New Hope For Cambodian Children
About New Hope For Cambodian Children
New Hope for Cambodian Children is built around a simple but unusually steady promise, care does not stop when a child grows up. At Our Village, children live in family-style homes, get medical care, and go to school. Later, New Hope House, New Hope Plus, and education and training support help young adults keep going through university, vocational school, appointments, and everyday needs. If you want to back an organization that stays with people over time, this is the kind of work that matters.
What sets NHCC apart is how long it stays in the picture. A child can move from residential care to supported housing, then keep getting help through New Hope Plus with counseling, medication access, transportation, and reunions. That kind of continued support is rare, and it is the heart of the organization’s approach.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Our Village
A residential facility in Kampong Speu province for orphaned and abandoned children with HIV/AIDS, where children live in family-style homes with caregivers and receive regular medical care and schooling.
New Hope House
Supported housing in Phnom Penh for young adults attending university or vocational school, with tuition, educational materials, housing, food, medical, transportation, and support staff costs covered by NHCC.
Higher education support
Tuition support for students attending universities in Phnom Penh, based on their abilities and career objectives.
Vocational training support
Support for young adults pursuing vocational school and job-training courses such as auto mechanics, motorcycle repair, office management, building trades, barbering, hair salon training, culinary school, and phone repairs.
New Hope Plus
An outreach program for young adults that provides counseling, access to antiretroviral medication, transportation to medical appointments, emergency small grants, and reunions at Our Village.
Camp Lotus
Support for children living with extended families who attend Camp Lotus.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
To provide care and support to children and young adults living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia.
Who they serve
Children and young adults living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia, including orphans, abandoned children, university students, vocational students, and children living with extended families.
Their impact
- Provides care for 70+ children.
- Provides full-time holistic care for 45 orphans and abandoned children with HIV/AIDS at Our Village.
- Supports 20 students in New Hope House while they attend university or vocational school.
- Supplied more than 200 children with free ARV medications through Little Sprouts.
- At the height of the AIDS epidemic, Our Village provided a safe and loving home to 240 orphans and abandoned children with HIV.
How your donation helps
- Housing and food expenses for children and young adults
- Medical and educational needs
- Care-giving staff and foster parent support
- Tuition and educational materials
- Administrative costs covered through corporate sponsors and foundations
- Counseling, transportation to medical appointments, and emergency small grants through New Hope Plus
Our story
John and Kathy Tucker came to Cambodia in 2000 to work with the Maryknoll organization, supporting adults dying with AIDS. They saw how many children were left without care, and how many were living with HIV themselves. They began raising funds for antiretroviral medication through Little Sprouts, then founded New Hope for Cambodian Children in 2006 to expand that support for children living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia.
In their words
Mother Teresa: "It's the greatest poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
Events
New Hope Plus reunions
Reunions at Our Village that reconnect young adults with one another and with NHCC directors, including the November 25, 2023 reunion attended by 77 young adults and their families.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles New Hope For Cambodian Children has shared.
Current needs
- Ongoing individual donations to support programs
- Corporate sponsors and foundations to cover administrative costs
- Monthly child sponsorships for housing, food, medical care, and educational needs
Recognition & press
In the media
- The Lancet International Journal, recognition of John and Kathy Tucker's work with children in Cambodia impacted by HIV/AIDS
- Bill Clinton's book Giving, mention of the work
- International AIDS conferences, presentations about the work
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What is Our Village?
Our Village is a residential home for orphaned and abandoned children with HIV/AIDS. Children live in family-style homes with caregivers, receive regular medical check-ups, and attend school locally.
What does New Hope House provide?
New Hope House supports young adults who are attending university or vocational school in Phnom Penh. NHCC covers tuition and educational materials, along with housing, food, medical care, transportation, and support staff costs.
What does New Hope Plus do?
New Hope Plus helps young adults after they leave Our Village with counseling, access to antiretroviral medication, transportation to medical appointments, emergency small grants, and reunions at Our Village.
How does NHCC support education?
NHCC pays tuition for higher education and vocational training, and helps cover housing, food, medical needs, uniforms, books, and supplies for students.
Who does NHCC serve?
NHCC serves children and young adults living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia, including orphans, abandoned children, university students, vocational students, and children living with extended families.
Similar nonprofits
Other international relief nonprofits in TX.