Disability Family Support
Children in Families, Cambodia: Our ABLE project is an umbrella project that works with children across all of our family-based care programs. No matter a child’s living situation, if they have a disability or a serious illness, our ABLE staff provide them with follow-up and therapeutic care.
They also provide training to our carers and families so that children receive the support they need daily, not just when our staff come to visit. We have seen some wonderful cases of improvement and development in children with profound difficulties.
Income insecurity often contributes to family breakdowns, with reduced resources available to provide for the children’s nutrition, education and wellbeing. In many village settings agricultural options are available to supplement a family’s income and food sources and CIF staff work to improve their income stability.
The CIF team manage on average 200 family cases per year, approximately 60% of whom are living with a disability. 75% of the CIF family support budget for the 2024 year is covered by institutional grants. Our Goal is to cover the gap for helping 20 families for 12 months. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.