Paint For Life - Cambodia
Opportunities of Development thru Art (ODA)
WHAT THEY DO
As a young, impressionable boy in Cambodia, Leng witnessed the brutal killing of his father by the Khmer Rouge. Later, he was taken in and cared for by his uncle. After obtaining his Fine Arts degree, Leng met and befriended 5 street boys and realized if not for his aunt and uncle this would have been his life. He decided he must do for them, what was done for him. From this humble beginning, over the years ODA has evolved into an educational support NGO. Leng and his wife created ODA specifically to aid underprivileged children.
Education and Shelter
Currently over 30 children live with them at ODA near the ancient temples of Angkor Wat. They are a complex mix of disadvantaged children who have no one, or no one able, to care for them. Leng and his wife provide support for the children’s academic, health and psychological wellbeing. To ensure meeting the children's medical and health needs, ODA partners with the GO Healthy Kids Fund. Through the use of art, founder of ODA Leng provides education and hope for these vulnerable children. Leng teaches the children to paint and the children earn their livelihood through selling the amazing art. Each child paints as they like with the goal to become self-supporting through the sale of their paintings. Leng wishes the children to grow up in a safe environment with the experience of managing their lives through effort, rather than relying on hand outs. The children attend local Khmer schools until year 12.
Free English Classes
In addition to the ODA residential project, ODA also offers free English classes 6 nights per week in 7 remote villages with over 650 poor village children participating. Two of these schools also provide computer classes. They are now in the process of building classrooms for these programs with ongoing financial support required.
Mountain Girls Program
The newest ODA program is the Mountain Girls Program. This program sponsors the education of girls living in remote mountain areas to attend secondary school. With construction well underway there will be 25 girls housed, fed and educated in this new facility near ODA. In line with Leng’s self support goals, these girls will be taught tailoring and make uniforms in their free half day, for the ODA yearly Uniform Fund. This will provide them with income to assist their families and ensure they can continue their schooling, and also eventually partially part support their education program.
WHAT THEY DO
As a young, impressionable boy in Cambodia, Leng witnessed the brutal killing of his father by the Khmer Rouge. Later, he was taken in and cared for by his uncle. After obtaining his Fine Arts degree, Leng met and befriended 5 street boys and realized if not for his aunt and uncle this would have been his life. He decided he must do for them, what was done for him. From this humble beginning, over the years ODA has evolved into an educational support NGO. Leng and his wife created ODA specifically to aid underprivileged children.
Education and Shelter
Currently over 30 children live with them at ODA near the ancient temples of Angkor Wat. They are a complex mix of disadvantaged children who have no one, or no one able, to care for them. Leng and his wife provide support for the children’s academic, health and psychological wellbeing. To ensure meeting the children's medical and health needs, ODA partners with the GO Healthy Kids Fund. Through the use of art, founder of ODA Leng provides education and hope for these vulnerable children. Leng teaches the children to paint and the children earn their livelihood through selling the amazing art. Each child paints as they like with the goal to become self-supporting through the sale of their paintings. Leng wishes the children to grow up in a safe environment with the experience of managing their lives through effort, rather than relying on hand outs. The children attend local Khmer schools until year 12.
Free English Classes
In addition to the ODA residential project, ODA also offers free English classes 6 nights per week in 7 remote villages with over 650 poor village children participating. Two of these schools also provide computer classes. They are now in the process of building classrooms for these programs with ongoing financial support required.
Mountain Girls Program
The newest ODA program is the Mountain Girls Program. This program sponsors the education of girls living in remote mountain areas to attend secondary school. With construction well underway there will be 25 girls housed, fed and educated in this new facility near ODA. In line with Leng’s self support goals, these girls will be taught tailoring and make uniforms in their free half day, for the ODA yearly Uniform Fund. This will provide them with income to assist their families and ensure they can continue their schooling, and also eventually partially part support their education program.
In Partnership
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
The focus of GoPhilanthropic's support is in three main areas:
The focus of GoPhilanthropic's support is in three main areas:
- General running costs for the primary shelter, home to the over 30 children.
- Support of the English speaking outreach schools of which there are 7, providing education to the local community.
- Sponsorship of the Mountain Girls program, allowing girls from remote locations to benefit from an education.
- Healthy Kids Fund
- Educational scholarships
- Back to school uniform drive
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