Every Child Deserves a Chance to Succeed

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​Our story began in November 2016, when our founder, Gina Orlando, one of four photographers on their way to the Wat Leu temple, became caught in a downpour. The road quickly flooded and their taxi became surrounded by…children! Cookies and photographs were exchanged, and a day to remember became so much more. 

Kids with Cameras

Gina returned to Cambodia to meet the kids and learn more about them. She brought with her digital cameras on loan from the Kids with Cameras program, an offshoot of the San Francisco-based non-profit, A Global Connection. She spent the week teaching basic photography, and helping the children capture their surroundings digitally. She used the photos for a fundraising event to purchase basic necessities for the children. 

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Photos for Futures

Our Fundraising event was a huge success! Thank you to all who came out to support us. We raised enough to purchase 50 pairs of shoes and delivered them to the village in February 2018. Photos from the event can be viewed at https://www.beyondtheportrait.com/Pictures-That-Give​

The Wat Leu Village Children's Fund is a past project of The Children Are Our Future, a 501(c)3 non-profit.