The Cambodian Orphanage ~ Performing Arts Project at Kampong Chhnang and Kampong Speu Orphnages has grown tremendously over the last year. The children involved have made countless presentations to visitors and special guests of the orphanage. Thanks to our music and dance teachers the students' skills have increased and portray a confidence that is not only beautiful to watch but makes us eager to provide more support for them.
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Cambodian Orphanage - Visual Arts Project: Providing the Cambodian orphan population with the opportunity to study traditional Khmer visual arts. Daily art classes are held at the orphanage for children 3 to 18 years of age. Taught by local artists, these children are given visual and creative stimulation through an artistic outlet. Notecards are made from the children's work and sold to help support this project.

Cambodian Orphanage ~ Visual Arts Project: While visiting the orphanage at Kampong Cham during a recent visit to Cambodia, we were moved by the absolute talent of some of these young artists. Not only were there nearly 50 finished works on display, but the children involved were diligently working on even more beautiful pieces of art as we arrived. The art teachers have been doing great things with the students. They have been teaching many advanced techniques and their expertise certainly shows in the finished pieces that the students are turning out every day. We are lucky to have such qualified teachers molding and guiding the students at Kampong Cham Orphanage and only hope that we can continue to offer the same, if not greater levels of support this coming year.
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This program is currently underway at Keang Klang Orphanage in Phnom Penh. There are 15 student participants.

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With the recent graduation of the majority of the first generation scholarship students, seven new students were accepted into the program to continue its incredible successes. In November 2006 they left their homes in their respective provinces and came to Phnom Penh and have been living in the Global Children student house and studying at Norton University (NU). NU is a new university, established in 2005, and is very competitive like all private institutions in Cambodia. Global Children was very lucky to have been giv en the opportunity to have enrolled our students in their university. The average age of our new students is 20 years. The students have chosen to study subjects like Information Technology, Economics, Business and even English Literature. We are very proud of their dedication and accomplishments at this point through the first year of their studies. We are inspired as we hear about their determination to succeed at the university level and are humbled by their appreciation for the opportunity Global Children has given them. This project is accomplishing its goals in ways we could never imagine. The confidence and high caliber of these students is something of which we are very proud and your support helps make it all possible.

Subsequent to widespread destruction and devastation, Cambodia has become one of the world's poorest nations. The government infrastructure remains weak and many communities suffer from extremely poor living conditions.

The latrine facilities at Kampong Cham Orphanage were unsanitary and a health hazard. The situation was a result of a combination of factors. Most orphanages receive some financial support from the Cambodian Government however there is rarely enough funding to cover the costs associated with all basic necessities. Kampong Cham did not have sufficient cleaning supplies nor did it have someone to clean. A lack of hygiene education was a second contributing factor to the health and hygiene habits of the children and the caregivers.

Kampong Cham Orphanage is home to 64 children, 22 girls and 42 boys. Currently, Global Children runs the Orphanage~Visual Arts program at Kampong Cham where the children study traditional Khmer arts.

Thanks for grants from the PYAR Foundation (Huntsville, AL) and the Cottonwood Foundation (White Bear Lake, MN) this project has been underway since January 2004.