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Give Cambodian Young Adult orphans independence

Summary

Sangkheum Centre for Children, an orphanage has devised a 3.5 year program to prepare the young adults (16+) for independent life beyond the Centre and enhancing their ability to attain employment. progress reportread updates from the field


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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

By 2011 we hope to support 34 young adults on this program. The first 2 years of the program prepare the 16-18 yr old orphans by providing extra-curriculum education unavailable at school to enhance the chance of employment & a permanent means of supporting themselves. Thereafter the program supports them in the early years beyond the orphanage, financially but also as guardians/advisers. This includes the rent & food costs as well as supporting them as they learn to cope on their own.

Activities

Workshops on Health issues, domestic science, cash management, jobs & careers, sex education, IT skills, English, plus general skills such as decision making & self-awareness. A guardian in the early years of independence.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £2,370
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £18,635
Total Funding Goal: £21,005

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Ultimately all children grow up, in the next 3 years some 34 young adult orphans will have to leave the orphanage. More will follow over time. This program helps them transition and make a permanent difference to their future.

Project Message

Without a program like this we may as well not have the orphanage if all it does is defer the time till the children/young adults are back living off the streets in poverty.
- Daniela Vagni, Project manager of Sangkeum Centre

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Tanya Seeley,
Founder
38a Berrymede Road
Chiswick
London, W4 5JD
United Kingdom
+447970082688
Email:

Project Sponsor

Tanya Seeley

Organisation

HOPE-Harnessing Oportunity through Play and Educa
38a Berrymede Road Chiswick
London, London W4 5JD
United Kingdom
+447970082688
http://www.hopeforcambodia.org.uk/

Learn more about HOPE-Harnessing Oportunity through Play and Educa and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Cambodia and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Cambodia, read the Human Development Report on Cambodia or the Wikipedia entry for Cambodia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 13, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on March 19, 2009.

Latest Update from the Field

Young Adults helping HOPE help them.......

By Tanya Seeley - Trustee, HOPE, November 13, 2009 01:23 PM

Preparing for a training rideTanya on London to Paris ride Sept 2008The new house that 6 YAs have moved to
In April 2009 I returned to Cambodia (a trip I try to make at least once a year as trustee of HOPE). Fortunately my fellow trustee, Jo Owen lives in Siem Reap for about 70% of the year so I get to hear all about progress and challenges but nothing beats being there myself.

On this trip we took the opportunity to do a short presentation (in English) to the young adults on the Young Adults Programme, telling them why we had selected their project to help and how we had been raising money. We showed them photos of my personal trip from London to Paris by bicycle and explained how this was a distance greater than Siem Reap to the Cambodian capital Phnom Pehn, and given this challenge, generous people were prepared to sponsor me.

At the end of our presentation each young adult was encouraged to practice their English and ask us a question. One of those questions was “Could we do a cycling challenge?”

We were not sure they were serious but over the summer they continued to show a willingness to participate in a big ride and so HOPE has helped them to get organised to enter the Angkor 30km Bike Ride to be held on 5th December. http://www.villagefocus.org/angkor_marathon/


HOPE has paid the entry cost ($25 per Cambodian for 13 YAs, and 6 Cambodian educators). Please note a large proportion of the entrance fee is going to support other charitable projects including a boarding school in Mondulkiri, a slum school in Battambang and development projects in over 70 villages in Northwest Cambodia. HOPE has also helped organise some long bike rides to get in training (see photos)

The benefits of this event are many but the key one is that the children are taking part in exercise and learning about fitness and the disciplines required for training for a big event, including encouragement and motivation.

This group of young people are not sitting around waiting for help to fall into their lap, they are prepared to get up and do something to improve their way of life – we are so very proud of them.

One of boys is keeping a blog, a great way for him to practice his English and IT skills. He is one of a group of 6who have recently moved from the orphanage into shared accommodation, paid for by the program. This is their first step towards an independent life beyond the orphanage.

I’d like to share with you an extract from Bota’s blog…….

Dear Jo and Tanya

Hello, how are you? For me it’s fine. I am Bota, and I am 18 years old and I have fourth brothers. They’re live in Sangkheun Center for children. I have been live SCC for six years ago. So, now I leave the Sangkheum Center already, but I still in the Sangkheum project we called “Young Adults Integration”

Now, I want to tell you about bicycling practice. Every Sunday in the morning I have been practice bicycling with my friends, Teacher, Samnang, Thomas, and Jo. I am filling great. You know why? Because this the first time that I have a bicycle racing and learn how to race, too. The first I am filling a bit neurons and tired, but it fun for me. Although, I am getting tired but it’s good exercise. I love to exercise. I usually work out everyday. I get up early in the morning and run for about 00:30min. Then I often go to play football. Sometimes I go for a walk in the evening, about once a week.

Thank you for all your help,
Bota

We can support more children like Bota and his brothers, through this fantastic program with your donations - THANK YOU

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