Feeding Dreams Cambodia (FDC) is a non-profit organisation managed by an all Khmer leadership team. It was established in 2012 to assist hundreds of starving children and their families from the Sala Kamreuk commune in Siem Reap. Feeding Dreams is registered with the Cambodian Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Tourism, and the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. Upon completion of their courses, students receive nationally recognized certificates of accreditation from supporting Ministries and Departments. FDC works with 800 students in their education program. FDC have 60 children each day using their nursery and 200 children each year on their IT program. They provide 600 meals a day and there are over 3000 indirect beneficiaries from the programs they run.
https://feedingdreamscambodia.ngo
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Visit to Feeding Dreams Cambodia
In October 2024 Liz (FDUK Trustee) and Anne (FDUK Secretary) visited Feeding Dreams Cambodia (FDC). This meant that all four FDUK trustees had been able to visit FDC in 2024. Having been involved with FDC for over ten years, it was fantastic to be able to put our ‘boots on the ground’, to meet the children, the FDC Team and see first-hand the amazing work and impact of FDC. No matter how many pictures we had seen and conversations we had had with FDC, nothing quite prepared us for seeing and experiencing the reality. An education for a child at FDC is life changing. It’s a way of breaking the poverty cycle.
We received such a warm welcome from day one and this continued throughout our time. Liz was able to spend a month at the school and to work alongside the FDC Team, to develop relationships with the Team and get a real sense of the day to day running of the school, its joys and challenges. Time was spent with the Volunteer Coordinator to look at ways in which we can increase the number of volunteers who come to FDC, look at how we can improve the volunteer experience and work with each volunteer to carry on supporting the work of FDC when they return home.
Anne was able to add her support to assist teachers in the classroom. Many volunteers are English speakers as a first language and are able to support the children with pronunciation which is such an important factor in communication and learning a language. In addition, we worked collaboratively on training and other admin tasks.
During the visit we were also able to meet and spend time with two of the trustees from Feeding Dreams Australia (Tracey and Rob), whose visit coincided. This provided a great opportunity to discuss how we can work more effectively together as international supporters.
This would all have been plenty in terms of an amazing and very fulfilling visit, but our last day at the school also landed on the 12th Anniversary celebration (25th October) of the opening of Feeding Dreams Cambodia. There were celebrations throughout the day. It was so upbeat and positive, a fabulous way to end our visit which couldn’t have been bettered.
If you are thinking of volunteering at FDC, just do it. You’ll have an amazing experience which will impact your life in such a positive way.
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