Cambodia Lost and Found Organization
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National Road 6 Kruos Village, S/K Svay Dangkum , Siem Reap City, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
He was born on a farm 70 kilometers out of Siem Reap in 1980 in a very poor family. His father was killed by the Khmer Rouge when he was three months old as part of Pol Pot’s regime, as well as his brother and sister. After his mother died when he was 10 years old he stayed in the village with relatives but virtually fended for himself. He had to work with no food and no schooling for them.
The Director of the Cambodian Children’s Sanctuary is “Sok”, or Chinsokha. This is his story.
He was born on a farm 70 kilometers out of Siem Reap in 1980 in a very poor family. His father was killed by the Khmer Rouge when he was three months old as part of Pol Pot’s regime, as well as his brother and sister. After his mother died when he was 10 years old he stayed in the village with relatives but virtually fended for himself. He had to work with no food and no schooling for them.
He left the village to find a monastery which saved his life and turned it around. Here he was able to get some schooling and a job working (without a salary) in a restaurant for five years. The owner just wanted the English speaking for business. Eventually on a wage of $35/month he managed to save enough to buy a motor scooter and was able to earn a little more money picking up tourists from the airport and taking them for a tour of the temples. The extra money enabled him to then complete high school and university with diligent application.
In 2006 he took the examination to become an official tour guide in the Siem Reap province. While working as a tour guide he met an American tourist who was so touched by Sok’s story, the poverty and the orphaned children she saw around Siem Reap that she invested in Sok’s dream and his life changed again. She saw everywhere around Siem Reap abandoned children with no food, clean water, education or reason for hope and the possibility of change with the right kind of help.
After her return from an heart touching trip in Cambodia she resolved to raise money from her American friends and family to help Sok to realizes his vision to provide help and opportunities for others, the way he had received help when he most needed it.
They helped him set up the Cambodian Children’s Sanctuary and installed him as the Director. The initial aim of the CCS was to bring in children from the surrounding neighborhoods to teach them English, computer skills and Apsara (traditional Cambodian dance) with all the children going to a nearby public school.
The orphanage is now established but needs the generosity of passing tourists who happen find out about it and who volunteer their efforts and donations to sustain this wonderful work. A trip to the orphanage and a little time with these children is enough to see the enormous possibility of a little help for these glowing spirits.
Contact to Cambodia Lost and Found Organization
Address : National Road 6 Kruos Village, S/K Svay Dangkum , Siem Reap City, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Tel : 012 326 526
Website : www.cambodialostandfound.com
