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ANNUALREPORT2008

Foreword« The year 2008 was full of emotion.High on the list was the success of 9 blind students and 3 young people from our permanentprotection centers who passed their Baccalaureate exam. All these students were present in April forthe big event « Bon Prachum Nheat » or Family Festival. This event brings together every two years,in the same place and for three whole days, all the children under Krousar Thmey’s care. On thisoccasion these students were strongly encouraged by their peers. By their determination to provetheir abilities, they have demonstrated to everybody that they too can succeed!This was a brilliant lesson in courage for our whole team, and it encourages us to increase ourefforts. Moreover it comes at a time of crisis in Europe and of tremendous inflation in Cambodia –which causes us to be concerned about Krousar Thmey’s future. Despite the profound commitmentof our many volunteers in France, Switzerland and United Kingdom, the construction of the newschool for blind or deaf children in Phnom Penh – with its record cost of $800,000 – coming as itdoes in the midst of a major economic crisis, has put us all in a cold sweat!The rigorous control of the funds we receive, and our very low rate of administrative costs, give uspersuasive arguments to convince new donors to join with our traditional donors – whose loyalty isgreatly appreciated. Because of your support, even if the road is difficult, we continue to advance.Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! »Mrs. Kosal CHEAM – Director of Krousar Thmey CambodiaMr. Benoît DUCHATEAU-ARMINJON – Founder President of Krousar ThmeyCONTENTSKrousar Thmey’s presentation ............................ 3Krousar Thmey’s strategy and legitimacy ........... 4Our main partners ............................................... 5Our three areas of intervention ............................ 6* Child welfare* Educational support* Cultural and artistic developmentSummary of Krousar Thmey’s activities ............... 9Achievements 2008..............................................10Testimonies .........................................................14Events 2008 ........................................................15Special « Bon Prachum Nheat » 2008 .................16Forecast for 2009 ................................................17Financial data ......................................................18* Source and use of funds* Balance sheet 2008* Statement of income and expenditure* Analytical statement of income and expenditureThanks to... .......................................................23

Krousar Thmey’s strategy and legitimacyStrategySince 1991, Krousar Thmey has not changed its strategy and keeps on focusing on three areasof intervention: child welfare, educational support, and cultural and artistic development. Thischoice has been made in order to guarantee a growing pertinence of the projects and a rigorousfollow-up of the running activities. Furthermore, the activity’s expansion has always been carefullyconsidered and progressively carried out in order to meet the needs identified.In order to provide work methodology adapted to our structures, Krousar Thmey has developedindispensable tools, like Khmer Braille and Khmer sign language for disabled children, or theprocess of investigation and meeting with street children.« By Cambodians for Cambodians » is Krousar Thmey’s motto. Except for three Europeanvolunteers, the whole team is made up of Cambodians; indeed a long-term development can’t bedone without the participation and the involvement of locals who have real field knowledge.As Krousar Thmey’s objective is to hand over responsibility to local authorities and to thegovernment, our team is strengthening its relationships with local officials in order to set up longtermstrategies. Krousar Thmey aims to involve Cambodian authorities in its running programmes,to letting them manage these activities progressively. Today Krousar Thmey already works side byside with the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Social Affairs, local governors, and chiefs ofvillages.LegitimacyOriginally established as a French NGO, Krousar Thmey became a Khmer NGO in 2006 whichindicates how renowned its activities are and respected by local authorities.The association is recognised as a charity in France, Switzerland and in the UnitedKingdom: a proof of rigour and a guarantee for the donors regarding our seriousness and respectfor procedures.Krousar Thmey has been leading its actions for 17 years and has grown into a well-respectedand successful organisation. Many programmes, activities, and projects have been implementedand continue to be run. This work was rewarded by The Human Rights Prize from the FrenchRepublic in 2003.Worldwide renowned partners place their trust in Krousar Thmey after years (see page 5).Financial control is strict, and administrative costs never exceed 4% of total donations. The auditsof our accounts by KPMG guarantee strict control of the funds we receive.Krousar Thmey is only working with specialists: every year, speech therapists, specialists inhearing aids, physiotherapists, and doctors who come regularly to help us in our activities are allspecialists in their field. Krousar Thmey also receives support from Her Majesty the Queen-Motherand from Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen: regular donations fromgovernment representatives are received. In 1994 Her Majesty the Queen-Mother opened theceremony for the inauguration of the Chbar Ampov School for blind children; in 2006 His Majestythe King Sihamoni opened the ceremony for the Family Festival.

Our main partnersSince its creation in 1981, Aide & Action is dedicated to education by developingdurable projects for a quality education. Aide & Action has been working in SoutheastAsia since 2003 by establishing partnerships with local actors (NGOs, government,local communities) and by taking advantage of various abilities in education field.« Since 2004, Krousar Thmey and Aide & Action have been setting up a partnership in order to develop andpromote education access for deaf or blind children in Cambodia. To help our partner to fulfill its mission, Aide &Action chooses to concentrate its support on experiences exchanges, on project evaluation, and advocacy.Nowadays, thanks to this collaboration, we are working closely with Cambodian educative authorities in order toestablish a concrete plan of action to make the “Education for All in 2015” objective coming true, that is to say, toallow access to quality education for all children. »Auray AUN – Program coordinator in CambodiaTerre des Hommes-Netherlands is a Dutch donor agency established in1965. The purpose of the organization is to improve the quality of live ofdeprived children, through (special) education, health care, protection and thepromotion of their rights. Since 1993 TDH-Netherlands started to work inCambodia and at present support 16 Cambodian organizations/institutions.« The bond between Krousar Thmey and TdH-NL is a solid and longtime one. Cooperation started way back in1995. In a constructive way the two organizations have worked together to uplift the quality of life of disabledchildren. We are impressed by the tremendous results achieved by Krousar Thmey in this field over the years.Starting from scratch way back in 1993 Krousar Themy has developed itself into one of the leading child supportorganizations in Cambodia. There is still a mountain to climb to improve the quality of life of so many destitutechildren but Krousar Themy and TdH-NL jointly will stay committed to this task. »Frans VAN DIJK – Regional Director of TdH-NL in Southeast AsiaLes Amis des Enfants du Monde is an association created in 1975 and recognized as acharity which aims to "feed, educate, and care" children in difficulty. Its action is dual:- To help provide a future to the most deprived children by financially helping local initiatives(orphanages, schools, and training centres).- To look for French families fit for adoption of children being taken care of.« Since the beginning of our partnership in 1992, the exemplary action of Krousar Thmey has been followed withfriendship and transparency. We appreciate the quality and the professionalism of Krousar Thmey’s action. Theway the association takes care of the children matches totally with AEM’s ethics. »Brigitte BENICHOUX – Team « Vietnam-Cambodia »Dark & Light is a Dutch NGO striving for inclusion of persons with disabilities and eradication ofavoidable blindness in Africa and Asia.« Dark & Light has been cooperating with Krousar Thmey for more than 12 years now. Thecooperation has always been very good: we have a good and open communication. KrousarThmey is an important partner organisation for Dark & Light in Cambodia, because KrousarThmey is the lead organisation in education for disabled children in Cambodia. The nice thingabout Krousar Thmey is that quality and professionalism goes hand in hand with passion andlove for the deprived children. Keep up the good work! »Paulien BRUIJN – Program coordinatorTerre des Hommes Germany is a children’s aid agency concerned withdevelopment policy. It works for the creation of a just and peaceful world forall children, those alive today and the generations to come.« Krousar Thmey is one of the longstanding project partners of Terre des Hommes Germany in Cambodia.Thousands of deprived Cambodian children have been given opportunities in social welfare, education andartistic development. Terre des Hommes Germany is very proud to be working with Krousar Thmey for betterfuture of Cambodian children.»Vantha TOU – Country coordinator for Cambodia5

Our three areas of interventionProgramme presentationCHILD WELFAREIn order to help street children, Krousar Thmey founded its « Child welfare » programme in 1993.This programme is based on a logical framework, organised around three main structures:Street children temporary centres: after several meetings withstreet children, our educators will have convinced some of themto integrate one of our street children temporary centres. There,the children are provided with a shelter and non-formaleducation for three to six months, time for our educators tomake an in-depth study of the family situation of each child. Along-term solution is planned with the child to ensure a stablefuture for him/her.KEY FIGURES4 street children temporarycentres ^3 permanent protection centres ~11 family houses *Family houses: very young children, or deeply traumatisedones, are welcomed into a small structure of the size of atraditional Khmer home. Up to ten children from Krousar Thmeyare entrusted to the care of a Khmer couple and their ownchildren.Permanent protection centres: children less than 16 yearsand living in precarious situations are welcomed here. In everycentre, up to 45 children are sheltered and grow up until theyare independent and autonomous.Moreover, Krousar Thmey set up a small village in Poipet fordeprived or abandoned women raising several children; andparticipates in the prevention against child-trafficking andprostitution trough a travelling campaign mainly to rural areas.Main objectivesMeeting with street children: they are orphans; victims of violence,traffic or abuses; abandoned children or else... The objective is tooffer them basic health care, advice, and convince them to enter oneof our street children temporary centres.Provide a shelter, food, elementary care, and education to thechildren welcomed into our centres, and define with them a long-termsolution. Three main solutions are possible: family reintegration;reception into one of our permanent structures (permanent protectioncentre or family house); transfer to professional training or to anotherNGO.Children receive moral education, hygiene awareness, regularsupport and academic education respecting and promotingtraditions and Khmer values.

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTProgramme presentationThrough its « Educational support » programme, Krousar Thmeyhas created an educational framework of quality adapted to blind ordeaf children. Since 1994, teaching support has been carefullyconsidered and adapted so that disabled children received the sameeducation as other children, following the national curriculum,thanks to special pedagogic tools developed by Krousar Thmey.Nowadays, this programme is based on the structures below:Schools for blind or deaf children: the national curriculum ispresented in Braille and in sign language. Additional classes suchas dance or music, useful for the personal development andblossoming of disabled children.Integrated classes: in areas far from our schools, blind or deafchildren can join some special classes for disabled children createdwithin public schools.Inclusive classes: disabled children share classes withother children and receive the same education.Pedagogical tools development:- a Braille workshop in charge of adapting Braille to Khmerlanguage; creating new concepts; translating and editingschool books from national curriculum; printing books; etc.- a sign language committee in charge of adapting Americansign language to Khmer sign language; creating new signs;developing paper and numerical dictionaries; adaptingschool books; etc.Financial and material support for elementary school inPoipet completes this programme.Main objectivesTo allow deprived children, andmostly blind or deaf children,access to specialised and qualityeducation adapted to their needsand keeping up with the nationalcurriculum.Inform and increase awarenessof both children and the Cambodianpopulation about the possibilities fordisabled children’s education andintegration into society.KEY FIGURES4 schools for deaf children ^4 schools for blind children ~1 kindergarten class for deaf children *1 sign language committee ▪1 Braille workshop ∆Support to 1 primary school °45 integrated classes in 12 Cambodian provinces7

CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENTProgramme presentationThe « Cultural and artistic development » programme aims atrooting Cambodian children in their own culture. The civil warperiod ravaged their rich cultural heritage; artwork andtraditions were destroyed.This programme is mostly based on the structures below:School of Khmer Arts and Culture. In this school, childrenfrom the Sisophon area can access five kinds of traditional art:music, dance, shadow theatre, sculpture and drawing.A permanent troupe from this school travels around to remoteareas in order to perform a drama against child-traffickingand prostitution.Two permanent exhibitions: the exhibition called « TonléSap, source of lives » and « Cambodia, one people, oneculture », respectively based in Siem Reap and Battambang,gives visitors a way of discovering Cambodian culture andidentity.In addition, the practice of arts, in particular music and dance,is encouraged in all of our locations.KEY FIGURES1 school of Khmer Arts and Culture ^1 travelling campaign against child-trafficking andprostitution ~2 cultural exhibitions in Siem Reap and Battambang *Main objectivesTo enable children to discover their ownculture.To enable children to develop their identitythrough the practice of traditional arts.To promote Khmer artistic and culturalheritage by raising awareness of the cominggeneration.

Achievements 2008Phnom Penh Thmey: the new school for blind or deaf childrenThere are two main reasons for this school to be built:Chbar Ampov School for blind childrenThe first one is that the former school for blind of PhnomPenh, built in 1994 is now collapsing into the Tonle Bassacwaters. In 1994, when this first school for blind was built,the Tonle Bassac was more than 480 metres away. Nowthere is less than a metre separating the walls from thewaters. Naturally, the school has been evacuated and allmaterials that could still be used such as wood, doors andwindows have been saved and transferred to the new site.In order to maintain our activities for blind children we hadto build a new school.The second reason is the increasing number of blind or deaf children in Phnom Penh. The formerschool was situated in Chbar Ampov, right outside the capital city and many children could not getthere. Thanks to the new school, situated in the heart of Phnom Penh Thmey (literally, « the newPhnom Penh »), a lot of disabled children will be able to go to school and receive education theydeserve. It is already planned that all blind children from Chbar Ampov school will join the new schoolof Phnom Penh Thmey as soon as it opens; they represent around 70 pupils. As for the deaf children,whose school is still operational, only those living nearer to Phnom Penh Thmey area will attend thenew school.Since the end of 2008, Krousar Thmey has been raising awareness of programmes for disabledchildren, by visiting local communities in the Phnom Penh area, meeting the children and their families,so that they know how Krousar Thmey schools can help the children develop by participating inspecially adapted education programmes; shortly, new pupils will soon be joining our schools.These two main reasons gave birth to the construction of the new school. Its capacity will be far moresignificant than any other of Krousar Thmey’s schools providing free and quality education for needychildren in Phnom Penh and its surroundings for the years to come.Finally, the new school will also give tothe children the pleasure to study in anew structure, new buildings with newmaterials. One step forward towardsmodernity and a better quality ofeducation.The construction began in January 2008and the buildings should be accessible tothe blind children and deaf children fromPhnom Penh and its suburbs in time forthe next academic year.Phnom Penh Thmey School

The digital Cambodian sign languagedictionary is onlineSince the first steps of the project duringsummer 2007, the sign language committeeset up in the School for blind of ChbarAmpov (Phnom Penh) has realised hugework, rendering possible the creation of this« revolutionary » tool, which can be used byanyone.This digital dictionary is already available toour students in three languages (Khmer,English and French). Containingapproximately 220 signs, the tool will becompleted progressively to include all signsin the paper version (which has about 900terms).The dictionary has been devised to beinteractive thanks to a filmed sequencepresenting each sign. Free of charge andaccessible from anywhere around the world,this dictionary is a perfect communicationtool to broadcast the sign languagedeveloped in Cambodia.The dictionary is available via the followinglink:www.krousar-thmey.org/dicoTwo blind students at the university« Krousar Thmey » in sign languageChild welfare Programme DATA 2008More than 400 children taken in chargeAround 406 monthly outside cases117 children reintegrated into their families26 children in professional trainingNine blind students holder of theBaccalaureatThe academic year 2007/2008 has seen anumber of new high school graduates; nine blindchildren passed the exam and so, can go on touniversity, creating better prospects for theirfuture. The hard work invested by these studentshas been rewarded with great success for them.While six of them are still studying, English orKhmer literature at university, the other onesaspire to become Krousar Thmey’s teachers inone of our schools for the blind. The success inthis exam also reflects the valuable work carriedout by both teachers and all personnel involved inKrousar Thmey schools for blind children. It isalso a great achievement for these students in acountry where learning support for blind childrenwas non-existent a few years ago.The setting up of a parent’s committee in our schools for blind or deaf childrenThe aim of this committee is to make the parents aware of the running costs for our schools and ofthe monthly cost of their child. The final objective is to encourage them to collect money and so, tobecome active in financing a part of the education of their children. This is an important decision forKrousar Thmey: we wish the parents to understand that we need their commitment to keep up thegood work we do.11

Training missions 2008Speech therapy: this year, three French speech therapistsspent time in our schools for deaf children in order to adviseand share their recommendations for our local speechtherapists. The topic of the training was « the basic need towork on language understanding, labial reading andvocabulary acquisition ».Massage training: a French physiotherapist provided thistraining a couple of years ago and has noticed the technicalimprovement in the students she trained on her last visit. Herassessment of the students indicated « the masseurs areextremely good and professional ».Enfants Sourds du Cambodge NGO: the ESC team – mainly made up of specialists in hearing aid, ofENT specialists and of pharmacists – came two times for its 14 th and 15 th missions. The main objectivesof the missions are: to assess the hearing of every young deaf or hearing-impaired children, and alsohow well the hearing aids are working for each child; to do a follow-up of the actions set up during theprevious missions.Many children in professional trainingEducational support Programme DATA 2008More than 1,700 children taken in charge, amongthem 710 deaf and 300 blind9 blind children passed the Baccalaureate exam371 deaf or hearing-impaired children provided withhearing aids11 blind children attend University and are providedwith material resources2 advocacy campaigns in 2 provinces2,680 books printed in Braille and 4 new textbookstranslated in sign languageThe speech therapists’ trainingDuring 2008, Krousar Thmey has beentaking care of 26 children who followed andfor some of them are still followingprofessional training provided by our NGOpartners. For example, some of our childrenover 16-years of age are following training tobecome hairdressers, mechanics, cooks ordress designers in NGOs like Friends,Salabaï or Artisans d’Angkor. A lot oftraining is available and on completion willprovide job opportunities for the trainees. Itis a really good solution for children who areweak academically or for those who don’twish to continue studying.Internal & external training for Krousar Thmey’steamIn 2008, as every year, internal training was given toKrousar Thmey’s employees in order to strengthen theirprofessional and pedagogical competence. For example,the teachers from our specialised schools or from ourintegrated classes dedicated to blind or deaf children areasked to undertake extensive training during summerholidays. This training aims to update their knowledge,facilitate the exchange of ideas and develop newmethodologies thereby further adapted to the needs ofdeaf or blind children.Many external training financed by donors also tookplace last year on topics like “Children’s Rights”, “Basisof assistance” or “Monitoring”.One of our girls in professional training

The campaign against child-trafficking andprostitutionIn 2008, some new materials have beenacquired for the permanent troupe of SisophonSchool of Arts and Culture. In particular, webought a new secondhand truck to transport thechildren and the team, and some of the materialused during campaigns. The stage, which hasalready been used for many years and which isnow too small to welcome all participants hasbeen recently enlarged.The prevention posterThe prevention poster (see opposite), distributed during campaign tours, and also used for manyyears has been updated in order to make people, mostly children, aware of the risks of trafficking andprostitution. Indeed, drawings and explanations have been revised to be more appropriate for andrelevant to the new generation. This communication tool is very simple but very effective and efficientduring tours in remote areas of Cambodia.Cultural and artistic developmentProgramme DATA 2008More than 1,200 students going toSisophon School of Arts and CultureCampaign against child-trafficking andprostitution35 children in the permanent troupe13 representations in 12 CambodianprovincesAnnual audience of 8,100 personsCommunication tools distributed: 1,400posters; 2,140 leaflets; 347 tee-shirts, and124 capsExhibitions in Siem Reap and Battambang3,510 visitorsOur school for the blind or deaf KampongCham connected to the InternetThanks to the support of our NGO partners,Krousar Thmey has been providing blind or deafchildren with computer classes for several yearsalready. It is essential for disabled children to getused to IT and new technologies. In March 2008, anew step has been reached as the Kampong ChamSchool for blind children has been equipped withInternet connection. Computer science lessons forthe blind children were launched in March 2007.The children can attend this class two hoursweekly. A room composed of ten networkedcomputers is at the children’s disposal.New buildings and work in progressSchool for deaf or blind children in Siem Reap: a newbuilding for blind children was built.School for deaf children in Chbar Ampov (Phnom Penh):after filling in the land, a new building on three floors wasbuilt.Takhmao centre: a new building will be finished soon toaccommodate a library inside this permanent protectioncentre. It is very good news for the children who will be ableto access and discover more texts and reading material.Library in Takhmao centre13

TestimoniesIt is always a great satisfaction for the entire Krousar Thmey team when children we have cared for,mature and achieve independence. It is an additional motivation that keeps us all working for a betterfuture for these children.SOEUN Sokny, 23 years oldArriving from Site II border refugee camp, Soeun Sokny waswelcomed in 1993 with her two sisters to Takhmao, apermanent protection centre based in the south suburb ofPhnom Penh.« Presently, my father lives in Thailand and my mother died.Thanks to Krousar Thmey’s support since my childhood, I wasproviding with training and was able to integrate the Cambodiansociety. Inside Krousar Thmey I received a lot of affection, aneducation, and suitable care. I also learned proper manners.I passed the Baccalaureate last year and, at the moment, I am astudent in Law and Economic Sciences at the Royal Universityof Phnom Penh. In addition to my studies, I am working as adental assistant four hours a day. The director of the practice isfinancing a part of my studies, my accommodation and mymeals. Later I would like to be in contact with tourists and toshare with them the story of my country.I want to thank Krousar Thmey for its precious help. »SOUN Rathanak, 31 years oldAbandoned by his very poor parents in 1991, Rathanakwas welcomed into Site II refugee camp near the Thaiborder and from then reared by Krousar Thmey.« After the Peace Agreements I was repatriated to thepermanent protection centre of Takhmao where I grewup until 1999.After an unsuccessful attempt at opening a smallbusiness, I became an independent tuk-tuk driver inSiem Reap. Thanks to foreign languages I learnedinside Krousar Thmey I can meet my family’s needs.Currently my wife and I have two children. I spend myfree time painting watercolours for Krousar Thmey.I want to kindly thank Krousar Thmey for taking care ofme during all these years. »

Events 2008A very sad incident in our family house of Tuk ThlaThrough its several programmes, Krousar Thmey is daily and deeply involved in the support ofdeprived children in Cambodia. The children Krousar Thmey takes care of, and most particularly thechildren living in the street, have endured a heavy past before being welcomed in one of our temporarycentres. They have suffered physical and psychological violence; have been pushed into all kind oftraffic; and they have suffered from every type of abuse. And, despite of the implication and thedevotion of our teams, it happens that this violence sometimes reappears and that some children canbecome very violent.Unfortunately, that is what happened within our family house in Tuk Thla (suburbs of Phnom Penh)mid-August: a banal argument between two of the children turned into a fight, and ultimately, the deathof a 15 years old boy. After several months of preventive detention, his sister, also 15 years old wasgiven a three-year sentence for « unintentional murder ».Over the past 17 years, such incident never happened in any of the structures managed by KrousarThmey. Of course the Cambodian team is still under the shock, but yet, its will to help these children toescape from this violence and to lead them towards a responsible and well balanced adult life, is evenstronger.Battambang exhibition closed in DecemberOriginally touring, the exhibition « Cambodia, One People, OneCulture » created in 1994 by Krousar Thmey, moved aroundmany Cambodian provinces and was seen by thousands ofpeople every year. The exhibition aimed to transmit to Cambodianchildren the wealth of their Khmer heritage in order to help themre-establish a sense of national unity. Based in Battambang since1995, the exhibition has served its purpose, and the number ofvisitors has declined in recent years.Siem Reap exhibitionConsequently, Krousar Thmey has decided to focus on the exhibition « Tonlé Sap, source of lives »which is set up at Siem Reap, and has terminated the exhibition in Battambang at the end of December2008.A new policy on special education for disabled children in CambodiaThe MOEYS (Ministry Of Education Youth and Sports) has developed a national policy on theeducation for children with disabilities. The aim is to ensure, for every child, disabled or able, equalopportunities to go to school and to receive a primary education.This new policy has been implemented in order to reach the goal of « the Education for All » in2015. This policy also identifies the structures and organisations such as Krousar Thmey andrecognises their action. In the meantime, it aims to involve further the government and publicauthorities in education.The four main goals are:- Increasing awareness and tolerance of the handicapped with the local communities.- Providing early identification through health care services and, when possible, rehabilitation.- Providing quality education, life skills or vocational training for disabled children equitably.- Increasing enrollment and success rates in the schools and promoting education.Moreover, this policy recognises the quality of the teachers involved in public education and also inKrousar Thmey educational system for disabled children.15

Special « Bon Prachum Nheat »On April 7 th , 8 th and 9 th all the children under the care of Krousar Thmey, all the staff of the centres,of the schools and from the head office, met together at Kampong Cham school for deaf or blindchildren in order to celebrate the 6 th Bon Prachum Nheat.During this event which occurs every two years, the 17 th anniversary of Krousar Thmey wascelebrated as well. In 2006, for the 15 th anniversary, His Majesty the King Sihamoni opened theceremony. This year, it was Mr. Khiev Kanarith, Minister of Information who launched the festivities.« Bon Prachum Nheat » means « Family Festival » in Khmer. This festival aims to create a familyspirit amongst children, teenagers and adults of Krousar Thmey. In Cambodia, family ties areimportant and essential in society. The goal is also to promote the work that the staff isaccomplishing everyday. Some of them have been working for Krousar Thmey from the very start in1991. And the results are here: the children are happy and healthy.Many activities have been organised during these three days: a general knowledge contest, singingcontest, drawing contest, poetry, outdoor games, and so on.The children from the Sihanouk Ville 2 family house won the general knowledge contest and theybrought the trophy back with them (last year, the blind children from the school of Chbar Ampovwon the trophy). This trophy represents the Queen Indradevi (from the Angkorian era). Indradeviembodies intelligence and knowledge. But the children were rewarded with a computer as well.Children from Siem Reap and Takhmao protection centres finished respectively 2 nd and 3 rd andwere rewarded with digital cameras and other gifts.There was a very positive family atmosphere during this three-day festival and children were veryglad to be all together. In the evenings, the field and stage became a big place to dance andeverybody moved to the rhythm of the music.Next family festival will take place in three years because in 2011 Krousar Thmey will celebrate its20 th anniversary!

Forecast 2009Strengthen collaboration with local authoritiesand the governmentRelationships between Krousar Thmey, local authoritiesand the government are regularly growing but they arestill insufficient in many ways. Regular meetings tookplace in 2008, in particular regarding inclusive educationfor blind or deaf children, but there is still a lot of work tobe done in order for many projects to be completelytransfered to government control. Thus, the year 2009will be an important one for reinforcing and improvingour relationships and discussions with the governmentand moving toward a complete handover to theauthorities.Set up internal fundraisingFor several years already, Krousar Thmey Cambodia hasbeen trying to increase the number of self-financingprogrammes. Nowadays it has become a priority for ourstructures to collect funds through the sale of artwork(leather pupets for shadow theater, kramas, bracelets,postcards, etc.) or through visitors to the variousprogrammes. Indeed, it is really important for our team tobe aware of financial possibilities inside Krousar Thmeyitself in order to contact or approach potential donors. Newideas should be discussed over the coming months.A new film about Krousar ThmeyTwo European volunteers andexperienced film-makers, JeanneNADAL and Niels TERWINGEN, werelooking for ways to support an NGOwith an audiovisual project and on avoluntary basis. They offered theirservices to Krousar Thmey and, finally,the project was launched at thebeginning of January 2009. It was agood occasion for Krousar Thmey toupdate its « filmography » and to putstress on its daily fieldwork, throughpictures.For several weeks, Jeanne and Nielshave been travelling around thecountry, going from centres to centresand meeting our staff in order toillustrate the whole work realized everyday. Many hours of interviews andimages have been recorded.The final version should be ready inMay 2009.A laboratory for hearing aids will be openPhotoThe NGO Enfants Sourds du Cambodge, who help Krousar Thmey in hearing aid equipment for deafchildren, will soon have at its disposal, during its next missions, a laboratory dedicated to ChbarAmpov school for deaf children. The room will be fully-equiped to produce hearing aids on site in theschool so that the needs of deaf children are met.Closure of some centres of activityThe last Board meeting took place in early December for thesecond time in 2008. The members of Krousar Thmey CambodiaBoard met in our office in Phnom Penh and took part in this longawaitedmeeting. Indeed, some « strategic » points for the futureof the NGO were tackled and some important questions wereraised. Finally the Board has decided to close down someactivities either for financial reasons or because the efficiency ofthe action could not longer be justified.One of the deaf children with hearing aid17

Financial PartOur accounts have been audited by KPMGThe high inflation rate must be noted for the year 2008: according to official data, the rate reached22.3% between July 2007 and July 2008. This galloping inflation had consequences on KrousarThmey’s expenses, particularly in food (the price of rice doubled, for example) and in energy (theprice of petrol increased by 50%). The budget for 2008 was not planned in anticipation of such priceincreases, and the impact of these higher costs has been very significant for our NGO.In 2008, investments were important for Krousar Thmey since more than a 40% of our expenseswere allocated to fixed assets: this rate is « exceptionally high » for our NGO. The construction ofthe new school for the blind or deaf children in Phnom Penh Thmey represented 95% of theexpenses item. It was the reason why administrative costs were lower in 2008 than the yearsbefore: 2.6%, with about one percent drop in cost.In order to deal with the increase in expenses and with the financial crisis – which may have aserious impact on donations from Europe – all Krousar Thmey’s entities have boosted theirfundraising efforts by contacting private donors and requesting firm commitments. Some of theresults of these contacts have been quite positive, and we hope for significant results for the year2009.Alexia AUBELLE, financial managerManuela GENEIX, communication officer

Source of fundsKrousar ThmeyUnited Kingdom1.0%Krousar ThmeySwitzerland21.7%Terre desHommes8.4%Aide et Action6.3%Dark and Light3.8%Amis desEnfants duMonde3.5%Other donations(includes HerMajesty theQueen-Motherand SamdechHun Sen)16.3%Self financing3.2%Krousar ThmeyFrance35.8%Use of fundsAdministrativeexpenses2.6%Family Festival1.2%Education29.0%Coordinationexpenses3.5%Child welfare20.6%Investments41.2% Culture1.9%19

Balance Sheet 2008Krousar Thmey CambodiaASSETS (USD) Book Value Depreciat. Net Book V. Rem. 2007Intangible assets 14,740 14,740 0 866Lands 317,741 0 317,741 303,327Buildings 1,298,602 522,929 775,673 840,848Vehicles 263,340 247,068 16,272 12,046Office assets 66,653 56,498 10,156Other assets 64,200 48,468 15,73241,342Assets in progress 692,597 0 692,597 37,450Total property and equipment 2,717,872 889,702 1,828,170 1,235,879Accounts receivable 0 0 4,374 2,274Loans to KT employees 0 0 3,923 5,630Cash at the bank 0 0 266,104 185,752Cash on hand 0 0 13,168 18,366Total current assets 0 0 287,569 212,022TOTAL ASSETS (USD) 2,717,872 889,702 2,115,740 1,447,901LIABILITIES (USD) Liabilities Rem. 2007Equity 1,357,783 1,196,358Provident fund 111,371 89,386Health fund 9,387 0Retained earnings 637,196 161,425Accrued expenses 0 731TOTAL LIABILITIES (USD) 2,115,738 1,447,900

Statement of income and expenditures 2008Krousar Thmey CambodiaCHARGES USD % Rem. 2007 INCOMES USD % Rem. 2007Personnel expenses 456,475 26.7% 36.6% Krousar Thmey France* 613,006 35.8% 21.5%Volunteers' compensation 15,973 0.9% 1.2% Krousar Thmey Switzerland* 372,206 21.7% 29.1%Staff training 37,572 2.2% 2.0% Anonymous Foundation 140,115 8.2% 0.0%Food 179,484 10.5% 13.8% Aide et Action 108,000 6.3% 9.0%Clothes and Uniforms 16,355 1.0% 1.6% Terre des Hommes Netherlands 100,025 5.8% 9.0%Medicine and Hygiene 12,632 0.7% 1.2% Dark and Light Blind Care 64,949 3.8% 3.5%Schooling / Games / Pocket money 33,262 1.9% 3.0% Amis des Enfants du Monde 60,399 3.5% 4.3%School books and posters editing 8,308 0.5% 1.1% Terre des Hommes Germany 42,977 2.5% 3.6%Fuel and transportation 27,887 1.6% 3.1% CBM 16,177 0.9% 2.0%Water and electricity 18,644 1.1% 1.4% On Net 12,873 0.8% 1.4%Mailing, telephone and Internet 8,734 0.5% 0.8% DED 9,729 0.6% 0.9%Documentation, photocopies & photos 3,003 0.2% 0.2% Art Venture 9,632 0.6% 0.0%Office and computer material 4,278 0.2% 0.6% Total grants 1,550,088 90.5% 84.3%Current equipment 10,959 0.6% 1.7%Cultural material and activities 3,232 0.2% 0.3% Krousar Thmey United Kingdom* 17,166 1.0% 4.7%Rents 3,400 0.2% 0.3% French Parish of Singapour 6,800 0.4% 0.5%Building maintenance 5,777 0.3% 1.0% Peter Carette 6,421 0.4% 0.3%Equipment maintenance 10,804 0.6% 1.1% La Noria 5,250 0.3% 0.8%Vehicles and buildings insurance 3,024 0.2% 0.3% Friendship with Cambodia 5,097 0.3% 0.3%Animals and plantations 3,253 0.2% 0.2% Samdech Hun Sen 4,650 0.3% 0.3%Promotion / ceremonies / gifts 3,431 0.2% 0.3% French College of Singapour 4,400 0.3% 0.5%Mission and reception costs 15,005 0.9% 0.8% Global village 1,750 0.1% 0.7%Watercolours 2,958 0.2% 0.2% Other donations (includes Her Majesty the Queen-Mother) 56,271 3.3% 4.0%Outside cases 31,050 1.8% 2.2% Total other donations 107,805 6.3% 12.1%Other costs (including KPMG) 10,753 0.6% 0.5%Financial charges 2,387 0.1% 0.2% Dances and shadow theater 11,696 0.7% 1.4%Net book value of written off assets 0 0.0% 0.4% Massages by blind 3,190 0.2% 0.2%Depreciation 94,697 5.5% 8.5% Local sales 8,089 0.5% 1.3%Provident fund 21,985 1.3% 2.0% Special event: Family Festival 17,494 1.0% 0.3%Health fund 9,387 0.5% Miscellaneous revenues 3,737 0.2% 0.1%Special expenses: Family Festival 20,495 1.2% Bank interests and exchange gains 10,302 0.6% 0.3%Revenues on assets' sale 0 0.0% 0.4%Total running expenses 1,075,204 63% 86.6% Ok Total other incomes 54,508 3.2% 4.0%Retained profit of the year 637,196 37% 13.4%TOTAL EXPENSES (USD) 1,712,400 100% 100.0% TOTAL INCOMES (USD) 1,712,400 100% 100%* Includes all the donations made directly to Krousar Thmey France, Krousar Thmey Switzerland and Krousar Thmey United Kingdom21

Analytical statement of income and expenditures 2008Krousar Thmey CambodiaEXPENSES USD %Rem.Rem.INCOMES USD %20072007Temporary centres and family houses 210,402 12.6% 17.3% Krousar Thmey France* 613,006 35.2% 21.1%Psar Depot 38,858 Krousar Thmey Switzerland* 372,206 21.3% 28.6%Chamkar Morn 36,788 Anonymous Foundation 140,115 8.0% 0.0%Siem Reap 27,372 Aide et Action 108,000 6.2% 8.9%Poipet 23,461 Terre des Hommes Netherlands 100,025 5.7% 8.9%Family house of Tuk Thla 7,920 Dark and Light Blind Care 64,949 3.7% 3.4%Family house of Prek Kat 7,796 Amis des Enfants du Monde 60,399 3.5% 4.2%Family house of Kpop Veng 7,879 Terre des Hommes Germany 42,977 2.5% 3.5%Family house of Siem Reap 1 7,867 CBM 16,177 0.9% 2.0%Family house of Siem Reap 2 7,939 On Net 12,873 0.7% 1.3%Family house of Kampong Cham 1 8,673 DED 9,729 0.6% 0.9%Family house of Kampong Cham 2 7,827 Art Venture 9,632 0.6% 0.0%Family house of Sihanouk Ville 1 6,954 Total grants 1,550,088 88.9% 82.8%Family house of Sihanouk Ville 2 6,924Family house of Battambang 1 7,257Family house of Battambang 2 6,887Permanent protection centres 133,285 8.0% 11.7%Takhmao 35,951 Krousar Thmey United Kingdom* 17,166 1.0% 4.7%Siem Reap 45,896 French Parish of Singapour 6,800 0.4% 0.5%Sisophon 51,439 Peter Carette 6,421 0.4% 0.3%Sub total Child welfare 343,687 20.6% 29.0% La Noria 5,250 0.3% 0.7%Friendship with Cambodia 5,097 0.3% 0.3%Schools for blind children 182,511 10.9% 14.7% Samdech Hun Sen 4,650 0.3% 0.3%Chbar Ampov 59,784 French College of Singapour 4,400 0.3% 0.5%Battambang 39,206 Global village 1,750 0.1% 0.7%Kampong Cham 50,210 Other donations (includes Her Majesty the Queen-Mother) 56,271 3.2% 3.9%Siem Reap 17,057 Total other donations 107,805 6.2% 11.9%Braille workshop Chbar Ampov 15,854Phnom Penh Thmey 400Schools for deaf children 188,359 11.3% 15.4%Chbar Ampov 77,944Battambang 27,652 Dances and shadow theater 11,696 0.7% 1.3%Kampong Cham 28,362 Massages by blind 3,190 0.2% 0.1%Siem Reap 54,400 Local sales 8,089 0.5% 1.3%Integrated classes for blind or deaf children 47,425 2.8% 4.1% Special event: Family Festival 17,494 1.0% 0.3%Primary school of Poipet 18,268 1.1% 1.6% Miscellaneous revenues 3,737 0.2% 0.1%Other assistance 46,866 2.8% 5.0% Bank interests and exchange gains 10,302 0.6% 0.3%University 6,612 Revenues on assets' sale 0 0.0% 0.3%Campaign against child-trafficking and prostitution 8,764 Total other incomes 54,508 3.1% 3.7%Advocacy 12,156Sign language committee 19,334Sub total Educational support 483,429 29.0% 40.8% Provident fund variation 21,985 1.3% 2.0%School of Arts and Culture Sisophon 25,658 1.5% 2.5%Exhibition Battambang 2,508 0.2% 0.2% Health fund variation 9,387 0.5% 0.0%Exhibition Siem Reap 3,328 0.2% 0.3%Sub total Cultural and artistic development 31,494 1.9% 3.0%Expenses of the centers 858,609 51.5% 72.8%Coordination Phnom Penh 57,805 3.5% 4.3%Family Festival 20,495 1.2% 0.0%Administrative costs Phnom Penh 43,597 2.6% 3.8%Total running expenses 980,507 59% 81%Earning 763,266 - -Intangible assets 0 0.0% 0.4%Lands 14,414 0.9% 0.0%Buildings 1,236 0.1% 13.4%Vehicules 11,750 0.7% 0.5%Office equipment 2,792 0.2% 1.2%Other assets 1,649 0.1% 0.8%Assets in progress - NBV written off assets 655,146 39.3% 2.8%Total investments 686,987 41% 19%TOTAL EXPENSES 2008 1,667,494 100% 100%INCREASE OF CASH 2008 76,279 - - TOTAL INCOMES 2008 1,743,773 100% 100%* Includes all the donations made directly to Krousar Thmey France, Krousar Thmey Switzerland and Krousar Thmey United Kingdom

Thanks to…His Majesty the King Sihamoni; His Majesty the King-Father Norodom Sihanouk; Her Majesty theQueen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk; the Royal Government of Cambodia led by PrimeMinister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen.Organisations, fondations and institutions helpingus in our daily projectsAide & Action; Aide aux Jeunes Infirmes; Amis desEnfants du Monde; Association Florimontaine;ArtVenture; La Banque Edmond de Rothschild SA; BNPParibas Foundation; Borann Hotel; Carène; CercleColladon; Château de Sable; La Compagnie des Indes;Christoffel Blinden Mission; Coface Trade Aid;Compagnie Serene; Dark & Light Blind Care Foundation;DED; Enfance Espoir; Enfants Sourds du Cambodge;ESC Stiftung; Faiveley Plasturgie; Faiveley Transports;Favona; Flo’ Solidaires; the French Ambassy inCambodia; Friendship with Cambodia ; Global Village ;La Guilde Européenne du Raid; Hirzel Foundation;l’Imprimerie de Champel; KPMG France; La Noria Hotel;Les 7 de la Cité; Lioness Club of Singapour; LycéeFrançais de Singapour; Octogone Gestion SA; ON-NET;Paroisse Française de Singapour; Promesse; ProVictimis Foundation; Solidar’Mômes; the Swiss towns ofLancy, Genthod, Meinier, Jussy, Vandoeuvre, andDardagny; Symbiosis; Terre des Hommes Germany;Terre des Hommes Netherlands; Thalès group;URIOPSS PACA et Corse ; la Voix de l’Enfant.And those who wished to remain anonymous.Private DonorsMr. Philippe Adam; Mrs. Anne d’Almeida; Mr. Eric Bissonier; Mr. and Mrs. Michel Bongi; Mr. and Mrs.Philippe de Braquilanges; Mrs. Nathalie Brault Wälchli; Mr. Peter Carette; Mr. and Mrs. GaetanCaulliez; Mr. and Mrs. Neville Cook; Mr. and Mrs. Alain Courau; Mr. and Mrs. Raphaël Courau; Mrs.Christiane de Coulon; Mr. and Mrs. Delahaye; Miss Adèle Dubrulle; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dubrulle; Mrs.Ludovica Grisi; Mr. Charles de la Haye Jousselin; Mrs. Marie-Thérèse Hubsch; Miss Isabel Jacobi;Mrs. Ursula Jacobi; the Javary-Fiala Family; Mr. Yves Keruel; M. and Mrs. Joachim Lehmkhul; Mr.and Mrs. Benoît Magnier; Mr. and Mrs. Philippe Magnier; Mr. Melchior de Matharel; Mr. and Mrs.Gérard Mestrallet; Mr. Franck Noël; Mr. and Mrs. Odier; Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Oltramare; Dr. P.Rosalti; Mr. Richard de Tscharner; Mr. and Mrs. Jannick Von Bornemann; Mrs. Cyrille Vu Ngoc.And all the other donors who help us via Krousar Thmey France, Krousar Thmey Switzerland, andKrousar Thmey United Kingdom.Krousar Thmey teamThanks to our team in Cambodia, and also to our voluntary workers in France, in Switzerland and inthe United Kingdom for their investment and devotion. Without their warmly appreciated help, ourprojects in Cambodia should not run as they are.23

KROUSAR THMEY CAMBODIA4 street 257 – Kampuchea Krom – Phnom PenhTel: +855 (0)23 366 184Email: communication@krousar-thmey.orgKROUSAR THMEY UNITED KINGDOMC/o Mrs. Mangin38 Egerton Crescent – London SW3 2EBTel: +44 (0)20 7591 0491Email: adam.hasan@yahoo.co.ukKROUSAR THMEY SWITZERLAND63 rue de Lausanne – 1202 GenèveTel: +41 (0)22 908 58 20Email: mariejo.duc@krousar-thmey.orgKROUSAR THMEY FRANCE47 rue Greneta – 75002 ParisTel: +33 (0)1 40 13 06 30Email: ktfrance@club.frFor more information, please have a look on our website:www.krousar-thmey.org