Youth Venture

3 teenagers working to raise $13,000 to build a school in rural Cambodia

This project was inspired by a service trip to Pailin, Cambodia where the three of us saw education in action for alleviating poverty. More significantly it was inspired by the friend we made on this trip. A particular hardworking student with big dreams named Lyhou (lee.how). He wants to go to a University and eventually the United States. With an education that could be possible. We want to complete this project to give another child in cambodia like him the opportunity to reach their dreams.
Heather Starbuck:
I am 18 and a freshman at CU Boulder. I am going to major in International Affairs, with a focus probably on southeast asia. Through internships at Global Partnerships and Mercy Corps I have become even more interested and engaged in international issues. I believe that education is a right no child should be denied and is the key towards ending poverty.
Kate Berry
I am a sophomore at Amherst College in MA. I am a political science major with a focus on international development and gender politics. Trips to Cambodia in 2006 and 2008 spurred my interests in global education, sex trafficking, genocide, and international aid.
Jordan Griffith
I am a freshman at the University of Washington in Seattle. I plan on majoring in International Studies with an emphasis on comparative religion. My personal experience in Cambodia has inspired me to give back to my community, on local and global levels, always striving to positively influence the world around me.