Welcome to The Cambodian Village Fund
We’re Bill and Nancy, a retired couple. We set up a tax-exempt organization for families in Cambodia with the primary focus of improving the educational opportunities for the children.
It started with our 40th wedding anniversary and a friend’s story. Chanra Chheum bought a bike to give to her sister’s village to share. It only cost $40.
We wanted to give another bike to the village as our 40th anniversary present to each other. When our friends learned of our idea, they wanted to contribute as well and before we knew it, the Cambodian Village Fund had grown to over $4,000. |
We're Building a School
Our current project--and the largest by far--is to build a new classroom building for the Prey Tauch Primary School. The 10-room building will eliminate the need for two shifts, allowing the students to attend school for full days instead of half days. The project will cost $100,000. The classroom will be built in two 5-room phases, costing about $50,000 each. In July we financed the preparation of the land for the new classroom building. This part of the project involved moving over 8500 cubic yards of dirt from the nearby temple to the school site. Click here to learn more about our school project.
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To see a short video of the school site preparation, click here. |
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San Diego Magazine Tells Story of Cambodian Village Fund
An article in the March 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine featured a story about the Cambodian Village Fund. In the article entitled "Tender Loving Hair," the author, Karen Kenyon, explored the relationship between 6 women and their hairdressers. Nancy and Chanra are one of the stories. "Sometimes a hairdresser can style you and help you find your soul at the same time."
To read the entire article, click here. |
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Our Trip to the Village
In January 2008, we traveled to the village we adopted, Prey Tauch, to distribute packages to each of the 720 children in the primary school. For a detailed account of our experience, click here .
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