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	Education for Children Who Deserve a Better Chance

Welcome to the Cambodian Village Fund

The Cambodian Village Fund is a small, non-profit, grassroots organization whose mission is to improve the educational opportunities for the children in Cambodia. The Fund was started by Bill and Nancy Bamberger in 2006 to buy bicycles for children who needed transportation to get to school. The Fund has focused on Kaun Khlong, a rural village near Battambang, the second largest city in Cambodia. We have built a new classroom building for the Kaun Khlong Primary School.

We are also providing financial assistance to help middle and high school girls stay in school. Our current project is to provide clean drinking water to every family in the village.

"Extraordinary Chambers" Performance Benefits Cambodian Village Fund This Performance is Sold Out. Thanks for Your Support The Cambodian Village Fund is partnering with Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company on a benefit performance of "Extraordinary Chambers" on Friday, June 7, 2013, 8:00 PM. Tickets are $20 per person, with $8.00 going to the Cambodian Village Fund. "Extraordinary Chambers" is the story of an American couple who travel to Cambodia for an innocent business trip, but become personally entangled with Khmer Rouge victims and survivors. The genocide, complicity, survival, and greed collide in this play that shines a light on the Cambodian experience and asks how far are we willing to go to survive? Click here to download a flyer with more information. Only tickets purchased on this website will benefit the Cambodian Village Fund.
Cambodian Village Fund Wristband Make a donation of $5.00 or more and receive a Cambodian Village Fund wristband. The Cambodian Village Fund is providing clean drinking water and better educational opportunities to families in rural Cambodia. The wristbands were donated by our friend and President of Fund Raising, Cameron Siskowic. Simply include your address when you make a donation on line or with a check and we will send you a wristband. Make a donation now--go to the Donation page.
A Tuk-Tuk for the Village The group that traveled to Cambodia last January asked the village if they needed medical facilities such as a clinic. Instead of a clinic the people in the village suggested at tuk-tuk (motorcycle taxi). A tuk-tuk could be used to take poor patients, children and pregnant women to district and provincial health centers. Most people in the village don't have cars or motorbikes, and don't even have money to rent a vehicle or hire a taxi. Poor people sometimes borrow money from neighbors or a credit agent to pay for a ride. At night, even if money is available, it is very difficult to find a vehicle for hire. Patients have died because of a lack of transportation to a hospital. So we decided to buy the village a tuk-tuk, compliments fo the 2013 travel group.	The Village's New Tukl-Tuk
Clean Drinking Water Project One of our current projects is to provide clean drinking water to every family in the villages of Kaun Khlong (411 families) and Prey Damrey (420 families). When we were in Cambodia in January, we completed the distribution of ceramic water filters to each family in the two villages. In April 2012 we conducted a trial project with 15 families. We received very positive feedback from the 15 families and expanded the project to 150 additional families. The filters are made in Cambodia and have been thoroughly tested by International Development Enterprises, the non profit organization that developed the technology. The filters will save families money and time because the families will no longer have to boil water. We will monitor how well the filters work in Kaun Khlong to ensure that they are easy to use, don't break and provide sufficient water. If all goes well, our next step we will be to expand the distribution of filters to other nearby villages..	Clean Water Project provides safe drinking water
Our 2013 Trip to Cambodia In January 2013 we traveled to the village with a group of friends and supporters. We spent a day distributing water filters and talking to families who have been using them. We met with the 6th grade class at Kaun Khlong Primary School and gave each student a packet of art supplies, including an original lithograph from a student at the Bishop's School in San Diego. A highlight was meeting our Reach for the Sky girls and observing their English lesson. We took all the girls to dinner and to the Battambang circus.	Our group in Battambang, with 4 of our Reach for the Sky girls
Reach for the Sky The Cambodian Village Fund is helping girls continue their education beyond primary school. We provide funding for transportation, school uniforms and other necessities. We currently support twelve girls in middle school and high school, and five in college. Less than half of the girls in Cambodia go beyond the 6th grade, but with just a little financial help, girls can complete high school and even continue on to college. Our girls are selected based on financial need as well as their ability to succeed in school. Click here to see how you can sponsor a girl.	Helping girls continue their education

(at least the first 5 classrooms)

Completed 5-classroom Building

Construction of the first 5-classroom building is finished. Funded by 205 contributors and a $25,000 interest-free loan, the classroom opened in October 2011. See photos of the completed building. Click here to learn more about our Classroom Building Project

A plaque with the names of all the people who made the school a reality is on the front of the school.

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