{"id":2874,"date":"2025-11-23T18:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T18:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dara-europe.nl\/?p=2874"},"modified":"2026-06-11T04:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T04:30:06","slug":"stronger-together-the-impact-of-social-work-in-andong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/2025\/11\/23\/stronger-together-the-impact-of-social-work-in-andong\/","title":{"rendered":"Stronger together: the impact of social work in Andong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Andong, social workers play a crucial role in the family support programs of SCCO, DARA Europe\u2019s partner organization. With dedication and empathy, they help families grow stronger and contribute to building a close-knit, resilient community. They guide youth in self-help groups, coach adults, and provide micro-loans. In doing so, they break the vicious cycle of poverty and create opportunities for a better future. One of these dedicated social workers is Theary. In an openhearted conversation, she shares her experiences and shows how her work transforms lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A new challenge every day<\/strong>
\u201cNo day is the same,\u201d Theary says. \u201cEvery morning my colleagues and I start at the office to discuss the day ahead. Then I go to the Kork Rokar School to check which students are absent and talk to the teachers about it.\u201d One of our goals is to increase class attendance and prevent early dropout. Since the school operates in two shifts, she conducts these checks both in the morning and the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the afternoons, Theary visits families to support them in the community fund program. \u201cI implement several programs and help families on their way toward financial stability. At the end of the day, I prepare a report of my findings,\u201d she explains. Her work is about much more than numbers and lists, it\u2019s about people, opportunities, and building a future in which families can stand on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The power of change <\/strong>
\u201cI truly see change,\u201d Theary says proudly. \u201cParents now realize how important education is. They help their children more with homework and participate more actively in parent meetings.\u201d
Not only education but also living conditions have improved. \u201cParents pay more attention to hygiene and caring for their children. They also look for work more often to provide a more stable future for their families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The impact is also noticeable in the community as a whole. \u201cCompared to last year, there is less domestic violence. People feel stronger, take responsibility, and move forward together.\u201d

Gratitude that motivates<\/strong>
Sometimes the impact of her work becomes clearest through the stories of the people themselves. \u201cA mother told me how the community fund<\/a> changed her life. Thanks to this community fund, she was able to expand her small business, send her children to school, and create a more stable income for her family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is this sincere gratitude that motivates Theary every day. \u201cThe way people share their feelings, the way they express their gratitude\u2026 It reminds me why we do this. It\u2019s not just about financial support but about opportunities and a better future.\u201d She smiles. \u201cThat\u2019s what we work for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the power of collaboration and the support of DARA Europe, SCCO continues building a community where people stand stronger. \u201cUltimately, we are all working toward the same goal: a better future for everyone,\u201d Theary shares. With every step taken, hope grows in Andong. And thanks to the determined efforts of social workers like Theary, that hope is turning into tangible progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Andong, social workers play a crucial role in the family support programs of SCCO, DARA Europe\u2019s partner organization. With dedication and empathy, they help families grow stronger and contribute to building a close-knit, resilient community. They guide youth in self-help groups, coach adults, and provide micro-loans. In doing so, they break the vicious cycle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories","category-stories-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2874"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4240,"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2874\/revisions\/4240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dara-europe.wezzle.dev\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}