And then there were four!

The Young Adult House has been a bit quiet as of late, with only four boys currently living there.

As many of you would know, Pheaktra is now a certified electrician thanks to his training at Grace House, which sees him earning a stable income. In addition to this full time job, he also has an evening job at a local guesthouse, where he is responsible for general maintenance and being on the reception desk from 5pm – 10pm.In order to save his money to buy land for his family, Pheaktra decided it was time to move on from the Young Adult House. Although we are sad to see him go, we are very happy that the house has served it’s purpose – as a transitional home. Throughout his year and a half at the house, Pheaktra has learnt a trade, he has discovered how to live independently and healthily, his confidence has increased dramatically, and his relationship management is much better. Following in Sophal’s footsteps, Pheaktra is now the second student to graduate from our Young Adult House. This isn’t the last we will see of him, however, as he is in training with the other young adults for the Angkor Wat Bike Race!

The second student to move out is Ruon. Given that Ruon is only heading into Grade 10, we have decided it is best for him to live with his Aunty who lives only a few hundred metres from the Young Adult House. We aim to keep our students in a family environment, and work closely with those families to educate them and support them with any issues they might have. When he reaches Grade Twelve, Ruon will be able to come back to the Young Adult House, where it will continue to serve its purpose as a transitional house from teenagehood to adulthood. Although it was a bit hard for Ruon to understand that this decision was in the best interests of him and other potential Young Adult House students, he now understands the reasoning behind students not living there until Grade Twelve.

We are currently discussing ways to help students from other NGO’s at our Young Adult House, but these things take time. So, for now, it is just Rith, Sopheak, Seut and Sandy left for now!