WHY RICE?
A full belly helps kids learn
Food support is essential to ABCs and Rice’s mission, because students learn better when they have the energy to focus, play, and grow. For many families, quality nutrition can be hard to prioritize when resources are limited, so school meals also ease pressure at home.
Breakfast
& Lunch Club
Our Breakfast and Lunch Club provides hot, nutritious meals each day for students. Many children have limited access to quality food at home, especially when families are struggling and nutrition has to compete with other urgent needs.
A good meal in the morning gives children the energy and focus needed to learn and play, and it also relieves part of the financial burden on families.
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We’re able to do this through a partnership with Pack the Essentials, working toward a simple promise: not one belly goes empty.
Food Bank
Our Food Bank is here for the families who need a little extra support in the surrounding villages. Each week, families can visit and choose what’s most useful for them - clothes, household items, and hygiene essentials - alongside staple foods like rice, eggs, vegetables, bread, canned goods, and oils and sauces for cooking at home.
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This program is made possible through partnerships with local businesses in Siem Reap who donate supplies each week, helping us respond with care, dignity, and consistency.
If you own a business in the Siem Reap area and would like to support the Food Bank and widen this network of support, please reach out via our contact form or through our Facebook page.
Standing with our students
Thank you
To everyone who supports our food programs, thank you. Your generosity turns into something immediate and tangible: a warm meal, more focus in the classroom, and one less worry for a family trying their best.