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Iona is running a 'marathon' for at risk children and young people in Cambodia & SE Asia

Iona is participating in #RunWithFriends 2019
and is fundraising for Friends-International

Every pound you give will go towards protection, education and reintegration of children and young people living on the streets and margins of society in Cambodia and SE Asia.

My Story

In Cambodia, parents have no legal obligation to send their children to school. And if they don't have enough money, they might choose to keep their children out of school so they can earn money - scavenging through rubbish dumps for recyclables, begging, or other dangerous areas of work.

Today I visited a slum area in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh and was greeted by a lot of small children who should have been in school but aren't - maybe because their parent is a drug user, an alcoholic, or simply doesn't understand the value of them going to school. Friends International is providing these children with remedial education so they can catch up with the school curriculum and eventually enroll in public school, while also carrying out community awareness campaigns on the importance of sending your children to school. They also provide the children with basic healthcare and make sure they're not in danger. Every pound you give will support this and much more of the amazing work Friends does in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar. Thank you!!!

https://friends-international.org/our-solutions/
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Recent Donors

  • Johnny Bergius

    GBP 150 01/03/2020 11:54:44 AM UTC

  • Holly Collinge

    GBP 20 12/11/2019 11:48:50 AM UTC

  • Anonymous

    USD 43 12/08/2019 02:34:58 AM UTC

  • Robin Nandi

    USD 25 12/07/2019 10:13:41 PM UTC

  • Rachel Roberts

    Good luck Ona! Xxx

    USD 10 12/07/2019 09:05:36 AM UTC

  • HUW RODERICK

    Good luck Iona!

    USD 25 12/07/2019 08:25:19 AM UTC

  • Aditya Misra-Godwin

    Good luck! Hope it goes phenomenally!

    USD 50 12/07/2019 01:31:32 AM UTC

  • Jack Roberts

    Merry Christmas ona! Good luck!

    GBP 15 12/06/2019 09:22:30 PM UTC

  • Alexandra Kershaw

    Go Iona! Good luck and love from goddaughter Isabel and all of us xx

    GBP 15 12/06/2019 10:49:30 AM UTC

  • Katherine Marks

    Good luck Iona!! You got this 😊👍

    USD 20 12/06/2019 10:27:39 AM UTC

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