250 likes | 268 Views
Help support various projects in Cambodia including free healthcare for sick children, assistance for landmine victims, support for street children, and building a school for landmine victims.
E N D
over 60,000 people have been maimed by landmines in Cambodia
it is estimated that it will take 25 years to clear all the landmines from Cambodia
$2 would provide one weeks supply of essential vitamins for nursing mothers, malnourished children and the sick
$7 would provide one weeks supply of milk to the baby of a mother who cannot breastfeed
KANTHA BOPHA FOUNDATION Each year, the Kantha Bopha hospitals have: • 600,000 visits by sick children • 9,000 surgical operations • 100,000 vaccinations • 5,500 births
KANTHA BOPHA FOUNDATION 95% of families in Cambodia are too poor to pay for child health care all services provided by Kantha Bopha are free
KANTHA BOPHA FOUNDATION each month, 2800 children would die if it wasn’t for Kantha Bopha
STARFISH PROJECT this project provides direct person to person assistance to Cambodians who are stranded outside the bounds of assistance of the government or existing non-governmental organisations it helps those who have been disfigured by Napalm gas and those who have lost limbs as a result of landmine explosions
STREET CHILDREN in Phnom Penh alone, there are between 10,000 and 20,000 children working on the streets this project helps street children by providing free training and finding jobs
LANDMINE SCHOOL over 25% of children in Cambodia have been victims of landmines this project is to build a school for victims of landmine explosions there is potential for this school to be twinned with Oldmachar Academy