Many thanks for your support, which meant we were able to complete the project successfully.You can see the impact of the donations for yourself in the video which has been produced. In the introduction you can find the video for the project.
Together against marriages of girls in Cambodia
project summaryGirls in Cambodia who marry early usually have to drop out of school and experience violence. To prevent this, Kamboo Project conducts workshops to raise awareness among families. Through this, girls can again decide freely and self-determined about their future. Become a part of it - support the project now with a donation!
Girl marriage is still widespread in rural South-East Asia, as in Prasat Bakong district in Cambodia. This despite the fact that it is contrary to girls' human rights and national and international conventions (see UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, UN Convention on the Rights of Women). Girl marriage has devastating effects on the girls involved. Girls under the age of 18 who would otherwise be able to attend school and who are married at an early age are often forced to leave school. They are also at risk of gender-based violence. Moreover, they often become pregnant at an early age and are financially and socially dependent on their husbands. Hundreds of girls could be additionally enrolled in the 30 schools we support in Prasat Bakong if they were not in this fatal situation.
Let's take the example of Sing. Sing's case made us think. She is 20 today and was forced to get married at 14 and thus dropped out of school. Sing takes care of the household and cannot go to work due to her lack of education. "I've practically forgotten how to read, write and do arithmetic all over again since I got married," Sing says with her head bowed. "I actually wanted to be a librarian." We are now supporting Sing in other ways to make her dream come true after all. But her case has motivated us to be one step ahead and prevent further cases. Through workshops with our trained team, we want to sensitise students, but also parents, that they can shape the family's future in a self-determined and sustainable way. The local education authorities, who cooperate with us, are involved in the programme. In this way, we want to expand the awareness of the entire community in Prasat Bakong step by step and end this devastating practice of girl marriages from within. Through our long-standing involvement in about 30 primary schools in Prasat Bakong, we have already been able to gain the trust of the community, which is the prerequisite for this awareness-raising work.
In 2022, we conducted a pilot project with one workshop at each of five schools. This involved 209 upper secondary school students, as well as their parents, teachers and a representative of the local education authority, if possible. The workshops were led by our team, with the addition of a trained trainer. We are encouraged by our early indicators of monitoring: school enrolment of girls in the affected communities is increasing - and deregistration is decreasing. We have found that the intergenerational approach is very effective. The workshops are divided into three parts: 1) Providing information 2) Showing inspiring examples 3) Identifying families who will be active communicators and take the experience back to their communities. The cost per workshop is about CHF 400. This includes the organisation, material costs, and the travel expenses of the workshop leaders. Now we want to hold another 30 workshops in 2023 with about 1'200 girls and their families. These will take place until the end of November. To do this, we need funds of 12'000 CHF. Real impact - we are convinced. Join us and become part of this success story!
Kamboo Project is a Swiss non-profit association, which has been conducting projects in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, in rural districts, since 2014. In addition to this clear geographical focus, we limit our activities to three core areas: Drinking Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Construction and Renovation, and Education. Kamboo Project follows the principle of "helping people to help themselves" - with our projects, we help local people to improve their living conditions themselves in the medium to long term. This project was initiated by a Swiss donor family (who wishes to remain anonymous), pre-financed and initiated by Kamboo Project. Our Cambodian colleague Somalita Keo is the project leader on site. Learn here more about Kamboo Project on our website Instagram: @kambooproject Facebook: Kamboo Project LinkedIn: Kamboo Project
Your commitment and generous donations have made it possible for the project to be successfully launched and have already brought about positive changes within the community.
Thomas Gilbert, President of Kamboo Project, traveled to Cambodia in early July to witness the launch of the project at Svay Thom School firsthand. A total of 95 girls are participating in this project aimed at raising awareness against early girl marriages. The duration of this project extends until June 2024 and includes workshops at 5 primary schools in Cambodia. The girls are accompanied by specially trained mentors. Gain insights into the project's initiation and the inspiring visit by Thomas Gilbert to Cambodia in this video.
We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generous support! Together, we are making a significant difference in the lives of many girls in Cambodia.
We are increasing the fundraising goal to CHF 10,000, the number of workshops that can be carried out to 25 and the number of girls to 1,000.
Increased Fundraising Target
Elia Parolini
5 CHF
Corinne Hubacher
50 CHF
Anonymous
20 CHF
Anonymous
10 CHF
Anonymous
100 CHF
Maïté Kreienbühl
500 CHF
Valérie Favre Accola
50 CHF
Sina Pally
15 CHF
Anonymous
10 CHF
Maxim Streltses
500 CHF
LGO Ottenbach
210 CHF
Anonymous
100 CHF
Anonymous
50 CHF
Kamboo Project
1'640 CHF
Paul Sebastian Zebjeniac
25 CHF
Vermittelt durch Swisscom
170 CHF
Parrocchia Cattolica, Coldrerio
210 CHF
Hans Neff
100 CHF
Natalia Handle
50 CHF
Anonymous
20 CHF
Philippe Benguerel
50 CHF
Andrea Wiesli
100 CHF
Thomas Gilbert
50 CHF
Pascale Meraldi
50 CHF
Sarah Zoller
100 CHF
Fiona Schurter
20 CHF
Andrew Mountfield
500 CHF
leon howard-spink
500 CHF
Giacomo Tognola
10 CHF
Monika Woodtli
100 CHF
Joe Lang
50 CHF
Gabriel Vukic
5 CHF
Rakesh Makhan
30 CHF
Bigna Ardüser
50 CHF
Aleksandar Maric
10 CHF
Peter Lack
100 CHF
Gino Brändli
50 CHF
Vera Wild Spörri
100 CHF
Pascal Müller
100 CHF
Xenia Spörri
50 CHF
Anonymous
50 CHF
Zali Sutton
20 CHF
Odile&Jérôme
100 CHF
Stefan Pfister
50 CHF
Anne Bollmann
125 CHF
Carina Schlegel
20 CHF
Jessica Leimgruber
10 CHF
Camille Bollmann
55 CHF
Max Roth
60 CHF
Anonymous
500 CHF
Fabia Prevost
10 CHF
Aleta Reitter
50 CHF
Jean-Francois Meymandi
500 CHF
Claudio Viglino
200 CHF
Elisabeth Meier
500 CHF
Mirijam Joos
20 CHF
Christine Bauriedl
100 CHF
Jean-Michel Ramond
50 CHF
Demian Stocker
10 CHF
Anonymous
500 CHF
Samuel Oettl
50 CHF
Andrea Darms
50 CHF
Gian-Andrea Claus
30 CHF
Andres Werth
50 CHF
Tilo Umbhauer
50 CHF
Valentin Treu
100 CHF
Sandro Tönz
10 CHF
Sebastian Ferus
20 CHF
Daniela Bucher
50 CHF
Berenice Wicki
50 CHF
Klasse 6Gb Bündner Kantonsschule
130 CHF
Mikael Blumenthal
10 CHF
Edith Lanfranchi-Klingler
50 CHF
Franz Horn
100 CHF
Anonymous
250 CHF
Mario Kunz
50 CHF
Anonymous
20 CHF
Cameron Neilson
30 CHF
Shannon Braun
20 CHF
Jutta Umbhauer
50 CHF
Lars Schär
5 CHF
Nicklas Illi
10 CHF
Anjana Thatheeskumar
10 CHF
Renato Marni
100 CHF
Sabyasachi Niyogi
20 CHF
Gianni Stiffler
10 CHF
Tobias Burkart
100 CHF
Vanessa Hug
10 CHF
Anonymous
20 CHF
Anonymous
50 CHF
Silvia Hummel
50 CHF
Mona Danuser
10 CHF
Famille Blatter
300 CHF
Curdin Guyan
30 CHF
Leonie Kreis
20 CHF
Anonymous
50 CHF
Anonymous
100 CHF
Salzgeber Metallbau AG
100 CHF
Anonymous
10 CHF
Gian-Andrea Claus
20 CHF
Jano Hartmann
10 CHF
Rita Gmür
1'000 CHF
Gianni Brusch
20 CHF
Currently, there are still no project partners if you are interested, please contact us via info@there-for-you.com.
Status of the project
12'015,00 CHF
12'000,00 CHF
We will send the donation receipt (for Switzerland) in January of the following year.
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Impact analysis by there for you specialists
The practice of child marriage, which is still widespread worldwide, is a consequence of gender inequalities. The practice has devastating consequences for young girls. For example, 96% of girls married early were forced to drop out of school. The strong power imbalance and their dependence on their husbands and in-laws makes the girls very vulnerable, often making them victims of gender-based violence. Ending the practice of girls' marriages is a crucial factor on the road to equality for girls and women. To achieve this goal, Kamboo Project makes an important contribution in Cambodia.
