Better Teaching.
Stronger Schools.
More Opportunities for Children.
This video was created in 2016 by Emily Arnold
I went to Cambodia to understand the best way that I could help. What I found was an absolute drive towards education and a group of dedicated teachers doing extraordinary work with almost nothing — and I knew that getting children to school and supporting their teachers was one of the most powerful things CCT could do.
~ Denise Arnold | Founder & Director of Cambodia Charitable Trust
The Cambodia Charitable Trust is creating a brighter future for over 11,000 children.
We work alongside Cambodian educators to strengthen teaching and improve learning for children.
From sponsoring a child or providing a bicycle, to strengthening teacher training across Cambodia – every contribution creates lasting change.
Our Impact
28 Schools supported
76 Tertiary graduates
80+ University students currently supported
16 Provincial Teacher Training Centres partnered
11,000+ Children reached annually
113,000+ Learning materials distributed
Why this matters:
In rural Cambodia, poverty places children at risk of leaving school early, unsafe migration, exploitation, and trafficking. Education changes that path.
For more than 18 years, Cambodia Charitable Trust has worked alongside schools, families, and communities to keep children learning and create long-term opportunity.
CCT has operated under four consecutive formal Project Agreements with Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport since 2012. The current five-year agreement was signed in 2023 by Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Hang Chuon Naron.
SUPPORTING CHILDREN
Helping vulnerable children remain in school through sponsorship, bicycles, uniforms, books, and practical support.
Education creates safety, opportunity, and hope while helping children build stronger futures for themselves and their communities.
STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS
Partnering with schools and communities to improve learning environments and educational opportunity in rural Cambodia.
Strong schools become centres of stability, learning, and long-term community development.
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION
Supporting teacher development, mentoring and educational quality through partnerships with Provincial Teacher Training Centres and Cambodia’s Ministry of Education.
CREATING FUTURES
CCT supports young people — especially girls — to continue into tertiary study, develop leadership skills, and build independent futures that strengthen their families and communities.
76 university graduates and 83 students currently in tertiary study.
Education is the greatest hope for combating poverty, exploitation and trafficking in rural Cambodia, especially for girls.
These children are capable and full of potential.
Education changes futures. Together we can help make that possible.
YOUR DONATION GOES DIRECTLY TO THE PROGRAMME OF YOUR CHOICE.
Every dollar donated for programmes in Cambodia reaches Cambodia. New Zealand operating costs are funded separately through dedicated support for administration and fundraising.
Trafficking is a tragic problem in Cambodia. Only the most desperate of parents would sell their child. Often they are deceived by empty promises of a better life for their child as a domestic worker. The reality is far worse. I am moved and motivated to help provide an education for girls to protect them from these harsh realities. I see education as the only real way out of poverty.
Theresa Gattung | Patron of the Cambodia Charitable Trust