Self Help Community Centre

Self Help Community Centre (SHCC) is a registered Non Government Organisation (NGO) that provides educational and vocational opportunities to over 1400 disadvantaged children and young adults in the Kro Bei Riel Community, Pouk District, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Our Vision -
Equality and Unity within our community, educated children, positive connections between community members, working together for the younger generations.

Our Mission -
To create a capable and self-sufficient community by:
• Providing free quality educational and vocational opportunities to children and youth in rural communities
• Empowering children and young adults to take responsibility for their and their communities future
• Supporting and strengthening children and their families
• Promoting Equality and Unity within the community
• Assisting communities in working towards self-sufficiency and sustainability, working towards breaking free from the cycle of poverty

Our Values -
• Empowerment
• Self-Determination
• Knowledge and Education
• Respect
• The Future

SHCC works through an empowerment model at the grassroots level, which maintains all paid employees, are native Cambodians. SHCC relies solely on funding and sponsorship from generous international contributors from all over the world and ensures that 100% of the funding goes directly into the SHCC, its projects and the Kro Bei Riel Community. We have no ongoing funding. The majority of our funds have come from past and present volunteers fundraising efforts and also from successful funding proposals to international grant making organisations.

SHCC offers mainstream education aswell as tuition in subjects which are more applicable to children living in rural Cambodia, providing them transferable skills which they cannot only use within the village but that will assist them in furthering their job prospects in town or provide the opportunity to go onto higher education if they choose.
Currently SHCC provides Kindergarten Classes, English classes, Art & Crafts classes, Sports Education, Organic Farming, Social Work and Hospitality classes. Aswell as education on hygiene, nutrition and environmental issues. We also provide scholarships for higher education.
Educational and vocational classes operate from Monday through to Friday from 7am until 7pm. Each class lasts for one hour. On Sundays our Social Work and Community work projects are undertaken by staff and trainees.

The work of SHCC is not just confined to within the Centre walls. The SHCC are leaders in providing sustainable community development. This includes addressing issues in the community through our Social Work project, such as - lack of education, clean water and health care. Poverty, environmental concerns, social issues and unemployment.
Our aim is to continually explore ways to improve the quality of life and prosperity of the Kro Bei Riel residents.