Family Care Foundation: CAMBODIA - Cambodian Orphans' Self worth

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UNDP Senior Advisor, artist Richard Tremblay, and news agency reporter with Cornerstone personnel at art exhibition.

Her Excellency Chairwoman of the Cambodian Parliament and the UNDP Senior Advisor pose with the orphans of Kolap 4.

Cornerstone Project team and children in front of the Angkor Thom temple gate.

Nurturing Self worth and Respect in Cambodian Orphans
Cornerstone Project, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

It all started at a French restaurant in Phnom Penh where we met French Canadian artist, Richard Trembley who offered to give free Creative Art classes to the orphans of the Kolap 4 orphanage at our Tuol Sleng center.

So each Saturday for the past year, Richard has taught art to these orphan children. Not only has it helped the children learn to draw and paint, but it has also instilled in them that they have something unique and valuable that they can contribute to society.

Recently, a friend of Richard’s, who is the UNDP senior representative and advisor at the Cambodian House of Senate, organized an exposition of the orphans’ artwork. Many VIPs attended, including: Prince Sisowath, (who distributed gifts to the children for their participation), Her Excellency the Chairwoman of the Parliament, members of the National assembly, senators, and the media.

Some of the money raised from the sale of the children's paintings was used for a cultural and educational event that we organized for them. A team of 85 orphans, who had rarely even left their orphanage before this, participated in a 2-day excursion that included transportation, meals, hotel accommodations, and visits to some of the most beautiful temples of the Angkor Ian civilization, including the famous Angkor Wat temple.

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