  NEW LOCATION FOR CAMBODIA HOUSE Cambodia House is open 6 days a week and is conveniently located on the corner of Queen and Spicer Sts, just across the lane from Reads. Monday-Friday 9.30am-6.00pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, 3/128 Queen St, Woollahra 02 9326 1277. eat 4 2 In November we hosted 2 dinners at OY restaurant, Macleay St, Potts Point - these were most successful evenings with delicious food provided by OY, great wines from Ross Hill winery and a plethora of lucky door prizes from wonderful stores in Potts Point. Thank you for supporting this event and your generosity, over $11,500 was raised for the Mateabroad Foundation Squaater schools which provides informal education for children living in the slums of Phnom Penh. Beyond the Mekong dinners- 2007 We had a great time presenting the Mekong dinners. They were well attended and also informative with delicious food prepared by the chefs of Sailors Thai, Peter Bowyer and Carol Selva Rajah. These evenings also raised $10,000 for the Matesabroad Foundation which will fund the education of 100 children in a non formal education project . These children do not access the public education system due to financial and other circumstances beyond their control. VIP Membership To become a VIP member of Cambodia House just subscribe on our website and you will be allocated a VIP membership card. VIP Membership means that you will receive our e newsletters informing you on new products, whats happening at Cambodia House, updates on VIP Exclusive In Store Specials and our activities in Cambodia. Cambodia House is a great destination to find all those simple pleasures in life ....From small gift items such as jewellery rolls, lipstick holders, silk scarves, make up bags, silk and screen-print handbags to beautiful home decorator items such as silk bed throws, hand woven cotton blankets and beautiful silk cushions. We also carry a great selection of travel and life style books. Cambodia House sponsors Simon Tedeschi in Cambodia, May 2008 Cambodia House is pleased to have sponsored Simon Tedeschi in Cambodia in May 2008. Simon had a most successful time revisiting the music students he had held Master Classes with in November 2006 and bring enlightenment, energy and knowledge to these students. Simon listened, mentored and tutored the students and was pleased to see their development. We are sure these students will gain confidence, exposure to new ideas and further the cultural development in Cambodia. Simon is keen to further his relationship with these musicians and is looking into ways to support their professional development. If you are interested in assisting Simon please visit his website, www.simontedeschi.com. Cambodia House is very pleased to be able to support our Cambodian counterparts in a manner that will broaden their experience, strengthen their skills and foster personal and professional development. Not giving presents but donating instead? Want to help in other ways? Visit these websites: The Matesabroad Foundation offers you the opportuntiy to sponsor a child's education in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Help change the lives of children from the slums and a life of poverty through education. The cost to send one child to school is $70 per annum.100% of the funds you give goes to the project. The support you provide does not go to any administration or other costs as all is donated by the members of the Foundation. Matesabroad have pledged to support the education of 400 children for the next 5 years. The funds are used to pay teachers salaries, student materials, school building maintenace and health and hygiene programs. If you would like to make a gift to these children's education, which is fully tax deductible, please contact John McKeon, info@matesabroad.org.au The Green GECKO Project is a non-profit, non political, non government organisation that strives to provide long term, locally managed safe place where beggar and street children can recieve free education and a safe place for a few hours a day. If you would like to know more about this project please contact getinvolved@greengeckoprojectt.org Another new project we have recently been informed of is the Hope for the Chidlren orphanage in Battambang, in the north west of Cambodia. Established by Australian and supported by the Aids Trust of Australia this orphanage supports children with HIV/AIDS or who are orphans of parents with HIV/AIDS. Become a Guardian Angel by purchasing a GUARDIAN ANGEL BEAR
To buy a Guardian Angel Bear online for $25.00 send an email to cambodiahouse@aol.com with your details and we will arrange to ship one to you postage free. With your help we aim to raise $10,000 though the sale of 1000 bears to support the Seedlings of Hope / Little Sprouts HIV Aids project in Cambodia. $10 from the sale of every bear will be sent to support this vital project. The Seedlings of Hope/ Little Sprouts project is a project devoted to the treatment, care and education of HIV infected children in Cambodia.The project, commenced in 2000 by the MaryKnoll organisation, currently helps 340 HIV affected children, many of whom live in the MaryKnoll group homes in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. For these children the group homes are their only home, as they are abandoned by their families due to fear and stigma, or are orphaned, their parents killed by AIDS. There is a school teaching 188 children, a staff of 60, a preschool, and a full time clinic staffed by trained doctors and volunteers. For more information on this and other MaryKnoll projects please visit www.maryknoll.com Cambodia House supports piano students in Cambodia: During Simon Tedeschi's recent trip to Cambodia, Cambodia House was pleased to be able to support the students SImon was working with by giving them the opportunity to attend his Gala Performance at the Raffles Hotel, Le Royal in Phnom Penh on November 18, 2006. After a week of sharing his remarkable skills and knowledge with these 8 piano students they attended the event, observed how they could, in the future, present their music and understand the depth and breadth of classical music. On the evening SImon offered for 3 of these fine young pianists the opportunity to play a piece on the grand piano in front of 100 guests. He also performed a Shubert Duet with one of the students. According to the Autralian Ambassador it was a wonderful evening and a fantastic experience for the students. It was truly Simon Tedeschi and friends! Cambodia House is always pleased to assist in small and simple ways that hopefully make a difference for others development and future. We would also like to thank you for supporting Cambodia House and achieving these positive outcomes for our neighbours in Cambodia. Thank You! Thinking of supporting one of the very worthwhile organisations Cambodia House works with? Tabitha Cambodia works with the poorest members of the community, working alongside Cambodians to help generate an income to improve their lives through cottage industry, savings programmes and community development. Since its inception in 1994, Tabitha has positively affected the lives of over 250,000 Cambodians and is currently working with 11,417 families directly impacting on 91,336 people. All donated funds are used for specific purposes (eg for houses or wells) or to expand Tabitha development programs to more villages in more provinces. Tabitha Foundation Australia was established to expand Tabitha Cambodia's support base. The Foundation is incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in NSW and is a registered charity. Donations of more than $2 are tax deductible in Australia. More on our Cambodian partners PROJECTS IN CAMBODIA ESTABLISHED BY AUSTRALIANS MLOP TAPANG A program for vulnerable children in the south of Cambodia, this project established by Australian John McGinley, has made a great impact on children's lives who were at risk in this southern tourist town. These projects are always looking for funds to support their work. Volunteers are also required periodically to assist and support their work. Visit their website. www.mloptapang.org THE MATESABROAD FOUNDATION This project was established a few years by John McKeon from Roseville after visiting his daughter, Katherine, an Australian Youth Ambassador, who was working with a squatter school program in the outskirts of Phnom Penh. These squatter schools provide informal education for children who cannot access the formal school system due to poverty or other circumstances. Over 600 children's education is supported by the Matesabroad Foundation. For more information email info@matesabroad.org.au THE KARUNA FOUNDATION Established in 2005 by Phil and Kathy Kiely The Karuna Foundation supports disadvantaged children in the far north of Cambodia in Varin, a 7-12 hour drive from Siem Reap. To find out more about this project visit www.karunafoundation.org.au CAMBODIA HOUSE DESIGN PROJECT January 2004 Cambodia House has instigated, as part of our 'not-for-profit' aim, a design project in Cambodia. This project is designed to strengthen the capabilities of the organisations we work with as well as other producer groups in Cambodia. more on the project. Cambodia House continues to support the development of new products, ideas and techniques that assist in gaining markets globally for the people we work with. STORY OF TWO SHOPS AND BALANCED LIVES SOURCE : THE AUSTRALIAN |
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