Two weeks ago, Little Hearts welcomed several members of the Soma Initiative, led by Soma Group’s Chief Marketing Officer, Ms. Tea Kaliane. They not only came to learn about Little Hearts and its residents, but also arrived with a van loaded with rice, books and clothes for the kids, as well as a financial contribution. Soma Group is a locally … Read More
Thursday, May 26th was a school holiday, so all Little Hearts kids got to do something they enjoy so much more than studying… cleaning house! But this was not just the regular one-hour-per-week clean-up session; it was an opportunity to spruce up the entire campus. The kids were put into small teams and set about various tasks. The bamboo fixtures … Read More
Since last August, Little Hearts has been fortunate to enjoy the hairdressing services of Syna Leang, a professional hairstylist, makeup artist and salon owner in Phnom Penh, free of charge. Syna’s career in hairdressing began when she was a little girl. Born in the Khao-I-Dang refugee camp in Thailand, 20 kilometres north of the Cambodian border, where her parents had … Read More
In May, Little Hearts kids were grateful to accept a set of refurbished laptops donated by the Chip Mong Group, a well-known Cambodian conglomerate with diversified businesses in consumer goods, construction materials, real estate, beverages, cement, hotel and hospitality, animal feed, retail, and banking. After generously providing several laptops to Little Hearts in August of last year, Chip Mong has … Read More
Little Hearts is proud to announce our newest sponsor, Asia Weiluy, a mobile payment services provider whose vision is to offer secure, convenient electronic payments to all Cambodians. Asia Weiluy enables users to transfer, deposit and withdraw cash between customer accounts via smartphone at a very low cost. It also allows customers to make bill payments, top-up their phones, request … Read More
Today’s post is dedicated to our partner in education, the Mahasastra School, a private educational institution in Phnom Penh. All Little Hearts children between the ages of 6 and 18 attend Mahasastra daily. The older children (12 and up) commute on their own by bicycle, while the younger ones are driven there by our trusted driver, Billy, in our giant … Read More
Two months ago, eight of the girls approached Roxanne and asked for hip-hop dance lessons. It wasn’t a request out of the blue – these girls love dancing and have received dance instruction in the past, including Khmer classical dance and ballet. But hip-hop is the thing, and they wanted to learn it. Roxanne did some research and found that … Read More
Easter Sunday started very early for Tony, Roxanne and May, who had to stand in for the Easter Bunny. Having already boiled dozens of eggs the night before, they now gathered stealthily in the playroom to paint them in blue, red or green (the colours of Little Hearts’ logo). They then hid them everywhere on the premises – nestled in … Read More
At Little Hearts we always try to go beyond the needs of our adopted children by looking outward to the community whenever we can. For example, we support several children from S’ang district and their families in their own homes; our Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) program has gone through two iterations and received coverage in the Phnom Penh Post … Read More
Those pesky Neapolitans will tell you that pizza is an Italian invention. But here at Little Hearts, we think of it as a Belgian speciality. Why? Because the Belgian Embassy recently made a vital contribution to our kitchen – a shiny new oven. This wondrous double-deck appliance replaces our very old, single-deck machine and will enable us to bake home-made … Read More