I'm actually nestled in a non-profit coffee shop
here in Siem Reap by the name of Common Ground to create this
newsletter.
This November trip was
in addition to our yearly January volun-tour sojourn where many
of you have joined me in service to Khmer Child Foundation and the
surrounding villages.
With steady growth
comes the need for new and improved systems. The reason for this visit was to
address the topic of sustainability for the future years of our school (Future
Khmer Child) and do whatever we can to establish exemplary systems for outstanding
education and life-skills support.
I'm humbled by the
support of Bill Taylor from SE Asia Children's Foundation who came on his own
resources to facilitate a strategic planning for our teachers. Along with
Bill was the ever devoted
Victoria Lafortune who has loved and embraced this initiative since her first
visit four years ago.
Between the three of
us, we worked with our Cambodian faculty in creating dynamic goals and a
refined mission statement which is revealed below.
I invite you to
consider becoming an angel patron by
pledging through our monthly consistent giving.
So far, our angel
patrons contribute 70% of our monthly operational cost. Our budget goal
for 2015 will be $48,000 that's $4,000 per month to educate more than 200
children monthly. These dollars will help us
- increase our IT technology teaching staff
- assist each faculty member in continuing English
education
- keep our daily educational classes for 218 registered
students absolutely free
- expand English classes to our new Australian sponsored
classroom in the village of Nokor Krau which now has 180 new registered
students
- sponsor quarterly health exams by visiting medical
teams
Any amount is welcome
and you can set this up on our site through our
Paypal Donation button.
David Ault
