MAPA FASHION ACADEMY WAS STARTED IN 2018 BY SIENG RANET (BOBO) WHO NOTICED THAT MOST KHMER FASHION COURSES ONLY TAUGHT HOW TO MAKE TRADITIONAL GARMENTS. SHE WANTED TO CREATE THE FIRST KHMER SCHOOL WHICH GAVE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MODERN SEWING TECHNIQUES AND DISCOVER THEIR OWN CREATIVITY. SHE WANTED A SCHOOL THAT TAUGHT IMPORTANT DESIGN SKILLS AT AN AFFORDABLE AMOUNT.

THE NURTURING AND DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' IMAGINATIONS AND CONCEPTS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE SCHOOL, SO WE FOCUS PRIMARILY ON MODERN TECHNICAL PRACTICES, ROUGHLY 80% OF THE COURSE, WHILE STILL TEACHING FASHION HISTORY, NOT ONLY FROM CAMBODIA BUT FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE NEW TALENT IN THE KHMER FASHION INDUSTRY.