SUNSHINE ACTION
CAMBODIA
After our service trip to Cambodia and Thailand, Sunshine Action is proud to have reignited its charitable partnerships overseas. COVID-19 restricted travel and exacerbated health and poverty conditions, preventing our missions abroad while increasing the need for our service. Currently, due to decreased tourism, both Cambodia and Thailand suffer an economic shock to their food and hospitality sectors, leaving many families desperate and with no one to turn to. Conscious of this need, it was our mission to provide supplies and medical examinations for vulnerable communities.
In Siem Reap, we partnered with 26 members of Doctors of Excellence, a mixture of HKU and CUHK medical students, to provide pro bono medical attention. There, we spent time with each unique group of children, working with their leadership to conduct vision, BMI, and overall wellness checks. Together, we played games, provided medical care, food, and school supplies. It was bittersweet to simultaneously experience Cambodia’s vibrant culture as well as the suffering economy that has displaced numerous families from their homes.
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Mission of the Trip 旅程目的:
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Food distribution for the poorest of the poor. 購買、包裝食物包，並運送至貧民
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Visiting and volunteering in several local organizations
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Provide SSS Sunshine Student Sponsorship to street & and poor children
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***program subjected to change in actual environment, final fundraised amount & weather
Though a touristic nightlife prevails, the day is marked by parents unable to take care of their children and increased rates of malnutrition stunting Cambodia’s future. While visiting the CIO (Children’s Improvement Organization), we learned that we were the first organization to come and donate in five years, a harsh reality reflecting COVID-19’s enduring impact on underfunded charities.
List of Partnered Beneficiaries - Summer 2024:
-A.H.C.O. Angkor Help the Children Org, Cambodia
- ABC & Rice, Cambodia
- C.D.O. Cambodia Development of Hope Org., Cambodia
- C.I.O. Cambodia Improvement Org., Cambodia
- Grace House Cambodia, Cambodia
- Missionaries of Charity, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- New Hope Cambodia, Cambodia
We hope to return again soon to Cambodia, and we hope you join us next time, whether that be by volunteering your talents or donating your funds. As always, thank you for your support!
For the construction team, we have built a vegetable farm and repaired the water purifiers in CIO. We also taught Sitha on how to grow the plants. We also built two purifiers in Sok Orphanage and two more in Sok School. Sok Orphanage and its school are our new partners. Besides, we visited CDO to repair the purifiers and we visited the village to repair the toilet and purifiers as well.
For our health and education team, we conducted a health and moral education workshop in CIO, OPCO, a new partner you have recommended to us, and Sok Orphanage. The children were happy about the workshops and games we have prepared. We also conducted health checks in CIO, OPCO, and the village.
Together with the CHEER team of the University of Hong Kong have donated over 20 tones of rice, basic food, materials, hygiene products, toys to the following organizations in Siem Reap, plus initiated the first “Sunshine Shipping Containers Orphanage Project”:
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C.I.O. Children’s Improvement Org.
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O.P.C. Orphanage and Poverty Center
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A.H.C.O. Angkor Help the Children Org.
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M.C. Missionaries of Charity Siem Reap
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K.S.E.D.O. Khmer Social Economic Development Org.
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C.D.O. Children & Development Org.
The Sunshine Action volunteers visited and distributed over 2.3 tons of rice, plus other food & daily products; Children Cloths, Toys and Paper Notepads to the following organizations:
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SCADP - Street Children Assistance & Development Program
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CICFO Cambodian and International Children Friend Organization
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NHCC New Hope for the Cambodian Children
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Happy Tree House of Rainbow Bridge
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APCA Assistances to Poor Children Agency
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COPION Kor-Cam Culture & Welfare Center
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Missionaries of Charity: Brothers & Sister Houses
This is the first program in Cambodia and is estimated to benefit approx. 900 people directly.
