Cambodian Kids Foundation

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! Stay up to date with all of our stories,...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:17:37 +1100

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!

Stay up to date with all of our stories, news and events via our facebook page.
We love keeping you informed of the happenings of all our beautiful friends in Soksan Village and we love welcoming new members to our facebook page - so give us a like (:

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Please meet the AMAZING Tobin family…♥ In 2011 CKF...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:59:52 +1100

Please meet the AMAZING Tobin family…♥

In 2011 CKF received an email from an Australian family that were living and working in Cambodia. They wanted to become involved and give back to the country and the people they had now fallen in love with. I would very much like to thank the Tobin family, Brendan, Sharna, Hayley, Sienna and gorgeous little Bridie.

Their help and support of CKF has been so invaluable and truly amazing. Thanks for helping us meet and partner with the amazing team at Northbridge International School, thanks for introducing lots and lots of people to our ONE day spa, thanks for coming and helping our teachers with workshops and thanks to the 3 girls for becoming such good friends with all of our kids in Soksan Village and thanks for running more than 200 laps over 24 hours to help raise funds and awareness for CKF.

Above all thanks for understanding what CKF is all about and for loving us for it. You guys are so amazing and we look forward to having a long long long friendship with you all. CKF ♥ ‘s the Tobin Family!!!!! You can still donate to their 24 hour run!! -https://give.everydayhero.com/au/brendan-tobin-1

If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:03:25 +1100

If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you’ll end up doing nothing for nobody.

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CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL - SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT Our lineup just...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:59:39 +1100

CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL - SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

Our lineup just keeps getting better and better!

All our friends in Melbourne, Australia, hope to see you there!

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HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM CKF Our Christmas tree at the Soksan...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:56:47 +1100

HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM CKF

Our Christmas tree at the Soksan International School, decorated by our amazing students.

To all of our supporters and followers, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts, without people donating, volunteering and spreading the word about our cause the work we do would not be possible - so thank you, thank you, THANK YOU.

Hope you all have happy holidays and get to spend massive amounts of time around those you love and are most dearest to you!!

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Do you know you run the best massage salon in the world (ONE spa, in Phnom Penh)? :-)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:48:35 +1100

Thank you! I will pass this on to our team at ONE (: x

CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL - FIRST...

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:36:57 +1100

CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL - FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT!

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CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 Hey Tumblr Friends! It’s...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:04:12 +1100

CLARKEFIELD MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013

Hey Tumblr Friends!

It’s coming up to the new year, that means it’s almost time for our major fundraising event - The Clarkefield Music Festival 2013.

This year we have an amazing line, which we are all super excited to bring to you!

First Line up announcement will be made at 5pm EST today! So excited, make sure you add our festival’s facebook page to stay up to date!!

Please share it around with your friends!

Lots of love and Peace from all of us at CKF (:

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Our Preppies at the Soksan International School, aren’t...

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 23:16:59 +1100

Our Preppies at the Soksan International School, aren’t they just the cutest!

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Finally something for our friends from the U.S, Hope you guys...

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:15:14 +1100

Finally something for our friends from the U.S,
Hope you guys can go along and support one of our volunteers who are coming to work with us in Dec/Jan. It’s going to be awesome!

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CKF 2013 CALENDARS CKF Calendars for 2013 are no available for...

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:26:44 +1100

CKF 2013 CALENDARS

CKF Calendars for 2013 are no available for purchase.
These beautiful ring bound calendars are $20 AUD each + postage.

Plus we are offering a special bonus offer to all our tumblr followers,
If you purchase a 2013 calendar and a 2013 CKF diary, you can have a two for $40 AUD!! Both the calendar and the diaries make wonderful xmas presents, and all profits go to a great cause!!

email sam@cambodiankidsfoundation.com if you are interested in purchasing a calendar, diary or both!

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Our boys in Mexico defeat the USA 5 - 2 - GO CAMBODIA! So proud...

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:16:38 +1100

Our boys in Mexico defeat the USA 5 - 2 - GO CAMBODIA!
So proud of these boys, they are doing an amazing job representing their country!

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Our Boys in the Homeless world cup played their first game today...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:36:48 +1100

Our Boys in the Homeless world cup played their first game today in Mexico, they defeated Guatemala 6-5 - awesome work boys!! so proud!!

is this a christian organisation?

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:56:10 +1000

Hi,

No this is not a christian organisations,
We pride ourselves on being Non Political, Non Religious and Not for Profit. Which means we never discriminate and can help people who need it the most, in ways that can bring about maximal change, sustainability and success.

2013 Personal Diaries have arrived! $24.95 + postage, for a...

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:57:21 +1000

2013 Personal Diaries have arrived!

$24.95 + postage, for a beautiful diary, week to 2 page spread, with 52 amazing photographs from photographers all over the world! supporting 42 amazing organisations doing great things!

Don’t miss out - email sam@cambodiankidsfoundation.com if you would like one! x

“Your past does not define your future” I want you...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:55:30 +1000

“Your past does not define your future”

I want you to meet Amnach ( above with baby Bora) , one of the young people who work with who WILL change the world. Amnach is already making a huge difference in the lives of the hundreds of children he works with everyday in Soksan Village. Amnach is 20 years old, but already he is one of our best teachers, he is an absolute asset to our foundation and let me tell you why.

When we first met Amnach he was living in a slum in Phnom Penh, like most young people in the slums he was involved with a hip hop gang, however because he was still fairly young all he did was dance, he hadn’t yet been brought into the world of drugs and crime. He used to tell us that he wasn’t interested in any of that stuff, all he wanted to do was dance.

Amnach was born in Kampong Cham Province, he lived there with his parents and brothers. When Amnach was four years old his parents divorced. Amnach’s mother had found out that her husband had another wife secretly, something that is common in Cambodia.

Amnach and his mother went to live in Buntey Meanchey Province, for a number of years he said life was good. He enjoyed living near his aunty and attending primary school and playing with his friends and cousin. When Amnach turned 10 however his mother and his aunty had a falling out, over an argument about people slandering her for being a divorcee. Amnach and his mother moved again to a new place, shortly after they arrived Amnach’s mother found a new boyfriend and within a few months they were married. At first Amnach believed this was good for his mother and good for their family, they had a man who could care for them and bring their family together again.

But Amnach’s idea of this man were very wrong. His new step father was an alcoholic and drank every day, every time he would drink he would get angry and hit Amnach and his mother, he was also having an affair, to make matters worse Amnach’s mother was pregnant with her next child. Amnach’s mother however said she wasn’t afriad of being alone and raising her family by herself, she was afraid of her husband - so she went down to the police station and divorced him. Her now ex-husband ran off with lots of their property and money, but he was gone now and the family no longer had to put up with his drinking or beatings.

Amnach’s mother couldn’t work, she was expecting a baby very soon and found it difficult to get enough money to find the family. Amnach knew that it was up to him to help his family out so he went off to work at a garbage dump and make money from begging on the streets. At 13 Amnach quit school and started working full time to help his family.

When Amnach’s brother was born, his mother went back to work. This meant that Amnach was now in charge of caring for his little brother, cooking and looking after the house. Amnach’s mother asked him to stop begging on the streets and she promised him that she wouldn’t get another husband and that she would care for the family and didn’t need another man to help her.

A few years later Amnach’s mother heard from her oldest son who was working in Phnom Penh at an organisation that worked in the slums in Phnom Penh. She took Amnach to go and live with him as she believed there would be a better life for him there. Amnach started studying English at a small school that operated in the slums in Phnom Penh. This school had a dancing class where a lot of the young people learnt hip hop and breakdancing moves and would often dance for money on the street and at clubs. Amnach spent a lot of his time practicing how to dance and he got very good at it very fast. One of Amnach’s friends suggested that they form a small dance crew and go and dance at restaurants and clubs and make money. He told Amnach he should stop studying at school and come and work dancing. It didn’t take long before the boys discovered that they couldn’t actually make very much money doing it, and Amnach returned home only to discover that his home was being evicted. The community he had known as home was now being torn about by a greedy company that wanted to use the land for development. Many people lost their homes, other moved far away to a relocation site and others started living in the building on the next block.

This is when we met Amnach, a young man with so much potential and so much life in his eyes. He was so loud, always laughing, always singing and always joking. We could see that Amnach had the potential to be an amazing leader, people were drawn to him, everyone loved him. We worried about Amnach’s future, we knew he was still young but we also knew it wouldn’t be too long before he could possibly get mixed up with the wrong crowd - we didn’t want this for this boy, we couldn’t let this happen. We invited Amnach to come and volunteer with us for a few months, teaching the kids in Soksan Village how to dance, how to play music, sing and play sport. He was amazing. The kids loved him and we could see how natural it was for him to be teaching and inspiring these young children. Amnach was only 18 when we decided to employ him full time at our foundation. We knew he had a lot to learn, but we had so much faith in this boy.

Recently Amnach has been working at the Northbridge International School, shadow teaching with some of the best teachers in Cambodia - teachers from Australia, American, Singapore, Cambodia, England etc. All of whom have different ideas, different learning techniques and different ways of how to engage, inspire and motivate the class. Amnach is soaking up every single one of these ideas, we worried that Amnach might struggle having to change his learning and teaching style - as he has never been trained at university - but to our delight he seems to be picking it up the best. We have no doubt in our mind that Amnach will become one of the very best teachers in Cambodia because he listens, he isn’t afraid to make mistakes, he tries new things, he respects everyone around him and he absolutely loves the children he works with and the people in Soksan Village - we could not ask for anything else.

Amnach is destined for greatness, and we feel absolutely privileged that we are able to tag along on his journey and watch him grow into the man he was always supposed to become.

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TODAY IS A GREAT DAY…. to like us on...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:15:09 +1000

TODAY IS A GREAT DAY…. to like us on facebook.

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Can we make it to 1500 likes by the end of this week?
Help us out by sharing this and spreading the word about us!

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Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:50:46 +1000

Enough...

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:37:36 +1000

Enough said.

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Just reached 1400 likes on facebook. Thanks Tumblr, We asked...

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:57:55 +1000

Just reached 1400 likes on facebook.

Thanks Tumblr,

We asked for your help to get to 1400 likes today! and we have just made it!
Thanks so much for your support tumblr friends, you are the greatest.

Next goal, 1500 likes! Keep sharing and spreading the word of our cause and work.

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