Cambodian Village Fund’s first event consists of a huge celebration for three villages. The Cambodian Village Fund distributes bikes and basic necessities to ten families in need.

Bill and Nancy travel to the village to deliver school uniforms and school supplies to 720 primary school students.

The scholarship program begins with five students in middle and high school; each receives a bicycle, school uniform and allowance.

The launch of the English Language Program also begins this year.

CVF opens its first school, a five-classroom building in Kaun Khlong, named Man Seourn’s Dream.

CVF sponsors a two-day Eye Camp in November 2013, where doctors conduct vision screenings, check for glaucoma and cataracts, perform cataract surgeries as needed, and provide eyeglasses. Read more about the eye care program.

CVF purchases a tuk-tuk for the village, providing shared transportation to doctors and hospital. Read more about community improvements.

CVF Clean Water Program begins with the distribution of water filters to 1700+ families in six villages. Read more about the clean water program.

The old road to the school flooded each year during the rainy season, requiring children to wade in knee-deep water. CVF supports raising the elevation of the road, ensuring that children can get to school safely. Read more about community improvements.

On January 12, 2015, the Sickowic Learning Center, a three-classroom building, is dedicated.

American CVF supporters travel to Cambodia and distribute 627 uniforms and gift packets to primary school students.

We celebrate with Chanty, the first CVF scholarship student to graduate from college.

The Neil Patel Learning Center is dedicated at Prey Touch Secondary School, featuring two classrooms and a library/media center for 7th to 9th graders. Students from The Bishop’s School in San Diego attend the event and contribute materials for the library.

The Timothy Sykes Learning Center, a five-classroom secondary school for grades 7-9 opens in Prey Touch Village.

The Syed Balkhi Center of Learning, a three-classroom primary school and library (grades K-6), opens in Dob Krosang Village.

Dedication of the Brian Dean Learning Center, a new three-classroom building, in Prey Touch Village on March 9th (our 6th school).

A joyous celebration to open the highly anticipated football stadium that will host youth football. Read more about our youth soccer program.

CVF hosts on-going trips for San Diego high school students from Francis Parker and The Bishops School.

CFV built a three-classroom building at Kaun Khlong Primary School. It is the second school funded by Brian Dean.

Due to COVID-19, The Cambodian government closes all schools and many businesses until further notice. CVF supports many on-going programs and gives some extra help.

Twenty-five school kids receive glasses and 20 older villagers receive cataract surgery through CVF’s partnership with the SEVA Foundation. Read more about the eye care program.

In October 2020, a devastating flood struck the villages. Thanks to CVF’s supporters, we provide much-needed relief to our Cambodian friends.

Silke White and Darren Gabrielsen step up and offer valuable on-going assistance to CVF.

Dedication of our 8th school, the Syed Balkhi Learning Center, in Stoeung Chak Village, a three-room primary school, funded by the Syed Balkhi Family.

The school features a beautiful library, a generous gift from Mona’s Fund. Silke White, Mona’s mother, provides the vision and inspiration for the library. Many local residents, students, and teachers attended the celebration.

Americans Lyndi Kemp and Zion Dyson hold a three-week workshop with teachers and students integrating music in the teaching of English. The workshop culminates in a concert with all 400 students.

A group of wonderful women, who live in Paradise Village Assisted Living in San Diego, are spreading love and joy through their handmade dresses. We deliver dresses and soccer uniforms to kindergarten and first grade students at two schools.

Construction of a three-room building, (our ninth) including a library, was completed in December 2023 at Kilo Leak Buon Primary School.

Groundbreaking for our tenth school through a generous donation from Syed Balkhi. This three-classroom building in Prean Nil Village will open in 2024. The school principal told us that they have been waiting for 20 years for a new school.

This small, modern house on the grounds of the primary school will be used by CVF volunteers.

Cambodian children celebrate Bill’s 80th birthday with a cake. (See video.) Bill attends a virtual birthday party with the scholarship girls over Zoom.