Education Cambodia Project #28483

College Scholarships for Young Women in Cambodia

by The Chelly Foundation Inc.

Project Report | Jun 8, 2018
June 2018 Report

By Jason R. Baron | Founder and President

In March 2018 I was privileged to make a second trip to Chumkuri in Cambodia, including getting to spend time with all of our Chelly Scholars. Please see my "Letter from Cambodia" at The Chelly Foundation's main web page, www.thechellyfoundation.org

As promised, we all took a trip to Sihanhoukville, as a weekend holiday away from studying. Everyone at a terrific time at the beach, and simply hanging out.

Our 10 Chelly Scholars all signed a pledge in 2018 to attempt to to their best academically, as well as to be role models for younger siblings and cousins. They are all doing just that, including occasionally making the near 3 hour one-way trip back to the village to participate in Chelly Foundation activities.

We have arranged for the first time that a new group of 5 high school girls with strong leadership schools also apply for a Harpswell scholarship...a highly selective program that only takes the best and brightest young minds each year from around Cambodia to have an immersive experience at university in Phnom Penh. I will report back next time if any of our interviewees were successful in getting in, but we have a Plan B in place for some or all of these girls should Harpswell prove too selective. This will include ensuring that funds from GlobalGiving support at least two newly picked Chelly scholars in the Fall of 2018.

We promised to add a minimum or two more scholarships this Fall from contributions from GlobalGiving, and remain on track to do just that. But it is our goal to give out a total of at least 4 new four-year scholarships to selected young women from the two local high schools in Chumkuri.

We thank our donors for changing the lives of children from Chumkuri....The effect over the next decade will be immeasurable....

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Mar 9, 2018
March 2018 Update on Our Chelly Scholars

By Jason R. Baron | President

Dear Donors To The Chelly Foundation:

I can report that all ten of our Chelly Scholars, including the two young women being sponsored under the GlobalGiving campaign, are all flourishing at their respective universities in Phnom Penh. I was happily surprised in January when they sent the nicest of birthday cards to me, along with their thanks for everything that The Chelly Foundation has done to change their lives. See the pictures accompanying this report.

I can also report that I will soon be joining Nan Nop and her brother Ess when I go to Cambodia for the second time -- this time I will be staying for about 10 days. All of our scholarship students have said yes to taking a two-day weekend 'holiday' trip to Sihonoukville, where there is a beach, and we will all be travelling by van together. I will also be fully involved in other projects we are sponsoring back in the students' home village, including dedicating the new Library expansion (outdoor seating on two sides for students to study), taking part in a bread feast for hundreds and hundreds of primary school children, and participating in our new dental health program, started by a Peace Corps volunteer who has joined with The Chelly Foundation in bringing health services to Chumkuri District.

And later this year, we will be making our selections for at least two additional young women to join their older fellow Chumkuri students in receiving full scholarships to university, sponsored by donations to GlobalGiving. (We are actually planning for two young women and one young man to be awarded the next round of scholarships.)

I expect to take lots of pictures and will come back with stories to share with all of our generous donors in my next newsletter. Please "like us" on Facebook and thank you to everyone who is making a difference in the lives of children in this remote part of the world.

Cheers

Jason

Birthday Well Wishes From Chelly Scholars

Chelly Scholars at Dinner Together

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Dec 11, 2017
New Chelly Scholarships Awarded for Fall 2017

By Jason R. Baron | President, The Chelly Foundation

Our new Chelly Scholars for 2017

Thanks again to all of the donors to The Chelly Foundation's campaign to provide college scholarships for young women in the rural district of Chumkuri in Cambodia.

I am happy to report that as of this semester an additional two young women who graduated from Hun Sen Chum Kiri High School in Chumkuri District are receiving full Chelly Scholarships to attend the Royal University of Phnom Penh. All expenses (tuition, books, uniforms, and room and board) will continue to be paid for four years, on the condition that each individual continues to be a student in good standing. (In addition, through separate donations, we are also funding an additional scholarship for one young man who graduated from the same high school this past year.) All three new Chelly Scholars are pictured here.

These students were selected based on their test results on the national exam for graduating high school, recommendations received from the Principal of the high school, and personal interviews of the students and their families conducted by Nop Ess, our in-country Director. Only students who come from the poorest families that cannot afford the cost of their children going to college are eligible. In next year's cycle (Fall 2018), two more young women will be selected in the same fashion to receive scholarships.

We are presently supporting eight young women and two young men going to the Royal University of Phnom Penh and other institutions of higher learning in the city. Everyone is continuing to do excellently in school, and some of the students have part-time jobs. Thanks to GlobalGiving and all of our donors, we are changing the lives of students and their families for the better.

And please check out on Facebook all of the other activities and projects we have going on through next year....www.facebook.com/thechellyfoundation....

Thank you again to all our supporters!

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