Cusp has sought out bright students from remote areas – students who live too far away to attend high school. We have told some of their stories: how they have thrived in high school and college and are now building… Read More »Somsan’s story
CUSP is proud to celebrate a major milestone for the students it serves. All fourteen CUSP seniors passed Cambodia’s national exam for 12th graders this year—a 100% pass rate, compared with a national average of 84%. For youth from poor,… Read More »CUSP Students Shine on Cambodia’s Grade-12 National Exam
One of CUSP’s goals is that our graduates would be able to give back to their community. I’d like to share a story about a CUSP graduate, Tann Pean, who did that for her niece Lysean. Here they are pictured… Read More »Giving Back
From December 3-10, I visited CUSP students in Phnom Penh, Kampong Thom, Banlung and Siempang together with Dr. Yaren, the head of CUSP in Cambodia, and Tan Pean, CUSP staff. Banlung and Siempang are very remote. In Phnom Penh we… Read More »CUSP TRIP DECEMBER 2024
Northeastern Cambodia can be very beautiful but it’s a long journey from a remote rural village to get an education that leads to a job. Rural students from the Kavet minority group must often make a hazardous journey from their… Read More »NEW FIELDS/ NEW STUDENTS
Here is another success story. CUSP was started in 2006 with the goal of helping poor but bright rural Cambodian youth escape poverty and reach their full potential as adults. Theam is another CUSP student who has made that journey… Read More »CUSP: The next generation. Theam’s story.
Dan (pronounced Don) comes from a remote village in northeastern Cambodia. She is pictured here to the right wearing glasses. She is Kavet (a minority group located in a mountainous region in Eastern Cambodia). She lived with Anne Thomas while… Read More »Dan’s story: A remarkable journey in remote Cambodia
Here is another story of a CUSP student who lived in our dorm, graduated from high school and then went on to graduate from college. She is now working as a high school teacher. Sreykea grew up in the village… Read More »Sreykea’s story
Welcome to CUSP’s annual newsletter. Here are highlights and progress made during 2023. 2023 by the numbers National ExamWe’re extremely proud of this year’s high school senior class. In November, 14 students took the national exam for graduating 12th graders.… Read More »2023 Year in Review
This student profile is about Pean, a CUSP sponsored student who graduated from college in 2019. Here is Pean graduating from university. Pean grew up in a rural Cambodian village. She was raised by a single mother in a village… Read More »Pean’s Story