HSPCO, Cambodia

Helper Students for Poor Children of Cambodia Organisation (HSPCCO) ran schools and an orphanage for children in Puok Village near Siem Reap, North West Cambodia. Classes included academic subjects, technical skills, human rights and English.

The founder and leader of HSPCCO, Samuth “Lucky Man” Noem, was so named when he escaped the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields, traversing the deadline minefields multiple times without injury. 1.7 million people died during the regime between 1975-1979; almost a quarter of Cambodia’s population. Lucky Man survived and vowed to help the children of those who did not have his good fortune.

BGF and HSPCCO had a long-established link dating back two decades and provided support by contributing towards the costs involved in running and equipping five education centres.