Episode 5 Out Now! In this episode, "Cultural Insights: Indigenous Peoples of Cambodia," the first Indigenous Cambodian Australia Awards scholar shares how Indigenous knowledge protects our forests, strengthens national identity, and inspires the next...

Australian alumnus Phan Channarong knows the danger of flooding on rural livelihoods in Cambodia. He studies the health impacts of flooding in Battambang Province — including disruption to health services, increased food insecurity, and disproportionate harm...

Our alumna, Ms Yann Sophorn, researched how Mekong and Tonle Sap farmers cope with shrinking water supplies. The study shows farmers need better irrigation, skills training, and local funding to adapt to climate change. Policymakers need to act to protect...

With a research grant from the Australia Awards Cambodia, Mr Ing Chhay Por conducted a study on how rice straw burning harms air quality and people’s health. His team recommends practical alternatives — biochar, compost, animal feed and bioenergy — plus...

Hear Min Chinda and Kheang Sokleng as they describe how the Equity Pathways Program and tailored support (extra exam time, medical and mobility aids, including an electric scooter that transformed daily mobility, and emotional care) made their postgraduate...

Australian alumna Rang Sokha is concerned about the disproportionate impact climate is having on rural women in Cambodia.   Her research project looks at how climate change affects women farmers and what practical measures, like gender sensitive training,...

"I felt cared for from the moment I arrived. Australia Awards even provided me with an electric scooter that changed everything."   Hear how Kheang Sokleng, an Australia Awards Scholarships alumna with a disability, received tailored support — extra exam...

Australia Awards Scholarships alumnus Dr Oum Chan Mono is passionate about helping smallholder farmers adapt to climate change through climate-smart farming and intercropping to protect livelihoods and improve market opportunities. His research project looks...

Meet Min Chinda — our visually impaired Australia Awards Scholarships alumna. Chinda obtained a Master of Disability Policy & Practice from Flinders University in 2024 under an Australia Awards Scholarship. The scholarship strengthened her confidence,...