Charity

Each year WiTR+ members are invited to nominate a charity for which we all commit to raising funds. The charity is chosen by a vote of WiTR+ members.
Since 2013, WiTR+ has raised over €300,000 for charities focusing on improving the lives of women and children.

Women in Travel Retail+ to support Toutes a l’école project in Cambodia

Women in Travel Retail+ is pleased to announce that its elected charity for 2025 is ‘Toutes a l’école’, nominated by Priscilla Haibe de Walque.

Toutes a l’école is a charity committed to providing a high standard of education to 1,700 underprivileged girls in Cambodia so that they can become free, educated women and play a useful role in their country. In Cambodia, scarred by the Khmer Rouge genocide, poverty dominates the rice fields and girls are often the first to be deprived of an education, instead toiling in the fields.

Over 2025, WiTR+ will aim to raise €15,000 to renovate the dormitories of the 400 ‘post-baccalaureate’ girls, to provide them with a healthy living space and good conditions to support their studies. With a 100% pass rate, many have gone on to pursue studies in medicine, engineering, law, agronomy and more.

The dormitories are essential as some live far away and cannot afford accommodation in Phnom Penh. They are currently damp and covered in mould.  Funds raised will cover the cost of replastering, the application of anti-fungal paint and the installation of dehumidifiers in all the rooms.

I am so proud and thrilled that WiTR+ has voted for Toutes a l’école. I had the opportunity to visit the school in Phnom Penh several years ago, and was incredibly moved by the impact it has on these children’s lives. Inspired by this, I have been sponsoring a young girl through the association for the past five years, and it has been a rewarding experience to see how this support has made a difference.  I truly believe in the mission of Toutes a l’école and the vital work they are doing.

Priscilla Haibe de Walque

Clean rooms to sleep and study are something that we take for granted.  I am absolutely delighted that WiTR+ is going to make such a fundamental difference to this cohort of girls, and to future students. Let’s all work together to make sure we hit the target and enable this transformation.

Sarah Branquinho, Chair – WiTR+

For further information about the project visit the charities website below…

Fundraising Status

Target:

15,000

Amount Raised:

€18,806

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