About the Children & Families we support
Our Children
All of the children living at CCT come from vulnerable situations where they have suffered harm, hardship and neglect. All have been victims of one or multiples of the following: rape, physical abuse, gross neglect, human trafficking or have been orphaned, most often by HIV/AIDS, with no competent living relatives.
CCT accepts these children only when there are no alternative safe living options available. Our first priority is to determine whether we can work with any of the child's family members to help rectify situations that are causing the child harm. If there are no safe alternatives, the child will come to live at CCT. Amongst our children there are a number of sibling groups. Our objective is to never break up siblings from a family unit; if one child is taken from an unsafe situation to live at CCT, we will also take in their brothers and sisters.
It is hoped that through the safe, secure and loving environment created within our CCT homes, combined with access to education, good healthcare, proper hygiene and nutrition - sometimes for the first time in their lives - we can help the children overcome their past situations and move forward towards a brighter future.
Our families and the community
The individuals and families targeted for assistance through our Community Development Program are some of the most disadvantaged members of the Battambang community. Living in poverty and in extremely difficult circumstances, they lack adequate housing, hygiene, health, nutrition and education. Often children are made to live on the streets, scavenging through rubbish, begging or stealing to survive. Some individuals are forced to live in shame and reduced to poverty due to AIDS-related stigma - the prejudice and discrimination directed at people living with the disease - which is so prevalent in Cambodia.
Through our Community Development Program targeting families, street kids and individuals in need throughout the Battambang region, we look forward to providing the skills, training, support and living assistance to help people improve their life circumstances.