SUNRISE CHILDREN'S VILLAGE

Geraldine Cox AM - 'Big Mum' to Cambodia's orphans!

Saang District
Kandal Province Cambodia
Geraldine Cox (President) PH: 012 803 069
Email: geraldine.cox@sunrisechildrensvillage.org
Website: http://www.sunrisechildrensvillage.org/

Recommended: Novel 'Home Is Where The Heart Is' Geraldine Cox
Film: 'My Khmer Heart' Leonie Lowe & Janine Hosking

This wonderful facility located about 17 kms south of Phnom Penh provides food, shelter, education and love for around 130 young Cambodians, roughly two thirds boys and one third girls aged from 16 months to 18 years. The orphanage is funded by the Australia Cambodia Foundation Inc. in Australia but receives support internationally in support of the organizations outstanding work.

Many of the children have lost their parents due to domestic violence, civil fighting, HIV Aids, land mines or lack of medical care. They carry terrible memories from their past but Sunrise offers them the support and love to help them move on in their young lives. On leaving the orphanage at 18 years most of the children obtain good jobs or with the ongoing support of the Australia Cambodia Foundation continue their studies. A Khmer Doctor visits the village once a week providing excellent medical care for the children.

There is a strong emphasis on vocational training. The children study Khmer music and dance, computers, sewing and carpentry. Poor village children and the monks from the nearby pagoda also participate in some of these activities. On Sundays the children are educated to help others through the Community Service Project and are taken out to help poor villagers. They can work in the fields, clean an old person‚s home, look after small children and help the monks to maintain the local pagoda.

Sunrise welcomes visitors however appointments are necessary. A visit to the Village is an uplifting joyful experience and your time and effort to help the children will be so richly rewarded. Visitors are requested to present their passports and complete a compliance agreement on arrival. Copies are taken and kept on file. A Photo ID drivers licence is also accepted. Please contact Carry For Kids or Sunrise Children's Village at least four weeks prior to your departure from Australia to arrange a suitable time to visit. We will require your departure date from Australia, Flight details, contact details in Australia and contact
details in Phnom Penh. If you require local transport please this can be arranged through Destination Asia or Nickolas Sato.

LOCATION

As the orphanage has no actual 'street address' please follow these instructions:

Depart from Phnom Penh in a Southerly direction along Norodom Boulevard.
Go past the Independence Monument keeping South on Norodom Boulevard
continue past the Monivong Bridge and keep on going until you reach Ta Khmao
town.

Cross the river and go through the town to the roundabout. Go round the
roundabout and take the road after Road No 2. This is Road No 21 in the
direction of Sa'ang.

The Sunrise Children's Village is 7.5 kilometres from the roundabout. It is
on the right hand side of the road and there is a sign outside.

Transfers from the city are available at reasonable cost. Please contact Nickolas Sato as below:

3.5 hours Sunrise Children's Village USD30.00 1-4 persons
Full day touring orphanage/city USD50.00 1-4 persons
(Entrance fees not included. Personal travel insurance required)

• These rates only apply for travelers taking donations for the children. Nickolas will be happy to stop en-route at the produce market if you would like to buy rice, fruit, vegetables etc
• Ensure you carry your Passport or current drivers licence for identification
• Complete the Visitor Compliance Agreement on arrival
• Nickolas is a good man who has the children at heart and he can be trusted to take good care of you during your visit to the orphanage.

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