7 years old Saronne need you

Shanty Town Spirit help to rescue a little girl of 7 years old, who definitely needs help form our donors. Her mother died in September 2020; her brother Virak is actually leaving with his handicap’s dad. They are really poor, and it’s dangerous for Saronne to keep leaving with her father, as he is co-locating the room with other men. 

                                                            Maira, Saronne and her Mum

Maira, our social worker, who is already assisting another girl, offered to take her at her place. But for this action to be realized our Association needs additional funds. We managed to get fund from donors since now, but it starts to be very difficult at this point of crisis. Saronne was going to school, despite their poverty, she was in grade 6 before her mother died.

 Before she died, the couple could earn just enough per month for the 2 children to go to school and to survive. Both parents were working. But since the mother died, it is not possible for the father to manage to earn enough to have the 2 kids to go to school anymore and both of the children Virak and Saronne had to collect the rubbish to help his handicap father. 

                                                                  Saronne and Sothea

So, with the help of Shanty town Spirit and nice hearted people, Maira manage to take Saronne in her home to give her a decent life and a decent education. Saronne is now going to private school, she is doing school online at the moment and excel very good. 

In order for her to go to school and to help Maira to give her a good life, Shanty Town Spirit needs 150 dollars per month, this amount will cover education, food, hygiene and all the other think that a little girl would need. 

Before the mother died, Maira was helping this family and keep on fighting to help this poor family as much as she can. Saronne needs help right now, we are counted on generous people like you to help Shanty Town Spirit and Maira to give her a good life.

 Thank you for her.

                                            

                                                         One Spirit, One Heart, One Community

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

                                                       Click on Make a difference or Email us 

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

                                                             norodomermine@gmail.com

Every woman deserves the right to feel pretty !

With the help of a few volunteers, we visited Boeung Trabek’s community (which is the first community taken over by Shanty Town Spirit). As usual, all the people were delighted to see us coming with gifts. 

We proceeded to a distribution of various hygiene products, school supplies, clothes and a few jewels that had been donated to the association a few days prior by Nathy. Everybody received something special, the kids as well as the women ! The atmosphere was joyful and everyone was smiling and happy ! 

In the name of all the volunteers working with Shanty Town Spirit and especially the women and kids who were able to benefit her beautiful donations, we thank Nathy very much for her generosity. These kinds of moments with the community are possible thanks to all the donors like Nathy and all the volunteers ! 

As we can see on these pictures, everyone was enchanted by Nathy’s beautiful jewels. All the ladies managed to get one of their own, and it suited them beautifully! Because every woman deserves the right to feel pretty and feminine ! 

                                               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

A wonderful afternoon at the Swimming Pool

Thank you to Kathleen Gees, because of her, a very nice afternoon could have been organized at the swimming pool.

All the kids were full of joy and happiness.

Sokear, once again, enjoyed to take the role of organiser.  He took the responsibility to pay attention to all the kids, helped them for the lunch, and took part of all the activities in the pool.

They all played a lot

And the lunch was delightfull

Thank you again to Kathleen, and a special thank you to Maira, who was also an asset during this afternoon.

                                    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 Nathalie Bonpain

NEW UNIFORMS FOR THE KIDS

Thank you to the WIG, Women International Group, to having had the opportunity to deliver new uniforms to our kids from the slums.

The WIG is an active group who bring a diversity of resources and experiences together for social, cultural and educational enhancement. They raise funds and donate these via grants to worthy community projects in Cambodia.  They represent a huge number of women, from various countries, who meet together every week and try their best to help the others.

We receive a donation from them.

Sokea helped us to build the list of the kids, age, heigh, school grade,  etc…  It represents a lot of work, because if sometimes the uniforms are not the correct size, Sokea help them for the exchange.

Each of them need 2 uniforms per year.

They are so happy when they receive their uniforms, it is a real gift for them to receive new clothes.

They use it on daily basis to go to school but also when they need to be well dressed.

This year, 65 kids received their uniforms, but we need more.  There are a lot more of kids who need the uniform each year.  One uniform costs 10 dollars.  Help us to be able to help more children.

                                       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

Nathalie Bonpain: +855 (0) 15 652 691 (English and French)

  bonpainnathalie@gmail.com  

                                                         words by Nathalie Bonpain

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LES NOUVEAUX UNIFORMS POUR LES ENFANTS

Merci au WIG, le Groupe International de femmes, établit à Phnom Penh, qui nous a permis de donner de nouveaux uniformes aux enfants des bidons villes.

Le groupe des WIG, est établit à Phnom Penh depuis de nombreuses années, groupe actif, organisant diverses et nombreuses activités afin de pouvoir collecter de l’argent et d’ainsi aider de nombreuses associations sur Phnom Penh.  Ce groupe est composé de femmes de toutes les nationalités, et elles organisent beaucoup d’activités pour arriver à mettre en place ces activités et donations.

Nous avons eu la chance de recevoir une donation de leur part

Sokea, qui est un des jeunes que nous suivons depuis le début, nous a beaucoup aider pour définir la liste des enfants.  En fonction de la taille, de l’âge, de leur niveau scolaire.  Sokea les aide également quand les uniformes ne sont pas de la bonne taille, donc il va procéder aux échanges.

Chaque enfant reçoit deux uniformes par an.

Chaque enfant est particulièrement heureux de recevoir ces uniformes.  Ce sont des tenues qu’ils sont très fiers d’arborer.  Ils les portent pour aller à l’école et également lorsqu’ils ont besoin d’être bien habillés.

Cette année nous avons pu délivrer 65 uniformes, mais nous avons encore beaucoup d’autres enfants pour qui nous ne pouvons pas encore leur fournir ces habits.  Donc nous devons trouver encore plus de fonds pour cela.

                                     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

Nathalie Bonpain: +855 (0) 15 652 691 (English and French)

  bonpainnathalie@gmail.com  

                                                         words by Nathalie Bonpain

Un Avenir assuré grâce à de bons résultats scolaires/Just study and believe in the future

Un Avenir assuré grâce à de bons résultats scolaires / Just study and believe in the futur

Comment réussir sa vie ? la meilleure façon de s’assurer un avenir réside dans les études que tout un chacun peut faire et dans les moyens qu’il se donne pour y arriver.

C’est pour cela que nous suivons les enfants sur le plan scolaire dans les familles défavorisées.  Nous sommes derrière eux pour les faire travailler et faire en sorte qu’ils puissent s’assurer un avenir, autre que ce qui pourrait leur être donner, en ayant eu la malchance de naitre dans un bidon ville.

Cela de manière régulière, nous surveillons les carnets de classe, s’ils vont bien à leur cours supplémentaire, s’ils suivent bien les cours en général.  Et dès que l’un d’entre eux à de bons résultats, il obtient un vélo.

Vélo, qui s’avère être le Saint Graal pour tous ces enfants.  Grace à cela, ils peuvent aller à l’école plus rapidement, moins fatigués, et ils peuvent s’amuser pendant leur temps libre.

C’est le cas de Nath Putheara, qui a obtenu un « Certificat d’appréciation » pour les cours d’anglais qu’elle suit, elle est en grade 4 et a obtenu la quatrième place.  Elle a eu son vélo, qu’elle voulait rose, très girly.

D’autres ont la possibilité d’effectuer un stage dans un établissement, comme cela a été le cas de Sokear, qui a fait un stage chez Infinity Insurance.

Ou encore nous leur offrons des sorties cinémas, Kids city ou faire un bon repas.

Les récompenses sont nombreuses mais ils doivent bien travailler pour obtenir cela.

Lorsqu’ils ont des difficultés dans une matière, nous nous assurons de leur faire suivre des cours de soutien dans cette matière, ainsi ils peuvent rattraper leur retard.   

Mis à part pour Ron, qui lui non seulement travaille très bien, mais qui aime tellement les maths qu’il veut continuer les cours de soutien même s’il en a pas besoin.

Toutefois, il nous est plus facile d’aider les enfants dès le grade 1, comme cela ils ont toute leur scolarité devant eux.  Nous rencontrons quelques difficultés avec les enfants qui ont commencés l’école à 13ans.  L’Association n’a pu les prendre en charge qu’à partir de ce moment-là.  Donc, nous faisons tout ce que nous pouvons pour leur faire comprendre combien il est important d’étudier pour avoir un emploi correct.

Just study and believe in the futur 

How can those kids be sure to have a real futur in life ? Well the answer is simple : STUDY, and then everything becomes possible.

This is why we are helping the kids in the poor families. We give them the opportunities to study properly by keeping track of their results.

On regular basis we are visiting them, questioning them if they are going to class, if they are following additional classes for which we pay for.  

And as soon as one of them is getting good results, he or she received a reward.  Most of the time they are expecting a bicycle.  But they have to be at least in the first five in class.

Having a bicycle is very important for them, they can go with it to school and it makes their life so much easier.

This is the case of Nath Putheara, who received a « certificat of appreciation » for her good marks in English.  She got her bike, pink, and was thrilled when she received it.

Others got the opportunity to do an internship in a company, Sokhear did one at Infinity Insurance.

Or we take them for a movie or to Kids city, or for a good meal.  All those things that they can’t have in their life.

There are a lot of rewards, but they have to study and get proper results

And when they face difficulties, we are giving them some additional support.  They can have support classes, so that they can keep on with the others.

Which is not the case for one of them, Ron, who is working really well at school, and gets very good marks, but love so much mathematics, he wants to have additional classes even though he is in the first one in class.

However it is easier to help those kids as soon as they start school, in grade one.  Like this we can be part of the entire scholarship.  It is more difficult for the kids with whom we started when the Association was created.  They were already 13 years old, so they have to get back with their delays.  Not so easy but we have success in this two.

Studying in class is the answer for a proper future.  

                                  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

Nathalie Bonpain: +855 (0) 15 652 691 (English and French)

  bonpainnathalie@gmail.com  

words by Nathalie Bonpain