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Our 2025 Annual Report is here. It took us a little longer than we would have liked. Our team is small, and our hands have been full - full of the work that brought this report to life in the first place. We hope the wait was worth it. 2025 was a year we will not forget. Mother's Heart turned 15 in Cambodia. We marked it the way we know best. Quietly, and by showing up for the mothers and children who need us most. That is, and has always been, enough for us. None of it woul

We are officially kicking off 2026 with a lot of movement on the ground. Despite challenges, our teams remain committed to showing up for women and girls in their most vulnerable moments. In this first edition of the year, we're provided a look at our response efforts. We are also privileged to share two stories of strong, resilient women. Their journeys capture the spirit of our mission, showing that with the right support, hope can flourish even in the most challenging circ

Children's Day may have passed, but at Mother's Heart, the celebration continues. We are grateful to welcome our newest donor, Wonthaggi Baptist Church. Their generous contribution through their May Missions Appeal will support our Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE) Program, opening doors for mothers to return to school, gain vocational skills, start a business, build a livelihood, or find employment. Because none of that is possible without a stable foundation, the WEE Pro

In 2025, we served 154 mothers in our programme. 64 of them were under 18. That is 42% of all the mothers we served. Still girls themselves when they came to us. This is not just what we see at Mother's Heart. It reflects a pattern across Cambodia that deserves more attention than it gets. A young girl facing pregnancy on her own is already carrying more than she should. Her schooling, her health, her future are all at risk. And so is her child's. Getting support early makes

Today, the world celebrates children. The ones who play, laugh, and get to be just children. But for us at Mother's Heart, this day means something more. Many of the mothers we walk alongside are still children themselves. Still young, still figuring life out, and yet already raising a baby on their own. This International Children's Day, we celebrate them both. The little ones born into love and care, and the young mothers who chose to keep going even when it was not easy. *

Next week, the world celebrates International Children's Day. A time to honour play, innocence, the simple joy of being young, and the rights that every child is born with. At Mother's Heart, we celebrate that, too. But we also carry a reality that is easy to overlook. Under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and Cambodian law, a child is anyone under the age of 18. And many of the mothers in our program are exactly that. Still children themselves. Next week, we wan

Before we close this week, we want to share a story that really stayed with us and hope that it will also stay with you. This week our teams in Battambang and Phnom Penh visited mothers and babies in the program. It was a full and meaningful week. But one little one caught our attention in a special way - baby Rithya*. This boy is just so happy. From the moment you see him, you cannot help but smile. At 15months, he is growing up with so much love and care around him. HIs gra

We have some news that made our whole team smile this week. We want to thank Desert Life Church for their continuing support of Mother's Heart. Thank you for praying for our mothers, believing in this mission, and giving generously year after year. Nine women joined our Crisis Pregnancy Support Program so far this year. Six babies have been born since January. We now have a total of 120 mothers and 111 children in our program. And we are expecting more to come through our do

Are you looking for a career with a heart? Or do you know someone who wants to change lives? We are still looking for a Cambodian Social Worker to support courageous women and girls in Phnom Penh. Help us find the right person by tagging someone in the comments, or sharing this post. Check below for details. Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Tonight is the night! At 9PM sharp (Cambodia time), your kindness grows by 50% We are so ready for GlobalGiving's Little by Little campaign. For the next few days, every donation you give (up to US$50) will be matched by 50%! The details you need to know: ⏰ Starts: Tonight, March 17, at 9:00 PM ⌛ Ends: Saturday, March 21, at 9:00 AM 🎁 The Impact: Your $10 becomes $15; $20 becomes $30; and $50 becomes $75, for the mothers and babies in our care. Matching funds are limited and

Happy International Women's Day! This week we honour the brave mothers and daughters, the supportive sisters, and the wise aunts and grandmothers who make Cambodia strong. We believe every woman has the right to be supported, heard, and loved as she shapes her own future. Our celebration this week is twofold! We are also sending a big (belated) Happy Birthday to our founder, Katrina Gliddon, OAM. Sixteen years ago, Katrina had a simple vision: that no woman or girl should eve

No woman or girl should have to face a crisis alone. Sixteen years ago, Mother's Heart was founded as the very first - and remains the only - NGO in Cambodia dedicated to supporting vulnerable women and girls through crisis pregnancies. But we have always been more than just a service; we are a lifelong circle of support. We walk beside a mother as she moves from a moment of fear to a future of her own choosing. Our impact is built on three essential pillars: Immediate stre

It has been an incredibly busy few weeks at Mother's Heart. Our teams in both Phnom Penh and Battambang have been working hard to welcome several new mothers into our program. While we've been a bit quiet on social media while catching up on reports and care plans, we couldn't let the week end without sharing a story that brings us all so much joy. Look at that smite! This week, a sweet little girl named Nita, not her real name, received a very special surprise. Her very own

We were so happy to welcome some very special guests to Mother's Heart recently! A huge thank you to Coral Fokkens and Anna Laughton for taking the time to visit us and see our work firsthand. They didn't come empty-handed. Coral and Anna brought along a wonderful collection of gifts for our babies. These beautiful items were sent with so much love from Ann and the Drouin Christian Fellowship in Australia. It brings us so much joy to know that people from all the way at Wont

The work we do at Mother's heart is only possible because of the big hearts of the people who support us. Today, we want to celebrate a very special part of our community. Faith Christian Church (FCC) has been a steady and faithful member of our giving family for years. Their consistent support has allowed us to provide a "circle of care" that never stops, ensuring that mothers and their babies have what they need every single month. We often say "it takes a village" to ra