Greetings from Mr. Toshu Fukami (Haruhisa Handa),
Chairman of the Future Light Orphanage of Worldmate

     My first encounter with FLOW goes back ten years ago. I visited Cambodia frequently during the year of 1996 because establishment of the 24-hour Emergency Hospital, the Sihanouk Hospital, was planned for December 1996. There, I received a request for assistance for the Future Light Orphanage. When I visited FLOW, I was deeply impressed by the beautiful personality of Ms. Phaly, bright sparkles in the children’s eyes, and the cheerful atmosphere despite their bleak circumstances. I didn’t hesitate a second before deciding to support FLOW.

     Soon, many people in Japan began to respond to my exhortation to give assistance. Many became foster parents of the children and are still enjoying warm relationships.

     Cambodia lost an entire generation of intellectuals in the Pol Pot period. The country urgently needs the next generation of leaders that will take the country forward. I am striving for the education of young talents in my capacity as Chancellor of the University of Cambodia. It is my dearest wish that among the graduates of FLOW there will be many future leaders who will take Cambodia and the Asian region into further prosperity.

     Recently, Ms. Phaly asked for further assistances for the institution, now renamed “Future Light Orphanage of Worldmate”. I have already pledged as much assistance as possible. However, what each individual can do is very limited. It is my fervent wish that the children and the driving force of FLOW, Ms. Phaly, will continue to be supported further by many people from all walks of life.

     Lastly but by no mean the lest, I would like to express my heartiest admiration and gratitude to Ms. Phaly and other key supporters of FLOW, including Mr. Richard Dyck, Mr. Rob Hail, and Mrs. Yutaro Takahashi.

     Thank you very much.

Greetings from Ms. Nuon Phaly,
Executive Director of the Future Light Orphanage of Worldmate

     My name is Nuon Phaly, Founder and Executive Director of the Future Light Orphanage in Phnom Penh.

     Our orphanage started at Site Two, one of the largest refugee camps on the Khmer-Thai border. I worked at Site Two for almost ten years, and when we were repatriated to Phnom Penh in 1993, I found the Future Light Orphanage on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on my own land. At the time, 90 orphans returned to Phnom Penh with me, and in incredibly difficult circumstances we were able to house and feed the children, send them to public school and give them supplementary English education at FLO.I am not sure how we survived, but believe my good intentions and activities were seen by God.

     I first met Mr. Toshu Fakami in 1996, through Mr. Bernard Krisher, who was originally introduced to me by my son, Nuon Sothero. I remember vividly the first time Mr. Fukami visited our orphanage. He is a naturally kind person and has a deep sentiment for children. Immediately, he and his Bishiken group decided to provide foster parents for our children and he built a dormitory. He also built a computer room with 30 Macintosh computers from Japan, and he supported the hiring of computer teachers to work with our children. In order to show our gratitude to Mr. Fukami we presented him the high title of Principal to us, he is the Honorable Toshu Fukami.

     Beginning with that first visit, Mr. Fukami visits us every year, and sometimes he visits us several times a year. He always brings gifts from the foster parents in Japan, and generous gifts of his own. From 1996 to 1999 he supported a cumulative total of 320 children, many of whom have now gone to the provinces to teach children about computers. Some of the other children have now gone to lead fruitful lives in various jobs.

     The original Bishiken Dormitory, which was built out of wood, has now became tatted and has reached the end of its useful life. Because of this, the Worldmate group recently built a new, concrete dormitory called Worldmate House, which was inaugurated on January 24, 2006. 150 members of Worldmate came to Phnom Penh for inauguration of the building.

     More recently, we have been honored to establish a direct connection between FLO and Worldmate, and we have changed the name of our orphanage to FLOW (The Future Light Orphanage of Worldmate). We are honored and blessed to deepend our relationship with Worldmate and the Honorable Toshu Fukami.

     Thank you.