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News about our programs and activities, and discussion on related topics.
Lift-Off for Limon and Cambodian Education!
Today, our Engagement Coordinator, Limon Bunn, will fly to Ireland to take up an Irish Aid Fellowship. From Siem Reap Province, Limon is the eldest in her family and the first woman from Northern Cambodia to secure this opportunity. She is passionate about education and international development. https://youtu.be/8-nYZDvXbQE Before departing Limon recorded a video message …
Pov becomes Managing Director – a Milestone for SeeBeyondBorders and Cambodia!
Twenty years ago Pov qualified as a teacher. Ten years ago Pheung Pov joined SeeBeyondBorders. Today Pov becomes SeeBeyondBorders’ first Managing Director. This is a milestone for Pov, for SeeBeyondBorders and for Cambodian education. As Managing Director, Pov will be a critical member of the Senior Leadership Team. He takes responsibility for our Cambodian management, …
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SeeBeyondBorders Delivers A First Workshop on Teacher Professional Identity
PIKT Partners and 25 participant teachers from schools in Battambang gathered for the Teacher Professional Identity workshop. We recently provided the first ‘Teacher Professional Identity’ workshop in Cambodia as part of the collaborative Professional Identity of Khmer Teachers (PIKT) Research Project. Phan Sreyphet led the discussion on “What do good teachers do to create a …
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Newly appointed UK Chair, Reflections from Cambodia
Mike Walton is a semi-retired educator from the UK, 20 years a teacher followed by 20 years a headteacher in both the UK and Thailand. He has been a board member of many international educational organisations, including being Chair of The Federation of British International Schools in Asia. Earlier this year he took up the …
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Jen McCredie- Truly Connected to Cambodia
Jen (left) mentoring two changemakers, Sambor (centre) and Dyna (right) after class finished in a school in Battambang Jen McCredie is a semi-retired teacher from Australia. Her teaching career in Australia has seen her wear many hats in primary schools, from classroom teacher to teaching and learning consultant in mathematics, to Assistant Principal of a …
Annual Reflection Meeting 2022
Our Siem Reap and Battambang Offices together- with our mission, vision and values on display. ‘I feel stronger when everyone joins together’ sums up our week-long Organisational Review perfectly. After a week of discussions, collaboration and feedback from all of our staff in Cambodia, our strengths and weaknesses as an organisation are much clearer. The …
Linda reflects on her time in Cambodia
Now Linda Horgan, our UK Senior Partnerships Manager has safely returned to the UK, she reflects on her time in Cambodia- with a much clearer understanding of the projects and the need for the work done on the ground in Cambodia. “I walked out the door of my home in Oxford at 1am on Sunday …
SeeBeyondBorders Leader Departs (Temporarily) for Ireland
Before flying to Ireland Pov shared his reflections in the video message below. https://youtu.be/MHR3z1dn19w Today our longstanding Country Manager Pheung Pov will fly to Ireland to become the second only Cambodian person to secure an Irish Aid Fellowship. Pov first joined SeeBeyondBorders in 2013. Since then he has made a big contribution to our organisation …
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Roy Ryna, Holds Women in Leadership Talk for Educational Changemakers
Last week, we were delighted to have Roy Ryna, one of the few female primary school principals in Cambodia, share knowledge and experience in the Women in Leadership Talk for Changemakers. Ryna discussed her journey to becoming a principal, the challenges she had to overcome and offered words of encouragement and inspiration to motivate our …
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