The Flame Story
In the early 2000’s a French missionary began a small project to help street working children and their families. When the leadership transitioned to Sue Hanna in 2015, the first task was to create legal entities to operate under and the name “Flame” was chosen after a life changing moment on a Phnom Penh balcony one early morning in July 2015. The Biblical passage “Fan into flame the gift of God that is in you …” was leaping off the page and coming alive to Sue and she knew that “Flame” would be the umbrella that this work was to continue and grow under.
After a lengthy registration process, Flame is now fully registered as an International Non-Government Organisation (INGO) with the Royal Cambodian Government and a registered charity with Status 32 approval for tax deductibility with the New Zealand Government
Flame Cambodia has grown numerically since 2015 in
CHILDREN in After School Programs from 30 to 280 students
TEENAGERS in PATH program from 0 to 100 teenagers
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS from 0 to 24 and 17 graduates
STUDENTS in the LAMP program from 0 to 35 and 18 graduates
SUPPORTED FAMILIES from 20 to 60 families
STAFF from 2 staff to 37 staff
AFTER SCHOOL CENTRES from none to 4
Over the years, Flame staff have grown in capacity and confidence. Teachers are very well trained, administrative systems and procedures are in place and the culture of Flame is strong. Flame is ideally placed to address the issues of the urban poor in Cambodia. We are confident that we have a great model and we have fantastic people. We also have:
Properties (two of which we own),
Trained teachers who were themselves children of the urban poor and who experienced the value of education, and
University graduates being launched back into their urban poor communities as leaders and inspiring role models.
Programs that we have revised and improved over time and that we know work well,
A good name from doing good work for a long time and
Will and energy to raise up more leaders from among the children of the urban poor.