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The Haven, Blacktown.
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An Article on The Salvation Centre- Cambodia
Over the past year
the members and friends of MCC Good Shepherd have been extremely generous in
their support of my work in Cambodia with the Salvation Centre Cambodia.
Your generosity has brought hope and made an enormous difference to some of the
worlds poorest and vulnerable children and their communities.. Over the next
months I will try to tell some of the stories of the many people I have met and
whose lives are changed by your generosity. Some of the stories will be
tragically sad but some will bring great joy and much laughter. In this issue I
want to give you some of the background of Salvation Centre Cambodia.
Salvation Centre Cambodia (SCC) is a
Cambodian non-profit, non government organisation (NGO) established in 1994 to
respond to the urgent needs of Cambodian people for education, care and support
relating to HIV/AIDS. SCC works with Buddhist Monks, Nuns and Achars (Lay
Leaders) to implement HIV/AIDS prevention and care activities and to stand up
for the basic human rights of those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Through
the compassion, commitment and dedication of a team of monks, staff, volunteers
and generous supporters, SCC has been able to improve the lives of many people
infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS, especially orphans and vulnerable
children.
The SCC Trust Fund was established
as a local and international fundraising mechanism as a way for SCC monks and
staff to provide urgently needed support for children with poor access to
education and families hit hardest by HIV/AIDS in Cambodia. This support
complements the work of SCC’s main program, and allows SCC Monks to combine
important psychological counseling and care with the provision of essential
foods, clothing, educational supplies, vocational training or medical care to
those in SCC’s communities most in need. Children, either orphaned or
adversely affected by HIV/AIDS, are a priority of the Trust Fund.
Sometimes this means providing them with schooling materials, vocational
training, providing transportation, providing education at their school to
ensure that they are not discriminated against, or providing food assistance to
their whole family.
Project
Goal
By the end of 2011, the SCC shall
have made a significant contribution to HIV prevention and AIDS care and
facilitation of local empowerment by working together with affected communities
in Cambodia.
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