Structure and cooperation

• The German association Kinderhilfe Kambodscha e.V. (KKe.V.) Aachen was founded in 2004 by Michael Weiss. ​

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• In the same year, Michael Weiss purchased building land in Phnom Penh to build the children's village. 

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• KKEV Cambodia is the local partner and sister organisation in Cambodia. KKEV Cambodia is recognised as an international non-governmental organisation, employs only local staff and, under the leadership of an experienced and well-coordinated team, runs both facilities, the children's village and the street children programme. ​​

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• The Empower Underprivileged Children (EUC) association was founded in December 2022 in Zurich by Dr Claudia Suessmuth Dyckerhoff, Vice-Chair of the Board of KKe.V. Aachen, who lives in Switzerland, together with her husband Dr Stephan Dyckerhoff and their friends Nuria Barbey, Thierry Barbey and Andrea Hierholzer, primarily to provide financial support to KKEV Cambodia.​

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• The local management team is responsible for administration, organisation, budgeting, contact with schools and teachers, ministries and the local community, and ensures the care and education of the children. ​

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• The board of KKe.V. in Aachen coordinates the budget with the local team, secures funding through donations and provides advice and support to the local team. In fortnightly meetings via video call, the children's situation (emotional, health, psychological), new or departing children, the learning and school situation, any changes in the local team, buildings and infrastructure, garden yields and animal husbandry, as well as ongoing and new projects are discussed. ​​

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​Here you can find the website of the Kinderhilfe Kambodscha e.V. association in Aachen.