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  • ELEPHANTS FOR EDUCATION

    We're proud to support the Elephants for Education Campaign by the Human and Hope Association.

    For every elephant you purchase you provide education to a Cambodian child.

    One Junior Elephant is just $25 and shipping in Australia is included. 

    Help us break the cycle of poverty with knowledge. Target is $15,000

    What is Elephants for Education?

    20% of Cambodians live below the poverty line

    1 in every 4 Cambodians over the age of 15 are illiterate

    These are statistics that the Human and Hope Association aim to change. Over the past five years they have been providing training, education and support to marginalised villagers so they can have the skills and knowledge to move out of the poverty bracket.

    In order to fund their education programs for 2017, we are asking you to purchase an elephant for education. These elephants are made by graduated sewing students from Human and Hope Association, who make them for a fair wage at their homes. By purchasing an elephant (or how about a family?), you are providing an income to these women so they can support their families with shelter, education and healthcare. You are also contributing towards the education of over 150 Cambodian children.

    We have a family of 10 elephants waiting to be adopted, each providing access to vital services at Human and Hope Association.

    Amao Jr – Provides a month of clean drinking water for the students at HHA, keeping them healthy

    Bopha Jr – Provides students with access to a library for a day so they can increase their knowledge

    Sangha Jr – Provides an art lesson to a class of students, promoting creativity which is often stifled at public school

    Somlei Jr – Provides a child protection workshop to empower our students to stand up to abuse

    Srey Jr – Provides four living values lessons to address social issues and improve the behaviour of our students

    Amao – Provides a month of language education to an illiterate child, enabling them to read and write in their native language

    Bopha – Provides a month of English classes to a child so they can increase their future job and study opportunities

    Sangha – Provides a month of preschool education to a five-year-old, putting them on the right track to an educated life

    Somlei – Provides a hygiene workshop, preventing illness and disease

    Srey – Provides a child with a scholarship and study resources, ensuring poverty does not stop them from being educated

    Why does education in Cambodia matter?

    Between 1975 and 1979, an estimated two million people (a quarter of the population at the time) were killed in Cambodia through starvation, torture, execution, disease and overwork under the ruling of the Khmer Rouge. Intellectuals were targeted, and as a result, Cambodia lost most of their educated population.

    It has taken a long time to rebuild Cambodia, and although the education system has developed in leaps and bounds, there is still a strong lack of education and skills in the community that has lead to a life of poverty for the villagers.

    With poverty comes other social issues, such as lack of hygiene, illnesses, domestic violence, child labour and more. The Human and Hope Association works directly with children and their families so that with their support they can understand the value of education and help to address these social issues. We want them to break the cycle of poverty so that the next generation don’t have to deal with the hardships that this generation does.

    By educating the students we are empowering them to create sustainable futures for themselves.

    To learn more and to purchase one or more of these super cute elephants or to donate to this campaign go to  

    https://chuffed.org/project/elephantsforeducation