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THE ROTEANG CHILDREN'S CENTER REPRESENTS A NEW STANDARD OF HYGIENE, MEDICAL SERVICES, NUTRITION, AND COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR CHILDREN OF CAMBODIA. ORPHANS ARE ADMITTED WITHOUT REGARD FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OR CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES. THE ORPHANAGE IS HOME TO 66 CHILDREN AND TEENS, NEARLY ALL OF WHOM WILL REMAIN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CARE INDEFINITELY. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A MONTESSORI-MODELED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ONSITE, SERVING OVER 40 CHILDREN, SIX DAYS A WEEK. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MORE THAN 500 CHILDREN WHO ATTEND THE ROTEANG VILLAGE PUBLIC SCHOOL BY DONATING SUPPLIES AND UNIFORMS FOR NEEDY STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION BUILT A PLAYGROUND, CLASSROOMS AND LIBRARY FOR THE SCHOOL.

THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A HIGH SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, A UNIVERSITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, AND AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL. THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM MAKES ATTENDANCE WITH QUALITY SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION POSSIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 STUDENTS, AS WELL AS PROVIDING UNIFORMS AND SUPPLIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SPONSORS UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO PASS THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION EXAMS. THE ORGANIZATION RENTS DORMITORY SPACE IN PHNOM PENH FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND PROVIDES TUITION, ROOM, BOARD, FURNISHINGS, BOOKS, BICYCLES AND UNIFORMS. THE ORGANIZATION RUNS AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ROTEANG VILLAGE SCHOOL WHICH SERVES APPROXIMATELY 425 STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HIRES AND PAYS THE ENGLISH TEACHERS WHO ARE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES, AND PROVIDES GENERAL SUPPORT TO THE ROTEANG VILLAGE SCHOOL. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AT A NEARBY VILLAGE.

THE POOREST FAMILIES OF ROTEANG VILLAGE ARE SERVED BY THE FARM PROJECT. THE ORGANIZATION LEASES TEN ACRES OF LAND AND PROVIDES SEEDS, TOOLS, AND IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT TO INDIGENT FARMERS WHO GROW THEIR OWN VEGETABLES. THE SURPLUS IS SOLD, PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH HOME IMPROVEMENT CREDITS THAT CAN BE EXCHANGED FOR ROOFS, TOILETS, AND WATER COLLECTION TANKS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE KHMER LITERACY SCHOOL (HEAD START) ON THE FARMLAND FOR 138 CHILDREN OF ILLITERATE FARMERS.

SUPPORT OF THE SEWING SCHOOL, WHICH EMPLOYS LOCAL SEAMSTRESSES TO SEW SCHOOL UNIFORMS WHICH ARE DONATED TO CAMBODIAN CHILDREN. THEY ALSO CREATE PURSES AND OTHER CRAFTS TO SELL IN THE US TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SEWING PROGRAM AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF OTHER CAMBODIAN PROGRAMS; THE COMPUTER SCHOOL OFFERS CLASSES USING DONATED COMPUTERS TO TEACH BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY; SUPPORT FOR THE KAMPONG SPEU ORPHANAGE, A POOR GOVERNMENT ORPHANAGE NEAR PHNOM PENH, WHERE THE MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION HELPS OFFSET COSTS FOR FOOD, NANNIES AND MAINTENANCE; IMMUNIZATION OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE ROTEANG CHILDREN'S CENTER (ORPHANAGE); DONATION OF FILTERED RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEMS FOR VILLAGERS AND SCHOOLS ALONG THE MEKONG RIVER; INCOUNTRY AND OUT OF COUNTRY ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED EXPENSES