The Cambodia Charitable Trust aims to release Cambodian people from the trap of extreme poverty.

Our Purpose


To break the poverty cycle and in doing so transform lives in Cambodia with a human rights approach to:
·         Raising Educational Standards,
·         Strengthening Economic Community Development,
·         Improving Social Accountability and upholding Human Rights
·         Improving Health.
 

Our Guiding Principles

·         The programmes we support must have a 'direct and measurable impact' – every programme we support helps transform lives  regardless of development philosophies, world views and religious beliefs

·         We 'fund the need' - Our funding is needs focused and driven by the real needs and initiatives identified by people on the ground in Cambodia

·         We only use 'Trusted Networks and Individuals' - All recipients account for their spending through regular reports

·         We are '100% effective' – 100% of donor’s money goes directly to the cause they wish to support.  Where possible supplies are purchased from within Cambodia to support their economy and capitalise on lower costs 
·         Sustainability – We recognise the importance of strengthening our community partners in Cambodia to enable them to continue on a positive path towards breaking the poverty cycle independently of our programmes and associated projects.
 

Who Are We? 

·         The Cambodia Charitable Trust is a charitable trust made up entirely of volunteers and was registered as a Charitable Trust with the New Zealand Charities Commission on 30 June 2008 under the Charities Act 2005.
·         The Cambodia Charitable Trust  was founded in June 2008 by Denise Arnold with a dedicated group of like-minded people, Don Pilbrow and Steve Chitty.   Current Board members are: Denise Arnold, from Lyon O'Neale Arnold Lawyers, Don Pilbrow, from KPMG, Lynda Burch from Lynda Burch and Associates, Jane Stichbury and Jan Beange.

·         The Trust  was established to release Cambodian people from the trap of extreme poverty and is based in Tauranga, New Zealand. The trust was a natural step to extend the informal support the team had already been providing to causes within Cambodia. The formation of the trust is proving to be an excellent forum to make a larger impact on the ground in Cambodia by involving more donors, both individuals and businesses.

·         The Cambodia Charitable Trust  runs a number of Programmes focused in Governance, Social Development, Education and Health. The Trust has a direct involvement with many of the programmes, particularly in Education, and works with credible like minded individuals and organisations to deliver results across all programmes.

·         We work closely with trusted, credible Cambodian networks and individuals directly within rural communities to ensure we can affect direct, measurable and sustainable impact. We achieve this by travelling to Cambodia regularly, at our cost, to monitor, reassess and report, needs and results of programme implementation.