Food Security for Cambodian Children

As of October 1, 2010, we have received $8,175.00 in donations, just $1825 short of our goal.  We have used all of these funds to provide for the children for the past 5 months.

Your donations have provided rice and fresh market food for the 30 children for five months – a very special support of the basic needs of the children.  They come from the rural villages, where getting enough to eat is a daily challenge.  Now they are secure with three meals a day, all the rice they can eat (like 2-3 plates a meal!) and healthy vegetables and meat and fish.

We recently reduced our meat consumption by 50% by restricting the two offerings at each meal to one vegetable dish with meat, one vegetarian, rather than both with meat.  This is in the interest of good health and sustainable living on the planet, and the children have adjusted without any problems – very strong and healthy, thanks to the excellent cooks who care for them.

Our monthly budget expense for rice and food is $1500.00  Your continuing donations today will help us reach our goal and fund the next month.

Thank you to all those who have supported this project fund – you make the project possible, feed the kids, and get them ready for attending school!

On their behalf, and on behalf of the Board of the Friends of the Children of Cambodia, as well as the dedicated staff that cares for them – THANK YOU!!!

Our Global Giving Challenge campaign has raised $7,915 as of July 1st, only $2,000 away from our goal. The funds received this month, $7,500, have been committed to a special fund reserved for the monthly expenses of providing rice and food for the 31 children living at The Cambodian Children's House of Peace. We use 550k of rice each month, at $20 for 50k! Our daily fresh market costs $40/day. Meeting these expenses is one of the major challenges for our young NGO, and this fund brings security for 5 months of daily food and rice!

When our children arrived 19 months ago, they were all undersized for their age, and showed signs of malnourishment, such as swollen bellies and bare ribs. In just that short amount of time since arriving, they have grown tremendously, and now look their age and are healthy! It is clear that good nutrition has made a big difference, and it is thanks to the donations of Friends of the Children of Cambodia from around the world that this has been possible.

I have attached photos of a village child before he arrived and a photo of a child today - you can SEE the difference! It is thanks to you!

So, on behalf of the children, and all the staff of Santepheap (our nickname - Khmer for "Peace!") - THANK YOU!!!

Links:

• Cambodian Children's House of Peace