The Dr. Maija Eltz Institut is a proud supporter of the TANI Children’s Village in Cambodia.
The children’s village was founded in 2008 by two married couples from Vorarlberg and four very special Cambodian children. The Tani association has set itself the goal of offering children in Cambodia prospects for the future.
“Cambodia is a very special country in many respects. The country in which the children were born is, on the one hand, beautiful, with friendly and open people, but it is also marked by decades of war and genocide – by poverty that hurts. Children living alone on the streets, children starving and dying because there is no medical care, and many injustices that really ‘shouldn’t’ exist in this day and age, anywhere in the world.
We wanted to create as loving and protected a home as possible for at least some impoverished and helpless children, and to give them a solid, good education so that one day they can change their homeland, Cambodia, for the better. The children should simply be able to ‘be children’ again, feel a sense of community and solidarity, and learn from each other. They should learn very basic things that are important in rural Cambodia, such as hygiene, how to handle animals, farming, and growing vegetables and rice.
With the help and support of special people, our vision has become a children’s village with very concrete goals: creating a family-like, clean and stable environment, giving the children a sense of security and values, strengthening their social skills, good healthcare, a balanced and healthy diet and a solid education – a new perspective. All the children attend state school and receive additional lessons at the children’s village in English, Khmer, agriculture and other skills. Each of our children is special, and that is why we strive to encourage and support each child as individually as possible – according to their talents and abilities.” TANI Children’s Village