Annual Report 2007

Achievements

Cambodian Communities out of Crisis (CCC) continued its programme of sponsoring students undertaking education in Cambodia. CCC sponsored 29 students in 2007, an increase of 11 over 2006. Subjects studied included Information Technology, English Language, Business Administration, Accountancy and International Relations. Six of the students were children enrolled at private schools; the remainder were adults studying certificate and degree-level courses at colleges and universities. One student was studying for a master's degree in business administration and one for a master's degree in development management. All students were located in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.

CCC maintains its vision to establish Timothy College, a college of further and higher education in Cambodia. The college will have a Christian foundation but will offer courses to students of any religion or none. CCC continued to raise funds for this project and make it known to churches and individuals in the United Kingdom during 2007. For several years the Trustees had hoped that CCC would be able to work closely with Ambassadors for Christ International (AFCI) Cambodia, whose vision is for a Christian Leadership Training Centre, in establishing Timothy College on a campus that could have held both institutions. However, it became apparent during 2007 that AFCI's vision is only for evangelism and church planting, not for education. The Trustees realised they could no longer look to AFCI Cambodia as an associate in this venture and began the search for a new partner to take this project forward.

By the end of 2007 CCC had raised sufficient funds to begin the project first proposed in 2006 to assist Cambodian families who make a living from scavenging on Phnom Penh's municipal rubbish dump. The children of some of these families will now be able to attend school and receive a cooked meal each day.

The Chairman paid two visits to Cambodia, renewing and extending relationships with the Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia, Cambodian church leaders, educational institutions and students receiving sponsorship. He also interviewed students applying for sponsorship and managed the disbursement of sponsorship payments.

During 2007 CCC continued its practice of giving a tithe (one tenth) of its undesignated income to causes in which it has no direct involvement.

CCC maintained contact with its supporters and donors and promoted its work in Cambodia through:

• the newsletter The Cambodian Herald, which not only features CCC but also disseminates news about Cambodia and organisations working there;
• the CCC web site at www.cambcomm.org.uk;
• advertisements placed in Christian magazines;
• church visits.

Governance

The major risks to which CCC is exposed, as identified by the Trustees, and the systems in place to mitigate those risks were reviewed during the year.

Public Benefit

Registered charities are required to benefit the public. In 2007 Cambodian Communities out of Crisis provided benefit in the form of the payment of educational fees for adults and children enrolled at universities, colleges and schools in Cambodia. The section of the public qualifying for the benefit were citizens of Cambodia, resident in Cambodia, wishing to receive private education in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. CCC offered full- or part-sponsorship to students who could not afford (or their families could not afford) to pay the fees for their chosen course of study. CCC considered applications for sponsorship on the basis of availability of funds, need (i.e. inability of an applicant to pay fees himself or herself), likelihood of the applicant completing the course of study and the reputation of the institution at which the applicant wished to study. CCC did not discriminate between candidates for sponsorship on the basis of their religion.

Finance

CCC's income in 2007 was sufficient to fulfil the student sponsorship commitments agreed by the Trustees at the end of 2006.

Funding for administrative and promotional activities was provided by designated gifts from Trustees and tax recovered in connection with undesignated gifts given through Gift Aid, thus ensuring that no funds given by CCC's donors were diverted from work in Cambodia.

The Trustees are conscious of the need to use as much as possible of donated income for activities of direct benefit to the people of Cambodia and elsewhere. CCC's operations continue to be conducted by volunteers in an effort to minimise overheads. Trustees and other Council members bear some administrative and travel costs personally.

The Future

In 2008 the Trustees' objectives are:

1. To continue the sponsorship of students and school children.
2. To continue the project to provide education and meals for children of rubbish dump scavengers.
3. To seek donations from corporate donors, particularly companies involved in the do-it-yourself trade.
4. To make the needs of Cambodia and the work of CCC more widely known.
5. To find a partner in Cambodia with whom to work in taking forward CCC's vision for Timothy College and to continue to publicise and obtain funding for the project.

CCC's long-term objectives are:

1. To establish Timothy College.
2. To obtain funding for evangelistic, teaching, training, cross-cultural mission, humanitarian assistance and development projects initiated by the Cambodian church.
3. To encourage public interest in Cambodia and financial support for ministry to its people.
4. To mobilise prayer support for the people and church of Cambodia.
5. To respond to any direction from the Lord to engage in other ministry in Cambodia or elsewhere.

Trustees and Council Members

The following were members of the Council during 2006. Trustees are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Chairman: Mr Myers Cooper*
Director: Rev Ross Rennie*
Treasurer: Mr Tony Nixon*
Member: Mrs Jacqueline Rennie*
Member: Mr Julian Reynolds
Member: Mrs Gladys Reynolds
Member: Mr Ray Dadswell

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