Dany Hour was our first kindergarten teacher at Green Umbrella. She lives in the community around GU, and took English classes at Green Umbrella English School. In 2016, Dany became a full-time teacher at our Karuna Kumar Primary School (KKS) and has been enjoying the role ever since. Dany is the youngest of her siblings …
My first job as an intern was with Asanga, Taipei as a part of my university studies. The role was to fundraise for the Green Umbrella Food Program in July 2021. This was my first time hearing about Green Umbrella and learning about this NGO based in Cambodia. Asanaga is a Taiwan-based NGO that helps …
It was so great to get back to Cambodia after a 2-year covid absence. Having never been to Siem Reap, my husband, Jim, and I decided it was time to finally go and see what all the fuss is about! We did the sunrise tour over Angkor Wat and were overwhelmed by the history and …
It’s been three years since we visited KKS primary school, part of Green Umbrella, to do volunteer work. However, no matter how long it has been, I still remember that summer with great fondness. We were a group of 16 students from Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Taiwan. We travelled to Cambodia to spend one …
My name is Sally Low, and I work for Google Company based in Singapore. The first time I visited KKS (run by Green Umbrella) was in 2019. That one visit made me a strong believer and a supporter of GU and their vision. In GU, I see compassion, passion, and strong beliefs. The only way …
My name is Iris Tseng, from Taiwan. I am glad to share my volunteering and fundraising experience for Green Umbrella. You may wonder what Green Umbrella does? And how you can get involved with the projects. Green Umbrella (GU) is a Local Non – Governmental Organization and was established in 2012. It locates in Bati …
Welcome to our November Newsletter 2022. As the year draws to a close, I want to thank you for your continued support and interest in our NGO. It’s been a very busy time building back to strength after the pandemic, but I am glad to report that all is going well here in Cambodia. Green Umbrella has …
Welcome to our March Newsletter 2022. We have lots of positive news to share, so read on! Every day we welcome the laughter and excited voices of our 128 Kindergarten students, who have been with us now since January. After a few tears in those early days, they are now loving coming to school to learn and …
In December we celebrated the 10th anniversary since the founding of the Green Umbrella Organization, in December 2012 We have seen many positive results from our efforts since then. In particular, the children we have been training for many years are now becoming young people with potential, courage, curiosity, intelligence and good health. Setting and striving for their future goals …
Welcome to our Annual Report 2021 2022 has seen a great start for Green Umbrella and I’m delighted to share a few of the positives. We have 128 kids, aged 4-6 years, enrolled in our Early Childhood Education Program (ECE). We are working with 76 students in our Youth Program (YP), including our KKS Alumni, …