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Words Cannot Fully Express Your Impact

Greetings! My name is Yinglian, (a CWEF scholarship recipient). Throughout my freshman year, with your generous support, I was able to overcome the financial burden that had been weighing heavily on my academic pursuits, allowing me ample time to focus on my studies. I am here to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of

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Phunry Held Onto Her dream

University students in white and plaid uniforms bustle around the college campus, paying for the next semester and chatting with friends. The new school year is about to start at Royal University of Law and Economics in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.   Phunry, a petite girl with a big smile, is in her second year at the school. She is

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Group Counseling on Healthy Communication for 20 Teachers in china

It’s easy to overlook the importance of communicating well. If someone has never been taught good communication skills or witnessed it in others, an individual may not even know the ways that he/she is communicating poorly. For teachers, communication is the primary effort almost all day, every day.  What would the impact be on the lives of students

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One Filter = 15 Years of Clean Water!

Romaskean and her 4 year-old son, Rothana “The water looked clear and clean,” Romaskean said, “but it started to give us diarrhea and hurt our stomachs.”   In partnership with CLEAN Cambodia, Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation (CWEF) gave Romaskean and her family a bio-sand filter in June 2023. Biosand filters, also called slow sand filters, use a combination of sand

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You’re the Big Dipper

“I remember when I first entered high school, I was very anxious and uneasy. At this moment, the hope (of a scholarship from CWEF) surged into my heart like a clear spring in the desert. I was hesitant and uneasy because I feared losing my education due to financial difficulties, but CWEF has alleviated my anxiety. With the progress

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Yingping, CWEF high school scholarship recipient from rural China, standing in front of a wall framed by flowers

She’s Now Determined to Get Ahead

This letter is written by Yingping, one of CWEF’s high school scholarship recipients in China. Dear Donors: Greetings to all of you! Thank you very much for the attention of the state, the school, and the donors to us poor students and for giving us practical help. We can’t express our gratitude in person, but we can only

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