Cambodian Kids Can
Melbourne, Australia
About
Founded in 2005, Cambodian Kids Can is a charity based in Melbourne, Australia working on education, gender equality, children & youth +1 more.
Cambodian Kids Can is an Australian charity, registered with the ACNC and endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient, that has supported girls from under-resourced rural communities in Prey Veng, Cambodia since 2005. It provides safe housing, healthcare, schooling and personal development to girls, supports them through university or vocational study, and runs a reading and learning club for local primary schools. The organisation is governed by a Melbourne-based board, works in partnership with the Foundation for Development Cambodian Communities, and is run by local Khmer staff in Cambodia with volunteers in Australia.
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Mekhala House
Education · Cambodia
Provides girls from rural Prey Veng with a safe home, healthcare, school attendance, after-school tutoring, English and computer classes, personal development and mentoring.
University Sponsorship Program
Education · Cambodia
Supports Mekhala House alumni through tertiary or vocational education.
Reading and Learning Club
Education · Cambodia
Provides mobile library facilities and classes to under-resourced primary schools in the Prey Veng area.
Mekhala Learning Centre
Community development · Cambodia
Provides educational opportunities for the local community in Prey Veng.
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Foundation for Development Cambodian Communities, give2asia
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