The Marly Fund

The Marly Fund Tackle poverty and prevents human trafficking of young Khmer women. Founder: Holly Geber // Donate: www.themarlyfund.org

The Marly Fund was founded by Holly Geber last May in Cambodia. While there Holly was faced with quite a quandary, because she was informed about the disturbing government sponsorship teaching programs that “support” poverty-stricken young adults to get a certificate in teaching. Holly discovered this issue by befriending Marly Sem, a 22 year-old impoverished Khmer woman. Marly is one of many in

this sponsorship program and as a result being destitute to a life of poverty. Government salaries range between $20 and $50 per month for teachers putting them far below the poverty line. This coupled with little government funding for education forces many teachers to collect informal school fees from students, on average between $0.02 - $0.05 per day, to support themselves and pay for the basic needs of the school. Thus what looks like an incredible opportunity to young adults from an impoverished background is merely a continuation of the cycle of poverty for her and the students she will serve. The goal of The Marly Fund is to ignite passion and hope in young adults, like Marly, by allowing them to pursue a degree of their choice that will provide a career to bring them out of poverty. Tertiary education in Cambodia costs $1,200 per year, $500 tuition and $700 living circumstances. This is a cost Marly, and many other young adults like her cannot afford. The Marly Fund intervenes and provides a scholarship covering the cost of beneficiaries' tertiary education and basic living circumstances. The Marly Fund needs your help to break the cycle of poverty in Marly's and other impecunious young adults lives. If you wish to donate please mail a check to 7800 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (make the check out to CCHB and write "The Marly Fund c/o Holly" in the memo). If you can or cannot donate we request your prayers for The Marly Fund, a revival in the Cambodian government and all of the impoverished in Cambodia. While the need is great, God is greater. (For all updates go to: www.themarlyfund.org)

Mary got engaged to her boyfriend on March 13, 2016! Chamroeun is putting the ring on her finger. A lot is happening in ...
03/27/2016

Mary got engaged to her boyfriend on March 13, 2016! Chamroeun is putting the ring on her finger. A lot is happening in 2016, first her engagement and soon her graduating!!!

07/11/2015

Marly is in exams for her second semester this year. Her grades will be posted later this Summer!

03/22/2015

Marly is in her second semester of her third year in school. After this year there is one more year to go!

02/05/2015

The Marly Fund is now back in action. We took a month off of social media, but here we are again ready to go.

Hallelujah!
12/16/2014

Hallelujah!

Meet the man that introduced the founder of The Marly Fund to well...MARLY! Congratulations on being handsome and gettin...
12/10/2014

Meet the man that introduced the founder of The Marly Fund to well...MARLY! Congratulations on being handsome and getting married Tim Middleton. He flew Marly out to Hanoi, Vietnam for his wedding!!!

11/25/2014

There is $450 left to raise for The Marly Fund's goal, so our beneficiary can continue on pursuing her education!

Marly and her boyfriend, Chamroeun, at the Water Festival in Phnom Penh. Remember that there is $500 left to be raised b...
11/20/2014

Marly and her boyfriend, Chamroeun, at the Water Festival in Phnom Penh. Remember that there is $500 left to be raised by December 15th! Become a member of our family by donating at http://www.themarlyfund.org.

11/05/2014

A total of $200 has been raised for our beneficiary. There is only $500 left to raise by December 15th. The money will go straight to Marly, so she can continue her education in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

An article on Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. OH WAIT! That's where Marly lives. Let's learn about it.http://www.ca...
10/31/2014

An article on Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. OH WAIT! That's where Marly lives. Let's learn about it.

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/vanishing-vision-71015/

Today, the White Building stands as a lonely remnant of New Khmer Architecture amid a tangle of shophouses and hastily erected mid-rise hotels in Phnom Penh’s Tonle Bassac neighborhood.

A boat ride the Founder and Marly took together when they first met.
10/29/2014

A boat ride the Founder and Marly took together when they first met.

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