Riverkids is a small community project in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia that works directly with families at high risk for
child trafficking. Through education, medical care, social
support and community work, their children are given an
alternative.
The project started with
one
little
girl's
bravery.
In late 2001, the adopted daughter of a Singapore family
told her new parents how she had been trafficked. She had
been warned never to speak of it, abused and deceived again
and again, and she took a leap of faith and trusted again.
The adoptive family found the rest of the children,
adopting two more, and began building ties with the
Cambodian community their children are from. Through the
work of a trusted friend in Cambodia, they helped a few
more at-risk children enroll in school. Gradually, the
project grew with more children, meals and medical visits.
In August 2005, several donors committed and Riverkids
opened its doors to another 40 children and hired full-time
staff.
Riverkids is now a non-profit trust based in Singapore that
manages a local non-governmental organisation in Cambodia,
Riverkids Foundation. We have two houses for 52 children
and youths at high-risk for child trafficking, with four
more planned by year-end.
RiverKids is a low-cost and local project where 100% of
funds go to the project. Fundraising costs are covered by
volunteers, and all financial records are published online.
Contact
details:
Riverkids Project
32 Hooper Road
Singapore 229209
Dale Edmonds and Jimmy Yap
Email:
dale@riverkidsproject.org
Telephone: +65 8113 4323
In Cambodia, you can contact:
Phy Sophon
Email:
sophon@riverkidsproject.org
Telephone: +855 12 933 536