Emergency Relief
Small scale disasters, both natural and man-made, occur with unfortunate frequency within developing countries. It is usually the poorest people who are affected and who have the least ability to help themselves. All too often their situation is ignored and the most marginalized of the people are left to fend for themselves. JWOC’s Emergency Relief Programme seeks to help at a local level in communities that are often forgotten. To read about the times when JWOC has used its Emergency Relief Project please click on one of the links below.
Latest News...
Operation Smile - 12-17 March 2010
In mid-March, JWOC partnered once again with Operation Smile – an organization that provides free operations to poor children living with Cleft Lips, Cleft Palattes or other facial deformities, whose families cannot afford to have these life changing procedures. The Operation Smile mission in March 2010 was an international mission, with Doctors coming from around the world to help over 100 Cambodians.
JWOC was able to organize for ten children from Siem Reap to take the trip to Phnom Penh to see the visiting doctors. While not all of them were able to have operations this time, all of them consulted with the doctors and learnt more about the nature of their deformities and their future options. A number of the children we took this time suffer from large birthmarks on their faces and many of them will have to wait until they are around 17-18 years old before a skin graft can be attempted.
However, four life changing operations were performed on 14th March for the children JWOC took to Phnom Penh. We are very happy to report that the one year old girl, Socheata, who was unable to have the operation last time JWOC went in December due to health problems, had a very successful operation this time and now has a wonderful smile! The doctors were able to help the two others with lip problems and one with a facial birthmark.
 |  |
The trip was organized and coordinated by our wonderful staff at JWOC. Graduate Intern and Clean Water Project Manager Sokhorn (who also went on JWOC’s first trip in December 2009) and Microfinance Project Manager Boret, took the children to Phnom Penh this time and made sure that everyone was looked after, kept safe and fully informed of what was happening throughout the trip.
JWOC plans to help as many children as it can every time Operation Smile visits Cambodia. If you are interested to help make this possible please donate now! It costs JWOC around $100 per child (and guardian) to give them this life changing opportunity. The next mission is in May 2010 in Pursat Province.
