This young man has been part of the teaching staff at the Love Without Boundaries Sokhem School for a few years. For the past two years he has been teaching the 6th grade students. Here are some of his own words describing his commitment to and enjoyment of his job.

“All I want is for them to get more knowledge both in society life and school. I make daily lesson plans to teach them. I give them homework or exercises that they can do when they are free. Regarding our commitment and daily habits, the students and I have gotten better at learning and teaching. We can share and get good experiences together day by day. We have a good time that we cannot forget. We are not teacher and students, but we are brothers and sisters.”

Sokhem School (where this young man teaches) is located in rural Cambodia near the border of Thailand and Cambodia. While all of Cambodia’s provinces can be a source for child abandonment, trafficking, and child abuse, the border area is a hub for unsafe, irregular and informal migration, meaning individuals and sometimes even entire families seeking opportunities are at risk of exploitation and abuse, including forced labor and sexual trafficking. The Catch Up Class, which we sponsored in 2022, allows children (often those living in the dump) to receive an education. Education, is one of the best ways to keep a child safe. Keeping kids safe in their biological families and offering them an education are two of the best tools to making sure that every child is home. The ability to work until the day that every child is home is solely because of the work that you do each day.