The Child Support Center is a non-profit project under the supervision of the AngkorTourGuides.com Team. Our goal is in helping poor and underfunded school children receive school supplies, clean food and water, and basic gym equipment to promote healthy social relationships.
Schools surrounding Siem Reap are constantly in need of assistance, with many children unable to receive basic school supplies due to a lack of government funding. For most Cambodian Families, purchasing school supplies isn't possible when money must be spent to feed their families. Additionally, because of the recent boom in tourism surrounding Siem Reap, most children are forced to work after their classes have ended.
The little time they have at school is the most valuable and precious.
Along with providing tours throughout Angkor Wat and its temples, the team at AngkorTourGuides.com also provides daily excursions to rural schools where any sort of assistance from you can make a huge impact on the children attending. After touring the beautiful and ancient temples built by the Khmer People, spending just half a day at one of these schools is a great way to make a memorable impression on your vacation.
A few ways you can give your support:
- Purchasing food, snacks, or clean drinking water in bulk
- Providing the school with health vaccinations, or hiring a local doctor for one day
- Buying notebooks, pencils, color pencils, pens, backpacks, and other school materials
- Donating school uniforms
- Creating your own gym program by giving sports equipment (soccerballs, volleyballs)
- Volunteering for the day by teaching English to teenage children
A tour like this would start with a visit to the local wholesalers market where you can pick from hundreds of shops to select the items you would like to donate (Items like notebooks can be purchased for 10 cents, packs of colored pencils for less than 25cents). We would then journey into the jungle on the outskirt of Siem Reap to schools where you can meet the children, hear from their teachers and experience the liveliness of classrooms filled with students eager to learn.
It is a terrific moment to include in your travel plans !
Additionally, If you would like to donate without visiting the schools, please contact us about supporting the future of Cambodia.
Please contact Mara at: long_mara2001@yahoo.com for more information.
For those that continue to provide their support after leaving Cambodia, Thank You from the team at AngkorTourGuides !!!
