Globalteer is a UK-registered non-profit organisation, registered as an NGO in 2006. Globalteer's Helping Hands School provides a safe location for children to learn, play and grow. The students are provided with an education, nutritious meal, healthcare, and social care.
From the school's humble beginnings working with the Cambodian community to provide education, sustainable agricultural development, and emergency medical care, Helping Hands has grown to encompass a holistic array of projects.
How it all started:
Deborah Groves, an Australian photographer on a trip to Cambodia, visited the rural village of Prasat Char in 2005. Moved by the poverty in which the villagers were living, she vowed to help. The community made a request for health care and education to be made available to them. Deborah set about obtaining funds and volunteers to help her establish Helping Hands. Having sold much of her belongings and with some assistance from her brother, she raised enough funds for a school, and in 2006, with the help of 90 villagers, Helping Hands School was built.
In April 2012, following a change in personal circumstances, Deborah had to say a heartfelt goodbye to Helping Hands. She sought out a non-profit organisation with the same philosophy as her, and with the capacity and level of commitment to Cambodia to ensure the continuation. In April 2013, Deborah handed over the management of Helping Hands to UK registered NGO, Globalteer (charity no. 1119706), and it has grown sustainably to the holistic, community-led education and development work that we deliver to this day.
