Meet Bota! Bota, is one of the young adults residing at Sangkheum Center for children. He has one older brother (See Lita's story) and three younger brothers also at Sangkheum Center. After spending 8 years at the center, this September sees him taking the second stage of the Young Adult programme, a step to independence.
 
Moving to Siem Reap town centre, Bota with other young adults in the programme will be moving into a house partly funded by HOPE donations, to embark on his next step in life. Bota will start part-time work at www.angkorhotels.org whilst still attending school to finish exams and improve his English. His work will involve making hotel reservations and corresponding with guests. During his time away from the center he will be continuously monitored and cared for, as if a teenager was leaving home for the first time. His education, food, rent and bicycle to work is all taken care of by the funds raised by the young adult programme.
 
So far HOPE has contributed £5,000 this year to YAP and will continue to do so for the next two years.
 
Bota is also a keen footballer and has recently completed a football coaching course, whereby he is now fully qualified to train the young kids at the center! In addition he is the designer of our smiley and lively HOPE logo which he and his team mates designed during their art classes at summer school last year.
 
We shall keep you updated on Bota's progress and will introduce you to another young adult next time.