Evacuated village families denied aid
Although officials have provided some assistance in the form of rudimentary shelters, hammocks and some food and water, our team described the conditions as "very distressing".
Border conflict causes school & boarding house closure and village evacuation
The government is enforcing the evacuation of thousands of villagers from the region as the threat of more bloodshed looms, throwing families into turmoil.
Our students can hear gunfire from their classrooms
Terrified students in our classrooms listened to gunfire most of the morning and for many of them at the end of the day then had to walk towards the battlefield to get to their homes.
Thai border turf war severely impacting village families
Terrified students in our classrooms listened to gunfire most of the morning and for many of them at the end of the day then had to walk towards the battlefield to get to their homes.
Annual Chairman’s Report
Chum reap suor (g'day in Khmer), Yesterday marked the annual general meeting for Supporting Cambodia, an occasion I always look forward to each year as we set aside a bit of time to reflect on the continued transformation in the lives of some of the poorest families on the planet.
Cambodia projects get a boost from races clean up
We had a great roll up of familiar faces across the three separate days of the event and quite a few ones as well, which was very encouraging.
I can see clearly now
Word spread pretty quickly that our team had free glasses to hand out and on the designated day 120 people turned up for a chance to secure one of the 60 pairs on offer.
This story will definitely brighten your day
We came across a mum with her four little ones at the end of a really isolated dirt track who were living in absolutely terrible conditions. Separated from her husband, her family lives in a very basic one room dirt floor structure on land owned by someone else.
You won't believe how much we raised for Cambodia projects
We had an enthusiastic gang of willing volunteers help out throughout the day with making and selling an array of delicious temptations.
Ponleu's remarkable story
Coming from a desperately poor family in rural Cambodia, Ponleu's parents work as farm labourers, doing very long hours seven days a week for a meagre wage of just five dollars per day
Generous girls raise further funds for Cambodia projects
Such a fantastic outcome all round. This will have a massive impact in the communities we support.
Girls brave the elements to raise funds
Torrential rain and 100km/h winds this afternoon didn't deter my daughter and two of her best friends from going ahead with a fundraiser that they planned some weeks ago.
Amazing response to fund matching campaign
I have some encouraging news about the amazing response we received to the matching funding campaign we conducted for our Cambodia projects.
Annual Chairman’s Report
We had a fantastic night on Saturday at our family home celebrating another amazing year with our Cambodia humanitarian projects at our annual general meeting and dinner.
Cambodia projects pass site and operational inspections with flying colours
I have some terrific and important news to share with you about our Cambodia projects that reflects the tireless dedication of our on ground teams in both Andong slum village and remote Oddar Meanchey.
Roof repairs and toilets successfully funded
I have some fantastic news to share with you about the appeal we put out earlier in the month to garner support for an urgent re-roof of the Oddar Meanchey House of Hope.
Races clean yields over $3k for Cambodia projects
A quick shout out to our band of dedicated volunteers who pitched in with the recent Kangaroo Island Racing carnival clean-ups.
Second hand motorbike is a game-changer for our dedicated mentors
Our tireless mentors had to travel on foot to the nearest market to keep the meals up to our hungry teenage boarders, including lugging 20kg bags of rice on their backs.
Kingscote Show yields aplenty for Cambodia projects
I'm delighted to be able to announce that the tally topped nearly $4,000 at the end of the day, which is a fantastic result and will have a huge impact in Andong and Oddar Meanchey villages.