Das Wichtigste in Kürze

Goutte d’eau – a child support network (GEcsn) is a non-political, non-religious Swiss foundation. It was created in 1996 by a group of young people who, after discovering the extreme poverty and unsustainable conditions in which street children lived, decided to create a foundation to raise funds in Switzerland and build up projects to assist the most vulnerable and marginalised children of Cambodia. GEcsn started working in Cambodia in 1997 first with street children and then expanded its programs to safe migration when confronted to illegal migration and child-trafficking while working in Poipet (border between Cambodia and Thailand) from 1999 on. With the Thai and Cambodian government, UNICEF, IOM and different Cambodian NGO's it launched a large program to prevent illegal migration and assist victims of trafficking in Poipet in 2001. Very fast, it witnessed that many children, repatriated from Thailand, had intellectual disabilities making them more ‘profitable’ – attracting more sympathy – than other children when begging in big Thai cities like Bangkok. The goal of GEcsn is and has always been the rehabilitation and reintegration of children in their families and communities. For children with strong intellectual disabilities this has been challenging and as there were no projects or programs that accepted these children in Cambodia, it started a pioneer project giving transitional shelter and education to children with intellectual disabilities that could not be reintegrated within their families in Phnom Penh in 2003. By 2014, the children originally welcomed in the program in Phnom Penh had become young adults who could not continue living with children in the project. As there was no project to welcome young adults with intellectual disabilities in Cambodia, GEcsn supported Damnok Toek's ('Goutte d'eau Cambodia') decision to build its own new and innovative program, the Kep Farm - a living place and social enterprise for young adults with intellectual disabilities.

1. Zweck (SHAB)

   Die Stiftung bezweckt: Einrichtungen und Betriebe von Heimen für obdachlose und hilfsbedürftige Personen mit angegliedertem Gemeinschaftszentrum in Kambodscha. Sicherzustellen, dass die betreuten Personen Nahrung, Unterkunft und Ausbildung erhalten. Die Entsendung von qualifiziertem Personal, die das einheimische Personal beim Aufbau und Betrieb des Heimes und des Gemeinschaftszentrums unterstützt. Die Förderung gleicher oder ähnlicher Projekte. Die Stiftung hat gemeinnützigen Charakter, ist nicht gewinnorientiert und verfolgt keinerlei Erwerbszweck.

2. Das Wichtigste in Kürze

   Goutte d’eau – a child support network (GEcsn) is a non-political, non-religious Swiss foundation. It was created in 1996 by a group of young people who, after discovering the extreme poverty and unsustainable conditions in which street children lived, decided to create a foundation to raise funds in Switzerland and build up projects to assist the most vulnerable and marginalised children of Cambodia. GEcsn started working in Cambodia in 1997 first with street children and then expanded its programs to safe migration when confronted to illegal migration and child-trafficking while working in Poipet (border between Cambodia and Thailand) from 1999 on. With the Thai and Cambodian government, UNICEF, IOM and different Cambodian NGO's it launched a large program to prevent illegal migration and assist victims of trafficking in Poipet in 2001. Very fast, it witnessed that many children, repatriated from Thailand, had intellectual disabilities making them more ‘profitable’ – attracting more sympathy – than other children when begging in big Thai cities like Bangkok. The goal of GEcsn is and has always been the rehabilitation and reintegration of children in their families and communities. For children with strong intellectual disabilities this has been challenging and as there were no projects or programs that accepted these children in Cambodia, it started a pioneer project giving transitional shelter and education to children with intellectual disabilities that could not be reintegrated within their families in Phnom Penh in 2003. By 2014, the children originally welcomed in the program in Phnom Penh had become young adults who could not continue living with children in the project. As there was no project to welcome young adults with intellectual disabilities in Cambodia, GEcsn supported Damnok Toek's ('Goutte d'eau Cambodia') decision to build its own new and innovative program, the Kep Farm - a living place and social enterprise for young adults with intellectual disabilities.

3. Ziele

   GEcsn's main goals are: - Prevention of child abuse, substance abuse, and child trafficking (internal and cross-border); - Rehabilitation of under-age substance abusers and traumatized children; - Education through formal and informal programs, and vocational training. - Reintegration of trafficked and runaway children into their communities and, when possible, their families. - Care for children, youth and young adults with physical and/or intellectual disabilities (physical and occupational therapies, as well as specialised education).

4. Grundsätze

   GEcsn's vision is to give equal access to children’s rights to all vulnerable and marginalized children in Cambodia, including children victims of trafficking, children working and living in the street, children victims of any kind of abuse or exploitation, children suffering from substance abuse, and children with physical and/or mental disabilities. GEcsn's mission is to work with local organizations caring for the most vulnerable and marginalized children of Cambodia with the support of local communities as well as representatives from the government and civil organizations.

5. Massnahmen

   GEcsn achieves its goals by working closely with its Cambodian partner, Damnok Toek, and constantly adapting its programs to the changing context on the ground.

6. Finanzierung

   GEcsn finances its programs thanks to the donations it receives from its pool of about 1'200 individual donors as well as with the grants from private foundations and institutional / public organisations.

Wirkungsgebiet

• Kambodscha
• Asien
• Südostasien