IN THE LATE 70’S CAMBODIA WAS BOMBED, HEAVILY LAND MINED AND SAW THE SYSTEMATIC EXECUTION OF THE TOP 25% OF ITS POPULATION UNDER POLPOT.

 

 

SADLY, CAMBODIA NOW SUFFERS A NEW ENEMY, “AIDS", AMONGST THE HIGHEST RATES OUTSIDE OF AFRICA. RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED 15,000 DEATHS AND 30,000 NEW ORPHANS EACH YEAR.STILL RECOVERING FROM ITS VIOLENT AND TRAUMATIC HISTORY, MUCH OF CAMBODIA REMAINS WITHOUT ANY RELIABLE ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WITH THE CURRENT FOOD SHORTAGE THE RICE OF RICE HAS RISEN FROM $13 in April 2008 to currently at US$30

 

 

 

We at Periurban realise the fate of these communities in Cambodia and give of our time & expertise to support Lesley Hewett founder of Focus Cambodia in assisting our neighbours who really just live up the road a bit & could use a bit of a hand

 

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FOCUS CAMBODIA

A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION RUN BY VOLUNTEERS

MISSION STATEMENT

PEOPLE WITH CHRISTIAN VALUES HELPING RESTORE HOPE AND DIGNITY INTO THE LIVES OF CAMBODIAN PEOPLE BY PROVIDING FOR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND REVEALING THE LOVE OF GOD TO THE IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES OF CAMBODIA

Some of what Focus Cambodia does:

MOBILE MEDICAL CLINICS:

 

  Focus Cambodia financially supports clinics held in slum areas and at the rubbish dump.

  2 Clinics per week in 5 locations

 

 

 

 

STEUNG MEANCHEY: RUBBISH DUMP

 

Focus Cambodia supports a weekly mobile medical clinic and provides educational support for 30 children, plus distribution where needed i.e. baby formula, rice, clothes and 500 pairs of    gumboots in 2007. We have recently started craft classes where young people are taught skills that will lead to generating an income working with materials recycled  from the tip

 

 

 

 

STOENG TRUNG:

  Focus Cambodia supports proposals submitted to us to meet the needs of the community i.e. rice distribution, new buildings, repair of houses, pig in sty project, glasses distribution. In   2007 we provided a 4WD wagon for their operations.

 

 

 

 

 

ANDONG VILLAGE:

1600 displaced families on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.

Focus Cambodia support weekly medical clinics, tarpaulins for roofs and walls, distribution of rice, clothes and baby formula and in 07 the sinking of a fresh water well!

 

 

 

 

 

SVEY REING:

10 Klms from the Vietnamese border (One of Cambodia's poorest provinces) Focus Cambodia financially support income generating projects that incorporates sewing & life skills. We also provided sewing machines, fabric, tables etc, plus a TV & DVD, mobile phone and a motor bike.

We are hoping to support a weekly mobile medical clinic in this province in the near future

 

 PROVISIONS:

In 2006 & 07 Focus Cambodia sent 2 sea-containers filled with clothing, toys, blankets, school books, computers, medical supplies for hospitals and supplies for needs as required in Cambodia.

HOW DO WE RAISE FUNDS?

We buy beautiful handcrafted silk products from the locals to resell in Australia. The collection includes handbags, shawls, pashminas, scarves, cushion covers, tablecloths, runners and more.

This is an income generating project for widows and families.

100% of the profit made from these sales goes straight back to funding Focus Cambodia projects.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

By purchasing beautiful silk products from our collection..

Or you can donate your time, cash, or an in-kind donation towards one of our projects.

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