The Chea family have been living in a tiny, one-room shack for almost three years. It’s cramped, dark and on the verge of falling down, no place for three children to grow up. This #GivingTuesday, help us to give the family the gift they need most – a new home Rising before the sun, Sok…
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Aspiring teacher and former CCF volunteer, Chloe, has joined forces with three of her close friends in Australia to raise $5,000AUD for CCF before they visit Cambodia in the new year. Here Chloe, 22, who volunteered as a buddy teacher for three months, talks about her connection with CCF Volunteering at CCF was an incredible…
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CCF recently celebrated the safe arrival of the 1,200th baby in the community by fixing up the family home as a surprise Sleeping peacefully in a hammock, little Veasna is one special baby. He might not be aware but the little boy marks a big milestone for CCF: our 1,200th baby safely delivered into the…
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One of CCF’s star students, 13 year old Rachna, has been decorating her family’s walls with awards for over five years. It was only when she asked for her certificates to be framed that the extent of her achievements was revealed CCF recognises the hard work of every single student, and there is no shortage…
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When Nouy Naphay finishes a day at school as a CCF student, her work is far from over. In the evening, the teenager can be found passing on her knowledge to peers and younger pupils in a makeshift classroom she has set up in her community Using a battered old whiteboard fixed to the side…
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In the second of a two-part photo series, be transported into CCF’s Divine Community. Captured by CCF photographer, Scott Rotzoll, who shows what goes on in the community as day fades to night. To see part one, click here Part 2: The Afternoon/Evening As the day comes to an end, the Divine Community spreads out…
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4 CCF footballers left disappointed as Cambodia withdraws from the Homeless World Cup due to visa issues Four football players from CCF have seen their dreams of playing in the Homeless World Cup end after the Cambodian national team announced it was withdrawing from the competition due to problems obtaining visas for Mexico. The CCF…
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This year, for the first time, youngsters in CCF’s residential care will spend the Pchum Ben holidays with a family at a caregivers’ home Little Sing, aged two, will be experiencing a proper home and life with a family for the first time this week. Sing and his baby sister, Kannitha, aged five months, will…
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Everyday, girls face barriers to education caused by poverty and cultural norms. For International Day of the Girl, we talked to a family with three generations of women to see how access to education has improved When Granny Long Pov, 70, was a little girl, going to school was an unattainable dream. It was the…
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Part 1: The Morning Nob Sameat has two children of her own but is a mother of seven. She, along with her own mother Samrith Samean, fosters five children in the Divine Community, one of CCF’s World Housing sites, next to the former landfill in Phnom Penh. In this photo story, she gives us a…
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In the last of our series, we introduce you to CCF footballer Vutha Tum who has been selected to represent Cambodia at the forthcoming Homeless World Cup 2018 in Mexico Most teenagers heading off to play in a football World Cup would be excited about the prospect of showing off their skills on a global…
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Maly was born with a feet deformity and would have been unable to walk if it was left untreated. Thanks to CCF, she’s now running around like any normal little girl In a bright red tracksuit, Maly is like any other energetic four-year-old tearing around the room. But Maly’s mum does not mind her young…
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Joseph A Mussomeli,
Former US Ambassador to Cambodia
