Break the poverty cycle

Empower Underprivileged Children Association Switzerland

Zürich, CH

What does EUC do?

'Empowering Underprivileged Children' (EUC) is a Swiss non-profit association with a focus on supporting 'KKEV Cambodia' (Children's Aid Cambodia) through various fundraising activities.



What does KKEV Cambodia do?

'KKEV Cambodia' has been running a children's village in Phnom Penh for up to 100 children between 2 and 20 years old for almost 20 years with the help of a competent and experienced local staff team. Children from neglected backgrounds, orphans, half-orphans, without caring family structures live there permanently in a safe and caring home until they have completed public school and can stand on their own two feet. In addition, KKEV Cambodia runs a 'Street Children's Program' for up to 120 children who receive school support and a daily meal. All of the children attend public school, but due to their difficult social background, they need targeted school support so that they can graduate from school, which is so important for their future, and complete an apprenticeship or even a university degree in the future. At the end of their time with KKEV Cambodia, the young adults stand on their own two feet - financially and emotionally.



How are the Children's Village and the Street Children's Program of KKEV Cambodia financed?

The budget of KKEV Cambodia for the maintenance of the Children's Village and the Street Children's Program is raised each year from membership fees, donations, sponsorships and grants (such as from the DC Small Projects Fund of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development) as well as fundraising activities of EUC.



How are very good and high-achieving children who want to study supported?

So far, it has not been possible to fund scholarships for university studies. KKEV Cambodia's budget covers the children's time in school with the corresponding academic support and, in addition, the teaching of manual, practical skills within the framework of various apprenticeship programs (the up to 2-year vocational apprenticeships with e.g. Don Bosco or the Cambodia-Thai Skills Development Institute are subject to a fee). The cost of tuition fees, study materials and minimum living expenses for university studies of children who have very good school performance, the skills and the will to study cannot be covered by the budget so far and need separate funding.



Our project

With the help of Crowdify, we would like to support the first student of KKEV to study at university: Pav Maneth is an excellent and hardworking student who came to KKEV Cambodia Children's Village at the age of 9 as a half-orphan. Maneth has come from very poor and underprivileged background to become a responsible young man. He teaches Khmer and math to younger children in the children's village. He helps grow vegetables and raises chickens, which allows him to save a little money for his studies. Raising CHF 12.000 USD for a university education on his own is nearly impossible, it represents about 80 times the average monthly wage of a common laborer.

With your donation, Maneth can study at the university. He will receive a solid education and will be able to find a good job that will allow him to live independently. For the Children's Village, a university scholarship would be an important signal and a great motivation for the children to make an effort. As an association, we enjoy tax deductibility and can acknowledge your donations accordingly.

With your help to finance Maneth's studies, the children learn that with good performance and diligence they can manage to break the poverty cycle.