STORIES OF HOPE

biosand water filters stacked up in a warehouse

Delivering biosand water filters

Hello Everyone! We thought you would enjoy seeing the biosand water filters you’re providing making their way into the hands and homes of villagers in Cambodia! Thank you so much again for your generosity and for bringing the tremendous gift of clean water to families in Cambodia!  If you financially partner with CWEF, it’s

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YOUR IMPACT IN CHINA IN 2025

I’m excited to share with you that, if you partnered with CWEF in 2025, you made it possible for 73 Chinese girls to continue their education!  Through CWEF’s help, these young women received scholarships.  Depending on the specific school (we support two), some of the girls also received emotionally supportive care while others participated in enrichment

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Because of You, Eth Has Clean Water to Drink!

Eth is a woman that lives in a village in Cambodia.  After receiving a biosand water filter through your generosity, Eth and her family report experiencing stomach pain and succumbing to GI and other illnesses much less often than before! ————————————————————————————————- Thanks to you – Eth now owns a biosand water filter that she fills each day

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A class of students in rural Yunnan watching a video for a mental health course provided by CWEF.

What do you think falling in love will be like?

Do you look forward to falling in love? What do you think falling in love will be like?  These are some questions, Xiaochun, a teacher at Tuanjie Town Middle School in Yunnan asked students during a CWEF-sponsored mental health class this past fall.  Teacher Teng talked in depth with students about how to have healthy

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you paved my path out of the mountains

This year CWEF held a ceremony for its new scholarship recipients in Yunnan, and Bangmei, the student representative, gave this speech with gratitude for your support: Hello everyone! I am Bangmei from Class 515, Grade 10. I am honored to stand here, still trembling slightly as I hold the microphone. I know that the light

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On a remote cashew farm

I work on a cashew farm very far from downtown. During the rainy season, the road is slippery.  It is difficult to live on the farm. However, we have no choice but to live in remote areas.  My husband got cholera and diarrhea because we drank water directly from the pond.  Sometimes we boil

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a picture showing three adults speaking from a desk on stage to an auditorium of students.

Seminar: what to expect in Adolescence

On June 3rd, your generous giving through CWEF supported a unique lecture for students on coping with the physical and emotional changes of adolescence. The presentation aimed to help adolescent girls understand themselves as well as improve their mental health and life skills. — Main Events 1. Principal’s Speech – The principal emphasized the significance of mental health in adolescence. He encouraged

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a cambodian man driving a motorcycle down a red dirt road with a large container strapped to the back of his motorcycle

stepping into village life in cambodia

What is it like to live in a rural Cambodian village? It looks like… Your life may look vastly different than the people living in rural Cambodia, but you do have at least one thing in common: Water. Water makes life sustainable for all people – from rural Cambodians to those working on Wall

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Because of you, i never feel lonely or lost

Hello!  Thank you for generously supporting education for young girls from Yunnan China!  One of the young ladies you support, Zibu, wrote you a thank you letter. Here are a few excerpts from it: #1 “Despite my family’s poverty and my parents’ constant ill health, which prevents them from working outside the home to earn

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classes you gave to migrant children in kunming

Due to rapid urbanization, the population of migrant children in Kunming has increased significantly. Most migrant parents hold temporary jobs, leaving them little time to care for their children. The lack of family education has led to numerous challenges. These migrant children lack necessary daily care. This imbalance often leads to parent-child conflicts which causes children to struggle in other

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Kanyo, biosand water filter recipient, posing with his biosand water filter from CWEF

One Year Later, They Still Have Tuk Suat

In Khmer (the majority language in Cambodia), drinking water is called “tuk suat,” which directly translates to “water pretty.” Many families in rural Cambodia have drinking water that is far from pretty, and instead of giving them the energy they need to work, can put them in the hospital with a hefty medical bill

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Headshot of Navin CWEF university scholarship recipient in Cambodia

who they are becoming

By Hayley Steinbauer, Program Impact Coordinator, Cambodia Interview with Navin, CWEF Scholarship Student studying Public Administration  Navin climbs the steep stairs to show me where she and the other students sleep. The room is large and has around three bunk beds. There is a bathroom unattached from the bedroom. She lives in a Christian

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