Overview

I am writing this letter on behalf of Raise and Support the Poor organization (RSP) in Cambodia. I began the organization with nine other of my colleagues. RSP aims to bring better education for children who reside in the countryside and outskirt of the city and they have no access education. Generally, our children come from poor families and orphanages and have little access to other sources of education. We strive to educate our children to the best of our abilities and are always looking for ways in which we can improve the education our children receive. Since then, RSP has not only succeed in providing basic education to hundred of students, but has also introduced livelihood training programs, has upheld children’s rights, has constructed schools, library, toilets, hospital, water supply in daily use and for local agriculture project, sport field and so on.

Background

Raise and Support the Poor organization was developed by a group of Buddhist Monks from Wat Ounalom (the capital of Cambodian Buddhism) in 2008. Disturbed by the poverty they witnessed around them in Phnom Penh they have since devoted themselves to serving the poor as best they can.

Value

RSP has not only succeed in providing basic education to hundred of students, but has also introduced livelihood training programs, has upheld children’s rights, has constructed schools, library, toilets, hospital, water supply in daily use and for local agriculture project, sport field and so on. Join us, with the purpose of building children’s future and world peace!

Mission

Through community leadership and participation, RSP aims to improve the quality of life of marginalized people in Cambodia through education and by providing life skills in a process that unites people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives. It is important that local community members play a vital role in whatever project or effort RSP is involved in, so that the people themselves take responsibility and ownership over the process of improving their own lives. Throughout the relationship, RSP aims to act simply as a facilitator and a source of resources and guidance for the communities.

Vision

Raise and Support the Poor’s vision is one in which not only the children of Cambodia but all children of the world are able to realize their full potential as human beings and members of their local and global communities, in a way that respects human rights and human dignity. RSP believes education is crucial in alleviating poverty. By providing marginalized communities, both children and adults, with education and skills, RSP enables people to lift themselves out of their own difficulties.

Goal

All children of the world are able to get education and realize their full potential as human beings and members of their local and global communities, in a way that respects human rights and human dignity.