Helping rural poor families and children
Cambodia Family Support – Summary 2025
In 2025, Cambodia Family Support (CFS) continued its mission to protect vulnerable children and families in Battambang and Pailin provinces. The provinces share a common border with Thailand. During the Thai-Cambodia border conflict many poor Cambodians were forced to migrate to safety, placing a heavy burden on CFS staff to assist in terms of food, shelter and transport. Despite this CFS continued to deliver practical, community-led solutions that improved safety, wellbeing, and long-term resilience.
Why This Work Matters
While Cambodia has made national progress, rural border communities remain highly vulnerable. Poverty, conflict-related displacement, unsafe migration, lack of education continues to affect the lives and mental wellbeing of both children and adults. CFS works directly with families, schools, and local authorities to address these challenges at their roots.
Key Impact Highlights (January–December 2025)
- 3000 school children received education on health & hygiene, rights and protection
- 4800 villagers received education on health & hygiene, rights and protection
- 580 families received emergency, income generation, housing assistance
- 110 families were given animal bank offspring (calves, piglets, goats)
- 64 families were provided with a household latrine
- 80 families provided with large rain-water collection jars, water filters
- 7 communal water sources established (bores with manual pump)
- 1 new community education center constructed
- 7 new village self-help groups (SHG) established, bringing total of well-functioning SHGs to 39
- 40 persons with disabilities assisted by education & upskilling
- 350 children and adults referred to health centers for medical care
How We Work
CFS uses an integrated approach combining community action, school-based education, and strong local networks. Children and youth are empowered as peer educators; families are supported to improve livelihoods, access to water, improved hygiene, and better health outcomes; village self-help groups are established and supported; and local authorities are engaged to ensure sustainable protection systems. CFS staff strive to promote a 'self-help mentality’ whereby basic housing, income generation initiatives and water and sanitation are addressed as a community.
Looking Ahead
In 2026 and beyond, CFS aims to continue support for the most poor and vulnerable, help them to become self-sufficient, expand water and sanitation support, ensure every child can attend school, improve climate resilience, and continue responding to displacement and emergency needs. Donor partnership remains vital to sustaining and scaling this impact.
Thank you Rotarians for standing with Cambodia’s most vulnerable children and families. Your support enables real, lasting change in the lives of many rural poor.