Wat Opot Children's Community

A few months ago Mark Masingale found himself at the end of his rope, sitting in a small backpackers cafe in Phnom Penh, wondering where his Journey would take him next… if anywhere at all. He had been self employed most of his life doing what he needed to do to stay ahead of the [...]

We now have a new logo for the Wat Opot Children’s Community. I have been trying to design something on my own for several months but nothing ever seemed to work. I really wanted to impress the American Ambassador when she visited our place for THE BIG EVENT but with only three weeks to prepare, [...]

6-8 March 2010
The very First Art of Living Workshop in Cambodia was held at the Wat Opot Children’s Community. Mr. Timothy Wong, who is an international coordinator and faculty member of the Art of Living Foundation, lead the workshop with several of our children.

The Art of Living Foundation is a multi-faceted, not-for-profit educational and [...]

24 December 2009
For many people, a four hour bus ride to the top of a small mountain would not be all that exciting… but for our children, any opportunity to get out of the hot dusty country side for a day is a great experience.

They started off at 6:30 AM in two buses, but [...]

His name is Sa Oun and he spends a lot of time by himself because he doesn’t know how to relate well with the other children, at least not appropriately. His HIV Positive mother is struggling to make it on her own and can not provide him with the attention that he needs. He [...]