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Feeding Dreams Cambodia

NEWSI S S U E 3 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2

Fantastic start to the New Year!

The first month of 2013 has proven to be a successful and busy

time. Were excited to see progress throughout this new year,

and continue getting the results weve seen so far. A huge thank

you to all the volunteers who have contributed to helping Feed-

ing Dreams achieve great things in the short time weve been

running. This gives a lot of courage and confidence for what the

future brings.

So far weve seen new students arrive to be enrolled,

sponsorship arrangements for classes, meals and stu-

dents, positive responses to crisis situations and even a

new classroom under construction!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Nit Maradys Story 2

Sponsor a Class 4

Meet Juan 5

Juan and Chhek 6

Brakthas Story 7

New Classroom 8

Lost everything in

House Fire 9

Photo Gallery 10

Contact Us 12

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Nit Maradys heartwarming storyNit Marady is an extremely bright young boy. When he did attend

school, he used to top his class. However, due to poverty and lack of

legal registration, he dropped out and took a job as a shop assistant. At

17 years of age, he is now getting the opportunity after many years to

continue with his grade 9 studies at Angkor High School in Siem Reap.

Fortunately it was recognized by a volunteer what a waste that such a

bright boy could not continue with his formal education. Only hours

after receiving details of his wish to continue formal studies, he was

sponsored by Nicole Carter. We are currently organizing Maradys cor-

rect paperwork and organizing his re-enrolment. A huge thankyou to

Nicole for her generosity and amazingly prompt response to Maradys

situation!

F E E D I N G D R E A M S C A M B O D I A N E W S


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Sponsor a Class!


Your ongoing support of $60 per month will support one class of poor students all eager to

learn with:

computer equipment and repairs

educational software

notebooks and study materials

whiteboard markers and erasers

contribution towards your Cambodian Computer teachers' salary

Sponsorship for the ComputerClass

By sponsoring a class for $60 per month, you are

personally giving the gift of IT education to

twelve impoverished young adults. With English,

Math and Computer skills, these students will

have positive job prospects and a brighter future.

You will receive photos of your class at each level.


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Sponsorship for the ComputerClass

Teacher Sokmean teaches 4 Computer Classes

each day. His students never thought they would

ever have the opportunity to learn the skills of

technology and programming, as they are all from

very poor family backgrounds.

Thanks to recent donations of computers and

sturdy new computer desks from Nepcam Trust

Aid Fund Australia, each computer class now holds

12 students.

Sponsorship forEnglish Class

Your ongoing support of $60 per month

will support one classroom of 35 stu-

dents with bright smiling faces with:

notebooks to students

pens, pencils, rulers, boxes of cray-

ons and puzzles

flashcards, educational toys and

study materials

textbooks and student worksheets

whiteboard markers and erasers

contribution towards your teachers'

salary

For more information please emailArlene at

[email protected]


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Meet Juan!

A young boys life

turned around

Yean Sok Juan is a 16 year old boy

who collects rubbish for earnings with

his younger brother Yean Sok Chhek.

They begin work at 5am and earn

approximately $1 per day each. This

exhausting and dangerous work has

impacted on their health both physi-

cally and psychologically.

Both parents are deceased, so they

live with their elder sister and her

husband and young baby. Their elder

sisters husband sells bread from the

back of a bicycle and makes approxi-

mately $2 per day.

By chance, Arlene Gormley, Feeding

Dreams Community Support Officer,

helped Juan pick up his fallen bicycle

last week when all his rubbish fell on

the road. She spoke to Juan and of-

fered to give him some new clothing

from Feeding Dreams.

After speaking to their elder sister,

she agreed to the boys attending

school for 2 hours each day, espe-

cially as Feeding Dreams also pro-

vides a meal for them.

Both boys desperately need a Child Sponsorship in

order to offset some of their lost income while learn-

ing. This will also enable them both to attend For-

mal Khmer School to ensure they will not be illiter-

ate in Khmer language.

If you could help with a $50 per month sponsorship

for one or each child, please email Arlene at

[email protected]



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P A G E 6

Juan and Chhek


The boys at home in their village in their

new clothes from Feeding Dreams.

Chhek and his sister and their bicycle.

Juan and Chhek, eating bread in their new clothes at their new school!


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Brakthas story, cleaner a

Feeding Dreams


We met BrakTha, aged 30, in a slum area in mid October while w

were telling local children about the new school opening. BrakTha

very kind and invited us into her battered little hut built from rub-

bish to meet her son aged six and was keen for him to begin study.

Her husband, also 30, is a laborer picking fruit from trees and ispoorly paid. Their son has suffered bouts of bronchitis and everytime he has been hospitalized she has had to borrow $10 to buy th

medicine for him.

BrakTha boldly stepped up and asked us for a job at FeedingDreams. She was in $20 debt for rent arrears, being 2 months ren

@ $10 per month for her little house built of rubbish. After an inte

view the next day, we employed her as Cleaner and gladly paid her

debt of $20. Every day both her and her son arrive at school with

beaming smiles, little Davat is a real character and is very bright.

BrakTha is a hard worker; in addition to cleaning she helps to dis-

tribute meals to the students and even helps to prepare some vege

tables with our cook early in the morning.


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A new classroom!!Thanks to the hard work and dedication from volunteers and Feeding Dreams work-

ers, a new classroom is well under way! The new room that is being constructed

alongside others outside, has its basic structure standing proud after a mere three

days of work.

A big thankyou to Garry Mulroy and Trinity Catholic College of Lismore, for their

financial support and daily work efforts with this classroom. The new building is go-

ing to create more space and class availability!

The beginning of building the classroom

The near finished product.

The Building Team


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Lost everything in house fireTwo weeks ago, Juan Sophats rented room and entire building was destroyed in a fire caused by faulty wiring.

Her twinsWan Banya and Wan Seyha are 4 years old and attend our kindergarten class. Sophat (35) buys

bread from a bakery and sells it for a small profit. Feeding Dreams buy bread from her 3 times a week as part

of our students meals program. Sophat must sell 800 baguettes to make $1 profit. Her husband died some

years ago.

Sophat had been saving a little of her meager earnings and keeping in her rented room. All of her possessions

and her savings were burned and she is now destitute. Her and her children were left literally with the clothes

they were wearing.As Sophat did not have the deposit to rent another room, she was homeless. A worker inthe bakery where Sophat has traded for many years has took pity on her and is temporarily letting them sleep

at his home. The twins have still been coming to school every day but the recent events have taken its toll- the

boys are noticeably thinner and look tired and sad.

Despite the crisis Sophat has still been cycling around town selling bread every morning. It will take her months

to earn enough money just to save the deposit for a small room to rent. After that she would need to buy basic

things such as cooking utensils, food, toiletries, clothes and bedding etc.

We need to help Sophat with a once only donation of $300 for:

deposit for a rental room

replacements of family book and birth certificates (legal identification)

a small gas cooker (a camping style single stove)

bowls, spoons and a cooking pot

clothes for the family

rice, salt, sugar, soap, tooth paste, shampoos etc

bed, mat, blankets and mosquito nets



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Feeding Dreams Cambodia NEWS

Photo Gallery

VOLUNTEERS:

We would like to extend

our sincere thanks to Janu-

arys volunteers at Feeding

Dreams. We are very

grateful for your help and

look forward to your re-

turn!

Nicole Carter

Lucy Lavery

Karyn Findlay

Dianne Scandrett

Garry Mulroy

John Scott

Margaret Scott

Mitch Jacobson

Chi Wing Chan

James Gatt

Pia Jorgensen

Rhys Fowler

Students busy at work

School Meals

Great volunteers Lucy and Karyn


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Photo Gallery


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Project Director

Mr Kenneth Okoh

Ph +855 (0)97 590 8770

[email protected]

Project Manager

Mr Blaed Perkins

Ph +855 (0)10 390 743

[email protected]

Public Relations Officer

Ms Kerry Huntly

Ph +855 (0)97 600 9000

[email protected]

Volunteer Coordinator

Mr Sovann (Gi Gi)

Ph +855 (0)86 864 087

[email protected]

Community Support Officer

Ms Arlene Gormley

Ph +855 (0)97 7166 161

[email protected] Dreams Cambodia

No. 932 Group 1 Ta Vien Village

Sala Kamrek Commune

Siem Reap City

Siem Reap ProvinceKingdom of Cambodia

Contact Us

THANKYOU DONORS

Steven Tan, Singapore

Trinity Catholic College

of Lismore, Australia.

KIDS Canada

Nepcam Trust Aid Fund

Walk on Water

Dianne Scandrett

Sandi Sinnamond

Janet Hill

Henry Hitchcox

The Southport School

Aneta Seidler

Sarah Harrison

Jan Hewitt

Rhys Fowler

THANKYOU ALL SO

MUCH FOR YOUR WON-

DERFUL SUPPORT

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