Current CCH Supporters

We are very grateful to those individuals and organisations who are supporting the work of CCH. The following organizations are CCH's primary donors in 2008:

Cambodia's Children (UK) (formerly Cambodia's Dump Children) (www.cambodiaschildren.org)

In 2005, an second residential care facility known as CDCC was established in Phnom Penh, under the direction and management of Mech Sokha and the Center for Children's Happiness organization. This facility, which houses over 80 children, has been named in honor of Cambodia's Dump Children Committee of the United Kingdom, which was largely responsible for raising the funds necessary to open the CDCC facility. The CDCC organization in the United Kingdom (now called "Cambodia's Children") was founded to support the children who live and work on the garbage dump, and carries out ongoing fund raising to support children at the CDCC facility. If you are in the UK, and you would like to support CCH either through sponsorship or a one-time donation, please visit www.cambodiaschildren.org.

Friends of Center for Children's Happiness (USA) (www.friendsofcch.org) was founded by Elia and Halimah Van Tuyl, with the purpose of raising funds for all of CCH's efforts. Halimah is an elementary school teacher, and worked for a month in summers of 2006 and 2007 to establish a children's library at CCH 1 and CDCC, administered by the children themselves. Elia is a businessman and filmmaker. The result of his work may be viewed by clicking links below:

Friends of CCH has helped fund the CCH Road Show and Library, part of the 3 story multi-purpose building at CCH 1, General Operating expenses, and numerous other efforts. To contact Friends of CCH, email: friendsofcch@gmail.com.

VZW de Stortkinderen / CCH Friends Belgium (www.stortkinderen.be) is a dedicated fund raising organization located in Flanders, Belgium. The name Stortkinderen ( = Garbage Dump Kids ) refers to the garbage dump of Steung Meanchy as well to the provincial garbage dump in the village of Lendelede, Belgium. The support of the Belgian friends of CCH started in 2004 with the co-production of the DVD "Cambodian Dump Children." Since then, they have put on many events, including dances, cookouts, a yearly Trappist Sale around Christmas and presentations to corporate donors. De Stortkinderen provided a significant funding for the new CCH business training building, as well as ongoing sponsorship support for CCH (individual child sponsorship programs, purchases of bikes and computers, etc.). Stortkinderen is now providing significant support to the newly developing CCH Youth House program.

Canodia (Canadians Helping Cambodia's Youth) (http://canodia.com)

was founded in November, 2007 by Mr. Gerry Valois of Winnipeg, Canada. Canodia works closely with special projects such as the proposed CCH Youth House, to help such projects have the most impact on lives in Cambodia. Canodia's projects serve to help the poor, homeless and orphaned children of Cambodia, and assists children that are most at risk for exploitation and abuse. Canodia also supports organizations that can deliver sustainable results and change the lives of children and youth to empower them for a brighter future.

"Hilfe für Kinder in Phnom Penh e.V." (Help for Children in Phnom Penh) (http://www.kambodscha-kinderhil fe.de) was founded by Dr.Martin Hannemann from Germany in 2007 after a visit to Center for Children’s Happiness in 2006. The organization’s sole focus is to raise money for CCH, preferring to support children on a long time basis. By the end of 2007 8 children have already been pledged ongoing support by Help for Children in Phnom Penh, and additional one time donations have been received from individuals and companies. A German organisation has been necessary to satisfy German tax laws.

One goal of Help for Children in Phnom Penh is to transfer 100% of all donations to CCH, so that the children will benefit to the maximum.

Dr.Hannemann speaks publicly within Germany about CCH and has published his work on the organization's website, where one may read the organizational charter and learn how to apply for a membership.

Though it is still a small organisation, it is growing and was very successful in its first year.

100 Friends Project (USA) (www.100friendsproject.org) was started by Marc Gold in 1989 as small project with a simple idea: Every year several thousand people contribute to the project and Marc takes the money to Third World Countries and looks for the neediest people he can find. He then puts the money to work in the most compassionate, appropriate, culturally compatible, constructive and practical manner possible. Marc pays for his own travel expenses. Since the project began, Marc has completed ten humanitarian missions and dispensed over $100,000 directly into the hands of thousands of needy people all over the world. Marc tries to find people who are not being assisted by anyone else and makes sure that the person needing the help really receives it. The funds have gone to support women's projects, street children, hospitals, tsunami survivors, AIDS and tuberculosis victims, and the elderly, among others. 100 Freinds Project provides ongoing sponsorship for 8 children at CCH, in addition to providing support for special projects and events.

Happy Hearts Fund (USA) (http://www.happyheartsfund.org/partners.html) has provided CCH with recent, much needed funding to help with General Operating Costs for 2008 and 2009, and has also generously funded the ongoing English language training of about 15 CCH students, allowing them to attend the highly regarded Australian Center for Education (ACE) training program. Founded by international model Petra Nemcova after her nearly fatal encounter with the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, Happy Hearts Fund helps many deserving organizations throughout Asia, focusing on education, medical and emotional health.

JHP--Japan Team of Young Human Power (Japan)

Ms. Osanai Mieko, President of the non-profit Japan Team of Young Human Power (JHP), met Mr. Mech Sokha by chance in Cambodia. Being moved by the plight of children in this war-ravaged country, Ms. Osanai Mieko agreed to offer the financial support of JHP to help establish Center for Children's Happiness (CCH), with Sokha as a co-founder and managing director. CCH was established as a non-profit organization in April, 2002. JHP covered the construction costs of building the CCH 1 & 2 residential facilities, and has recently successfully concluded its commitment to support CCH during its first six years of operation.

CCH has developed a cooperative relationship with UWCSEA---United World College Southeast Asia (Singapore) www.uwcsea.uwc.org, which began sending volunteers to CCH in 2005. One of CCH's students, Un Narun, has a full scholarship to attend UWCSEA, and is currently in Grade 11 there.

Individual Sponsors and Volunteers

CCH is also grateful to the many individual sponsors and volunteers who have contributed financially or volunteered their time and energy to enrich the lives of our children and help CCH to continue to grow and develop as a care-provider and educational institution for some of Cambodia's most vulnerable children.