Our Projects: Cambodia
VILLAGE OF CHANGE
Life and Hope AssociationSiem Reap Province, Cambodia
Life and Hope Association, an organization founded by the monks of Wat Damnak, operates the Children's Development Village (CDV), a home for 45 orphans and impoverished children aged 2 to 17, some of whom are living with AIDS. A home full of love and laughter, CDV has been hit hard by the global economic crisis and rising costs in Cambodia, leaving some services suspended while they are currently only able to provide the bare minimum for the children.
With support from the GO Community, we can ensure the children continue to receive nutritious meals, mandatory school uniforms, basic school materials and the hygienic supplies needed to keep them safe, clean and healthy.
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FEATURED BIOS
Sen Dany, who is now 13, lost her father in 1999 to disease because her family couldn't afford to pay for the treatment he needed. Sen's mother was unable to earn enough money to take care of the entire family so they had to live on the streets. To scrape by, Sen would go door-to-door offering to wash people's clothes. After hearing about LHA, her mother decided to send Sen to live at CDV in early 2008. Sen is full of ambition, very smart and has made a lot of friends since arriving at CDV. In her spare time, she enjoys singing and dancing with her friends.
In 2003, when Horn Sitoeung was three, his father died of AIDS and shortly thereafter his mother also passed away from AIDS. After his parents died, Horn and his younger sister moved near the Thai border to live with their aging grandmother. Sadly, their grandmother was too poor and too sick to take proper care of them so they went to live in a temple with the monks. LHA learned about Horn and his sister and in 2006 they moved into CDV. Horn is HIV Positive but since he's been living at CDV he has been healthy, energetic and enjoys studying. Both Horn and his sister are thriving and have hopes that when they grow-up they will be able to care for their own families.
WHY CAMBODIA
Home to the magnificent temples of ancient Angkor, this South East Asian country is still coping with the aftermath of the 1970s genocide. Today, Cambodia continues to rely heavily on foreign aid to help care for its people and stabilize the economy. With one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Asia and half of its children continuing to suffer from severe malnutrition, the problems facing Cambodia's children are extensive, but not insurmountable.
One third of the population lives on less than $1 a day, causing some parents to abandon their children. Human trafficking, which primarily targets young girls, is on the rise in the rural Siem Reap province. But with a safe place to live and their basic needs provided, vulnerable children have the opportunity to become contributing adults and break the cycle of poverty. CDV provides children with food from their own organic garden, clean water, clothing, health care, access to education and a supportive atmosphere for the children to live safely and happily.
