Temple Garden Foundation
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Mission Statement
TGF Cambodia works in partnership with communities to provide the resources and support needed to sustainably build livelihoods.
About This Cause
Through a variety of projects, we are empowering Cambodian communities to build the lives that they want for themselves. Underpinning this is TGF’s core belief that empowering the communities we work with is key to long-term success. We believe a sustainable, positive change can only be created by engaging, connecting and collaborating fully with communities in their development process. By strengthening community capacity over time, TGF aims to build communities that are able to manage their own development activities sustainably and independently. TGF supports projects which maximise community participation and minimise external support. Every project we undertake requires a commitment of resources from the beneficiaries. Through collaboration and empowerment, we work to change the typical pattern of village dependence on NGOs and governmental support. Although challenging, we believe this approach will help us to achieve our vision of empowered rural communities building a sustainable future. Since our establishment, TGF’s activities have developed alongside the needs and ambitions of the communities we work with. In 2008, TGF supported villagers to construct a Health Centre and primary school in Pongro Leu commune. Other early projects also involved infrastructure investments, which were otherwise overlooked due to a lack of government funding. These included; the construction of culverts, drainage and upgrading local roads, allowing villagers to move around more easily. These large infrastructure projects led to smaller projects, improving access to safe water, through the provision of community wells, water tanks and filters. Involvement in the Health Centre and primary school led TGF to support the expansion of medical services to rural communities, especially pregnant women and infants. In education, we worked to improve the provision of services to pre and primary aged children and their parents. The final piece of the puzzle came in the form of community savings groups, to encourage saving and access to affordable credit, and assist farmers to improving their income by diversifying agricultural activities. Today this has evolved into the current areas of focus of our four programmes; Water and Sanitation, Health, Child Education and Income Generation. By integrating our programmes, we ensure that each informs the other to further improve the outcomes for the communities we work with.