Life and Hope Association

Founded in 2005, Life and Hope Association is a non-governmental organisation based in Siem Reap, Cambodia working on education, children & youth, community development.

Life and Hope Association (LHA) is a non-profit, non-governmental, education-focused organisation in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Established in 2005 by the monks of Wat Damnak temple, it works to break the cycle of poverty by providing education, social support and compassionate care to vulnerable young people and their families, especially young women in farming communities. Its main programme is the Program Advancing Girls Education (PAGE), which helps students complete high school and continue to university or vocational training. LHA also runs the Sustainable Community Project to support families' living conditions. The organisation is run by the monks today.