CFS Projects

Your donation to Cambodia Family Support (CFS) helps fund long-term projects that strengthen families and communities across rural northwest Cambodia.

Led by our Director, Dr. Samnang, the CFS team regularly visits villages in Battambang and Pailin provinces to assess local needs and identify the financial or practical support required to bring lasting, positive change.

Each village faces unique challenges. Some lack basic infrastructure like clean water or sanitation. Others struggle with deep-rooted social issues that require dedicated human support, not just physical resources.

CFS is also committed to helping rural communities build resilience to climate change and seasonal shifts. Our work includes improving access to clean water, promoting food security, and reducing health risks such as malaria and waterborne diseases.

Community Education Centers (Literacy)

In villages where there are no schools or access to schools, we help village leaders set up education centres in cooperation with the Department of Education.  Children are taught basic literacy and numeracy.

Community Action

We train and work with community leaders and local government officials. We help villagers to form self-help groups (community action groups). This leads to more sustainable development.

Income generation

We help families start a small family business so they can support themselves and allow their children to attend school.  We give them a small amount of capital to get started. Options include animal raising, fish farming, market garden, bicycle repair shop or a food shop... all on a small scale.

Animal Bank

Animals – mainly cows, but also pigs and goats – are made available to individual families or through village self-help groups. Index animals belong to CFS and are 'loaned'. Villagers keep offspring but must pass along one or more offspring to other villagers.

Water & Sanitation

We help villagers install pit latrines, dig wells and rain-water ponds, install simple pumps, provide rainwater jugs and drinking water filters. This leads to improvements in health and well-being. 

Formal Education

CFS works in schools with teachers and students to raise awareness about domestic violence, safe migration (anti-trafficking), mental and physical health, good sanitation and hygiene.  We also provide latrines, hand-washing facilities and potable water at schools.

Networks

We collaborate with community networks and local government authorities to support victims of human trafficking and domestic violence—most of whom are women and children. In addition to providing direct support, we run awareness-raising sessions in villages to educate communities about these issues and the serious harm they cause.