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Personalities such as Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and the
Princess of Hanover, Mrs Michèle Alliot-Marie, French Minister of the
Interior, as well as Mr. Patrick Ollier, honored with their presence
this event mixing classical music and humanitarian commitment, under
the motivation of General Bruno Venard, Secretary General of the
"Victoires 24" association, and Mrs. Ghislaine Venard-Fournier, its
President, whose dynamism served once again the most needful ones, whom
AMADE Cambodia tries to bring its support to.
The funds raised on the occasion of this concert - amount of 33.000 Euros
- will be used to bring assistance to the children of Phnom Penh, whose
mothers are incarcerated, being unable to pay back the debts they
contracted to provide for themselves and their children. Living within
transferred communities, without any professional opportunity, these
mothers have no other choice but to take their children to live with
them, in jail, simply because they can not entrust them to somebody
else's care.
Thanks to the generosity of the 2008 Victoires concert donators, a
child nursery will be built inside the Phnom Penh prison centre. The
children will find there a more blooming environment, as well as nutritional and educational assistance. Pregnant women and young
mothers will follow consciousness-raising classes. Some outgoings could
be organized, and the mothers will have the possibility to participate
to the daily running operations of the structure.
Amongst the many guests associated for this cause, AMADE is proud to
name the Countess Albina du Boisrouvray, the Baron and the Baroness
Paul Hottinguer, the Duchess Sophie of Wurttemberg, His Grace Mgr Arz,
Father Kim En Joong, the General Chinouilh and Mrs. Chinouilh, HEM and
Mrs. Patrick Leclercq, HEM and Mrs. Jacques Boisson, HEM and Mrs. Uch
Kiman, HEM Craig Stappleton, Mr. and Mrs Christian Orsetti, Mr. and Mrs
Etienne Momège, Maître Alain Toucas and Mrs. de la Taille, Mr. and Mrs.
Helfrich, Mr. and Mrs Philippe Deslandes, Mr. Georges Casati, Mr., Mrs
and Miss Slah Eddine Bensaid, as well as Mr. and Mrs. Lee Radziwill.
AMADE addresses its special thanks to Father Kim En Joong, who
generously offered one of his paintings as a special prize for the
lottery organized during the concert.
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