Our commitments
Mission & values
What drives us since 1998 in the service of children in Cambodia
Protecting children at risk
Providing a safe and caring home for the most vulnerable children, aged 6 to 20. Foyer Lataste provides a stable living environment, tailored psychosocial support, access to education, regular health monitoring and a healthy, balanced diet.
Learn more →Supporting families within the local community
By providing tailored material and financial support to meet their needs, while ensuring the children’s ongoing schooling.
Learn more →Education
From primary to higher education : schooling, academic support, scholarships and vocational training to build each child’s independence.
Learn more →Healthcare
Regular monitoring, vaccination and emergency care for every child.
Learn more →Equality and inclusion
The essential principles that guarantee every child the same rights, the same respect and the same opportunities, regardless of their background.
Transparency
Non-profit organisation (French law 1901), annual activity report publicly available.
Our reports →Since 1998
Our History
Four decades serving Cambodian children
Official creation of Aide aux Enfants Cambodgiens – Foyer Lataste
Creation of the Association Aide à l’Enfance du Cambodge by a group of French volunteers, in response to the ravages of the Khmer Rouge and the famine that was devastating the country.
Opening of Foyer Lataste
Establishment of the first permanent home in Sisophon, named in honour of Father Lataste. Welcome of the first orphaned and abandoned children in a secure family setting.
First steps towards education
Inauguration of Somras Komar primary school opposite Foyer Lataste.
Creation of the student programme
First post-secondary support to break the cycle of poverty.
Creation of the tutoring centre at Foyer Lataste
Open to children from the home as well as from the village, this place aims to promote equal opportunities by providing tailored support and a learning-friendly environment.
Inauguration of the eco-farm
Launch of the ecological farm project : livestock, market gardening and vocational training. The eco-farm becomes a teaching tool and contributes to the home’s food self-sufficiency.
30 years of presence
Over 200 children supported, dozens of partners mobilised, and hundreds of loyal sponsors every year.
Latest news
News & Events
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Volunteering or voluntourism?
“If you’re not qualified to do the job in your home country, you shouldn’t try to do it in a developing country either. » At the Foyer Lataste, we regularly welcome volunteers who get involved in various missions for short periods of time. Since the reopening of the country at the end of 2021, we…
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Private lessons in Cambodia
A look back at the creation of the Foyer Lataste Tutoring Center. Parallel private lessons have been a feature of Cambodian education since at least the early 1990s. Everyone knows they are there, but they are usually ignored in discussions about the quality and management of public education. Devastated by the war and by the…
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Covid-19 : Cambodia news
The fight against Covid-19 in Cambodia Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cambodian government has put in place strong measures to prevent the spread of the virus. This method was initially effective since Cambodia had a very low number of cases. However, the situation deteriorated in early 2021 with a sharp increase in…
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AEC – Foyer Lataste
Non-profit organisation (French law 1901)
Aide à l’Enfance du Cambodge
Email: aec.lataste1@gmail.com