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New Life Center Organization (NLCO)
Siem Reap, Cambodia
NLCO ( New Life Center Organization) was officially registered as a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit organization with the Royal Cambodian Government on 12 January 2011. It has been, however, operating since November 2010.
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Current Projects
The center has made some amazing progress in the past year thanks to the dedication and hard work of our children and volunteers.
We have rented extra land behind their property and have begun a fantastic 9 bed garden with cucumbers, lettuce and spinach. The children have learned how to care for the garden as a part of their daily responsibilities. This garden will help improve the quality of their food as well as allow the center to be more self sufficient. Eventually, we would like to purchase this land as well as the main land so we won't have to pay rent anymore. The cost of this is approximately $33,000.
The center now also has 30 ducks and 30 chickens. This allows the center to raise money by selling and trading, as well as the addition of eggs and meat to their diet. Currently, volunteers are constructing a chicken coop to help manage the chickens.
Every weekday the children spend two hours rehearsing their traditional Apsara dance routines. With the help of their teacher, they have mastered 3 of the dances, and they are hoping to soon be ready to perform for tourists as a fundraising event. They will need costumes and materials in order to properly show off all of their hard work . The total cost for these things is approximately $1,500.
They continue to amaze me with all their hard work, and as if all of these new developments weren't enough, many of the children have still managed to place in the top 5 of their classes in school. Their understanding of the English language is still quite low due to the lack of long term English teaching volunteers. The most effective way for them to grow in their English is for volunteers to commit to long term positions - preferably a month or more. This way the children will have consistency with their lessons and they will be able to master more. Because this is still a very new center, we are unable to pay or provide accommodation for volunteers at the moment, but I guarantee that the smiles and the hugs more than make up for that. Siem Reap has several low budget hostels available and food is also very cheap.
Partner Needs
We are especially looking for volunteers, who can teach English, promote the Center's projects through websites, do fund-raising, or help in creating useful activities for the children. We especially need those who can commit to long term teaching positions so the children can have consistency in their lessons.
Financial Needs
Our long term goals include
the purchase of surrounding land: $33,000
dance costumes and materials: $1,500
daily food expenses: $900/month
Mission Statement
NLCO works to combat the dilemmas of illiteracy and poverty among the vulnerable street children, orphans, children suffering from HIV/AIDS and the disabled. We improve the livelihoods of impoverished families through our Indigent Family Support Programme.
We strive to release suffering children from a life of danger, deprivation and exploitation by providing them with a safe and loving home. We want to create an environment where they can gain social values, learn and prepare themselves for a responsible adult life.
Every life has equal value and every child has the right to an enjoyable childhood. Those who have nothing and no one must be treated with respect.
Education is the bedrock for sustainable change, it is a basic right that no person should be denied. Education fosters self confidence, self sufficiency and social values.