Tech Generations THE 2024-2025 ANNUAL REPORT OF OUR ACTIVITIES
Introduction 2024 was when we were most active 2025 was unfortunately a nothing year the business that we were largely hoping to fund additional laptops did not follow through . Thanks to Amy Falken for our initial pilot batch of Chromebooks given out to multiple partners and programs in 2024. The computer giveaway was largely for people who lack personal computers for their own use outside of specific programs or university scholarships and would otherwise be limited using on-site computers only. We definitely want everyone to be able to explore and go beyond any material in their own time! Its important to introduce the context specifically around “girls in tech” programs in Cambodia. From what we learned talking to those we supported, women are specifically actively discouraged by their families from going into IT or Coding because computers are seen as a “man’s job” while things like accounting and teaching are “women’s jobs”. There are little to no tech companies to work for locally so examples that are able to serve as role models to change this perception hardly exist. Unfortunately Cambodia is far better known for it’s Chinesefueled cybercrime industry which pays far better than any legitimate tech work which is why getting people, especially the girls onto the starting rung towards legitimate industry. Even if they have to be “bad girls” to do it! However there is still a large gap even between the coding programs and practical skills vs “toy programming” introductory tools like Scratch which are not useful in the real world and don’t expose students to the real world reality and struggles of programming. Many, because of poverty are still stuck at the starting line of basic digital literacy.
This report is brief and being filed last minute at the time of writing as it’s being rushed through without fully recovering from fever and illness. We estimate there is another $500-1000 in incurred travel expenses and initial unused rental (with a more ambitious plan) that will have to be accounted for in a future report Munly Leong Executive Director