On February 1st, Cambodia, like other countries in Southeast Asia, celebrated Chinese New Year. Happy Year of the Tiger, everyone! This meant that the children were on holiday for most of the week. School holidays, while a blessing for the kids, are always a dilemma for their caretakers – how do you keep so many kids busy for several days? … Read More
The phone call came unexpectedly. It was Ms. Len Hem, the volunteer partnership and donor relations coordinator at Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF), Cambodia’s largest NGO dedicated to children’s welfare. One of their corporate sponsors, the fashion brand Vans, had gifted them a large number of sneakers, more than CCF could use. Would Little Hearts kids be interested in wearing some … Read More
Did you know that snakes don’t have ears?! No outer ears, that is, though they do have inner ears that help them sense vibrations. This is one of the fascinating facts about hearing that the kids learned during a presentation held at Little Hearts by two audiology experts from All Ears Cambodia, Mr. Khun Butny and Mrs. Koy Bopha. The … Read More
Seven years ago, the Department of Child Welfare of Kandal province asked Little Hearts to help several destitute children from S’ang district. As these children weren’t orphans, we were unable to invite them to our facility. Instead, we took on the responsibility of caring for them and their families in their own homes. While some of those families have moved … Read More
Yesterday, several Little Hearts children (accompanied by Roxanne, our Child Welfare Specialist extraordinaire) made the short journey across the river and into central Phnom Penh to pay a visit to our newest partner, Intercare Medical Center. They met with administrators, nurses and Dr Haiko Van Der Marel, a longtime supporter of Little Hearts, and presented them with a Certificate of … Read More
After several postponements due to Covid, the big day finally arrived for one of our dearest former residents, Koem Heng. She came to Little Hearts when she was still a teenager, learned everything she could from Tony, Roxanne and her tutors, and went on to study banking and finance at the Vanda Institute. Shortly after graduating (she was top of … Read More
Christmas seems to have arrived early at Little Hearts. A few days ago, 13 new bicycles in various sizes and colours were delivered to our home. This is a very welcome addition to our existing mini-fleet of bicycles – now all our children over the age of 14 will be able to travel to and from school or university quickly … Read More
The Phnom Penh Post (PPP) is Cambodia’s oldest English language newspaper. Running for 25 years, it’s built up a strong reputation for in-depth reporting of current affairs affecting the Kingdom. The paper has also played an important role by informing influential decision makers as they rebuild the nation. So you can imagine how delighted we were when after close collaboration … Read More
Hands-on kids need hands-on careers and we can prove it. This is because one of our senior boys Sambo has been accepted to the JVC technical college to study mechanics and vehicle maintenance. The college caters for under-privileged youth from all over Cambodia, training them for technical careers. Sambo has always been a hands-on student. He likes being outside, getting … Read More
It’s been tough times for all, especially the children of Cambodia. Schools have been shut for almost two years to slow the spread of Covid-19. So, after such a long wait, and many hours of online classes, you can imagine how happy the children were when they heard schools were finally reopening at the end of October. All primary and … Read More