Exceed Worldwide was invited to share its more than 30 years experiences in the field of rehabilitation in Chad. Exceed PO&POT education program in Cambodia has been providing training to many students from Africa such as Malawi, Zambia, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Gambia. We joined the South-to-South Exchange Program for capacity building and promoting the quality of rehabilitation services.
Exceed was represented by our Country Director for Cambodia Thearith Heang.
Congratulations to our students and lecturing team for Prosthetic and Orthotic Technicians Intake 2026! Well done for passing Module 2!
You can support the next generation of students by donating to our scholarship appeal here:
People with disabilities who need Prosthetic and Orthotic (P&O) services depend on the highly trained specialists who deliver life-changing treatments.
P&O services are delivered by Prosthetist-Orthotists (POs) and Prosthetic/Orthotic Technicians (POTs), but there is a global shortage of these professionals. In most lower-income countries, it is estimated that 80-90% of those who need P&O support cannot access services.
Exceed’s internationally-renowned Cambodia School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (CSPO) – now called the Department of P&O at the National Institute of Social Affairs – has trained P&O students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Cambodia and 30 other lower resource countries for many years. Most of these students depend upon scholarships but, in current economic conditions, these essential scholarships are very difficult to find.
This has the potential to make the global shortage of P&O professionals even worse.
That’s why Exceed is launching a global appeal for individuals and organisations to sponsor P&O students from disadvantaged backgrounds to study in Cambodia:
Associate Prosthetist-Orthotist (APO) – a 3-year residential programme costing $12,000 per year ($36,000 in total), covering tuition, travel and all other costs. APOs are clinicians who will each treat up to 10,000 patients over their careers.
Prosthetic/Orthotic Technician (POT) – a 1-year residential course costing $8,000. POTs are trained to manufacture P&O devices, enabling APOs to focus on clinical practice and maximise the number of patients they can treat.
APOs and POTs are trained to international standards set by the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics and the World Health Organisation. They are a vital element in the physical rehabilitation care pathway, which cannot exist without P&O professionals.
Please help us to train the next generation of P&O professionals by sponsoring a student from a disadvantaged background to train with Exceed. For more information, please contact one of the following people:
Sisary Kheng, CEO Exceed Worldwide – sisary@exceed-worldwide.org
Thearith Heang, Country Director, Exceed Cambodia – thearith@exceed-worldwide.org
Phearsa Thor, Head of Student Teaching, Exceed Cambodia – phearsa@exceed-worldwide.org
Exceed Research Network member, the University of Southampton has published a final report on the ‘LMIC LIMBS’ project. This multi-partner research programme focused on appropriate digital technologies to improve Prosthetic and Orthotics (P&O) services and increase access to these services in lower resource settings.
The project was based on the fundamentals of collaboration and co-design, to ensure that it was driven by technology pull, rather than technology push and the research team included academics from the Universities of Southampton and Salford, NHS (UK National Health Service) prosthetic rehabilitation specialists and NGO Exceed Worldwide.
By working with stakeholders to design and implement the project, LMIC LIMBS ensured that the digital technologies being explored were appropriate, suitable, and sustainable in the context of lower-resource settings. The research was conducted in Cambodia - which has a network of physical rehabilitation centres providing P&O services to the population - and included research capacity building for Exceed Worldwide staff.
Thearith Heang, Country Director Cambodia
Exceed Worldwide is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Thearith Heang as our Country Director for Cambodia. Thearith trained as a Prosthetist Orthotist, has worked for Exceed since 2004 and succeeds Dr Sisary Kheng, who is our new CEO, as Cambodian Country Director.
During more than 20 years’ service, Thearith has held a number of operational and management positions with Exceed, in Cambodia and across Southeast and South Asia. These roles have included Assistant Lecturer and Quality Manager positions in Cambodia and leadership and development roles in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Philippines and Myanmar. His work in Myanmar included establishing the Myanmar School of Prosthetics and Orthotics and acting as Country Manager.
Carson Harte, Dr Sisary Kheng (CEO), Thearith Heang (Country Director Cambodia)
Exceed Worldwide is committed to the development of strong local leadership and Thearith’s appointment and commitment will ensure that Exceed programmes develop smoothly and that our Cambodian team continues to engage productively with the Royal Government of Cambodia and other key partners and stakeholders.
We wish Thearith well in his new role.
Dr. Sisary Kheng, new CEO of Exceed Worldwide
Exceed Worldwide is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sisary Kheng as our new Chief Executive Officer.
Formerly Exceed Country Director for Cambodia, Sisary succeeds long-term CEO Carson Harte. She is a prominent figure in the global Prosthetics and Orthotics (P&O) community and brings a wealth of experience in leadership, P&O education, service delivery, inclusion, research and international development - across the NGO, public and private sectors - to the role.
Sisary is committed to the care and support of people with disabilities and to the creation of sustainable health systems that incorporate P&O, are equitable and accessible and able to meet the needs of all people with disabilities, regardless of income, background or location. Her PhD research at the UK University of Salford, reflected this theme by focusing on stakeholder perceptions of financing models for P&O sustainability in Cambodia.
Dr. Sisary Kheng with her PhD Certificate
Sisary’s leadership and learning is grounded in practical involvement in Cambodia’s development journey. This experience, along with her vision for the inclusion of P&O services in all health systems, as part of the drive for universal health coverage, will direct her work in her new, international role as CEO of Exceed Worldwide.
Sisary Kheng early in her career as a prosthetist/orthotist
We wish her well as we look forward to a new chapter in the Exceed story.