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Country of Origin: Cambodia WLS Award: 2007-2008 Graduate Program: Master's program in Social Work at the University of Washington, Seattle, U.S.A. Background & Goals: Sophak Kanika Nguon has worked in the field of disability rights and women's international human rights for over a decade. Most recently, she worked for the Lutheran World Federation/Department of World Service-Cambodia Program on gender and disability issues. She has also served on a variety of disability rights committees such as the Cambodian Disabled People's Organization, the Disability Action Council's Women with Disabilities Committee, the Cambodian Disabled People Organization, and the Cambodian Disabled Group. Because of her work, Nguon has been selected to participate in a variety of workshops and forums, including Mobility International U.S.A.'s Second Annual Women's Institute on Leadership and Development, and the 2004 InterAction Forum, among others. Her studies will enable her to teach at the first social work program in Cambodia at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, and to more effectively advocate for women's and disability rights. Post-Degree Projects: Ngoun completed practicums with several Seattle-based organizations during the course of her study. She graduated in June 2009 and took a position teaching in the Social Work Department at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. She consults with the NGOs Cambodia Trust and Handicap International Belgium.
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