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Solar Energy Project at Watopot

12/18/2017

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​The idea of setting up Solar Energy system in Watopot was brought forward by students of Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) in December 2015.   The students from HKUST Connect have been paying regular visits to Watopot for several years already and they have been working hard in improving the environment of the Community ever since.  When the administrator of HKUST brought us the idea of installing Solar Energy system in Watopot, we were thrilled and also a bit worried about the possibility of really implementing it.

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Snapshots from the Party

12/6/2017

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Thank you for coming to the party and showing your support in making the event a success.
We would like to share with you some photos and a video from the event.

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Save the Date

7/10/2017

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Sakka Member Eugene Ng visits Cambodia - January 2017

1/29/2017

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Cupcakes with Little Warriors in Hong Kong

6/6/2016

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What a meaningful Sunday...

We had a cupcake class with all the Little Warriors who beat cancers. It’s our honor have the chance to sponsor this meaningful event on May 29th 2016.
Special thanks to Amazing Sweets HK Ltd and our volunteers Liza Lam and Kally Wong supported us during the day.
Here are the highlights for the day!
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Sakka Foundation helps Hong Kong local kids

1/3/2016

 
Sakka Foundation team recently worked together with a children's charitable group in Hong Kong - Little Life Warriors. Based out of Prince of Wales hospital, this group supports children who are currently being treated in the oncology department. The goal was to provide support and love - and some fun too - for the kids there. We had special one of a kind scarves and hats knitted for the kids, and played games and provided treats for the kids. Sakka foundation also donated HK $5,000 to the organisation. Our hearts go out to these brave children and their incredible doctor's and nurses. We wish them all the best. (Due to privacy issues we will not be posting any photos of the children).  

Happy Dental Clinic - 6 months report here

11/4/2015

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January to June 2015
Background 
The One-2-One Cambodia Happy Dental Clinic is funded by SAKKA Foundation and the Overseas Volunteer Fund, providing much needed basic dental care to vulnerable children from NGOs/Orphanages in Phnom Penh, especially those who are marginalised e.g. HIV positive children, cleft children or disabled children.  The clinic is based in One-2-One Cambodia office on the ground floor and is open from 8.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Wednesday. One-2-One works cooperatively with senior dental students from the International University (IU) and the University of Health and Science (UHS) to operate the clinic. The work is demanding and challenging as we work with the most vulnerable group but also most rewarding, in knowing that we make such a great difference to them. Now they can eat, smile, sleep well and go to school or able to continue with their other treatment plans.
At the clinic, Dental students, Dentists and Dental Nurses provide a range of dental treatment including: 
  • Dental restorations
  • Dental sealants (protective coatings on molar teeth)
  • Dental extractions
  • Fluoride (to arrest and prevent dental caries)
  • Scaling
  • Oral health education 
  • General health and hygiene education and prevention
  • Provision of toothbrushes and toothpaste 
Activities
The Happy Dental Clinic has been very busy providing oral health care to children from various orphanages, NGO and slums across Phnom Penh. 
The staff and volunteers are trained specifically to ensure the treatment is as pain free and as gentle as possible. Our Motto is “let no children cry”
The clinic schedule has been designed so that children from each orphanage, NGO groups visit the clinic at a specific time. 
 
At the clinic, our team consists of Dentists, Dental Nurses and Dental Assistants all working to provide dental treatment for the children whether it is emergency relief or oral health promotion actions. Ms. Nary, manages the clinic to ensure appropriate dental treatment is provided to each child in a safe, caring and professional way.  Good cross infection control is a priority for Happy Dental Clinic. Additionally, over the last six months, we have been fortunate to have volunteer dentists from overseas helping our team to provide more specialised treatment for the more serious oral health problems. 
 
The Happy Dental Clinic provides a child friendly environment with educational toys and reading materials for children to read and play with while waiting for dental care.  As a result, the children are happy to come and have dental check-ups and treatment without fear. It is always great to see the children engaging with their peers and having fun playing with the toys together. Our staff work hard to ensure it is a happy place.
 
After each treatment, our Dental Assistant provides basic oral health education to the children, teaching them how to brush their teeth properly and explaining to them how they must avoid sweet foods and drinks which can lead to tooth decay. To ensure the children brush their teeth twice daily, we have continued to provide toothbrushes and toothpaste to all children who visit the Happy Dental Clinic.
 a total of 1032 children (an average of 172 children per month) from 13 orphanages/NGO have received dental treatment and oral health education at the Happy Dental Clinic. Additionally, we also see disadvantaged young women from the Bloom organization for basic dental care as needed, often weekly.
 
A priority for our team is providing preventative dental care, including protective sealants (the best preventative measure for molar teeth); which as you can see in the table above, 400 teeth were sealed over the six month period. There were also a high number of restorations and tooth extractions performed. Over the next six months we will continue to provide oral health education and topical fluorides which we hope will help prevent the need for high numbers of restorations and extractions.

Challenges
During this six month period, our team encountered a variety of challenges. While we strive to create a warm and safe environment, it’s not uncommon for our staff to encounter children who are scared and don’t want to receive dental treatment. However, our staff work extra hard to befriend the children, patiently making sure they feel comfortable and relaxed preceding and during their dental treatment. 
While we arrange with organizations to bring children to the clinic at 8am, it’s very common for them to turn up at 9am or 10am. Sometimes they cancel at last minute or cannot come if the raining is very heavy and the street floods. Sometimes their drivers let them down… Naturally this makes it difficult for our team to run the clinic smoothly and as scheduled

Next 6 months 
It is anticipated that Happy Dental Clinic will continue to provide high quality dental treatment to young children from orphanages and communities surrounding Phnom Penh. We aim to promote and teach them how to brush their teeth correctly while also explaining to them how to avoid some foods which cause teeth decay.  We know that for the best future what we do today is vital. 
One-2-One would like to take this opportunity to thank the SAKKA Foundation for partnering with us to help provide these underserved children with the dental care and treatment that they desperately need. It is through this partnership that these children can improve their health and wellbeing, have a brighter future and a greater chance at living a normal and healthy life.
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Sakka Foundation visits Cambodia October 2015  -  Here's our trip report

11/3/2015

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Date: 10-12 October, 2015
​Participants: Eugene, Carolyn

Day 1

Meeting with Dr. Callum and Dr. Huy Ly of One-to-One Cambodia
  • We discussed about the main source of funding for 1-2-1:  mainly visitor’ donation, ie., dental students, as well as voluntary dentists from other countries; private sponsorships from Taiwan and New Zealand.
  • 1-2-1 would like to link up with HK dentists or dental students for a one to two weeks dental program.  Dr. Callum would pass over the contact links to Sakka.
  • At the moment, there are 4000 kids/ year being treated at Happy Clinic. They also treated kids with clefts.
  • There are 15 different programs running simultaneously at 1-2-1, including dental program, medical program, health program, and sport program, etc…
Empowering Youth Cambodia (EYC)
  • Currently, they have 700 students in their 4 different slum schools, with 3 different levels. With 40 part time / volunteer staffs and 8 full time staffs.
  • The average salary of the teacher in EYC is around US$190/month, with 6 hours /day work, 6 days / week; compared to US$150/month, with 4 hours / day, 6 days / week for the teachers at public school.
  • EYC has 8 main donors for their slum school, and Sakka is one of them

Day 2

Who Will Village
  • Currently, there are 37 children staying at WWV.  However, 3 of them will be leaving in October 2015 as they will move to Phnom Penh for further studies. One of the girl had gotten a 100% scholarship to study at University for Finance and Business Administration; another girl also has a 100% scholarship to study Biology and Chemistry at the University (she wants to be a pharmacist); the 3rd girl will be heading to vocational training in the field of design.
  • There will be 6 more of them (1 girl and 5 boys) graduating high school in 2016 and they will be leaving WWV after graduation.
  • Since the number of kids will decrease tremendously in coming year, their new Director, Ms. Sarah Cheav, is currently reviewing their admission criteria in order to accept more kids into the community.  They are discussing the possibility of admitting only 100% orphan only, instead of economical orphans who still get their parent(s) around.

Day 3

Watopot Children’s Community
  • Currently, they have 42 child residents at WOCC. Among these 42, slightly more than half of the kids are HIV+. Slightly more than 1/3 of the kids are 10/- years old, with another 1/3 of kids 13/- years old.
  • The decreased number of child residents was due to the fact that there were around 10 of the kids who left WOCC after high school graduation.  These ex-residents are now either studying or working in Phnom Penh.
  • Samorn (whom we had sponsored his University program – Nursing had recently graduated from his Master Degree (health communication) and is working in Phnom Penh. His younger brother Samet (whom we had sponsored his University program – Law), is also working full time now.
  • WOCC is now only sponsoring one university student and he is now in his last year to study architecture.
  • WOCC is trying to be more self-sustainable, with their own fish pond (5000 catfishs), corn field, and hydroponic garden. However, with all the residents which required a lot of intake for development and growth, Food is still a major issue there.
  • As for the recent shooting up on prices of AIDS drugs, it might be an issue in future.  Currently, Partners of Compassion is donating all the drugs from India but it was heard that the price of the Indian drugs are now under pressure to raise to similar level as the USA drugs.  If this is the case, WOCC might be facing a huge problem in stabilizing and maintaining the health of the HIV+ kids. We will get update on this issue if this really happens.
  • WOCC is looking for sponsorship to rebuild their kitchen.  Right now, they are burning charcoal as fuel but this is seriously polluting the environment and health of the residents.  They would love to rebuild a better kitchen but that would cost them around US$3000.
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Our 5th Year anniversary party was a great success!  Photos here!

10/3/2015

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thank you again to all participants in our 5th year Sakka Foundation anniversary party!  We had a great turnout - over 70 people, and donations came in at over HKD 40,000.  Thanks to all you - you made a huge difference this evening - and we had a lot of fun. 
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5 year Anniversary Fundraising Party

8/16/2015

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Please join us to celebrate 5+ years of making a difference.    Sakka foundation's fundraising parties have ALWAYS been a good time...expect the same this year - September 19th 2015 - FCC Club!  See you there!
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