Stories

CCF students Hoarng and Sovannry leave Cambodia today to study in Australia and begin the next chapter of their journey Seng Hoarng and Yem Sovannry have travelled abroad before but this time is different. As they walk through the departure gate at Phnom Penh International Airport today after saying goodbye to friends and family, they…

Three CCF students on scholarships at the International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP) have been presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to take part in a football competition in Laos Back in July 2018 life took a turn for six CCF students as they received scholarships to the prestigious International School of Phnom…

Thanks to generous supporters of our #GivingTuesday campaign the Sok family of seven have a new house, the first of three CCF families to be helped Sophy and her family had been living in the same cramped and decaying wooden shack for seven years. When it rained, water would pour through the roof and the…

When a new grandpa moved to Steung Meanchey with his grandchildren, CCF was there to lend a hand. Parenting five children by himself, at the age of 70, this ‘super’ grandpa shares his story In a community filled with grandmas caring for their grandchildren and foster children, Grandpa Soth is a new face and a…

CCF football players travel to Siem Reap with their Homeless World Cup teammates to experience the beauty of the temples on a trip funded by a CCF board member after Homeless World Cup 2018 cancellation In October 2018, Cambodia was forced to withdraw from the Homeless World Cup. Set to take place in Mexico, the…

When Samuel, 38, tied the knot with Pechleap, 33, they made the heartwarming decision to share a part of their special day with Cambodian Children’s Fund. The newlyweds asked their friends and family to donate to CCF in lieu of wedding gifts, raising more than $2,000AUD as a result Sam, a cybersecurity engineer and researcher…

Little Reaksmey never had a chance to be part of a family but he is now thanks to CCF With a big smile on his face and wrapped up in a warm, enveloping cuddle with his ‘mum’, Reaksmey looks like the happiest boy in the world. When he goes home after a day at CCF…

Meet Sophea, CCF’s special baby on 25th December Tucked in under layers of blankets, 8 day old Sophea lies on the family bed surrounded by her adoring mother, father and younger brother. Born on the 25th of December, under the care and guidance of CCF’s Maternal Care Program (MCP), Sophea was the first festive baby…

Baby girl found living in squalor is now under CCF’s care as parents receive help Asleep in a cardboard box with a dirty, stained piece of fabric to cover her body and a tatty, old piece of clothing for a pillow, is how baby Rotha was found. Home for the four-month-old was a crude wooden…

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…