RiverStone has committed to supporting the Tabitha Foundation in Cambodia with a promise of a house for a house. Over the course of this financial year the company will donate the cost of building one house in Cambodia for every house we sell here in Perth. So far the company has donated over $15,000 to the Foundation and we have seen the results in new homes for poor Cambodian families. All RiverStone clients should be aware that these donations come from profits and are not added to selling prices.
The beginning of a House for a House
The Cambodian people have suffered extraordinary hardship over the last 50 years with war, social upheaval, the killing fields and the other activities of the Kmer Rouge. The country is very poor and under developed. The people need the very basics of life to survive and a plan for development into the future. Housing is a fundamental start to developing social infrastructure and is vitally important if the people are to build a better future for their children.
The staff at RiverStone strongly believe that everyone is entitled to safe housing for their families. As noted above this basic need goes widely unmet in Cambodia and the Tabitha Foundation do a remarkable job in providing new, but simple homes for families. With the security of a stable home and the assistance of Tabitha Foundation with a Financial management plan families are able to provide a secure environment to raise children and encourage education. Photos attached to this article show some recently completed homes. For more information please go to the Foundation website and see the extensive work done by many volunteers. Tabitha also have a range of other projects and activities they are pursuing in Cambodia.
Donating is simple and you can contribute yourself if you wish either via our project through the above link, or you can make a separate individual donation. Go to the home page at this link
A House for a House
We are proud to support the Tabitha Foundation along with many other generous donors and look forward to seeing many more homes built with our donations.
RiverStone also support a number of other charitable organisations on a regular basis. These include Bush Heritage Australia, Medicins Sans Frontierres, Kidney Foundation and Australian Conservation Foundation. Additionally the company makes donations to local sporting organisations and specific fundraising activities on an ad hoc basis.
