Institutional support for M’Lop Tapang

Holistic support for vulnerable children in Sihanoukville

2018 till 2021

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Context

M’Lop Tapang operates in Sihanoukville, a city of around 212,000 inhabitants, more than half of whom are under 18. It is estimated that 21.4% of the population lives in poverty, leading to a large number of children living and working on the streets.

And this situation has worsened dramatically since 2017, with the massive arrival of 300 Chinese companies and 90,000 Chinese nationals, … all leading to a terrible rise in the number of children put to work and dropping out of school, the number of cases of human trafficking, the cost of housing (+ 400%) making it inaccessible to a large number of Cambodian families forced to leave the city, …

Beneficiaries

Vulnerable children and young people aged 0 to 24, and their communities.

Objective

Through the EPIC Foundation, FJFP provided comprehensive support to M’Lop Tapang, for the implementation of all its programs:

1. Awareness: first contact with children in need;
2. Child protection: prevention, lobbying, support for victims, reconstruction and reintegration;
3. Medical services: free care in its medical clinic and in communities during medical awareness tours;
4. Education: the educational program helps children and young people who have never been to school to catch up;
5. Vocational training: helps young people aged 15 and over to find decent work that will enable them to lead a dignified life;
6. Social entrepreneurship strategy through a restaurant run by MLT, a motor repair workshop and two stores selling handicrafts.

Results

Over 5,738 children and young people have benefited from M’Lop Tapang’s support, as have 2,616 families:

34 abused children accompanied and supported; 49 disabled children accompanied through the “Special needs program”; 1999 families supported on a regular basis; 16 families supported in IGAs, to improve their economic resources; 538 children enrolled in the MLT educational center; 107 young people in vocational training; 22,404 acts of medical care provided; 144 drug users accompanied; 825 children participating in sports activities.

Our actions

Whether on a national or international level, we want to offer young people the best possible opportunities for the future. We support projects through concrete action on the ground thanks to our partner organisations

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2010 till 2019

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