Under the umbrella of Lighthouse Battambang, five programs are currently operating in Cambodia. Four of them are located in Battambang province, while one program is located in Pursat province.
Programs
Province Battambang
In Battambang province we offer
the following four programs:
- Lighthouse Living
- Lighthouse Learning
- Lighthouse Training
- Lighthouse Serving
Province Pursat
Two hours’ drive from Battambang is the town of Pursat. Following the example of Lighthouse Living and Learning, Lighthouse Pursat was built there.
- Lighthouse Pursat
Lighthouse Living
Lighthouse Living supports rural high school students in gaining a solid education. It offers them a secure living space, a scholarship in a trustworthy school and, if needed, extra tutoring. A well-organized daily schedule helps them take responsibility for their life, use their free time wisely, and increase their social competency. Lighthouse Living is a place where hope is possible, where young people gain a foundation on which they can build a bright future.
Lighthouse Learning
Lighthouse Learning offers Cambodian youth a variety of meaningful educational and recreational programs, which help to prevent them from falling into recurring patterns from the past. From Monday to Friday, we offer daily extra classes and tutoring in high-school subjects, as well as computer, music and English lessons. We also have sports activities, sewing and handicraft workshops, bible studies, and a weekly youth service. With the variety of classes, Lighthouse Learning is a place where hope is possible for many youth from neighbourhoods in the city of Battambang as well as Lighthouse Living students; it leads to a sustainable and positive transformation of the community of Battambang.
Lighthouse Training
Motivated and ambitious Lighthouse Living and Lighthouse Pursat alumni are enabled to study at a local university and receive practical work experience through an internship with Lighthouse Battambang. Lighthouse Battambang also provides a safe living space, individually adapted structures and sustainable healthy relations. This provides the basics for growth in self-reliance and promotes a sense of responsibility. Through individual support and leadership training we take part in the development of the trainees and motivate them to be active and influential members of Cambodian society and leaders of the future.
Lighthouse Serving
Lighthouse Serving is a program that creates hope for families in the rural areas of Battambang. We entrust one to three calving cows to selected small-scale farmers. Our staff mentors them in the process of raising healthy cows in a species-appropriate way and teaches them how to build an efficient and profitable business. On a weekly basis our caseworkers go out into the villages to visit parents of Living students and farmers in our Serving program and to assess the needs of underprivileged families. The assessments are an important part of the selection process of future students as well as farmers we want to partner with. Through our partnership with a local church in Battambang the Serving Team supports the families in a holistic way to enable them to step out of the cycle of poverty.
Lighthouse Pursat
Lighthouse Pursat supports high school students from rural areas around Pursat in gaining a solid education. It offers them a secure living space, a spot in a trustworthy school, daily extra classes and tutoring in high school subjects, as well as computer, music and English lessons. We also provide sports activities, bible studies, and a weekly youth service. A well-organized daily schedule helps students take responsibility for their life, use their free time wisely, and increase their social competency. Lighthouse Pursat is a place where hope is possible, where young people get a foundation on which they can build a bright future.
