AVEC
Association AVEC
La Conversion, VD, Switzerland
About
Founded in 2005, AVEC is a non-governmental organisation based in La Conversion, Switzerland working on children & youth, education, employment & skills +1 more.
AVEC is a non-profit association, recognised as a public-benefit organisation in Switzerland and as a general-interest association in France. Since 2005 it has protected, schooled and supported vulnerable children and young adults in Battambang, Cambodia. Its work includes a shelter for children placed by the authorities, a preschool, school support for families, scholarships for university students, and vocational training for young women and rural youth. Donations are funded through individual giving and sponsorship, and the organisation states that 95.9% of each donation goes to field programmes. Its accounts are audited annually.
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Refuge de Battambang (l'île aux enfants)
Children & Youth · Cambodia
Shelter for vulnerable children referred by the Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs and police, providing housing, meals, schooling, medical care and psychological support in a three-phase reintegration pathway.
Jardin d'enfants
Education · Cambodia
Preschool for children from disadvantaged families in the neighbourhood of the Battambang centre.
Scolarisation
Education · Cambodia
School support in partner schools in Chrap Krasang and Sala Balat, including school fees, uniforms, supplies and quarterly food distributions to families.
Bourses universitaires
Education · Cambodia
Scholarships supporting young women and men through university, with a high share of students from rural areas.
Centre de formation
Employment & Skills · Cambodia
Free vocational courses in sewing, beauty care, English and computing for young women, mothers and rural youth.
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Villars Palace Academy, Ministère des affaires sociales cambodgien, Police de Battambang, Chrap Krasang school, Sala Balat school
