My Nonprofit Reviews

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.