Background

Serve Cambodia is a Non Government Organisation that exists to serve the needs of the poor and underprivileged in Cambodia. We are staffed by local Cambodian people with a heart to see the country move from its current state of poverty in to a bright new future. To support our community development projects, Serve Cambodia partners with an international aid organisation called ACC International Relief. These projects include: * Tarsha’s Legacy Centre (TLC): An education centre that opened in May 2008 in Happy Village at Koh Krobey in Kandal Province. It provides regular English, Khmer, arts & crafts and story classes for nearly 100 children. They not only receive education, but also health care and a nutritional meal each day to help them grow and develop to reach their full potential. * Harvest of Hope (HOH): Officially opened in January 2011, the Harvest of Hope Centre aims to provide care for families affected by HIV, especially focusing on the needs of children, ensuring they receive medical care along with education and provision for their basic needs. Similar to TLC, this education centre also provides regular English, Khmer, arts & crafts and story classes for more than 70 children, along with nutritional food and health care to ensure they have every opportunity to achieve their full potential! * Light of Hope (LOH): Light of Hope education centre began with 2 basic tin and wood buildings located in Makak village, Takeo province. It is about two hours drive south of Phnom Penh. The work here commenced with volunteers in 2011, with employed teachers appointed in 2012. The provision of nutritional meals and a sponsorship program started in 2013. in 2015 the first 2 building stages were completed. LOH now has its own permanent building facilities. Currently the children are provided with teaching in English, Khmer, craft, music and also story classes to help them in their development. There are over 150 students enrolled, and the new building will continue to be constructed over the next year with stage 3. * Work Skills and Education Project: This project provides education and training scholarships to young people, enabling them to enhance their job prospects and standard of living. For many Cambodians, simply completing secondary school can be unaffordable. So most Cambodian people never even dream of going to University, completing a formal trade apprenticeship, or improving their language skills and employment prospects. How you can help There are a number of options including: * Sponsoring a child or a staff member (see the Sponsorship tab at the top of the page). * A one off donation to assist the expansion of our projects, or to help towards the expenses of our students who don’t have sponsors yet. * Purchasing some of our products (see the Products tab at the top of the page). * Check out our Current Needs list, to see if there is anything else you can help us with