As an established football coach in Norfolk I have seen the benefits first hand that sport gives to children. Not only is this great for fitness and wellbeing but also for mental health.

In England we are very lucky with the opportunities children do have to get into sport and also the facilities to play, its easy for us to take this for granted.

In other countries such as Cambodia football is very popular and is a growing sport, this also includes girls wanting to play football.

They don't have the same opportunities to play football, the equipment required or facilities to play.

Thankfully there are charities such as the Education Rural Community Organization (ERCO) in Kampot, Cambodia that provide children with the opportunity to have an education to learn life skills, the English Language, and they help the rural community to develop.

I visited Kampot in January 2024 and 2025 to provide football coaching to 2 local schools run by ERCO. The children loved getting the opportunity to play football and the progress they made within a short time was amazing to see.

Since my visit ERCO in 2025 I have set up a weekly football coaching group that runs every Sunday in Kampot. This is FREE for local children to attend and is very well attended.

As a result of previous sponsorship I have raised enough money to supply the coaching group with football equipment, train 2 football coaches to run this group and pay for the pitch hire for 2025 (40 sessions).

I am looking to now raise additional sponsorship so I can continue to run this group throughout 2026.

Thank you to everyone reading this and I would be extremely grateful for any donations that you would be willing to give.

Thank you also from all the children that are benefiting from this project as this means so much to them and is having such a positive impact on their lives.

Thank you

Duncan.