Who we are

Study Compass Organization (StudyCompass) is a non-profit organization based in Cambodia. We provide rural education of English and ICT in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.

Em Bunthoeun, who is an English and computer teacher as well as a regional representative of the international foundation, started a small English school, Education for Children in Cambodia School (ECCS)*, free of charge in rural Siem Reap in 2011. It was his great passion to provide opportunities for children in the local community to learn English, thereby enhancing their future prospects.

*See also: Education for Children in Cambodia School (ECCS)

Ryusuke Hasama first met Bunthoeun in 2010 during a trip from Japan to Southeast Asia. This was before the establishment of ECCS. At that time Bunthoeun was an executive director and a head teacher at the school he worked for. Ryusuke was very touched by his words to help the local children receive a quality education. Since then, Ryusuke and Bunthoeun have been keeping in close contact with each other.

After ECCS was established in 2011, Ryusuke visited him again to see the school, and later Ryusuke invited his Japanese friends to join and support this small school from Japan. Together, we developed our joint project, Angkor Sakura School Project (ASSP). With the help of so many people, the scale of our activities has expanded to have more than one hundred students. However, we have had to relocate our education center several times for various reasons. We had to say goodbye to children each time.

As Japanese friends continued their support activities, they formed a small group "StudyCompass" and eventually the organization in Cambodia was named after that.

StudyCompass has been active for more than ten years since ECCS started. It has been registered as a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with the Ministry of Interior of the Kingdom of Cambodia since 2019.

Organization Info

Name: STUDY COMPASS ORGANIZATION

Type: Non-Profit Organization

Director: Em Bunthoeun

Founded: 2011
(registered in the list of Non-Governmental Organization at the Ministry of Interior of Cambodia in 2019)

Location: Siem Reap City, Siem Reap Province, the Kingdom of Cambodia

NGO application: No. 001/2019, dated 09 May 2019

Our Team

Em Bunthoeun

Founder and Director

Ryusuke Hasama

Co-founder

Peo Soeurng

Vice director

Our Mission and Vision

Mission

  • To provide non-formal education and reduce the level of poverty in communities
  • To offer more effective educational opportunities and facilitate learning for the kids in Cambodia

Vision

  • To build and improve more confidence for the kids in using English to communicate with people
  • To help kids become an independent speaker and learner through the school programs