šHave you already heard šabout the Steung Meanchey garbage dumpšļø in Cambodiaš°š also called Smokey šØMountain? Until 2009, hundreds of childrenš©āš¼šØāš¼ were picking garbage to be sold for recyclingā»ļø on this 6 hectares dumping ground. It was one of the most toxicā£ļø environment imaginable. Since 2004, Cambodian Childrenās fund CCF is fighting to transform impoverished kids into tomorrowās leadersšØāš¼š©āš¼.
I would be surprised šÆif you have never heard aboutš„ Xmen, Start Wars, Braveheart or Titanic. The man behind it is Scott Neeson, ex-President of šļø20th Century Fox International. Before starting a new role at Sony in 2003, he took a 5 weekš§³āļø trip to Cambodiaš°š where he discovered kidsšļøšØš§ everywhere working on that garbage dump. He could not let that go. One year later, he sold his fancy carsš, yachtš„ļø and house š to relocate in Phnom Penh and started the Cambodian Childrenās fund.
CCF aimsšÆ at providing best in class education š©āš«to marginalized children living near by the dumping šļøgroup. Their outreach teams šcreate the right education environment with support on basic needs such as homesš , foodš and healthāļø. Then, they provide access to their own primary and secondary schools š¢with one objective: support all the way to University education šŖand make sure students could become the leaders of tomorrowš©āš¼šØāš¼.
Their secondary school is impressiveš. It looks like a tier one private schoolš¢ but which is located in the middle of one of the poorest area in the countryš°š. Since itsš inception, they have trained šŖš1898 students, provided 461 homes and distributed 45 tons of rice at a heavily subsidized price.
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