Summer Arts Camp for Orphans in Cambodia

A work in progress ! Champey Academy of Arts ( CAA)   started dance classes  at our new location   in  Phnom Penh in January.  Champey is the  Cambodia name for the tropical  plumeria flower.  Our new location is centrally located and is  just a  short walk of one...

  The  start of a new chapter in 2013: Champey Academy of Arts ( CAA) January 2013  marks  the start of a new chapter in our efforts to bring the joys, discipline and pride of culture of traditional  Cambodian arts and  dance    to underprivileged  children. Expanding upon...

Update on Summer Arts Camp 2012  and planning for 2013 Summer Arts Camp  took  an unexpected turn  in 2012 as unusual conditions converged.  Reports of an unspecified serious  illness  sickening  children in Cambodia prompted us to place our usual gathering of dozens of children for...

Now as we approach the time when Summer Arts Camp should be starting, we have run into some unexpected challenges and concerns. Over the past several months there have been intermittent news reports about an unspecified illness that has sickened dozens of children and which has a high mortality rate. Please see the excerpts...

Changing young lives ! One of the goals of Kasumisou Foundation is to bring positive change to young lives.  We do this in a  variety of ways: education, social support and exposure to the rich artistic heritage of Cambodia.  The Summer Arts Camp is one way that we help disadvantaged children to see...

Jacqueline Lee is an InTheField Traveler with GlobalGiving who is visiting our partners’ projects throughout Southeast Asia. Her “Postcard” from the visit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: On February 20, 2012, I was able to visit the Kasumisou Foundation's project for Apsara Arts Program where youth and...

Recap & Review:  Summer Arts Camp 2011 Our 2011 Summer Arts Camp hosted 67 campers for a fun filled 6 week session during the summer break from school.  Hosting 67 campers, the 2011 Camp saw a 50/50 mix of new campers and returning campers with children coming from an AIDS  hospice, the Phnom Penh...

2011 Summer Arts Camp reinstated due to generosity of last minute donors !   Our  2011  Summer Arts Camp , initially cancelled for 2011 due to lack of funding, received a last minute reprieve due  to unexpected generous  donations.  The 2011 Summer Arts Camp is hosting just  65...

Funding Goals Met -Summer Arts Camp for Orphans Thank you! We did it! Your generous support of our project campaign during the GlobalGiving Open Challenge has made it possible for 75 orphans to attend 8 weeks of Kasumisou Foundation’s 2009 Summer Arts Camp. Thanks to your support, we have now been welcomed...