Mission and Strategy

The Cambodia of today is in many ways a young country, still struggling to establish the institutions of a developed nation after years of horrific war and genocide.

42% of the population is under 15 years of age, and many of these children have never learned to dream, to even hope for a better way of life than simply surviving one day at a time.

Education is the greatest way to break their poverty cycle, but first we must meet the child's daily needs. There is a great future in each child, and Transform Cambodia is committed to doing everything possible to transform their life. Here's how we do it:

• We establish Transform Cambodia Centres in poor districts. Each Centre admits up to 100 children, and is operated by Khmer staff - a manager, six trainers, a cook and a housekeeper.
• We enroll the children in carefully selected local schools, and pay all fees and costs. Children attend for half-days, 6 days a week.
• On the other half-days the children attend the Centre, where they receive:
  • Meals and nutritional supplements
  • Tutoring in their schoolwork
  • Coaching to read and speak English
  • Training in life skills
• Each child is mentored to believe in themselves and in their leadership potential.
• The children in our program can no longer work on the streets helping to earn their family's income, so we compensate families by distributing them food.
• We appoint sponsors for each child. Sponsors help finance the operation, and encourage the children through letters and email.