Cambodia Kids, is a non-profit, internationally recognized, Non Government Organization. The foundation has two main offices, Sihanoukville, Cambodia and Las Vegas, Nevada. Cambodia Kids is the fastest growing charity in Cambodia, receiving awards from City Hall, Military groups, the Governor and has support from the Kingdom of Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior.
The purpose of Cambodia Kids is to provide an education for the children of Cambodia and protect them from various threats, such as, child trafficking, prostitution and child labor.

When you give to Cambodia Kids, 100% of your donation goes directly toward the children who desperately need your help. The directors, administrators, and officers are all volunteers. There are no salaries paid. All funds collected go directly to the education, safety and well being of the children.

John Sylvia, an American traveling through Cambodia, started Cambodia Kids in 2003. During his travel through Cambodia, John witnessed hunger, children living in garbage filled streets, and poverty. He was amazed at the number of children and adults he encountered with missing limbs. There are still millions of active landmines throughout Cambodia left over from years of war.

John stopped in Sihanoukville, a remote town on the southern coast of Cambodia. The beach was filled with malnourished, neglected children selling trinkets made by their families. These children work on the beach all day, convincing the travelers to buy the trinkets, so they could earn enough money to buy food for themselves and their family. John was their best customer, buying everything they offered, knowing he had to find a way to do more to help these children.

He went to the local schools and found them empty. To be enrolled in school, the tuition had to be paid, parental permission was needed and the children needed proper shoes and clothing. John visited the families of the beach children and got their permission, clothed the children and paid their tuition. Then a strange thing happened. Every day when John was on the beach more children came, and they knew two words, “Me School”. That is how Cambodia kids was born. Now 2 years later, Cambodia Kids has filled its third school, and the list of children waiting to enroll is growing.

The children enrolled in Cambodia Kids schools are taught, Cambodian History, English, Chinese, Reading, Math and Computer skills. Informal group sessions teach the children how to recognize the threat of foreign and local predators. This creates a line of communication between the children and our organization to protect them from child trafficking, slave trade, and prostitution.

Cambodia Kids, believes that education can change the world. The proof of this lies in the faces of the smiling children. The sparkle in their eyes is a sign that they are also learning that maybe they too, like the rest o f the world, can have a future.
We have accomplished a great deal in the past 2 years. The beacon of hope is shining, but as we grow, the need for help is also growing.

• We need buses to transport the children to and from school.
• We need computers to transport the children into the 21st century.
• We need funds to feed, clothe and provide medical care for the children.
• We have to help these children now, so their future and ours is safe and secure.
• We need money, we need your help.
  
  
  With your help, we can continue to prove that education can change the world.