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Aziza’s Place, a grassroots NGO, is a home and learning community for 20 impoverished Cambodian children. The majority of our residents come from Steung Meanchey, a three-acre garbage dump on the outskirts of the capital city Phnom Penh. The children would spend up to 12 hours a day picking through waste for recyclables, earning less than 1 US dollar per day to help feed their families.

Our Mission: To promote the intellectual, emotional, and physical growth of impoverished Cambodian children by providing a safe home, public school, supplemental education, and developmental programs focused on healthy lifestyles, vocational training, and the visual arts.

Our Vision: We work towards all Aziza’s Place graduates learning the life tools, skills and values to become productive citizens of their community; economically self-sufficient and socially empowered.

Colorful and inviting, Aziza’s Place offers the children a safe and caring home 7 days a week. Our residents receive three wholesome meals a day and comprehensive health care. Aziza’s philosophy is holistic, so along with educational programs (Khmer reading and writing, math, computer, English), the children take part in Karate, Soccer, and a visual arts program that includes film and photography.

Aziza’s Place strives to create unique programs that are individualized and specialized for each resident child. We believe the growth of our children means growth of the community. We invite you to join us.

Please visit www.azizasplace.org for more information on how to bring quality education to children in Cambodia.