Cambodian Village Fund--About the Fund


	Education for Children Who Deserve a Better Chance

About the Cambodian Village Fund

The Cambodian Village Fund is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Its purpose is to support the families and enhance the educational opportunities of the children living in rural villages in Cambodia. The fund, organized in August 2006 by Bill and Nancy Bamberger, distributes goods about once a year. In October 2006, money from the fund was used to buy goods for 10 families in the village of Kuan Khlong, Prey Tauch Commune, Cambodia. Each family received a bicycle, food, blankets and a mosquito net (total cost of $100 per family), In January 2008 the fund purchased school shirts, flip flops, a notebook and pen for each of the 720 children in the Kuan Khlong Primary School (total cost of $3000 or about $4 per student). In 2008 the fund spent $4419 to prepare land for a new school classroom.

How the Fund Was Started

In 2006 Nancy's hairdresser, Chanra Chheum, told Nancy that she had purchased a bicycle for the village where her sister lives. Most of the villagers have no transportation - no cars or motorbikes or even bicycles. A bike, shared by the village, is valuable to go to markets, clinics, or schools. That single bike Chanra bought cost only $40, but had a huge impact on the village. At the time, we were about to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Nancy got to thinking, "40 dollars, 40 years, why not buy a bike for the village as an anniversary gift to each other." When we mentioned this to our friends they wanted to help and the Cambodian Village Fund was born.

Chanra and Nancy

Financial Information

The Fund keeps detailed financial records. Following is a summary of income and expenses from the Fund's beginning through mid-July 2010.

Financial Summary
	Donations	Expenses	Money to Cambodia	Money in Bank
2006	$2,318	$16	$1,000	1,302
2007	$2,078	$0	$2,940	$440
2008	$5,457	$300	$0	$5,597
2009	$3,180	$829	$5,261	$2,687
2010 (Jan. - July)	$12,599	$454	$0	$14,832
TOTAL	$25,632	$1,599	$9,201

The bylaws prohibit anyone from taking a salary or using funds for travel. The directors receive no compensation and handle all the project management, website development and graphic design at no cost to the Fund. The “on-the-ground” Cambodian team finds the best prices and makes the money stretch for the projects.

Bylaws of the Fund

The fund's bylaws outline the principles under which the fund operates. To download the bylaws, click here.

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