Children In Families
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Who We Are
Children in Families (CIF) is a local Cambodian NGO, registered with the Ministry of the Interior since 2009, dedicated to providing high-quality family-based care for orphans and vulnerable children in Cambodia.
CIF advocates locally, and globally, for the belief that the best place for a child to grow up is in a loving family.
At CIF, we provide three streams of family care programming:
short-term Emergency Care, Kinship Care and Foster Care.
We also provide specific care to children with disabilities and chronic illness through our ABLE project, and engage with the wider community through our Outreach and Church Partnerships Projects.
We provide technical support for other organizations wanting to improve their social work practice through the OSCaR project.
For those who want to support the work of CIF, we offer study tours for schools and churches who are interested in being advocates for family-based care through our Rok Kern project.
What is Children in Families?
Across its programs, Children in Families
Partnership Referrals
Works with referring partners including government authorities, partner NGOs and community members to follow up vulnerable children and ensure they are well cared for.
Assessments
Conducts assessments of children’s family of origin to return children to their own communities when it is safe to do so.
Foster Families
Recruits, screens and trains Cambodian foster families to care for Cambodian children.
Emergency Care
Supports short term emergency care for children who urgently need a safe place to stay.
Case Management
Provides ongoing case management of children in family-based care, following them up at least once per month, for as long as needed.
Therapeutic Care
Gives therapeutic care to children with disabilities or severe illnesses, and trains their carers to do the same.
Free Training
Offers free training and support to other NGOs in the child welfare sector.
Organisation Mentoring
Gives organizational mentoring to orphanages who want to help their children return to their families of origin.
Networking
Networks with other organizations to improve social work practice in Cambodia by providing a centralised case management system and online training platform.
Advocates
Advocates for family-based care across Cambodia with our coalition partners and internationally.
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Recent News
Board Announcement – Executive Director Appointment
The Board of Directors of Children In Families is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Executive Director, Mr Sam Ol Um. Sam Ol has been a vital member of the CIF OSCAR team since 2016 and has 13 years of experience covering a range of senior management roles and responsibilities.
Mid-Year Report and Photo Essay
CIF has spent the first half of the year restructuring our programs and has been developing and implementing our standard operating procedures, which are expected to be effective and better serve our clients in terms of support services and co-case management from the local authorities and NGO partners.
Impacting Generations: The Many Facets of Family of Origin as First Priority
“I am happy since we now – especially my two grandchildren – have enough nutritious food to eat. We always use vegetables from our home gardening,
Part 2 – A Conversation with OIC
OIC is the very first speech therapy program here in Cambodia. They also provide help with swallowing and eating
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