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Friends
Without a Border - This organization funds
and runs the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem
Reap. This remarkable hospital treats 98,000
children a year with a little over 1 million
dollars. The Friends office is in New York
City.
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Sihanouk Hospital
Center of Hope - This general hospital
located in Phnom Penh gives the quality medical
care free for those in need in and around the
capital city. The hospital is operated by HOPE
worldwide.
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The
Harpswell Foundation - The mission of the
Harpswell Foundation is to provide educational
opportunities for disadvantaged children and young
people. They have also focused on making education
accessible to women by building a college dormitory
for women in Phnom Penh.
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Cambodian
Association of Illinois - The Cambodian
Association of Illinois originated as a community
outreach and job/life skills center for Cambodia
refugees. It continues in it's support of the
Cambodian community and has just added a Killing
Fields memorial and Cambodian Heritage museum.
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Transcultural
Psycho-social Organization (TPO) - TPO's
activities focus on improving mental health in
Cambodia by providing counseling and improving
awareness to Cambodia's communities. They cover all
areas of mental health and have particular
expertise in handling post-traumatic stress,
alcoholism, and domestic violence.
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Hagar -
Hagar runs a shelter for street women and children
that are at risk of violence, starvation, and
trafficking. In addition to building skills and
confidence, Hagar strives to provide job
opportunities for women as they leave the
shelter.
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Documentation
Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) - DC-Cam has
been at the forefront of documenting the myriad
crimes and atrocities of the Khmer Rouge era and
serves as a major source of information about this
tragic period of human history for academics,
lawyers, activists and the general public.
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Community
Legal Education Center - The Community
Legal Education Center is a local NGO dedicated to
the promotion of the rule of law, democracy and
development in Cambodia.
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Cambodian Defenders
Project - The CDP is a law group that
provides free legal assistance to the poor and
vulnerable. They also strive to improve the
judicial system in Cambodia.
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Cambodian
Children's Fund - CCF is a full service
boarding facility for impoverished children in
Cambodia, many of whom come from the Phnom Penh
dump or who have been abused or abandoned. The
center provides nutritional meals, traditional and
vocational education, and healthcare for these
children.
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Catholic Relief
Services - CRS operates a number of
programs in Cambodia and funding is handled through
the CRS office in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Buddhism
for Development - BFD promotes democracy
and health through village education and awareness
programs.
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Adhoc
- Cambodia's first human rights
organization Adhoc monitors human rights abuses and
does advocacy for victims.
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LICADHO - LICADHO
is a Cambodian human rights watchdog group in
Cambodia. In addition they provide assistance to
victims of human rights abuses and monitor the
Cambodian prisons.
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PEPY
Ride - The PEPY Ride is a non-profit
organization working to improve educational
opportunities in rural Cambodia and offering unique
adventures for those looking to give-back while
they travel.
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Cambodia
Tribunal Monitor - The Cambodia Tribunal
Monitor was spawned by the vision of Build Cambodia
participant and Illinois State Senator Jeff
Schoenberg to provide ongoing coverage and
commentary on the Cambodia war crimes tribunal and
will serve as a leading source of news and
information on the upcoming trials of senior
officials of the Khmer Rouge regime for atrocity
crimes.
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New Day Cambodia - A New Day Cambodia
provides shelter, food and education for the
impoverished children of Stung Mean Chey at a cost
of $600 a year per child. They are working towards
building a permanent facility to house the children
they care for.
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Center for Social Development - CSD seeks
to promote democratic values and improve the
quality of life of the Cambodian people through
training, seminars, research, publication,
broadcasting, and dialogue with Cambodians from all
walks of life. Their mission is to encourage broad
participation in public affairs at both the
national and local level, develop a respect for
human rights and the rule of law, enhance
transparency and accountability in the public
sphere, and raise awareness of issues of national
concern through all forms of media.
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Chantha "Tha"
Lach - Tha is a cameraman for the Reuters
news service and has also been a dedicated
supporter of Build Cambodia.
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The Cambodia
Trust - In addition to providing
prosthetics and orthotics to the disabled of
Cambodia, the Cambodia Trust also runs
rehabilitation centers and the Cambodian School of
Prosthetics & Orthotics (CSPO), an accredited
training centre in Cambodia where people from
developing countries study the prescription and
fitting of prosthetic limbs and orthopedic
braces.
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Lveatae After
School Program - Lveatae After School
Program provides financial support to allow
teachers to focus on their class full time. With a
monthly salary of $35, teachers often have to find
other ways of making money to support their
families, which detracts from the quality of
education they are able to provide. In exchange for
this support, the teachers teach students an
additional 2 hours daily. This program has had
great success reflected in the higher literacy
rates among children in the program. The founder of
this program, Sokchea Monn can be contacted for
further information.
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This list is far from complete. Please check back
for updates and contact
us to let us know of other worthy people or
groups.
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