Our Story
Sunrise Cambodia focuses on building brighter futures for Cambodia’s most vulnerable children and the communities in which they live.
Together, we can empower every child and end poverty, step by step.
In 1993, fifty-year-old Geraldine Cox was adamant to help a group of displaced war orphans living in appalling conditions close to the Cambodian-Thai border. With very little resources, Geraldine gave everything she could to provide care for these kids, giving them food, a safe place to call home, the opportunity for education and the nurturing love of a mother. Within a short period, Geraldine was able to build outstanding rapport with the local community and donor support from Australia and abroad. As her charity work expanded, so did her vision, and she aspired to focus on rebuilding lives through sustainable community development.​
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Today, Sunrise Cambodia provides a home and residential care for more than 60 orphaned, abandoned and at-risk children and education for hundreds of children from poor communities. The children that come to us have often been trafficked into prostitution, slave labour, begging rings, are victims of domestic violence, were abandoned by their families, have a disability or live on the streets to survive. As a result, they are in great need emotionally and physically when they arrive at Sunrise. Sunrise provides holistic support to care for their physical and emotional needs and the educational opportunities and counselling they need to reach their full potential.
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Sunrise Cambodia also supports whole communities with healthcare, material aid and education so that families can prosper.
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