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Sponsor a child in Southeast Asia!

Send a child to school and give them hope for a brighter future.

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Since 1958, Children of the Mekong supports children in Southeast Asia.

Child sponsorship is the main way we support children. In 2020, our work had an impact on 23,400 sponsored children and 60,000 supported children who were able to access education, build their lives and find employment.

Every year, our charity supports around 100 development projects (such as schools or accommodation for pupils) and manages 10 centres and 78 boarding houses.

One of our core values is to minimize admin costs, so we can increase the impact of your donations. This is shown in our excellent charitable expenditure rate, which is at 85.3%. 

When you sponsor a child in Asia, a bond grows between you and your sponsored child thanks to the exchange of letters. You are simply making a life-changing gift to someone in Southeast Asia.

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Han, sponsored child at the Samrong Education Centre in Cambodia

I am 17 and I live with my grandparents in my village as my mother is in Thailand. My family is very poor, and my mother told me: “I don’t have any money to give to you, so you have to study and find the money yourself”.

I am in Grade 12 and have been at the centre since I entered Grade 7. When I was in my village, I didn’t have any friends and I used to play with the boys. Ever since I arrived at the centre, I have gained brothers and sisters, many nice friends. The food is very tasty. I can play many games, but even better, I can study, especially English, which is a subject I didn’t know before, I find it very fun.

Children of the Mekong is teaching me how to become a better person, how to study well to have a beautiful future and a great job when I will finish my studies. Finally, I want to thank you, you and Children of the Mekong for your help.

Children of the Mekong is headquartered in France and has several chapters in the world.

In the UK, Children of the Mekong is registered at the Charity Commission for England and Wales (No 1116375). Our COO Eugenie Munakarmi will be delighted to meet you!

In the USA, Children of the Mekong partners with Give2Asia to offer American donors the possibility to get donation tax relief.

We also have teams of dedicated volunteers in the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland.

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Since 1958, Children of the Mekong supports children's education in Southeast Asia.

Our History Since 1958
great rate of charitable expenditure

With 85.1% of charitable expenditure, our priority is to keep our core costs as low as possible to support even more children.

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Providing education, training and support, we help children and young people to improve their standard of living and to grow intellectually, emotionally and morally.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AT ALL AGES – Alongside their lessons, students at Children of the Mekong gain a better understanding of their friendships, work, art, […]

Sponsor a child in Asia

Girls at a convent, Kayah State, Myanmar
Fight School Drop Out in Shan State, Myanmar
  • Child Sponsorship
  • Myanmar
  • Ethnic minorities

The current situation in Myanmar is more than complex – ethnic minorities are torn between a political crisis, increasing poverty, drug and human trafficking […]

Progress: 28%

Sponsored children: 8 of 28

Support the Children of Nam Hkai for £28 a month
  • Collective Sponsorship
  • Rural and isolated populations
Progress: 0%

Sponsored children: 0 of 5

Support a boarding house on the other side of the world
  • Collective Sponsorship
  • Myanmar
  • Ethnic minorities

Sponsor a boarding house

Progress: 57%

Sponsored children: 40 of 69

Sponsor Samrong Education Centre for £28 a month
  • Collective Sponsorship
  • Cambodia
  • Rural and isolated populations

Children of the Mekong has operated in Cambodia since 1991. Our Education Centre in Samrong supports disadvantaged children and enables them to pursue a […]

Progress: 87%

Sponsored children: 28 of 32

Countering war through education in Nam Hkai
  • Child Sponsorship
  • Myanmar
  • Ethnic minorities

The Nam Khai programme supports the education of children who live in an isolated rural region plagued by armed conflict, drug trafficking and human […]

Progress: 84%

Sponsored children: 21 of 25

Support street children in Manila
  • Collective Sponsorship
  • Philippines
  • Slums and informal settlements

  Donate monthly for the street children

Progress: 82%

Sponsored children: 71 of 86

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Srey Mao

“My name is Srey Mao, and in my country it is hard to find a good job after graduating. Thanks to Children of the Mekong, I learned that I had to adapt to my environment, I learned to take initiative and to communicate and to be honest, which is not common among Cambodia’s graduates. I have been working in a big phone company in Phnom Penh for four years, and I am now in charge of all of the agents on a national scale. The achievement I am most proud of is to have been able to establish a social project in my company that sponsors underprivileged children in the Kratie province. I would like to give a chance to young people like the one Children of the Mekong gave to me ten years ago. I promised myself I would make a commitment to help others when I graduated; to have a role in my country’s development is my priority. Children of the Mekong taught me what real love is, you changed my life, and you freed me.” 

Srey Mao, Former Sponsored Child  of Children of the Mekong

Our four-step approach in Southeast Asia

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DISCOVER OUR CURRENT PROJECTS THAT NEED YOUR SUPPORT

Houses refugee camp Tak
Save children from abuse in refugee camps in Thailand
  • Thailand
  • Refugees and displaced persons

This project aims at providing care and protection of children living in refugee camps in the Tak region in Thailand. Support this project

Progress: 43%

Funds raised so far: £17,700 of £40,773

Writing Through Workshops
  • Training
  • Cambodia
  • Rural and isolated populations
Progress: 68%

Funds raised so far: £2,000 of £2,938

Samrong Education Centre
  • Centre
  • Cambodia
  • Rural and isolated populations

Samrong is located in Oddar Meanchey province, in Northwest Cambodia. Education opportunities are severely limited and dropout rates remain high. Support this project

Progress: 50%

Funds raised so far: £22,884 of £44,991

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