RoseCharities International

Thanks to you.. our supporters.. Over 2000 poor Cambodians can see again in 2007 Seeing ..... grannies, uncles, daughters,, friends, families, villages, sons, grandpas, mothers, cousins, nieces, fathers, babies, colleague, joy, love, living, dogs, chickens, traveling, marveling, happiness, aunts, talking, working, pride, courage, music, cooking, playing, great-grandchildren. great-grandparents, chickens, swimming, home-making, music, drawing, leaning, caring..... everything..	Landmine, cleft lip and palate, burns (including acid burns), and rehab. surgery Cambodia with FIRST-Rose Charities Chea Chumnas Hospital AND NOW.... Step Safe (Australia) partners FIRST-Rose Charities Cambodia for rehab surgery / land mine injury assistance. Please support Don't let Cambodian land mine victims be forgotten SUPPORT THE CAMBODIA LAND MINE MUSEUM <click>	GIVE THE AMAZING GIFT OF SIGHT... CAMBODIA .. Restore sight to a blind person and receive a Certificate......$C25/$US20 (i.e. cost of one operation)<click> ----------------------------------------------------------- OR THE LIFELONG GIFT OF EDUCATION SRI LANKA... (UniversiTEA Program). Help a young person achieve a university dream and receive a gift of Sri Lankan tea .... $C20 (or more)<click) OR A CHILDRENS COMMUNITY CENTER Tsunami Children's Memorial Community Center Project - S.E. Sri Lanka ... . "those who the wave left us are now more precious than eternity... " <Sri Lankan parent, Kalmunai>
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HAPPY KIDS.. OPERATION RAINBOW - FIRST - ROSE CAMBODIA November 2007 mission perform 105 operations, train staff and supply equipment. 90 ops 05,122 ops 06. 06 His Excellency Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia calls to congratulate the FIRST-Rainbow team 2007 Rehab surgery teaching programs for Cambodian trainee physicians and surgeons both by Operation Rainbow and Chinese University of Hong Kong / Vancouver Children's hospital trainers to be expanded in 2008
..AND 15,000 EYE OPERATIONS.. In 2008, Rose Charities Cambodia will achieve its 15,000th operation since the clinics founding in 1999.(and re-establishment in 2002 after being looted by thieves) ... 5th N.Z OPHTHALMIC TEAM VISIT. Sept 07 great success. Clinic complimented on excellent operative standards. Further visit (NZ and other) planned for 2008.		..LAND MINE VICTIMS... Australian supporters recently saw on ABC the type work we do for land mine victims. Funds are always crucial to the project survival. To see more..<click> ..ACID BURN VIOLENCE A Canadian nursing student helps Rose Charities out <click> See p.6 and here <click> is the beautifully written blog of a medical assistant at ROSE and other locations Rose Charities Malaysia ! Madagascar !
.. AND A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER IN SRI LANKA..land purchase now being sponsored by Rose Charities USA		Roeun Sokney and her Dad returning from her complex surgery in Adelaide Australia.... thank you S.Australia !

WHO WE ARE

WE ARE a group of individually independent international organizations which share the common aim of cost effective rehabilitation for those in need.
We are aware that even the smallest initiative can plant the seeds of hope which can grow into significant improvements in quality of life and that so little can go so far. We aim for simplicity, sustainability, and effectiveness.
We shun high administration costs and strive to ensure that every donation is used to its maximum potential in the field. Our administrative staff are from all walks of life and invariably volunteers.
Our scope is multisectorial (depending on the ROSE organization) covering any area which will contribute to rehabilitation and hope for those in need.
We believe strongly in the 'ground -> upwards' approach where, face to face, the needs of real people can be addressed with sensitivity, flexibility and empathy, not just as group statistics.
We welcome input, ideas, donations, volunteers, students. We have no specific social, political or religious affiliations save for a mutual desire to assist our fellow human beings in need.

WHAT WE ARE DOING....AND WHERE

CHILDREN AND FAMILY SURGERY - CLEFT PALATE - SIGHT RESTORATION - BURNS - LANDMINE INJURIES - DISABILITY....CAMBODIA

HEALTH AND SOCIAL RECOVERY - EDUCATION - POST TSUNAMI CHILDREN'S COUNSELING..... SRI LANKA

EMERGENCY RELIEF - INDONESIA - CENTRAL AMERICA - PAKISTAN - USA (KATRINA) - SRI LANKA.... WORLDWIDE

MISSION statement

It is the purpose of ROSE Charities to implement, build capacity for, and support simple, sustainable, cost effective rehabilitation programs for the marginalized of the world.

To ensure that donated, earned or entrusted funds to ROSE Charities are channeled directly and efficiently to those programs with absolute minimum, if not zero, administration costs.

To maintain an open, transparent environment for to donors to see, right to field level, exactly where their funds are going and what they are doing and to share in the joy of the assistance they are bringing by their generosity.

To assist in bringing together those who wish to learn with those who can teach, those who are in rehabilitative need with those who can rehabilitate, and those who wish to give with those who are in real need to receive.