Ending the Cycle of Poverty With Access to Quality Education

By: Kate Ginn, Senior Communications Editor, Cambodian Children’s Fund

Their fate seems set from a young age: Children living in some of the most deprived communities in Cambodia are often denied the chance of an education, trapped in a cycle of poverty with no escape. At risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, often forced to work, these children fall through the cracks and have little hope of any schooling at all.

The Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) is changing this and giving these children hope — of an education and a better life. CCF is a non-governmental organization and a registered charity in the U.S., U.K., Hong Kong, and Australia. Since 2004, CCF has been working with the most impoverished communities to ensure these marginalized children get access to education. By removing barriers and supporting their families, CCF keeps children in school, allowing them to fulfill their potential, lifting entire families