{"id":119514,"date":"2014-02-03T16:14:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T10:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=119514"},"modified":"2014-02-11T15:31:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T10:01:18","slug":"ahimsas-project-for-cambodian-street-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/ahimsas-project-for-cambodian-street-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahimsa’s Project For Cambodian Street Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI had the most amazing relationship with my dad; he was one of my best friends and he was one of the few people I trusted completely. Losing him, in such a violent manner, has been the most painful and traumatic experience in my life; what also hurts is that I can no longer confide in my dad who supported me in all my decisions, dreams, ambitions and desires\u2026\u2026..\u201dAhimsa Wickrematunge<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Ahimsa, the only daughter of the slain Editor of the <\/strong>Sunday Leader <\/i><\/strong>Lasantha Wickrematunge<\/span><\/a>, is finally starting to pick up the pieces of her traumatised young life, five years after her precious father was snatched from her, by cruel and heartless hands.<\/p>\n

\"Lasantha<\/a>

Lasantha and Ahimsa<\/p><\/div>\n

Ahimsa Wickrematunge is on a laudable mission- Help Cambodia\u2019s Street Kids- <\/b>one which her father Lasantha, would have been proud of, had he still been with us.<\/p>\n

Following is Ahimsa\u2019s message-<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>In 2012, I searched for those that needed aid the most, and was led to Cambodia. While there are people in need in every country, what I witnessed
\nin Cambodia, was shockingly overwhelming, and has troubled me greatly.<\/p>\n

I want to start by raising awareness, for this one particular organization-<\/p>\n

Les Restaurant des Enfants (LRDE). It is a place, where over 300 children who range from ages 3-16, can take refuge in, every day. These children are either homeless, or live in the rural slums of Phnom Penh.<\/p>\n

What I witnessed firsthand at the slums, was a gut punch. I still remember one volunteer telling me, how he bashed his head on a wall, and the whole house shaking over the river.<\/p>\n

These children live under the most horrific circumstances.<\/p>\n

\"Lal<\/a>

Lal and Ahimsa<\/p><\/div>\n

This is weighing very heavily on my conscience, as it should for all of us. I think and worry about these kids almost every day, but I take comfort in knowing, they are being taken care of, the best they could be, through the work of the LRDE.<\/p>\n

These kids are forced into either prostitution or employment, as young as 7 years. The LRDE helps these children everyday by providing them with meals, education and healthcare, by a doctor who treats all the children every month, and provides them with all their basic needs, which they consider a luxury.<\/p>\n

These children are led from prostitution and employment, into having real childhoods, and are being given a future through education; giving their families hope.<\/p>\n

A lot of children in Phnom Penh, who can’t make it to the LRDE, are given transportation. This organization also helps their families monthly, with ration bags and rice. I can\u2019t begin to express the amazing and admirable work the LRDE does on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

Please help me help these children. I know it sounds so clich\u00e9, but trust me when I say, every single dollar counts, and goes SUCH a long way.<\/p>\n

I am so grateful, to have been led to this amazing organization, that works so tirelessly, to better the lives of these kids.<\/p>\n

Thanks and God Bless everyone for their generosity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahimsa Wickrematunge<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/6l1o2o<\/span><\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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