It was so heartwarming to see the children, performing, singing enthusiastically, at the end-of-semester Closing Program two weeks ago in Cambodia! Over 30 children were presented with medals after successfully completing another grade at the end of an eventful school year at the Goducate Children’s Home in Prey Nob, Cambodia.
Many of these children came from impoverished backgrounds – their parents too poor to provide even a meal a day for them. They had worked long, hard hours as soon as they could walk – collecting used aluminium cans and plastic bottles from the garbage to recycle, hauling cement and bricks at construction sites, selling home-cooked food from door to door – such were their sad lives before they were admitted to the Children’s Home. Here, they had a chance at education, and within months, they flourished and blossomed into happy, confident kids.
Goducate sponsors have adopted individual kids, providing funds monthly for their welfare and education – so that these poor children will have a future, and contribute to the society they live in.
From the 11th to the 23rd of January, I ate, slept, worked, and chatted with the children at the Goducate Children’s Home in Preyop, Cambodia. A typical day for a child in the home would go along something like this—wake up at crack of dawn to do assigned tasks or chores, have breakfast, attend school (in English) and Khmer classes, then back to doing assigned tasks in various part of… Continue reading
A nursing school that came to know about Goducate’s community work has chosen the Goducate Learning Center in Mabakan, Calaun, to be a center for practical training for their students. Hence 10 nursing students spent January training the locals in basic health awareness and doing health screenings.
Training session
Some 30 people, mostly mothers, attended… Continue reading
A fortnight ago parents of the children attending the Goducate Learning Center in Lalao, Laguna, were brought together to attend a session with their children. The session, called Mama and Me, was intended to emphasize to the parents the importance of good communication with their children and of teaching their children and supervising them while they do their homework and assignments. For the children, the intention was to impress on… Continue reading
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