A long overdue update

I thought it was about time that I updated you on happenings in Cambodia and here at home. Since the turn of the year I have been working on claiming all the Gift Aid money owed to the CFF since it was founded, which meant a lot of trawling through bank records and a lot of form-filling, but it was certainly worth it - a couple of months ago a payment of close to £1100 was made into the CFF bank account by HMRC. So thank you to all the CFF supporters who signed Gift Aid declarations, it really is worthwhile as you can see!

With that extra money sitting in the account I contacted Neth at the New Cambodian Children's Life Association (NCCLA) to find out if there was anything they needed help with at the moment. Below is the reply I received:

Dear Alan,

Many thanks for your kind reply, as for the new assistance requested, the purpose is to pay for the Mathematics and Geometry teacher for the six big boy & girls who are studying grade 12 this year and are preparing for their exam in July to finish high school next year, 2012.

They are Henry, Anna, Joe, Jasmine, Phyllis and Figo

Mathematics Teacher $120/Month (Grade 12)
Geometry Teacher $120/Month (Grade 12)

So if you be would be so kind enough, we ask you to donate $2400 for both teachers to teach NCCLA kids these two subjects for the whole year until their examination finished 2012.
May you, your family and all our friends in the UK be blessed with eternal peace, prosperity, longevity and good Health!

Yours sincerely

Neth, Thavy, staff all the kids of NCCLA

 I put this request to the Trustees of the CFF and they agreed that this would be a good initiative to support, as of course the children's education is of paramount importance in giving the children a chance to live independent lives.

The donation of $2400 was sent in June, and after a few hitches I have now had confirmation from Neth that the payment has reached the NCCLA account.

As always, this kind of support would not have been possible without the generosity of our donors, and I thank you all for your continued support.

Unfortunately I still haven't been able to make it over to Cambodia this year, but I do hope to go in November this year, and I will update you on all the latest news when I return.

In the meantime, this little newsletter I received from Neth recently gives a good idea about how things are over there, and how much your support is appreciated. To read it, please click on the image and it will open in a new window. Clicking it again should enlarge the image so you can read it. Please let me know if this doesn't work for you in which case I can send it to you as an attachment.

Best wishes to you all,

Alan.