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Help Cherry Koe Start Her Engineering Degree
Cherry Koe, 18, is from Myanmar and grew up learning in our student dorm at Wonderland Jungle Hostel on Koh Tao, Thailand. After four years of study with Horizon Asia, she earned her GED on 14 September 2026. Now she has been accepted to Kasem Bundit University in Bangkok to study civil engineering, and her first class is on 26 October 2026.
We are raising 152,500 THB to cover her first year: admission, tuition, health insurance and her student visa. We paid her first instalment ourselves so she could start on time. The second payment of 72,500 THB is due on her first day, 26 October. Your gift covers it, completes her first year, and refills the fund that made her start possible.
Goal 152,500 THB. The meter shows real online donations and updates automatically.
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Goal 152,500 THB
- Year 1 of a 4-year degree
Cherry’s story
From GED to university
Cherry studied English, Science, Math and Social Studies with Horizon Asia for four years. She passed all four GED subjects and was awarded her High School Equivalency Credential on 14 September 2026. Donors reached her 60,000 THB GED goal, and she did the rest.
The GED is the internationally recognised qualification that opens the door to university. Cherry has now walked through it: she has been accepted to Kasem Bundit University in Bangkok for a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, taught in English over four years.
Cherry chose civil engineering because she wants to help build up her community back home in Myanmar one day. Alongside her own studies, she already volunteers as a teacher for younger children, so she knows what a community needs from the people who learn.
“I want to finish my GED so I can build a better future. Even if I cannot attend school, I won’t stop learning.”
Cherry, before her exams
Read the GED story: Cherry Earned Her GED
Budget
Where 152,500 THB goes
| What it pays for | THB |
|---|---|
| International admission fee (first year only) | 25,000 |
| First-year tuition (30,000 + 65,000) | 95,000 |
| One year of health insurance | 7,500 |
| University costs, year 1 | 127,500 |
| Student visa | 25,000 |
| Fundraising goal | 152,500 |
This campaign covers year 1 only. The full degree costs 380,000 THB in tuition over four years, 95,000 THB each year. We will share what comes next as year 2 comes into view.
What your gift can provide
- 7,500 THB: Cherry’s health insurance for the year
- 25,000 THB: her student visa, or the admission fee
- 30,000 THB: one tuition instalment
Donations are pooled for Cherry’s first year, so the examples above show what different amounts can help provide rather than earmarking individual gifts.
Where your gift goes
- Admission and tuition at Kasem Bundit University, paid to the university
- Health insurance for her first year
- Her student visa, so she can study in Thailand
- Repaying the first payment of 55,000 THB that Horizon Asia advanced from its own funds so Cherry could start on 26 October
Every donation goes directly and entirely to Cherry’s education. If gifts pass the goal, the extra stays dedicated to her degree, starting with year 2.
Registered Austrian association (ZVR 1754047403).
Updates
Updates on Cherry’s studies
15 October 2026
Cherry is accepted to university
Cherry has been accepted to Kasem Bundit University in Bangkok for a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering. Her first class is on 26 October 2026.
To keep her start date, Horizon Asia has paid the first instalment of 55,000 THB from its own funds. The second payment of 72,500 THB, for the rest of her first-year tuition and her health insurance, is due on 26 October, the day her classes begin. Donations to this fundraiser cover it, along with her student visa, and repay the first payment.
Give now
Fund Cherry’s first year
Her degree runs four years. A monthly gift builds steadily toward each year of it, and you can change or cancel it at any time. A one-off gift moves the meter today.
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You can pay Horizon Asia directly through Wise, in your own currency. The payee appears as Horizont Asien Bildungsverein, our registered Austrian name. Please write CHERRY UNIVERSITY in the description so we can assign your payment to this fundraiser.
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Questions, answered
What does this fundraiser pay for, exactly?
The 152,500 THB goal covers Cherry's first year at Kasem Bundit University: the international admission fee (25,000 THB), first-year tuition (95,000 THB), one year of health insurance (7,500 THB) and her student visa (25,000 THB). It also repays the 55,000 THB first payment that Horizon Asia made from its own funds so she could start on time.
What about the other three years of her degree?
Tuition is 95,000 THB a year, 380,000 THB for the full four-year degree. This fundraiser covers year 1. Each further year also needs a student visa renewal, expected at around 25,000 THB. We will publish an update here on what comes next as year 2 approaches. If gifts pass this goal, the extra stays dedicated to Cherry's degree.
Is my donation tax-deductible?
No. Donations to this campaign are not tax-deductible in Austria. Horizon Asia Educational Association is a registered Austrian association (ZVR 1754047403).
Can I change or cancel a monthly gift?
Yes, anytime. Donorbox, our payment provider, lets you manage your gift yourself, or email info@horizonasia.org and we will sort it out.
Can I give in euros, dollars or pounds?
Yes. The fundraiser is shown in Thai baht because Cherry's university costs are paid in Thailand. You can donate in another currency; your card provider or payment service handles the conversion.
Who runs this fundraiser?
Horizon Asia Educational Association (HAEA), a nonprofit registered in Austria providing free education in Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar migrant communities. Wonderland Jungle Hostel on Koh Tao is our base of operations and houses our student dorm.
Back Cherry's first year of engineering
152,500 THB covers Cherry's first year at university. A monthly gift keeps her degree on track year after year. If you cannot give, sharing this page can reach someone who can.
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