About Us
CESHEO is a registered NGO in Cambodia. Donations flow through our fiscal sponsor, 143 Collective, an established 501(c)(3) in California. All donations are tax-deductible for US taxpayers.
We are a small, volunteer run organization. 94% of your donations directly support the children of CESHEO. 6% of donations cover required administrative fees.
Educate
The school’s primary focus is English literacy to give the children a solid educational foundation that boosts secondary school outcomes and provides successful employment opportunities in Siem Reap.
Feed
We provide students with a locally sourced, home-cooked meal seven days a week.
Care
CESHEO offers a safe, loving home for children who do not have parents. We also attend to the children’s emotional, material, and medical needs.
MEET RADY RURE, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF CESHEO
At the age of 5 years old my parents went missing and I became an orphan. I survived the streets by laboring on rice farms in exchange for food and shelter, but most nights I was forced to sleep amongst the cattle for warmth.
Until the age of 10, survival was my daily task. One day I saw children walking into a school. I tried to sneak in but the teacher stopped me and kicked me out. From then on, everyday, I would sneak outside and watch the class through a hole in the wall so I could learn.
That was until I was caught by the Director of the school. Instead of punishing me he took me to town and bought me school supplies. From that day forward I never stopped studying. When I turned 18 I was the only student in High School who could speak English out of 3000 students so I began mentoring them while also working part-time.
Thus were the seeds of CESHEO which I established in 2010 out of my humble household, teaching children English and practical work skills so that their education can foster a healthy and successful future. As more children in the village heard about my class the confines of my living room space were pushed to its limits. A formal classroom was built and the first school was opened later that same year.
“I know the paths these children walk and the dangers and obstacles they face daily; and I know that it does not have to be this way. It just takes one person to change their lives like mine was changed by a single person. Every single one of us have the capability to make this world a better place. Together we can change the world.”
- Rady Rure, Founder of CESHEO
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