We have found through informal tracking and counting our Khmu community memberships that there have been a good amount of success with higher education. However, even with these successes we achieved, there is still huge gaps in this area. Our top priority is to narrow these gaps.
Our first goal is to find the root causes on issues that may hinder our Khmu communities from pursuing higher education, to understand certain barriers that affect youth, young adult and families from such achievements.
Our second goal is to help create a structure to help reduce these barriers, educate everyone about the importance of higher education, and furthermore help create a mentorship model. Finally, our last goal is to bring in and encourage our graduates and young adults to help mentor other young Khmu people in their communities. With the above strategies, we hope to narrow the gaps for our Khmu communities and help our people come together.
Written By: Tracie Chulaparn Friedman (KNF President)