
Action Aid - Cambodia
With the support of John Lewis Foundation, this project is working to enhance the safety of female garment workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
May 2016
In 2016 the Pacific Links Foundation and the John Lewis Foundation formed a partnership to deliver an Academic Scholarship programme benefiting young women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds living in areas with high incidences of human trafficking in the Mekong Delta . The Academic Scholarship Programme gives students who are at high risk of dropping out of school a chance to obtain an education. Since inception 290 scholarship recipients have graduated high school, with 90% (94 out of 104 12th graders receiving a scholarship) passing the 12th grade exam last year. Most are now in employment or further education.