Tabitha Foundation is a non-profit organisation seeking to help suffering families in Cambodia.
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| Tabitha's aim is to reach out to the despairing in their communities and help them to address their own needs in a holistic and sustainable way. Community development is achieved by encouraging personal savings, providing employment and income by teaching and selling Cambodian handcrafted items, and house-building by volunteers for families who cannot afford a home. Thereby transforming lives to fruitfulness with dignity! |
100% of donations are applied to the programs in Cambodia - ZERO overheads!
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Janne's News - Oct 2011
Dear Friends and partners,
It's been a hard week for all of us. Last week we were rejoicing how our families in Prey Veng were hoping to have a bumper crop of rice. The floods had hit Kompong Thom project a month ago and our families had lost all their rice but for some reason Prey Veng wasn't flooded. This weekend the floods arrived - within hours everything was under water.
Janne's News - Aug 11
Dear friends and partners,
Yesterday I visited one of our new project areas – Preah Vihear – infamous for its border clashes with Thailand. It was quite a trip. We left very early in the morning – our first hour was in darkness – little traffic but good speed. When the sun finally arose – we were met with great beauty – first, early floods in a number of areas and then several hundreds of miles of rice fields – in all my 18 years here – I have never seen rice fields in August. Srie and I marveled at the life it represented – at the hope and dreams – at the unusual changes in weather that made this happen.
Janne's News - July 11
Dear friends and partners,
I received a report today – it’s from one of my managers and a family she works with. People are always asking me how this all works. This report tells how it works but it’s in their words – not mine. The English is not terrific and the grammar not the best but I do believe that they express themselves better than I ever could. Let me share this with you.
Janne's News - May 11
Dear friends and partners,
It has been a rather hot few weeks – the weather patterns have changed yet again – for me, I have relief – I have air-conditioning and I have water – both very vital in providing some relief from the relentless heat. For so many of our families, neither option is available so life can be difficult. For others, water is a new resource. One of our strengths in Tabitha is that we are not constrained by conformity where everybody has to do exactly the same thing or have exactly the same type of well.
Boys become men
"You come to a place like this and you realise how lucky we are back in Australia and to be at a club like West Coast Eagles. We've got the future at our feet."
"You come to a place like this and you realise how lucky we are back in Australia and to be at a club like West Coast Eagles. We've got the future at our feet."
Alternative Schoolies
Now that I’ve had time to reflect on my Cambodian trip, I feel obliged to share with you some of the experience so that you can better understand the impact of your generous support.
After the long build up and anticipation of our trip I was ready to get stuck into our project.
"PRICELESS" - PLC Sydney
In contrast to the freedom and adventure which we discovered in Vietnam, Cambodia was an entirely different experience. Having been warned about the increased levels of safety we needed to uphold, our first day in Phnom Penh began with
Taxi Girls in Cambodia
I was recently sent an old email from Janne Ritskes in Cambodia, which I thought I should share.
Dear friends and supporters,
I keep thinking that I have seen it all; that nothing will shock me anymore but as usual, I am wrong.
Relocation Ethics
Recently, a TFA supporting Foundation asked Janne for her perspectives on "the ethical issue of whether NGOs should provide services to relocated communities as a human rights imperative or whether by NGOs undertaking this they actually ‘legitimise’ relocation policies".
Here is Janne's insightful and typically interesting response....
Local developements
Breaking News Oct 2009.
After 8 years of supporting Cambodia, TFA now has DGR tax accreditation in our own right. Having received "Approved Organisation" status by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, OADGS approval of AusAID and Treasury, we are very pleased and proud to have achieved this status as testimony to our fantastic community support.
One of our primary goals is to stay connected to the community and keep our organisational overhead at zero - we are driven to deliver every cent of every dollar donated to Cambodia!
Tabitha Foundation Australia
| Welcome to TFA's website
Tabitha programs impact an amazing number of desperately poor children, women and families. We are not aware of any other program that is as effective for your contribution, delivering measurable results in alleviating poverty. We hope that you find the site informative and interesting. The site will provide up to date news, stories and information on future events. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have information to share or would like to find out more about our programs. Vincent Moran |
"Australians have embraced the plight of Cambodian families with passion and energy. For this we are truly thankful"
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