Cambodian Orphanage International was founded in 1999 by Phamara Uong, a Cambodian American who immigrated to the United States in 1981 after being made a refugee by the Cambodian Genocide.  His mission is to help the orphans and street children of Cambodia whose suffering he has known so well.  COI strives not only to bring tangible aid and hope to the lives of these poverty-stricken children but also to serve as a catalyst for greater humanitarian involvement in Cambodia. COI provides food, clothing, fresh water, health care, and educational assistance to children without hope for a future in the Third World.  Most of COI's financial support for these philanthropic activities comes from ordinary people like you in the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and elsewhere around the world.

Cambodian Orphanage International’s crucial humanitarian programs continue to grow through the support of important monthly contributions from its many conscientious donors.
 

 Cambodian Orphanage International’s programs grow as people throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe continue to respond to the needs of children victimized by war. To provide long-term, ongoing care for children in crisis, Cambodian Orphanage International developed its first child sponsorship program in Cambodia in 1999.

 Cambodian Orphanage International has dug several wells, bringing fresh, clean water and the gift of health to hundreds of children. The simple solution of bringing clean drinking water immediately eliminates many diseases, saving the lives of innumerable street children. There are many other projects on the drawing board for the upliftment of these poor victims of circumstance.  Of course, though, as time goes on, Cambodian Orphanage International shall be in the position to fulfill all these projects only as the support from our donor base permits.