Angelfish charity
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Angelfish is a UK charity
that seeks to help disabled and deprived children in Cambodia
by physical therapy
. Angelfish uses a swimming programme to improve children's mobility and confidence. This is important in Cambodia which has the highest percentage of amputees in the world.
Established in 2006, the charity is run by volunteers who co-ordinate the project, organize fundraising events and seek out business sponsorship.
Each year, Angelfish aims to take Cambodian children to a water park where they will be supervised in the pool while exercising, receive a free hot lunch, and play games, while also having the opportunity to practice English. One of the major benefits of water therapy is freedom of movement without the usual disability aids that the children need.
Volunteers from the UK and local Cambodians will be involved in the project. Local instructors will be trained so that the project becomes more self-sufficient.
In August 2008 the pilot project will run in the Phnom Penh water park to establish the feasibility of the programme and how to improve it for the following year.
The charity has teamed up with The Rabbit School and NASCO Orphanage, both in Phnom Penh
, who have pledged their support to the project. Angelfish is also working with Handicap International
(Belgium) and The Cambodia Trust
Fundraising activities include an annual swimming gala in Cambridgeshire
to raise the £5,000 needed to fund the project each year.
Charitable organization
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that seeks to help disabled and deprived children in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
by physical therapy
Physical therapy
Physical therapy , often abbreviated PT, is a health care profession. Physical therapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing quality of life and movement potential within the spheres of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment/intervention,and rehabilitation...
. Angelfish uses a swimming programme to improve children's mobility and confidence. This is important in Cambodia which has the highest percentage of amputees in the world.
Established in 2006, the charity is run by volunteers who co-ordinate the project, organize fundraising events and seek out business sponsorship.
Each year, Angelfish aims to take Cambodian children to a water park where they will be supervised in the pool while exercising, receive a free hot lunch, and play games, while also having the opportunity to practice English. One of the major benefits of water therapy is freedom of movement without the usual disability aids that the children need.
Volunteers from the UK and local Cambodians will be involved in the project. Local instructors will be trained so that the project becomes more self-sufficient.
In August 2008 the pilot project will run in the Phnom Penh water park to establish the feasibility of the programme and how to improve it for the following year.
The charity has teamed up with The Rabbit School and NASCO Orphanage, both in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, who have pledged their support to the project. Angelfish is also working with Handicap International
Handicap International
Handicap International is a non-governmental organization created in 1982 to provide help in refugee camps in Cambodia and Thailand. Based in Belgium and France, it has since opened branches in six other countries : Switzerland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and the United States...
(Belgium) and The Cambodia Trust
Fundraising activities include an annual swimming gala in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
to raise the £5,000 needed to fund the project each year.