Our History

For more than 20 years, The Assistance Fund of Cambodia has been committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and illness for families in need. TAFC was founded on a straightforward premise: a child's health should not determine the limits of their future. In the early years, our work centered on medical care, specifically funding treatment for children living with HIV and surgeries for children born with cleft lip and palate. Working alongside partners including Anakut Laor Girls Home, Operation Smile, and All Ears Cambodia, we covered the cost of treatments, surgeries, and follow-up care that families could not afford on their own. 

As those children grew up, a second barrier came into view. Students who had recovered and finished secondary school were still unable to continue their education, the primary reason being the financial burden. In response, we expanded our mission to fund higher education, covering tuition and related costs for students pursuing trade school and university degrees across Cambodia. Today, education funding is our primary focus, and it represents the same goal we started with, interrupting the cycle of poverty. We continue to respond to urgent medical needs as they arise, staying connected to the work that built this organization.