Our wonderful Cambodian Staff!

Chim Seng – A new English Teacher at the primary school as well, as we have so many more kids taking PEPY classes this year. He is also a Child-to-Child educator and is from Chanleas Dai Commune.

Computer Program

Channeang – Head XO Computer Teacher, graduate of CIST, and has been working for PEPY since June.

Kimeang – A 2 month PEPY Intern in his final year at CIST and will hopefully come work for us full-time when he graduates in June.

Literacy Program

Srey Touh – PEPY librarian for the third year and member of the local community.

Vybol – Is a literacy and math teacher in our tutoring program.  He is studying education management on the weekends at university in Siem Reap.

Ratana – Is also Literacy/Math teacher and the new Child-to-Child leader.  We found Ratana from the Khmer Literacy Camp.

Child-to-Child Program

Aline – Is PEPY’s Country Manager and the person who brought the wonderful Child-to-Child program to PEPY.

Khien Sak, Siem Mao, Riem Bon and Hem Sak are all Child-to-Child educators who were hired from Chanleas Dai village. Chim Seng, mentioned above, is the 5th educator and together they lead child clubs in 11 villages, soon to be 13, every week.

Socheat – PEPY School Assistant, also from Chanleas Dai. We are excited to be employing people from the area who can not only continue to give back to their community through their salaries, but also through their increased training and other opportunities which we hope this job is bringing to them. Some day, we hope we will have the chance to employ graduates of the PEPY school programs!

Song Seangmee, Ann Sokly, Srey Reub, Chan Navy, and Horm Srey Ream are 5 new short-term project cooks (being trained for two weeks in Phnom Penh) who will work for the four+ months in which our new schools will be built. They are all from Chanleas Dai and some have children who attend the PEPY programs.

 At the house in Chanleas Dai:

We have a cleaning lady and a cook named Lun Maly and a part-time assistant, both from Chanleas Dai, who work at the PEPY house on the school grounds. Now with at least 5 people living there full time, and many more at other times, a staff to assist in the cooking/cleaning (without a stove and washing machine of course!) is needed to help the teachers have more time to plan and make sure everyone is eating well!

We are excited to be employing people from the area who can not only continue to give back to their community through their salaries, but also through their increased training and other opportunities which we hope this job is bringing to them. Some day, we hope we will have the chance to employ graduates of the PEPY school programs!

 In Phnom Penh:

Judy – Our trusty accountant! (soon to have a second in Siem Reap as well!) She is an accounting student in Phnom Penh.

Seak – A PEPY Intern and undergraduate student who has been helping us with data entry and translations.

Thavry – Another intern at PEPY who is currently taking IT classes in Phnom Penh. Thavry is helping us write and illustrate a new series of PEPY Earlier Literacy Books in Khmer!

 In Siem Reap

Meth – Our mother figure, cleaning lady, guard, and friend (pictured here with her son, Vichetra).

Konng – Her husband, and our night guard once again.

Channy – Our Education Program Officer and amazing translator.

We had to say goodbye to Vuthy and Phally, two guards in Phnom Penh, though they were here with us in Siem Reap last week as they had never been before and wanted to come see the sites.

Thanks to all our Cambodian staff who are all doing amazing work!