Our Home Cambodia

To show the situation of poor children of Cambodia This documentary aims and how our organization "OUR HOME" helps them OUR HOME is located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital NGO provides food, shelter, education for 60 children Today we visit some villages which surround the discharge of Phnom Penh This is where we find many child living in difficult conditions The discharge of Phnom Penh in 2005 (children and adults working together) This is a buyer They come to us to buy all sorts of things Vibol: What type of waste you collect? Villager: Hm... everything: empty bottle, Vibol: They need it? Villager: (continue) tin... Vibol : They'll buy everything? Villager: Yes, absolutely. Vibol: How much do you get paid? Villager: I stock for 7-8 days ... and I can earn between 7000 and 8000 Material ($ 1 -2) The people of these villages live in bungalows like this Poverty and polluation are the main problems in the area . Especially since at the age of 10 years children start working at landfill rather than going to school. In the village we find children and even babies playing among workers This is a siphonniers The tape devices to recover copper and all materials that may sell He works every day from 7am to 18pm. All to earn about $ 20 / week It usually works with his wife the money they earn is barely enough to pay for food and repay micro-credit that they contracted for medical treatment of their child Most workers we encounter are very focused on their tasks We were not allowed to enter inside discharge but we were able to take these pictures from a remote corner Roeun, 12, already a little soldier discharge where he worked with his mother Bravely he wins 1 or $ 2 in discharge which is not much for a family 6 girls and 3 boys There harbor bags of about 10kg Says that the hardest part is to put it on his head Sometimes he goes to school in the afternoon Sour Sdey (Hello) When we leave, we stopped by 2 little girls who want to play. But we must still say goodbye Now we head towards another village, who are enduring the same problems We find this advertising at the entrance of the village curious displays, given the real needs poor villagers who live in the area Judging few smiles of children, we could believe that all is well but we quickly learn the difficulty of their situation This old lady stays in the village everyday. She cooks for all workers. Except her and very young children, all adults and children will work. When we ask him his opinion on the situation of children she just expresses his helplessness us because there is simply no other choice for children who live here We offer it to recover some children at the orphanage They are at the orphanage week and they would return the weekend home The son of this man has left school recently He had stopped to help her parents to discharge but now he is sick he worked usually 3-4 days / week This man is not the only with a sick child. All workers, adults and children, spend long days at the landfill. To do and earn some sort their lives. The village itself is filled with waste as workers bring bags to continue to sort. We visit a house that has all its walls pierced. Imagine what the condition of the house during heavy and frequent rain in the wet season. In this village, we find about 60 children would need to be placed in an NGO. And in the area we are talking about 500 children who live in the area which surrounds the landfill. Adults regularly call NGO, in the hope that they welcome more children. But often these organizations already working at full capacity. Children make us a warm goodbye. Our organization plans to host some of these underprivileged children. In our orphanage in Phnom Penh. When we return to OUR HOME, we must endure the country's roads The Kingdom of Cambodia has many broken roads pretty temples. Pheara is our driver. This is an alumnus of the NGO. Today, he installs solar panels He installed solar panels OUR HOME Pheara, how long are you here? What was your situation before you came with us? I live here since May 17, 2003 My father died in 2001 ... I only had my mother and my little brother and my mother could neither read nor write. She could not feed us. It has led me to my aunt in 2002. But my aunt had 7 children and working alone to feed us. She could no longer take care of ourselves After that I went back home. KOH KONG. A month later, my aunt was aware of OUR HOME, and she brought me there. Now you live in OUR HOME. Is it better than before? ... What is your situation now? You study? ... your current situation you like it? Give us your feeling a bit please. I have lived here for 10 years. Things to positively improve every day. Unlike before when I was not studying and I could not read or write. Now I can read and write and I have skills to work ... it saves me a little money. What you gonna do when you've finished university? When I finish my studies I would like to pass a competition for the public. And work for the government, and I would also start a small business and create a post for my wife. Can you detail a bit? As soon as I finish my studies, I will contest. The Ministry of Administration and Labour once I have saved, I will take my mother I want to live with my family again. After, I will open a small business where my wife can work from home. ... I would also like help other children of OUR HOME find a job they want learn. Hello ladies and gentlemen! I'm HANG Vibol, director of the NGO OUR HOME Cambodia. Our Home was created in 1999. The aim of our NGOs is to help vulnerable children. Orphaned children, *** abuse, abuse, domestic violence Currently, we have a big house we host into two parts: one for boys and another for girls. This house can normally accommodate a child hundred. Currently we have between 50 and 60. And we also have a primary school. We also Sopheak, a child formerly ate the leaves of trees. After being collected OUR HOME, he was hospitalized three malnutrition. How old are you? Why are you here? What were your problems? I'm CHEM Sopheak. I am 16 years old. My region is near the mountains. I lived with my father and my two brothers When I was in the mountains, it was very difficult to find something to eat really hard to find something and I did not have to , friends the only thing I had was loneliness. I could not go to school. One day the village chief found me and he took pity on me. So he contacted with the League for Human Rights in Cambodia they take me for an NGO so that I could study and have clothes like other kids I know many friends and I know this organization. What organization? OUR HOME. You think you're better here now? I think I'm better now because before when I was at home I had no clothes and not enough food. What about school? No school before What you like to do later? I would like to work in the information technology Study in IT (information / technology) How will you use your skills when you have finish your studies? I use my skills to find money and serve my country Meta, undoubtedly, the student most turbulent NGO. This is where your region in Cambodia? I am very far from here. My house is far from here Me I'm in the trash, and Vibol he picked me to make a baby. It is Souy. His grandmother brought him here there 4 years with his 3 sisters. Today there is still no new parent. And her grandmother never returned. Sochea: My name is SOMRONG Sochea. I'm 16 years old. I come from the province of Pailin. I lived there in a very poor family. I have no parents, two died. So, with whom you have lived? I lived with my uncle. Why are you here? I want to live with my brother. What about school? What is the difference between now and before? Here I feel more comfortable and all is well. The school? Or I go to school. What do you want to do later? I want to work in technology. So you want to be technician When you have finished, you will want work for public or private? I would like to have my own business Thank you. Is it clean? Yes is that good now? Yes Hm .. let me check. Visal one of the band of thieves. Can you tell us a bit about your story? Why did you come to OUR HOME? I lived in the province of KOH KONG My parents one day disappeared from the house. I was not home so I asked a taxi to take me to my grandmother but she had no money she fell ill, she had much older children so she brought me here Where did you live in Koh Kong? I lived near Phum 4 next Pum Cham in the pagoda (Buddhist) Why does your grandmother thee not supported? She had no money, she worked as washer clothes. so she brought me here Had she a house? No, she did not. Can you talk about your current situation to OUR HOME? I live here, I'm happy, I eat my fill I have a room, I am much better than before. You go to school? Yes. What do you want to do later? I want to be engineer. Is that you study hard? Yes You think you can be an engineer? Yes How will you use your skills? For yourself or to help the community? For both for myself and for society Mey Mey, a little girl that we recovered it a few days ago before she lived on the street where his father worked as hairdresser . From now on, it will have more sleep under the tarp Thida, a dedicated student and nice His mother was killed after stepping on a mine and she never knew her father LICHADO Fortunately, the body of Human Rights Cambodia brought her to OUR HOME her friend Sripich, also lost both parents they died during the AIDS epidemic which ravaged the country in the last 20 years SreyPich is an adorable little girl who helps for chores during his free time What's your name? How old are you? My name is Srey Pich TANG I 12 Why do you live here? Because my family is poor and I want to study for knowledge and help my mother After my studies, I will find a job to support my mother financially How was your situation before? It was difficult is it different now? Yes now I can learn and eat What do you do later? I want to be a teacher. What's your name? How old are you? Why did you come here? I'm NANG Nay. I am 12 years old I came here because my grandmother could not take care of me Where are your mother? She ran away from home with her boyfriend Where are your father? He is in prison What were you doing when you were home? I jardinai, plants, beans with my grandmother How was it? Difficult You went to school? I did not go, but now yes and I can see many new things What do you do later? I want to be a teacher Ok, thank you teacher! What is your name? How old are you? What are you doing to OUR HOME? My name is Linda, I'm 20 years I am a teacher in primary school I also take care of children and I also help in the kitchen Are you satisfied with do that? Yes Why did you want to work as a volunteer OUR HOME? Because it interested me Is OUR HOME help you for something? Yes NGO helps me for my school fees at the university. What do you want to do later? I want to work in a bank Is you love your current situation? Yes George, a French volunteer I am from France and I helped out as an electrician. I installed more powerpoints and helped renovate the buildings. I taught one French class per day for the youngest children and then we spent a lot of time playing with the kids. We brought them to play rugby, football, all sorts of activities during the week. David, another French volunteer who teaches English Basically Our Home covers all the primary needs, that are most important to children so they can grow but they still require the presence of adult They need people who care about them, talking with them playing with them, teaches them discipline The children seem happy here, but we can notice they are a little left to themselves they are all together as a group or small group where even sometimes only there is not enough personal to take care of them To make sure they go well with them to talk I think what they need most here is to have someone or some people that might a relationship close with each child whereby they can discuss with them and trust them and say what they need to say I do not know, hugs too... I guess they need a lot of cuddling All volunteers, we can see that children need they jump into our arms and say David, David, Professor, teacher... This is great, and we can see that their lack their parents lack the emotional side to that parents should give their And discipline that parents should teach their Some children are more difficult than others and I wish I could talk to them and ask them, why are you doing this? What's wrong? Why are you hard with others? Or with yourself? But obviously I can not because I do speaks Khmer and sometimes they go too far and are bad things as a child so they need to have someone to correct and to teach them good manners I can imagine that grow well they have no hunger, nor cold, nor sleep in the rain they seek more food in bins so it's a good thing they can grow healthily But the emotional side always miss them and their parents as Vibol has many project let optimistic when he realized his projects and get desired funds I'm sure there will be more of staffs working for the NGO whose task will be to address all the needs of all children Today we are in a small village called Kork in Takeo province 2 hours south of Phnom Penh Once there was a clinic for the village children, founded by Vibol many student OUR HOME is a native of this province. Because of a lack of funds, the center was once filled with child is now closed. This is a family that Our Home has helped, we have helped their child study in Phnom Penh. Now he has found work in the Mondulkiri province and he is experiencing social reintegration. How old was he when you took him? I took the child when he was 6 years old. 6 years. And how long did he stay for? He stayed here for a long time, 14 years with Our Home. A little further, we come to the home of one of our students We will visit the home of the student who is assisted by OUR HOME His mother called Srey Pich. These parents are suffering from AIDS. They also have a daughter, and the family is very poor. First of all I would like to thank OUR HOME My name is Piseth. I come from Takeo province My family lives on agriculture and live in OUR HOME for 7 years because my family is poor They could not finance my studies at university I decided to leave my province to continue my studies at the university Phnom Penh with the help of NGO OUR HOME. Today I studied law I chose law because my goal is to help my family and society in the future My next goal is to finish my years, I hope I do my best to help my country It is the first creative NGO OUR HOME. She agreed to take a child in the body of human rights in Cambodia she was responsible for him until his majority and then I saw that was difficult for my mother I stopped working with FRIEND before I was working with another NGO and I created OUR HOME in 1999 to help my mother Back to orphanage Vibol recalls the past of OUR HOME The kitchen is perhaps the busiest place orphanage Our cook Lavy work 7 days / 7 to feed sixty child and about 10 adults, all without pay The operation of the orphanage is great party due to the generosity of volunteers fortunately Lavy is often aided by other staffs and students smey is one of our alumni, is supported by two French sponsorships I came to Our Home 8 years ago with a colleague We created pamphlets to promote sponsorship and on this occasion I took Reaksmey to support his studies when he was 15 years old. His studies went well and so Vibol asked me to be Smey's financial aid. The principle of sponsorship is to regularly donate money to one student on a long-term basis so the student can continue his or her studies past high school. I live here since I'm 6th, since that time I am sponsored by Maya Dumont and supports me until I finish my studies I also found another sponsor in the person of Rion Odile . It helps me through the Amanjaya Association I would like to thank Maya Dumont and Rion and also Amanjaya. Currently I am studying in 4th year University of Medicine and I think in the future I could help children and my country and also OUR HOME. Otherwise, I work as an assistant to Mr Vibol. Thattaï This child had a difficult childhood Like his brother Oudhom Please, if you could talk a little Your Story before you come to OUR HOME When I was at home, my family was very poor. I do not have money to go to school whenever I remember my history, I cry Thattaï you can continue? No... I do not know what to say I do not have money to go to school. The school was too far, my family was poor. My father died and my mother worked in the fields, brothers fell ill. Before I came here, it was difficult everyone in my family was sick this is why my mother brought me here, thinking it was better for me and to reduce costs at home here I go to school, but before I could not because the school was too far and I did not bike is why my mother wanted I come live here I have 3 brothers, but they did not live together I came to live alone my first brother stayed at home my 2nd brother lives in a temple as a monk I am the 3rd, and my little brother lived with my aunt but it was difficult for her to deal him, it caused problems that's why she sent him to live with me I learned a lot in OUR HOME You go to school? Yes I go to school Now it's ok for clothing and food? Is good now, as before, I had to find something to eat I had to catch crabs and fish but here everything is provided is that you are happy to be here That yes, I'm glad now is what you go to school? And what is better than before? Yes Ok, now with later that you do want in life? Talk Thatthaï? What you want to do Thatthaï? I do not know you do not know? Yes look at the other, what do you want to do when you grow up? I do not know and you Oudhom? I want to be a soldier or a footballer. Why do you want to be a soldier? Because I saw my uncle be a soldier. I think it is a good way to serve Country you're happy to be here? Yes I'm glad and you Thatthaï? Yes Every morning before school, children sing the national anthem This morning we return to the village near the discharge where people expect us firmly 2 weeks ago, the villagers called us every day and for months they hoped that NGOs come help the question, who wants to study? All DEVELOP hand. The last child that we welcome on board is Kong, nicknamed Bouli 3 years and he has no parents. He was being cared for by Some villagers Pheara is thoughtful, he remembers once it was one of them