When asked how to best address the challenges of poverty in her country, Ponheary Ly, inspirational Social Entrepreneur from Cambodia answer is always the same: "We will educate our children. We will do it one by one, step by step". It all started with one student. Ponheary Ly, who served as a teacher and later tour guide in Cambodia, had a passion for education. Living a portion of her life in poverty, Ponheary knew the struggles that children in rural Cambodia faced when trying to attend school. Starting with just one student, Ponheary began what has grown into the Ponheary Ly Foundation (theplf.org) sponsoring over 2,000 students in four primary schools and five secondary schools through rural northwestern Cambodia. Ponheary was awarded the 2010 CNN Heroes Award by in June 2010.

1. Inspiration from the Region
Ponheary Ly
Founder, Ponheary Ly Foundation
#innovateforgood

4. My Family

5. Uncle
My Father
Aunti
Grandma

6. War

7. The Genocide

17. Happy with new uniforms

22. Health Care

23. PLF Volunteers

25. Clean water tower
Solar Equipment

29. 1981 1984
1985

30. The United Nation Transitional Authority in Cambodia

31. Computers per 1000 people in 2004
United States (#4) 762.0
Singapore (#11) 621.0
Spain (#33) 276.0
Iran (#66) 109.1
Cuba (#110) 33.4
Vietnam (#135) 12.7
Somalia (#150) 6.3
Cambodia (#163) 2.8
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/med_per_com-media-personal-computers&date=2004

32. Internet Access by Nation
100%
Cambodia El Salvador Singapore Thailand United States
90%
80%
United States, 74%
70%
Singapore, 71%
60%
United States, 49%
50%
40% Singapore, 42%
30%
Thailand, 21%
20%
El Salvador, 16%
10% Thailand, 2001, 6%
El Salvador, 2% Cambodia, 1%
0%
1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

33. PLF Computer Lab

35. Certificated Students for Microsoft Word
SemSokha
Thai Sreynith

36. 2 Pictures designed by
PhannaSosi and DaraPosda.
Art work posted in facebook
Microsoft Office Word can do lovely pictures like this!

37. Chey Computer Lab

38. Solar Installation at Chey Primary School

39. Videography

40. www.theplf.org

41. I want all students to connect to the world

42. My Dream for Our Students
 All of our schools have
computers
 All of our children have
computer skill.
 They can use
computers to connect
to the Internet and to
connect to the world

43. I want all of our schools to have computers
Currently we have
27 computers for over 2000
students.
What we need
More computers.
Computer training for
teachers.
Sponsors for the supporting
elements of the project , like
solar panels.

45. Rural Village