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DO CAMBODIA
who are we and what were about
The DOP team is
made up of ( l to r)
Alan Montanaro, Gaby
Montanaro, Anika Gatt
Seretny, Matthew
Gatt, Katherine Brown,
Paula Fleri-Soler and
Chiara Hyzler.
DRAMAOUTREACHPROJECT
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1he !"#$# &'(")#*+ ,!&- ."/0)*( was
creaLed Lo offer groups of underprlvlleged
chlldren ln developlng counLrles Lhe
opporLunlLy Lo learn drama and Lngllsh
Lhrough drama.
LasL AugusL our group of seven Leachers
and carers seL off for hnom enh, where,
LogeLher wlLh our Cambodlan parLners,
we hoped Lo make a real dlfference ln Lhe
llves of some of Lhe mosL preclous
chlldren we have ever meL ln our llves.
Cur work load was dlvlded beLween Lwo
maln groups of chlldren: 12&!3, an
orphanage for chlldren who, for a myrlad
of reasons, have no famlly Lo supporL
Lhem, and !" $"%&'()'*& +"% ,*-'*&%
(45!6), a klLchen pro[ecL provldlng meals
and baslc hyglene faclllLles Lo
approxlmaLely 230 sLreeL chlldren dally.
8oLh groups presenLed our Leam wlLh
Lhelr falr share of challenges buL we [usL
rolled up our sleeves and goL down Lo Lhe
buslness of Leachlng Lhrough fun.
AlLhough Lhe chlldren had never qulLe
experlenced anyLhlng llke our classes,
Lhelr enLhuslasm was lnsLanL and word of
our classes qulckly spread - lL ls no
colncldence LhaL we'd sLarLed off wlLh
abouL 12 sLudenLs aL L8uL and ended up
wlLh 70 by Lhe sLarL of Lhe second week.
AlLhough Lhelr knowledge of Lngllsh
ranged from non-exlsLenL Lo baslc, lL
wasn'L long before Lhe chlldren had
masLered baslc phrases ln Lngllsh LhaL
Lhey would undoubLedly flnd helpful aL
school - and ln Lhe sLreeLs where,
unforLunaLely, many of Lhem musL work.

Sadly, Lhe lmporLance of educaLlon as a
way ouL of ab[ecL poverLy ls noL fully
undersLood by parenLs and relaLlves , who
are also noL educaLed and remaln
lgnoranL Lo Lhe beneflLs of schoollng.
1helr prlorlLles and confused aL besL, and
Lhe cycle conLlnues.
We reLurned wlLh a llsL of 63 hlgh-prlorlLy
chlldren who needed supporL Lo go Lo
school. 1he money - less Lhan t1 per day -
for sponsorshlp wlll go Lowards school
maLerlals, unlforms and, cruclally, food for
Lhelr famlly, freelng Lhe chlldren from Lhe
burden of havlng Lo work.
We are happy Lo reporL LhaL we have
found sponsors for almosL all of Lhem, and
hope Lo secure sponsors for Lhe resL
Lhrough a serles of fundralsers we wlll be
organlslng as an nCC.
1he Lles we formed, Lhe frlendshlps we
made and Lhe overall experlence affecLed
us all profoundly and we have declded Lo
reLurn Lhls summer Lo conLlnue Lo offer
some maglc and some fun wlLh drama
acLlvlLles Lo Lhese lncredlble chlldren.
WORD OF OUR CLASSES
SPREAD QUICKLY AMONGST
THE STREET CHILDREN
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VCDO, LRDE & SFODA
our partners committed
to making lives a little
better
Cur parLner ln Cambodla ls Ms. el Sophorn,
rogramme Manager of Lhe 7/8'9())": ;/"
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vCuC works ln close collaboraLlon wlLh
naLlonal and lnLernaLlonal volunLeers Lo
provlde developmenLal supporL Lo chlldren ln
orphanages, chlldren from poor communlLles,
sLreeL chlldren, and chlldren lnfecLed/affecLed
by Plv/AluS and drugs. 1hls ensures LhaL all of
Lhem recelve adequaLe care, formal and non-
formal educaLlon and vocaLlonal Lralnlng Lhus
lmprovlng Lhelr fuLure.
vCuC works ln close collaboraLlon wlLh boLh
L8uL and SlCuA.
LsLabllshed ln 2010, 4) 5):(#'"#9( >): 69;#9(:
,45!6- provldes sLreeL chlldren wlLh a dally
meal, Lhe use of sanlLary faclllLles, halrcuLs and
baslc medlcal LreaLmenL where necessary.
1hese chlldren, many of whom are orphans,
work hard every day Lo provlde for Lhelr
famllles. Many of Lhem are sLreeL vendors,
begglng or shlfLlng Lhrough garbage ln hope of
flndlng someLhlng LhaL could be sold or eaLen.
CLhers separaLe cans and boLLles from rubblsh
ln Lhe hope of selllng Lhem for $0.30c a bag.
1he resLauranL feeds close Lo 230 chlldren every
day. Moreover, L8uL offers Lhe sLreeL chlldren a
few of hours of refuge from Lhe ouLslde world
and Lhelr oLherwlse chaoLlc llfe. lL also offers
Lhem, Lhrough a well-admlnlsLered sponsorshlp
scheme, a posslble alLernaLlve Lo worklng Lhe
sLreeLs.
L8uL was co-founded and run by Lhe salnLly Mr.
Chlv wlLh a group of dedlcaLed workers and
carers, alded by Lhe numerous volunLeers who
are lucky enough Lo walk Lhrough Lhe
resLauranL's doors, and Lhe generoslLy of
hundreds of donors from around Lhe world.
1he 1#*"=;=*) 2#$=8=): #9> &"@+#9:
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chlldren's home. 1he organlsaLlon was
founded ln 1997 by Mr. en Sophan, Lhe
LxecuLlve ulrecLor of SlCuA, as a reacLlon Lo
Lhe poor sLaLe of posL-war Cambodla. under
Lhe flrm buL carlng eye of co-founder Mrs.
Cuk Monlnarom, chlldren resldlng aL SlCuA
are freed of Lhe burden of havlng Lo work for
Lhelr food. 1he chlldren Lhere have Lhe luxury
of shelLer, regular meals, and a baslc
sLrucLure wlLhln whlch Lhey are more llkely Lo
grow and develop lnLo successful adulLs.
AlLhough Lhe orphanage does geL some sLaLe
fundlng, Lhls only amounLs Lo $10 per monLh
per chlld, coverlng Lhe chlldren's very baslc
needs. 1hrough sponsorshlps, godparenLs
conLrlbuLe conslderably Lo Lhe chlld's upkeep
lncludlng food, school maLerlals and unlforms,
cloLhes and some pockeL money.
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we started with one idea
and, like all good ideas,
its morphed into
something we are only
beginning to understand
Street children at LRDE give thanks for the meal
that is provided for them and over 250 children
on a daily basis.
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WANT TO REACH OUT TOO?
how you can help
After being told of
Sreykeo's situation at
home and the fact that
she would like to go to
school but is having
trouble getting there, 3
Maltese people pooled in
to get her a spanking
new bicycle. Thank you
Sabine, Gerlind and
David for your donation.
Sreykeo is happily
getting to school on time
every day - and in style.
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Chooslng Lo sponsor a chlld means glvlng LhaL chlld Lhe chance
Lo succeed and lmprove Lhelr fuLure. ?ou can elLher opL Lo
sponsor chlldren auendlng L8uL or Lo sponsor a chlld resldlng
aL SlCuA.
1o learn more abouL sponsorshlps cllck hereB
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urama CuLreach ro[ecL collecLs donauons LhaL conLrlbuLe Lo
our ongolng pro[ecLs and pro[ecLs of our parLner organlsauons
- SlCuA and L8uL. WheLher lL ls a Cu wlLh muslc for dance
classes, 1-shlrL for a chlld or conLrlbuuon Lowards a classroom
- we wlll appreclaLe every donauon LhaL can help us help Lhe
klds.
Should you wlsh Lo learn more cllck here.
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8esL way Lo geL ln Louch ls Lhrough our lacebook page
m.com/dramaouLreachpro[ecL or slmply sendlng us an emall
aL: dramaouLreachpro[ecL[gmall.com
The child victims of the
Khmer Rouge have been
immortalised in these
trophy photographs -
victims of senseless
murder.
Todays victims are still
children who survive in
abject poverty. Their only
chance is through
education.
1he Chlldren of Cambodla are Loday's vlcums of Lhe counLry's pasL. 1he rule of Lhe khmer 8ouge from 1973 Lo 1979
condemned Cambodla Lo years of pollucal and clvll sLrlfe followlng whlch Lhe number of people suerlng poverLy ln
Lhe counLry shoL Lhrough Lhe sky. 1he genoclde of Lhe 1970s saw over Lwo mllllon of Lhe populauon kllled ln [usL
four years. 1he paln Cambodla suered has le deep scars evldenL ull Loday. 1hese klds need our help.
WlLh !"#$# &'(")#*+ ."/0)*( Lhere are several ways LhaL you can help:
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1he !"#$# &'(")#*+ ."/0)*( wlll be reLurnlng Lo hnom enh ln
AugusL Lo carry on Lhe work we've sLarLed ln 2013. 1o Lhls end we wlll
agaln be hosLlng a fundralslng evenL aL 8adlsson 8lu 8esorL, SL !ullan's.
LasL year we had a speclal appearance by uefsa Caruana Mallzla
who conducLed a charlLy aucuon of some marvelous arLworks.
1hls year urama CuLreach ls agaln reachlng ouL Lo arusLs Lo donaLe
Lo our cause and so far we have acqulred some sLunnlng pleces from
Mlcko, Marlsa Auard, CaLherlne Cavallo and even LsprlL 8arLheL.
So please do brlng your cheque books along wlLh you because
chances are you'll be reLurnlng home wlLh a bargaln.
Alas, uefsa won'L be Lhere Lhls year, buL we have [usL slgned on Lhe
lnlmlLable lreddle orLelll who wlll almosL cerLalnly have us [lvlng
and swlnglng on Lhe dance oor. u! Malcolm wlll be back wlLh hls
varled mlx and we'll probably have a few more surprlses ln sLore Lo
ensure LhaL Lhe evenlng ls a memorable one.
1he fundralser wlll Lake place on Aprll 30Lh, eve of a publlc hollday,
and uckeLs wlll be agalnsL a donauon of t23 whlch wlll lnclude a
dellclous cholce of nger-foods. uo Lell your frlends abouL Lhe evenL.
D(E: A/=9A (/ F) A//>B
fundraiser
2014
party like were young(er)
Our next fundraiser will take
place on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
(eve of a public holiday) and, with
the likes of Freddie Portelli, DJ
Malcolm and a fabulous auction
of fine arts, were pushing the
envelope to ensure its even
bigger and better than last time.
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