Solidarity between Associations and partners

 

 AEFC Association d'Entraide des Français du Cambodge  is a french association , which is acting to help and support French Community in Cambodia providing a vast support, in all kind of problems or situations, they are also helping NGO’s which have lost donors because of the Covid 19.

 L’aefc is receiving a lot of food from Kiwimart Cambodia  to be distributed to the French communities in trouble and also too different NGO’s who are working with the most vulnerable communities of Phnom Penh. 

Shanty Town Spirit had been one of the beneficiary among other Association to receive groceries  such as dry biscuits, snacks, noodles and many other Items.

Those groceries have been distributed on a regular basis to the most vulnerable communities in different slums. 

The huge amount of supplies gave us the opportunity to support our NGOS partner’s such as Little Heart, Genesis of Transformation, Light Of Mercy.

Because of the sanitary crisis (Covid 19) some people lost their job or loose a part of their salary, so without L'aefc and Kiwi Mart it will be more difficult for them and for us to support them.

The donation is so welcome and give them the chance to help the communities with their food support, so that families can still eat and keep their usual good spirit.

Because of Covid 19 situation is very hard for all of us to continue, nor for French communities neither for foreigners. Regarding all NGO’s in general, participation is less  that it was used to be, so it makes to situation even worth.

For the last distribution of food,  we were very happy to have with us  Mr Bruno Bogvad correspond to L’aefc, like this he manage to have a correct picture of how we are using the donation and how it’s like in the life of the disadvantage communities.

Bruno was very surprise and happy to see families receiving us with big smiles. We were able to manage  spending quality time with the kids of Boeung Trabek, they all spoke to us a lot on different subjects such as life, school.   They were very proud to make us discover their environment.  They were excited about this visit, and try their best to keep us as long as they could.

Thank you so much to L’aefc and kiwimart-Cambodia for your support and for your good heart since the sanitary crisis begins.

 

 One Spirit, One Heart, One Community   

                                   

       You can help us by sponsoring the Shanty Town Spirit program:

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  Contact  Ermine Norodom: +855 (0) 17 49 27 19 (French and English)

norodomermine@gmail.com

Words by Nathalie Bonpain

Happily studying with Maira !

We went to visit the community of Pre Tacom with Maira, as she does every Sunday. Pre Tacom, which was formerly situated on a river that is now dried up, is one of the slums whose children are taken care of by Maira. 

Every Sunday, she goes there to teach the smallest kids of the community various subjects, such as little stories from the Bible, painting and drawing, or crafting little objects. 

On that day, the kids learned the story of queen Esther, and they all made a little drawing of her, which they adorably gave to the volunteers ! They were all very concentrated to make the most beautiful and colorful drawing ! 

Then, it was time for the distribution. Indeed, the volunteers had come with hygiene products for every child, such as toothpaste, toothbrushes and soaps. We had also brought some donated clothes for the kids. They all received their little something and were very happy ! 

It is such a marvelous feeling to see all these children gathering together and playing, drawing and laughing with each other while learning new things ! Every kid deserves to go to school and to learn in a safe, comfortable environment. 

                              One Spirit, One Heart, One Community                                      

      You can help us by sponsoring the Shanty Town Spirit program:

Click on Make a difference

                   OR contact  Ermine Norodom: +855 (0) 17 49 27 19 (French and English)

norodomermine@gmail.com

           Phirun Prak (Arun): +855 (0) 96 663 6666 (English and Khmer)

    arun.aenorodom@gmail.com

    words by Matthieu Membrez