Orphan Selection Policy
FDCC has implemented the following selection criteria for accepting children into the orphanage.
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Girls from within Prey Veng Province;
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Girls aged between 4 years old and 14 years old;
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Girls who are orphans or who have been abandoned by parents;
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Girls who are HIV positive (FDCC will work in collaboration with an experienced provider of care to HIV positive persons).
All of the children attend the local school in Prey Veng. FDCC recognise that education is critical to providing them with the opportunity to have a successful future within their community. In the evenings and on weekends the children are given additional lessons and have the opportunity to study and play within the safety of the orphanage which is protected by on site security guards 24 hours a day.
Where possible, the children are encouraged to retain family links in the community. Many of the children visited extended family members during the Khmer New Year holiday period.
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