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MAY
2008 RUTH visits GREEN GHEKO Childrens Home in Cambodia
with donations from our STUDENTS and the COLLEGE
PHOTOS
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The
GREEN GECKO project is an initiative founded to benefit
the lives of street children in Siem Reap, Cambodia. A recently
emerging town located in the north-west of the country,
it is home to the world’s largest religious site ‘Angkor
Wat’ and consequently, a hastily growing tourism industry.
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http://www.greengeckoproject.org
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Although
the GREEN GECKO project is still in early stages of development,
we have been overwhelmed by the support and the results
already received and achieved. In July 2007, the GREEN GECKO
Project became a registered NGO in Cambodia and on the 16th
August 2007, we signed a 15 year lease on 1¼ acres
of land. So while we are very proud of how far the kids
have come, we are even more excited about the potential
of their future. With continued support – moral, physical
and financial - we are very confident that the future for
these children and their families looks promising.
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The
sad reality then was that these children, as young as 5
years old, were often the primary breadwinners for their
families. Their living conditions were often desperate,
either living in very poor housing or no housing at all.
Some of the children slept unaccompanied on the pavement,
defenceless to abduction, abuse and disease
TANYA, CEO AND HOUSE MUM
GREEN GECKO
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getinvolved@greengeckoproject.org
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JUNE
2008
In June students
from the Certificate IV and Diploma of Photoimaging Courses,
assisted in photo shoots on the Gold Coast for Calendars
and local educational College Brochures.
Att photo: Re
- Pedro & Vanessa College Shoot
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