say. I absolutely love this way of living. I think that if also adults would behave in this way, we would live with more true love and in a more peaceful world. Now that I have finished my volunteering, I can see the entire impact this experience had on me… Read more
The world through Young Adults’ eyes
The Young Adults are involved in a new project: the Anjali House Magazine. From now on, they will be responsible to produce a magazine. They are proud of them and so are we. After the first successful issue, we decided to share the magazine with you to discover their superb work! First, three former volunteers (Marion, Salome and Jhenica) taught them what a magazine is and the steps needed to make one. To begin with, the students reflected on themes on which they will work on the different issues. They chose Cambodia, the environment, sport, music, art, food, etc. Then, once their theme had been chosen, the Young Adults thought about the subject of their article. It is important that… Read more
Soknang’s story – Alumni Anjali House
Hello, I am Soknang, I am 23 years old and this is my story. I stayed at Anjali House for 6 years, between 2009 and 2015. During these years, I discovered what I wanted to do with my life thanks to them because they offered sports classes and competitions. I immediately enjoyed sports, so after Anjali House, I went to Battambang to study for two years with the Salt Academy organization. I had sports lessons but also general studies in a Khmer school. Now, I am finishing my third year of study in a Khmer school while studying sport in a Government Sports Club at the same time. When I graduate, I'll apply to be a sports teacher in a… Read more
Science comes to Anjali House
Have you ever asked yourself all these questions? How did the Earth begin? Why is it turning? What is an eclipse? Why are there several seasons? How did life appear on Earth? Why the sky is blue? At Anjali House, our students will be able to get answers to their questions! Anjali House is starting science classes thanks to our new long-term volunteer! Ian is a PhD scientist who is teaching children in all the main branches of science – physical, life and earth sciences, as well as mathematics and logic. Science is a combination of knowledge about a fact, field or object verified by experimental methods. There are three types of science: exact sciences, including mathematics and… Read more