Help to pay off a loan for a Cambodian boy with leukemia
Ly Hour is a 15 year old boy born with a facial deformity and recently diagnosed with leukemia. Help his parents pay off their house loan!
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**For child protection reasons we cannot show Ly Hour's face**
Ly Hour is an intelligent and caring 15 year old boy living in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Born with a facial deformity, Ly Hour has recently been diagnosed with leukemia.
Born into an extremely poor family, his father earns USD $5-7 per day to support his wife and 3 children.
Before his cancer diagnosis, his family built a solid home with tiled floors and concrete walls. The house is 4.5m x 8m for the family of 5. His parents borrowed from a micro finance company and now owe them USD $1,000. As you can imagine, feeding 5 people and paying off a loan is near impossible.
I have met, taught and fallen in love with Ly Hour and his family. He is a wonderful artist, adept student and has a bubbly, friendly personality. I will be going to Siem Reap at the end of August and my dream is to pay off their loan which will provide much relief for the family during this difficult and heart breaking time.
Quan Am Foundation - Duplicate Account's involvement (page creator)
I started sponsoring Ly Hour through the organisation New Hope Cambodia after meeting him in January 2016 while volunteer teaching at his school.
Since returning to NZ I was informed that Ly Hour was diagnosed with leukemia, a devastating childhood cancer which for children that are malnourished and live in extreme poverty is a huge battle to survive.
About us
Quan Am Foundation is a NZ registered charity run by Lucette Dillon. All funds raised over the past 4 years have directly benefited over 1,000 children.
The main purpose of Quan Am Foundation is to help vulnerable children in Vietnam, as well as occasional programs in Cambodia and Nepal. I can personally assure you that 100% of all donations go to those in need. I fund every part of my travel including flights, accommodation, visas, transport etc. If you give me $1, I'll spent that $1 (or 14,987 Vietnamese Dong!) to help someone in need. The main places we sponsor are orphanages or charity schools.
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More information on Ly Hour and his family 12 May 2016
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Ly Hour is aged 15 years old and has a younger sister aged 11 and a brother aged 9.
They live with their mum and dad in a small concrete house in Siem Reap. In his spare time, Ly Hour sells snacks to fund his studies. His hobbies including drawing, playing football and learning about Khmer culture. His favourite colour is blue and his favourite food is fish head soup! Ly hour wants to be an artist when he grows up.
Ly Hour attends a local Cambodian school and is in Grade 6. He also attends New Hope Cambodia, a free English school during the afternoons.
Ly Hour's father works as a tuk tuk driver. Both his parents and two brothers were killed during the Khmer Rouge. He earns USD $5-7 per day but struggles to speak English with tourists.
Ly Hour's mother stays home and can't work due to illness.
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