History of Children fund

The DBCF was founded by Fr John Visser in 1992 after the foundation of the DBFC. Fr Visser is also the founder of the DBCF of Thailand with a similar purpose and a longer experience with children from poverty in the neighboring country.

 The idea to set a version in Cambodia was especiall important after the difficult years of war and political instability.

By 1999 the 70 percent of the Cambodian children did not have the opportunity to join any school in the country. Most of the schools were destroyed in the past decades. The Foundation was committed to rebuild several schools in 14 provinces with the support of sponsors from European countries. At the same time, many children living in extreme poverty or situations of danger like HIV infected families, child traffic and child abuse, were enrolled in a program of sponsorship to guarantee their school attendance and food. The program has been particularly important for children from the brick factories of Battambang, children rescued from human traffic from Thailand in Poipet and the children of Sihanoukville.