Shine January 2023 Updates
Hello from Cambodia! Happy New Year and we hope that 2023 will be a great year for you. We have been very busy at Shine with the new school year starting at the beginning of January. We now
Shine September 22 Update
Hello from rainy Cambodia! Monsoon season is in full swing in Cambodia just now, but despite heavy rains and thunderstorms students still continue to attend school, some walking or cycling up to 10km each day
Shine July 22 Updates
Semester 1 done and dusted! After almost 2 years of intermittent classroom learning and distanced learning at home all schools in Cambodia opened up again full time at the start of 2022! Staff at Shine
Mark Gutteridge raises $6,126 for Shine
We want to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to Mark Gutteridge and his donors who raised an incredible $6,126 AUD for Shine. Mark did this by completing one of the most difficult cycling challenges in the world; The
A life-changing visit to Shine
Kiara Year 11 Youth Volunteer The trip to Shine was hands down the most rewarding experience of my life. It epitomised the term ‘life-changing’. Kiara pictured with Shine students. Photo: Lachlan credit@snapshot.russ on Insta
How Jamie found Shine: a Cambodian not-for-profit
My story like so many others starts with travelling to Cambodia and having aspirations of volunteering with a Cambodia not-for-profit to be able to give something of myself to help those less fortunate. Finding a
Sabrina’s 18th Birthday Fundraiser
We would like to send a big thank you to Sabrina, a very kind and wonderful young lady from Melbourne. And a big shout out to wish her a very special 18th birthday. Sabrina thoughtfully asked her
A Milestone for Shine
In April, Shine Cambodia celebrated our 3 year anniversary. In this short amount of time, we have seen drastic change in the quality of living of the community of Otres. The humble beginnings of Shine
A Night in Cambodia – Join our largest fundraiser event!
Our fundraiser event ‘A Night In Cambodia’ is rapidly approaching! Come to Haileybury College Brighton on Thursday the 23rd of May to learn more about Shine Cambodia and how it is changing the lives of
Khmer New Year (Choul Chnam Thmey)
Happy Khmer New Year! Khmer New Year (or Cambodian New Year) begins on Sunday 14thof April and ends on Tuesday the 16thof April. The holiday runs for three days and celebrates the traditional Lunar New
Tarantulas: A Cambodian Delicacy
Believe it or not, tarantulas have had a longstanding priority in traditional Cambodian cuisine, originally out of desperation and necessity. During the Khmer Rouge period in the 1970s, the Cambodian people relied on it for
Sunglasses for Shine
Shine Cambodia were generously donated sunglasses from the luxury brand Kapten & Son based in Prahan, and volunteers have been selling them throughout the past nine months. Enthusiastic volunteers were placed at various market stalls