Children’s Future International (CFI)

Children’s Future International (CFI) was founded in 2009 by Jenny Ciucci and Andrew Wolff as a community-based organization promoting children’s rights and upholding the dignity of the most vulnerable. CFI today serves over 300 at-risk children, youth, and their families in rural areas of Battambang Province, Cambodia.

Background

The Learning Center opened in 2010 to provide children aged 0-25 in Ek Phnom District with basic needs and safety. The families we work with live in extreme poverty, earning less than $1 a day. According to UNICEF, 19% of Cambodian children aged 5-14 engage in child labor, and 36% of children enrolled in primary school drop out before completing grade 5. The pressure to contribute financially to the family is the main driver for premature school drop-out, leaving children vulnerable to trafficking and abuse. With high levels of migration in Battambang, approximately 20% of students at CFI have been or are directly involved in unsafe migration, and many others report that one or more of their family members have worked illegally in Thailand.

Vision and Mission

CFI envisions a future where every child in Cambodia is safe, healthy, educated, thriving, and happy.

CFI’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable, marginalized, and at-risk children in Battambang province by providing access to quality education; promoting child rights; ensuring physical safety, health and wellness; inspiring children and young adults to act as positive role models within their communities; fostering self-reliance among families and communities while sharing joy together.

CFI Today

Today, CFI staff use international standards to evaluate children’s situations and incorporate their situations and desires into case plans. This is through the Signs of Safety and Child Status Index tools. This support system allows us best to tailor the support to the child and their family. CFI’s intake/exit system ensures that all children are safe and supported while prioritizing the most vulnerable and reducing the service dependency of families.

CFI is a United States 501c3 charity and a registered NGO in Cambodia.

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To make a gift for this ministry online or by check use the online donation page.

• 100% of your gift will be directed to Children’s Future International (CFI)
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