Sew - a needle pulling thread

Every day we have a group of older students who come to study sewing and tailoring. As the demand grows for this vocational training we need more machines and a bigger variety of machines. We also aim to develop sustainable income for the school and the students by offering employment to these students once they have the necessary skills.

In November we were visited by a previous volunteer, Tripti and her mum, Shila. They spent the day here and Shila spent a number of hours with Van Ny, our tailor. Van Ny explained that button making was quite difficult as we didn't have the right machine. Shila kindly agreed to donate a button making machine on her return to England! Van Ny was extremely happy - check out the photos below.

If you are interested in donating, we are always looking for a range of items, so check out our Donate Page.

Van Ny sitting at the new machine

The button hole maker will help with a magnitude
of tasks!

We have also been making school uniforms for the children
recently to make sure they all come to school wearing the
same thing!

The vocational course is taught in both Khmer and English
to help the students gain employment later on.

Support our Textiles and Sewing Class

As well as our English, Maths, Music and Dance classes we run vocational training for older students. This helps them learn and develop a skill that they can use to find a job with once they have completed their education.

Textiles students measuring and sewing fabric

Currently they're learning to make shirts, trousers and skirts for our school uniform. This will then be given to the children that cannot afford to buy a school uniform at the beginning of the next academic year - in January.

We are looking for sponsors to help us buy all the material and equipment needed, any donation would be welcome so have a look below and see if there is something you would like to purchase for us. Alternatively you might have some second hand equipment you can send to us / bring out on your trip to Cambodia!


How to donate: http://khmerchild.org/donations/
What we need: http://khmerchild.org/donations/fund-our-sewing-class/