I am a father of 3 young children and we have just lost our mum and wife to HIV/Aids. I live in Cambodia and my partner was a local Khmer, I am British and have no family to support us back in the UK. My personal friends do what they can but they have families and other financial responsibilities.

I also live with HIV and I cannot work freely in a lot of positions. I used to teach English but the news of my viral infection saw me pushed out of 2 positions due to parental fears and ignorance regarding my condition. My skin is the very obvious sign to people as I m half covered in itchy scabs that often lead to huge sore boils on my head, face, back and torso.

If I can get back into teaching online, I think I can save us. Covid has seen me use up all my savings and sell all of my belongings to survive since January 2020. I now have no reliable equipment to even attempt to get online work.

We really need help with living costs so I can provide a good environment for my children to live in. I think tey can go bak to school in September but I don't have the means to facilitate that.


I adopted my first boy Syon, as it became obvious that when he arrived I was not his biological father. I decided to be his dad and bring him up as I felt any indiscretion towards me was not his fault. All 3 kids have a very strong and loving connection and I need them all with me as care has been proffered, but they will be separated. I will never do that to them.

I am also very sad to say that I have no family support network at all. My mother passed some years ago and she was the finest and most loving person I have ever met.

We all want and need to be together as a family. I cannot breathe without them and with the financial stress. Please help keep us together so they might continue to grow in their rightful place as a family.