Would you like to know what our Social Support department does on a monthly basis? Let us show you their activities of the last quarter in a few numbers.

Child Protection Program:

• We have raised awareness through workshops on children’s rights, child protection, and our Child Protection Program with community members in 8 villages in Prek Preasdach, Battambang.​ Altogether, we reached 326 people, giving them a better idea of the importance on children’s rights!
• We have conducted the quarterly child club meeting for 27 students. Child club is a group of students who work on making the campus and life of students smoother in a variety of ways.
• We have run the quarterly parents meeting discussing topics of child rights, protection, and domestic violence. 21 parents attended the event.
• We have started to review our Child Protection Policy and work on improving it to make the Phare campus a safer and more secure place for them.

Collective Child Sponsorship Program:

• We have visited 207 students and their families.
• We have made 75 family need assessment.
• We have provided daily lunch to 78 students.
• We have supported 21 students with monthly cash transfer according to our program.

Health Service Support:

• All first aid kits and equipment were checked and renewed, and emergency contact lists were updated.
• We have organized and provided health service/first aid training to 23 students, artists, and staff on campus.
• We have provided physiotherapy treatment to 157 students and artists.
• We have given counselling support to 65 students and artists.

Other activities:

• We have also welcomed volunteer osteopaths to support our physiotherapist to be able to give further treatment to our performers, student and staff.
• We have been continuing to train 22 NGO partners in “Building Resilience and Enhancing Child Protection through Counselling Interventions”

Conclusion

Our aim is non-stop protection and support of our students and their families in every possible way. But we would love to be giving even more support to our students. To be able to do that, we need everybody’s support. Every little bit helps! When you support the well-being of a student, you support our mission of changing lives through the arts!

Make a difference today by contributing to the Collective Child Sponsorship program at Phare Ponleu Selpak and witness how students in Battambang flourish via arts and education.