Author: communication
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Enrollment Campaign for 2023 School Year A Great Success
December is the enrollment month for public schools in Cambodia. In Neak Loeung and Poipet, Damnok Toek collaborated with local authorities and public schools to initiate official enrollment campaigns encouraging provincial children to enrol for the 2023 school year. The annual nationwide campaigns intend to raise awareness among both children and their parents about the…
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Small Business Loan Makes Big Difference to Mother of Five
Across the train tracks in Poipet less than one kilometre from the Thai border, a pregnant woman named Botun* sells chicken skewers, mangos, and an assortment of soda from a small shop made from sheets of tin. The shop doubles as her home where she lives with her husband and three young children. Botun is…
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Drop-In Center Provides Necessary Services to Vulnerable Children
Touy Ban sits in front of artwork done by beneficiaries of the Damnok Toek Drop-In Centre (DIC). He is young and jovial, which is not what one would expect from the leader of such an intense project. The DIC was established by DT in 1999 with the support of UNICEF and the Ministry of Social Affairs…
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Two Generations of NFE Students Share Their Story
Arunny* walks around DT’s main centre with her eight-year-old son, Ponleak*, on the day of the Lifelong Learning Center inauguration. She is quite comfortable on the premises as they are familiar to her. A former Non-Formal Education (NFE) student herself, she holds the program in high regard and has her two sons attending in Grade 6…
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DT Gets New Disability Day Care Center
On Friday 9 September 2022, Damnok Toek (DT) celebrated the official inauguration of the newly constructed disability “Day Care Centre (DCC)” at the Damnok Toek Centre in Neak Loeung, Prey Veng. The DCC supports children with disabilities (CWD) in Neak Loeung by offering rehabilitative services, medical care, and education for children and families. The Japanese…
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Video: Lifelong Learning Centre Inauguration
Damnok Toek celebrated the inauguration of the Lifelong Learning Centre on 2 September 2022. Please enjoy our video commemorating the entire event!
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DT Celebrates Education Centre in Poipet
Damnok Toek, in partnership with the Cambodia Consortium for Out of School Children (CCOSC) led by Aide et Action (Action Education), and Manos Unidas, celebrated the official inauguration of the newly constructed “Lifelong Learning Center” in an effort to promote non-formal education for street children and reduce the risk of exploitation and trafficking among children…
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Disability Training Program Comes To A Close
On July 29, 2022, twenty-seven (27) participants were awarded certificates for completing the Training on Technical Care for Children with Disabilities to Care Workers of Children with Disabilities. The 6-module program was designed to provide capacity building and skills training for those working in the field of disability who had never received formal training. The…
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Rescued By Damnok Toek: A Girl’s Success Story
Bopha* is thin and frail but possesses a commanding presence. She speaks softly, yet her words carry the intensity of a young woman overcoming past trauma with an unwavering determination to succeed. She has quite literally grown up in Damnok Toek, having been rescued from homelessness, abuse, and street scavenging when she was merely 8 years old. Today, she is 22,…
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