TabithaUSA

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Mission: Tabitha USa exists to provide funding and support for Tabitha Cambodia, a humanitarian NGO in Cambodia. Our mission is to improve the lives of people living in poverty in Cambodia. We seek to raise funds to support Tabitha Cambodia's community development efforts, which include a savings program, house-building, digging water wells and building schools

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2 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

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Tom_Berridge Volunteer

Rating: 5

04/02/2014

I recently (March 2014) participated in a house-building program organized by Tabitha Cambodia, which is partially funded by Tabitha USA. I visited their headquarters in Phnom Penh and saw the women working in their workshop, which was a pleasant place in their courtyard. The employees seem to all be Cambodians except for Janne Ritskes, whom I met. The house build was well organized, and we worked with people who had made a financial investment in their new home, but we contributed most of the cost of about $1000 per house. We also visited wells that Tabitha helped people dig, water storage tanks they helped people obtain, and fish ponds they helped people create. I say "helped" because Tabitha requires recipients to play a role in funding projects that benefit them, although it seems to be more a token amount that ensures their buy-in. I was impressed with the people of Tabitha and the results I saw on the ground, although I have not examined their financial statements. My trip was organized by a parent at the school where I work, and she had worked with Tabitha before and had great respect for the organization.

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Gary Williams Volunteer

Rating: 5

05/18/2011

I have been involved with Tabitha Cambodia for 12 years and Tabitha USA for 5 years. I have been house building 7 times and I have seen the positive and live changing impact Tabitha makes on people and families. The last 5 years I have helped Tabitha USA raise funds for Tabitha Cambodia projects and activities. Almost 100% of the funds raised by Tabitha USA goes to the families in Cambodia. Our main expenses are wire transfer fees sending money to Cambodia and our annual audit, verfing Tabitah USA's excellent results.

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