Helping Children Grow Up In Loving Families

Hello everyone, 

Happy New Year! Welcome to the January Report for Children in Families' Helping Children Grow Up In Loving Families' project.

Since the last update, Covid cases have risen and dropped here in Cambodia. Currently, we are in a good place with the number of cases. Schools, religious gatherings, and cinemas have reopened with safety precautions in place. This means that our work can be relatively normal again which is reassuring and refreshing for our staff and our families. 

In this update, we would like to share some exciting news from our HEAL team. The HEAL team recently conducted meetings and trainings to local leaders in 3 different districts on the benefits of family based care and the long term negative impact of children living in RCI or orphanages. The team will do more trainings to these same leaders to be advocates in their communities. In addition to these trainings, the team also conducted trainings on child rights to church leaders in 2 different provinces. Another exciting agreement happened with our HEAL team and key persons of 4 different districts. These leaders signed cooperation agreements to protect children from any abuses and from family separation. All good things as we begin 2021!

It is a busy time of year. With reflecting on 2020, we want to thank all of you for the support last year in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. We are looking forward to this next year and we are starting this year strong. The main question we are asking ourselves as we enter 2021 is: How can we continue to care for our children and families safely and effectively?

Thank you for your continued support of the work of CIF. We couldn’t do it without all of you. 

All the best, 

The CIF Team