Helping Cambodian Children at M'Lop Tapang

Hello from Cambodia!

2021 is shaping up to be another challenging year and we just wanted to take a minute to thank you again for your generous donations and encouragement in supporting the work we are doing here at M’Lop Tapang.

Education and training program have been just recently closed again nationwide here following an increase number of COVID-19 cases.  Children and youth that would normally attending classes with us are at home with their families.  Even with classrooms empty our staff is keeping busy.

Families that we already struggling financially even before the pandemic have been finding it even harder to get by day to day.  Food security is most often the most urgent concern.   We have a designated number of staff who comprise our ‘Emergency Team’ that has been following up with the most vulnerable families and children in the local area, providing food and other supplies.  Since the pandemic began our teams have distributed nearly 40 tons of rice (along with other food and hygiene items). 

“When my children were going to school at M’Lop Tapang they ate lunch and breakfast there everyday.  Now that they can’t go there we have to cook so much more at home.  It costs a lot of money and we don't have very much. I was a construction worker before but now there is no work and I have no job. I’m happy that the M’Lop Tapang team is helping by giving us rice to cook.” Father of five young children.

Thank you again for your support and for joining us to help those most in need right now.

Take care and stay safe.

Roth Chanphalkun (Kun)
Co-Director, M’Lop Tapang

Links:

• M'Lop Tapang's Emergency Support in the Community (March, 2021)

Hello from M’Lop Tapang,

On behalf of everyone here I wanted to thank you for your kindness and generosity in supporting the work we do here in Sihanoukville.

Families here are really struggling right now.  Although we have been very lucky here in Cambodia health wise related to Covid-19 (there have only been about 300 confirmed cases and 0 deaths), the economic impact of the pandemic has had a huge effect in the local community, especially for those already living in poverty. For many already vulnerable families, the greatest challenge is having enough food to feed their children.

“Before covid-19 we had delicious food to eat but now it is not delicious anymore. When we run out of rice, my mother calls the MT hotline to ask for rice support. My mother feels shame when she has to ask for more rice from the MT social worker, but we don't have money to buy rice.”    - Sok*, a little 11-year-old boy with two younger sibling told us this and it is a similar story that we are hearing over and over again from other children.

Your donations are helping us to support children like Sok and his family.  Since the pandemic began our teams have distributed over 25,000 kg of rice (along with other food stuffs and hygiene supplies) to more than 1,000 local families living in poverty. 

We are incredibly thankful for your contributions.Because of people like you, we have been able, and will continue, to help local Cambodian families and children in need during times of crisis.

Take care and say safe,

Kun

Links:

• Impact of Emergency Food Distribution During Covid-19 Pandemic
• Strengthening families and communities.