Sponsoring an at-risk Cambodian youth paves the way for precedented, long-lasting change through what can only be considered as a life-changing adventure.

In a society marked by large social disparities, and financial instability, families often find themselves with little to no means of income. As a means of trying to ease this pressure, children will drop out of school to expunge the costs of education and join their guardians in trying to support the household. Many, dropping out of middle school and high school with no qualifications, find themselves in exploitative child labour or end up becoming the caretaker of the home.

REACH Siem Reap has dedicated itself to undertaking a mission of poverty alleviation to help curb these scenarios and offer our families a new path of change.

Through our REACH Riders Club program, our youths are able to pedal through their day-to-day challenges. With this extra-curricular activity, our students get the chance to engage in regular physical activity as well as enjoy time spent with their peers, exploring the outside world, while learning invaluable life-lessons about leadership and teamwork.

One of our goals is to give these children back their childhood experience, providing them with a platform for personal development, building on their well-deserved sense of self-worth and creating an environment for them to have fun, whilst driving change.

This is where the Side by Side Ride comes in.