THE CORNERSTONE ORGANIZATION

Who We Are

The Cornerstone Organization (TCO) is a Christian non-profit, non-government, registered with the Ministry of Interior in The Kingdom of Cambodia, on September 18, 2012. With permit number ១៣៧៨សជណ (1378 in English)

Our Mission

To build a solid foundation in the communities of Cambodia specifically, by raising godly professional leaders through our campus work, and by producing developed villagers through our sustainable community development initiatives.

Our Vision

To see empowered individuals and villages capable of helping themselves through our campus work and community development initiatives.

OBJECTIVES

● To be a guidance of good behavior and character among families and communities the organization may reach.

● To demonstrate skills and help develop their own and encourage them to utilize and help them promote their social and economic well-being.

● To help them improve and empower their literacy level.

● To represent the students and the community in relevant spiritual, social, livelihood and developments foregoing in any places in Cambodia.

● To work with non-government and government entities in the promotion of cooperation as mechanism in the furtherance of its vision

● To receive and accept donations, grants and bequests from other government agencies and private entities for the benefit of the organization

●To perform other activities as may be necessary, convenient and appropriate for the accomplishment of the foregoing purposes

HISTORY

The first inspiration for the founding of The Cornerstone Organization happened in Rah Village, Kampong Chhnang on August 13, 2009, and registered on September 18, 2012 as an NGO at Ministry of Interior.. A Cambodian friend, Narein, told Rogil about his friend whose father was dying in the village of Rah, in Kampong Chhnang province. We decided to visit the father and when we got there, we saw the tragic picture of misery. The father was paralyzed and he could barely open his eyes. Indeed, the entire scene in Rah told a story of poverty. The village had no easy access to a free medical assistance, the sanitation was poor, and malnutrition was common.

Sadly, the father died three days after our visit. On the brighter side, however, that visit paved the way for us to bring help to Rah at least once a month since September 2009, such as dental and medical mission, clothes-giving, literacy for children, etc. Moreover, it led us to organize a non-government organization named as The Cornerstone Organization, which not only cover outreach in Rah, Kampong Chhnang province but also campus work in Phnom Penh.

When Rogil and Janice officially moved to Phnom Penh on June 2, 2010, they began teaching English to 20 university students in July 2010 for free. They had immediately realized the need for young people in Cambodia to learn English in order to get good jobs in the future. Later our Scholarship Program was established when one of our English students, Nary, could no longer continue her studies after she had finished her first year. Her parents were poor and they could not sustain her study costs. We did not want her to quit school, however, so we looked for a sponsor for her. Happily, someone responded generously. Nary became our first scholar, one of the 3 scholars who are now all professionals since September 2014.

AREA OF OPERATIONS

The office and learning center of The Cornerstone Organization, Cambodia can be found in this address: Lion Star Building Room 102, No. 128 Russian Blvd. (St.110), Sangkat Teuk Laak 1, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12156.

As for our community outreach, our pilot area/village is located in Rah Village, Tbaeng Khpos Commune, Sameakky Mean Chey District, Kampong Chhnang, approximately 60 kilometers north of Phnom Penh.

WHAT WE DO

The primary mission and purpose of the Cornerstone organization is to build a solid foundation in the societies of Cambodia through our campus work and community work.