Graduation Day for the children at the Home!

What a joy it was to see the children acting and singing on probably the most important day of their school calendar: Graduation Day, also known as the Closing Program.

These children from the Goducate Children’s Home Cambodia had practiced very hard, memorised many lines and many songs in English. Some of the main actors had pages of lines to learn. We learnt that rehearsals continued till the very last moment and late into the night. The ensamble cast performed admirably on Graduation Day, performing their hearts out.

Who was probably the most memorable performer? The one who played Blooper the dog! This young actor didn’t have any lines to learn at all, but he certainly ‘barked’ at all the right times! The guests didn’t even know his identity till after the show! What an actor!

Blooper the dog
Graduation Day 2011

And so… who is Blooper? Here he is, his name is Job! Described as a comedian by the houseparents at the Goducate Children’s Home, he stole the show with his outstanding acting!

Job, 11 years old and a fine comedian

Goducate Children’s Home sells the first batch of chickens

Not long ago we reported that the Goducate Children’s Home in Prey Nob, Cambodia has started their livelihood self-sustainability projects with tilapia farming and the rearing of goats and chickens.

The chicken hatchery was set up with the help of a generous sponsor, and the first 200 chicken reached the desired weight of 1.2 kg last week. A supermarket chain has agreed to sell the chicken for the Home.

Defeathering and preparing the chicken for sale to the supermarket

The staff and some of the older children at the Home had a busy weekend preparing the chicken for distribution to the supermarket.

Read more about the Goducate Children’s Home in our newsletter 1/2011.

 

New classrooms for the Goducate Children’s Home

The Goducate Children’s Home in Prey Nob, Cambodia, accepted 13 new children in April last year. In a few more weeks, they will be taking in five more children. At the moment, due to the lack of space, some of the kids had to have their homeschool lessons in the mess hall.

The Home recently started the construction of a building which will house at least two new classrooms. This building was sponsored by a generous donor at a cost of US$10,000/-.

Hopefully, the building will be fully furnished and ready for the new academic year which starts in September, and the children can begin their lessons in comfortable new premises.

The new classroom block
The interior