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“If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be...For the poor you will always have with you in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’" (Deut 15:7-11)

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I guess it’s a philosophical debate as long as society itself. Whether it’s taxation or charity, some people are so horrified at the idea of one undeserving freeloader taking money, that they would rather see ten people go hungry.



It has also previously occurred to me - and I’m not pointing any fingers here - that a non-zero percentage of the CEO community have their entire retirement finances reliant on Cambodia staying poor...
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cambo swa wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:25 am
KTabi wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:24 am
lostjeremy wrote: Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:37 pm
KTabi wrote:I was told to start a seperate thread last week to ask what charities and organizations one could support with time and/or money due to difficult times for sellers, tourism and travel workers, and lots of other people now.

I don't think anyone should have to go hungry or without shelter if it can be helped. What organizations do you recommend? Thank you for your time.
Why not just do it yourself?
Pretty easy to find families struggling, especially right now.
Our small middle class neighborhood has a couple of those families.
Not too difficult to go buy a few 50kg sacks of rice. A few cases of noodles and a few kilos of fish and help those around you.

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I am not in Cambodia at the moment, I've only got intentions to be there at some point in the near future. Of course covid and such makes things a little complicated on timelines. I originally only asked in response to reports of soaring food prices and markets closed down. I felt sad that decent people might have no food and assumed there might be some known charity at least making sure people got fed in these neighborhoods I intended to live in soon. Everywhere I and my family lives have strong welfare states and charitable organizations with large funds.
You are not here in Cambodia? As Lost J stated you can do here, just buy it and donate it. Have you ever lived here? Does not seem like it. "At the moment" sounds like never. There are very few opportunities for people in need to be supported here. Now it is tragic for them. Your stated mission is admirable and I hope you find a way to do good.
Yes, I'm not in Cambodia. There's a little pandemic going on that has made things more complicated. Heading straight in to a place on lockdown after paying thousands from a place not on lockdown makes no sense. Certainly seems like a nice idea to do something oneself on a local level. I have visited and intend to come soon but obviously the circumstances are not ideal or improving at the moment. If Cambodia were in great shape I would be there next month.

There's no need to be rude and nonsensical about whether or not someone could come in to such a low cost place, it is not an exclusive club or otherwise to this current temporary atmosphere difficult. Hopefully we can share a beer when this all blows over and people can get whatever help is appropriate through the situation. :beer3:
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nerdlinger wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:09 pm It has also previously occurred to me - and I’m not pointing any fingers here - that a non-zero percentage of the CEO community have their entire retirement finances reliant on Cambodia staying poor...
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along with a few international fashion brands
food, soap, and cosmetics multinationals
energy conglomerates
financial institutions
probably your education, or the conditions that enabled it
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I think that it's great that foreigners who feel affection and affiliation towards Cambodia are thinking about how they can help out - even, or especially, if they are not in Cambodia right now. They are asking how they can help in the most useful way, and that's not a stupid question to be asking on an expat forum.
I really think that the present crisis over-rides the general debate on whether Cambodia should be getting along with hand-outs. In every country, the pandemic is hitting the poor hardest, and I don't see how it is the fault of the poor if there are a load of greedy bastards who are not paying their share.

As one example: This worthy organization works for child protection in Sihanoukville, but they support whole families in need.
http://mloptapang.org/
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^That was a very good read, I especially enjoyed the 2019 Annual Report. They are a professional body tackling all the angles, with plenty of abilities and skills. Thanks for this article Anchor Moy, a very interesting Charitable organisation that obviously does very good work, and may I add at a location and time when it was much needed with the dramatic change of the city at that time.
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The smaller orgs seem to have really good success in Cambodia. I always believed that a hand-up to local people and sustainable was the best way to go. Pre-pandemic I was sponsoring a local school in Kampot to teach English to kids for free, a skill that can go a long way for their future. The plan was to fund with a sustainable farm project.

And then COVID hit and everything went on hold... its especially difficult to operate something from overseas during all this mess. But it would be good to get it going again later. A little money goes a long way in Cambodia :)
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Anchor Moy wrote: Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:06 am I think that it's great that foreigners who feel affection and affiliation towards Cambodia are thinking about how they can help out - even, or especially, if they are not in Cambodia right now. They are asking how they can help in the most useful way, and that's not a stupid question to be asking on an expat forum.
I really think that the present crisis over-rides the general debate on whether Cambodia should be getting along with hand-outs. In every country, the pandemic is hitting the poor hardest, and I don't see how it is the fault of the poor if there are a load of greedy bastards who are not paying their share.

As one example: This worthy organization works for child protection in Sihanoukville, but they support whole families in need.
http://mloptapang.org/
I came across this on social media. It says that the organisation M'lop Tapang has been allowed to go into the closed red zone in sangkat 4 area of Sihanoukville to deliver assistance to families in need who are in lockdown.
I think they do a great job, so here's some photos.
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