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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.