Nepcam Trust Aid Fund

How much can I donate to a Community Project?

You can donate any amount to our Community Project.

All donations are tax deductible!

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How can a sponsor pay?

Sponsors can pay by bank transfer or cheque.

Bank Transfer To sponsor a NEPCAM Community Project, bank transfer to: NEPCAM Trust, ANZ Bank, BSB 012-349, A/C 527513312.

Important: When completing the transaction, please include your surname and indicate on the transaction the donation is for 'CP' (an abbreviation for Community Project).

Cheque

Please make cheques payable to "NEPCAM Trust Aid Fund" and mail to the Chief Finance Officer, PO Box 424 Belrose NSW 2085.

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NEPCAM's Overseas Aid Objectives

The overriding goal for NEPCAM is to improve the socio-economic environment for poor communities.

Objectives

·     Enable families to help themselves to have enough to eat.

·     Enable families to help themselves toward safety and security.

·     Enable families to educate their children and realise their potential futures.

·     Develop a culture of saving.

·     Support enterprises with the aim of sustainable development.

·     Improve the general livelihood of the communities.

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NEPCAM Community Projects - Selection Procedure

In developing countries such as Cambodia and Nepal, we engage our wonderful local business partners, registered in their relevant country as a Non-Government Organisation (NGO's) to consult with the local communities and identify projects which will be beneficial to that community. The procedure is now firmly established and works extremely well and smoothly for NEPCAM, our local NGOs and for each of the disadvantaged communities we are aiding. Essentially:

·     Each community selected identifies the approximate percentage of a budget it would see, according to their circumstances, as desirable for their community project.

·     NEPCAM then provides information to the NGO's advising the amount of money that can be budgeted for assisting the development of the project.

·     Our local NGOs have regular contact with poor communities, mainly due to their own initiatives but also, increasingly, as a partner with NEPCAM. The local NGO determines which communities will be contacted so that they can advise them regarding NEPCAM's potential for support.

·     The local NGO then holds a series of meetings with the selected communities and invites a local representative in that community to become involved.

·     In these meetings, the local NGO asks the community representative to identify their needs and to propose, for support by NEPCAM, specific Community Projects.

·     As a result of these meetings, the local NGO records the wishes of each of the local communities. The communities are then asked to detail the specific Community Projects in an order of priority.

·     The local NGO then emails NEPCAM with specific proposals for assistance. The NEPCAM Executives then meet and vote on the expenditure of aid funds as determined in the ratio decided by the meetings with each support community.

·     In consultation with the local NGOs, the requisite number of Community Projects is then selected according to the available budget.

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NEPCAM's Activities

·     NEPCAM serves local communities without any distinction on race, religion, political persuasions or caste.

·     NEPCAM does not engage in missionary work or evangelism or political activities.

·     NEPCAM does not engage in welfare, it engages in relief work.

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Our NGOs Activities

With the assistance of sponsors and volunteers, our NGO’s in Cambodia and Nepal provides the following aid to families in their relevant countries:

·     enable poor students to receive a formal education up to and including Year 12 and, if successful, through university ;

·     educate students with English lessons as well as computer training, social studies and sport;

·     feed impoverished families;

·     provide medical treatment to over 150 patients per day (that otherwise would have no hope of receiving treatment);

·     run education classes for mothers on family planning, child care and food hygiene and builds awareness of gambling, drug and child trafficking issues;

·     provide a Shelter Home for orphaned or abused women and children;

·     provide crisis counselling and support for victims of domestic violence;

·     feed starving babies with nutritious milk formula;

·     provide training and permanent employment for poor families;

·     provide casual jobs for illiterate family members;

·     repair housing, install water pumps, provide mosquito nets, blankets, woven mats, and bicycles;

·     encourage and support independent family businesses;

·     provide self-sustainable farming projects and agricultural training for the poor; and

·     provide restaurant training for poor family members.

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NEPCAM's Past Community Projects

During 2011, one of our generous sponsors, a company called Vital Peripheral Supplies (http://www.vps.com.au/) donated 11 desktop computers which were recently transported to a school run by our NGO in Siem Reap. The school offers free computer technology lessons to children in their district and these computers are excellent educational resources for the teachers and children at the school. The same company is now going to expand on their generosity by providing more computers for the school which will allow their teachers to offer even more students free lessons in computer technology.

During 2010, NEPCAM successfully raised over $57,000.00 for a computer and resource centre for students and teachers in Nepal. The facility is an educational resource centre which is equipped with 26 laptop and 4 desktop computers. These computers are connected to the internet via WiFi with back-up power when Nepali grid electricity is unavailable. In keeping with recent trends and technical developments, an Education Centre of the future worth its salt will be largely electronic and have internet access for portable internet-enabled devices, as well as books and physical resources for teachers.

During 2010, one of our wonderful supporters organised 74 cycle riders to complete what he called a Month of Madness. These cyclists were encouraged to ride between 50 and 100 kilometres every day for 38 days, cumulatively knocking up over 65,000kms. In doing so they raised sufficient funds to pay for 107 bikes which were purchased by NEPCAM in Cambodia. With other bicycles already donated by NEPCAM's sponsors, NEPCAM purchased over 250 bicycles during 2010 and, with the assistance of local school principals, were able to distribute these bikes to poor children in and around Siem Reap. These free bicycles enabled these children to travel easily and safely to school every day. Before receiving their gift, most of the children were spending hours walking to and from their school and the donation will significantly help them to reduce the time spent travelling.

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