Donations are essential to us for feeding the children this time !
What is the COSO find the fund ?
COSO’s main source of funding is provided by the generosity of tourists traveling through Siem Reap, who come to visit and donate for support the children in COSO. These contributions are essential to us for feeding the children and meeting the other running costs of the orphanage.
By choosing to donate to our urgent running cost, your contribution will go directly towards buying rice, food, cooking supplies, meats, fishes, vegetables, shampoo, soap, diesel, gasoline, and basic medical supplies. In addition to these costs, we require funding for long term maintenance and improvement of COSO.
Our Chidren Need at COSO !
We have already mentioned our need for a piece of freehold land together with a building programme. This is becoming urgent as we have three years of our lease left, and our landlord wants to use the land after this time for his children to build their homes. We are hoping to receive some help with this project from a sponsor in Australia, but it is a big venture, and we need to raise money ourselves in order for them to consider matching it. At present we are caring for 52 children between the ages of 2 and 17. Eight of these children are orphans, 22 children have only one living parent who is unable for reasons of illness or extreme poverty to provide any care, and 22 of our children have parents who again are unable to care for them because of illness or grinding poverty. Life is very hard if a parent cannot find any form of paid work. Our children each eat three meals a day, which costs about US$1.66 per child. In addition, we need to clothe them with both school uniforms and play clothes, provide shoes, mosquito nets, mats for their beds, (and they would love the comfort of mattresses) We must have medical and school supplies, detergent, soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste and of course we need petrol for our tuk-tuk and diesel for our generator, since we have no electricity on site. The generator is used only when absolutely necessary; it fires the computer, and we must constantly press “Save” in case the generator fails, as it frequently does. It also provides some television viewing for the children when it is too dark to play outside.
Donations in cash or in kind are very much appreciated and however small the gift, it helps us in our daily struggle to provide the daily basic needs of fifty children and 14 carers.
How you can help!
We desperately need your support to continue helping these children. All donations and child sponsorships can be directed to COSO-orphanage for children by this bank detail below :
Bank Account Details:
ANZ ROYAL BANK PHNOM PENH
ANZ Royal Bank (Cambodia) Ltd,
20 Kramuon Sar & Corner of Street 67
Name : Cambodia Orphan Save Organization
Account Name : 549584
Swift Code : ANZBKPP |
Mr. Sean Samnang provided bikes to children of COSO !
On 17th Agust 2010, Mr. Sean Samnang, president of COSO is provided 10 bikes for 12 children of COSO. All this materials is sponsored by Kenji Ono in Japan and La Rèsidence d’Angkor in Siem Reap. |
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La Rèsidence d’Angkor & Mr. Kenji Ono in Japan !
On 16th August 2010, we have had a group of La Rèsidence d’Angkor, donated 10 bikes, 15 bags of rice, 100 note books, 140 pens, 120 bottles of pure water, 30 bags and US$50. This materials sponsored by Mr. Kenji Ono in... |
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Ms. Emma Veaver & Mr. Huw Davey from Uk !
On 06th August, 2010, Mr. Sean Samnang, president of COSO received $ 1,000 USD from Ms. Emma Veaver & Mr. Huw Davey from Uk, and this donations he expended for ingredients cook, mosquito nets, gasoline, diesel and food.... |
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Huonville High School in Australia !
On 24th July, 2010, we have received $5,500 USD from The teachers and students of Huonville High School in Australia, all this money I have deposited $5,000 USD for land and $500 USD for food. |
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Ms. Laura Nash and Lathryn Davies from Singapore !
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Johnny Candy donated US$1,600 for COSO-orphanage. Ms. Laura Nash and Lathryn Davies spent 3 days at the orphanage on 14th July, 2010. They painted and decorated the classroom and bought school supplies, medicines, ingredient... |
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Mrs. Sam Oeun Vassan and family !
On 2nd July, 2010, Mrs. Sam Oeun Vassan with family came to visit children of COSO and donated eight bags of rice and ingredient cook for support the children. |
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Laurie Chirgwin and friends from Singapore !
On 02th July, 2010, Mrs. Laurie Chirgwin and friends from Singapore (national Australian), she is a teacher of Australian International School Singapore. They came to visit COSO and she donated US$ 802 to buy school uniform... |
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Ms. Mell Lucile Saghet and Mr. Hervé Audouin and friends in France !
On 13th March, 2010, Ms. Mell Lucile Saghet and Mr. Hervé Audouin and friends in France, donated US$ 1,480.00 for support the children of COSO. |
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Ms. Tracey Bell and her friends in Canada !
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Ms. Tracey Bell and her friends in Canada donated material cooking supplies, 50 pillows, 26 mattresses, $ 44 US for medicine, $ 140 US to buy t-shirt of COSO, and cash donated $ 300 US for support daily food. |
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Mr. Pat Mc Carth (Black t-shirt)!
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Mr. Pat Mc Carth and his friends came to visit the children in COSO on 13rd-25th February, 2010 he donated $ 500 US for support the children in COSO. The picture of him is building the children's kitchen on sit Trang Village.... |
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RAGLAN ROAD BAR TRAMORE CO WATERFORD !
The RAGLAN ROAD BAR TRAMORE.CO WATERFORD IRELAND donated $ 1,000 US through Mr. Pat Mc Carthy for construction of the children's kitchen in COSO on site Trang Village. This construction is built by Mr. Pat Mc Carthy and his... |
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Niess Bernard & Agres donated 300 Euro
Niess Bernard & Agres come to visit COSO on 21st February, 2010 and donated 300 Euro for support the children in COSO. |
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Les Richesses Du Monde donated US$726.50
On 1th February, 2010 in this month we have had a group of Les Richesses Du Monde from France come to visit the orphanage and donated $515 US, 150 Euro and 70000 Riel for support the children in COSO. |
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All these donations from Lady of Mercy College
On 6th January, 2010 in this month we have had this group from Lady of Mercy College came to visit and donated US$1,400 for support daily food in COSO, US$340 for making big party for COSO, US$150 to buy COSO’s T-shirt.... |
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The Bless dancing costume for children
The Bless dancing costume for children donated from of the teachers & students from Lady of Mercy College in Australia. |
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Mr. John Brodie in Australia donated $300
Mr. John Brodie in Australia donated $300 US for support the children in COSO, on 2nd November, 2009 and Mr. John Brodie’s wife is Mrs. Alix Rochaix came to visit COSO with this donation. |
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Mr. Patrick Kirwan & Miss. Karen Dwyer
Mr. Patrick Kirwan & Miss. Karen Dwyer from Ireland to volunteer at COSO for two weeks and donated US$ 400.00 for CDF-Volunteer Project, and US$ 600.00 for a computer labtop. They interested to support US$ 1,000.00 for food.... |
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Budget Donation to a Motor-Drag for Tuk-Tuk
Family's Zennia Lynch and Kipling & Clark visited the COSO and they interested to donate US$ 1,000.00 to buy a motor-drag for Tuk-Tuk. |
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Budget Donation for Tuk-Tuk
Mr. Mike Marriott from Uk to volunteer at COSO for two weeks and paid US$ 200.00 for CDF-Volunteer Project. He interested to donate US$ 550.00 to buy a Tuk-Tuk for COSO. |
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Khmer Traditional Dancing Stage and Tank
The stage and tank was donated by Alex Clark from UK. It was built for physical dancing training, tragedy show training, including entertainment of the visitors as well. The stage was built behind the middle of center, the... |
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Budget Donated Beds & Cabinets !
Mrs. Sonia, nationality Canadians and her daughter Julia, Nationality Canadians. She visited COSO on 17 December, 2008 and she donated the clothes, stuffed toys, games, coloring materials, candies, fruits, meals, and US$... |
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The Kitchen and Dining Room
On 12 October, 2009, we have had two Australian volunteers, Mr. Matthew Diamond and Ms. Raewyn Shilds who have been helping us continue the construction of our kitchen and dining room. We hope it will be finished. |
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Mr. Matthew Diamond & Raewyn Shilds
The kitchen and dining room is donated by Matthew Diamond & Raewyn Shilds from Australia. |
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Mr. Mike Marriott was Donated US$ 1,000.00
Mr. Mike Marriott in UK donated $1,000.00 US for support the children in COSO, On 7 November, 2009 |
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The Playground was Donated
On 6-13 November, 2009 in this week we have had on group of Assumption Pathway School, Singapore who have been helping us for the generous donations and construction of the children’s playground. May we continue to strengthen... |
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The Activity President of COSO
The activity manage president of COSO is provided certificate of appreciation to the teachers of Assumption Pathway School, Singapore in the inauguration on 13 November, 2009 |
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Mr. Mike Marriott was Donated the Rice
The twenty bags of rice have been donated from Mr. Mike Marriott from UK. |
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Mr. Pat Mc Carthy Was Donated US$ 1500.00
Mr. Pat Mc Carthy come from Ireland to visit COSO on 20th -22th November, 2009 and he donated US$ 1500.00 for support the children in COSO. |
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Joan Tan Ai Cheng, Cynthia Chin, Yap Chui Hoon and Lau Yu Cheng of Passion Connection of Singapore !
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 On 7 March 2010, COSO welcomed the visit by an informal group named “Passion Connection” from Singapore. This group consist of 4 young, passionate ladies who expressed keen interest to provide volunteering service for the children in COSO. Their lesson plans include English, making handicrafts like pencil holders, greeting cards and crochet hair accessories.
on 8 March 2010, This group of 4 young of Passion Connection of Singapore is donated as 40 sacks of rice, 30 bottles of cooking oil, 50 packets of sugar, 50 packets of salt, 480 literes of diesel, 592 litres of gasoline, 7 pieces of torchlight, 1 set (with 2 panels) of solar system, 7 books of dictionary, 82 books of storybooks, 100 books of exerise book, 50 pieces of lunch box, 50 pieces of water bottle, 20 bottles of shampoo, 30 bags of washing powder, 50 pieces of towel,..etc.
 The training plan by Passion Connection worked out very well as the children in COSO enjoyed all the new learning so much and it was great to see them making the items that were taught. We hope that these useful life skills equipped by the children can be put into good use and they would eventually be able to break through this poverty cycle one day.
We shared with the ladies of Passion Connection about the needs of COSO whilst we were happy to learn that apart from coming to teach and train the children, they were prepared to give some donations-in-kind to COSO to help out in our daily needs. Way back in Singapore, they have already put in immense effort soliciting donations from their friends and network so that these consolidated efforts can provide even greater help to COSO! It was definitely heart-warming to know that there are so many kind souls in Singapore who are ready to help a cause like COSO.
It came as a great surprise when they told us the amount of items that they would be donating, this is the first time ever that COSO received such huge donations from one single party! We were totally thrilled as the donations would means sustaining COSO’s operations for at least the next 3 – 4 months. Few days later, a Solar System was donated when they saw how dependent we were on the generator which runs on diesels. This Solar System is definitely a good way to lower the operation costs in COSO.
11 March 2010 depict the last day the 4 ladies of Passion Connection is with COSO. Before they depart, another piece of good news was brought to us, which was truly like a god-send gift. They decided to give some cash donations to COSO for the purpose of us acquiring our new land. No words could describe how grateful and thankful we were towards their kindness and generosity as this piece of new land means a world to COSO.
On behalf of the staff and all children of COSO, we sincerely thank Passion Connection once again for everything they did that has helped make COSO an even better place!
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