School 135 poor Cambodian children to prosperity.

Vincent Van Gogh said that “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together”. In 2018 a group of people from all over the world came together to help save the Salvation Centre Cambodia schools for disadvantaged and vulnerable children. Those people gave money to help kids they have never met and an NGO they had never heard of. In a world that is torn with conflict, division, and fear of difference a group of people wanted to help. That group of people was YOU…

AND…this is how you have helped...Atith is a 9-year-old full-time student at one of the SCC schools for disadvantaged children from poor families. Both his father and mother work as cleaners at a local hospital. Their incomes barely cover the monthly rent they have to pay for their small dwelling, let alone electricity, water, and food for 4 children. Atith is not alone as his younger brother also attends the SCC school. Both Atith and his brother do not go to state school because their family cannot afford to pay the costs of transport, uniforms, study materials and unofficial money to teachers. Atith’s father says that at times the family goes without food because after the bills are paid there is no money left. If it were not for the SCC school Atith would not be given the opportunity to receive an education or a nutritious meal. According to Atith’s teachers, he is a bright student who works hard and achieves good grades in subjects such as English, Music, and Art. Atith is also a member of the SCC youth and music group where he is well known for belting out a tune on a number of instruments. There are many children attending the SCC schools in Atith’s position. Thanks to the SCC worldwide donor community for giving the kids of Cambodia a chance to achieve in whatever field they may choose. (SCC respects Atith and his family's privacy, therefore he is not pictured).

This is how I feel when working with the kids at the SCC schools:

When they smile at me I feel joy inside. When they dance with me I feel full of life inside. When they play games with me I feel like a child inside. When they read to me I feel proud inside. When they tell me about their lives I feel inspired inside.  When I see the poverty in their community I feel sad inside…but I need not… because it is that very thing that drives them forward. These are the kids of SCC schools.

Links:

• SCC Facebook page