Our work on behalf of our client, Angkor Hospital for Children (“AHC”), in Siem Reap, Cambodia, reached a milestone with a New York Supreme Court order on September 15, 2014, transferring all the assets from a New York not-for-profit organization, Friends Without a Border (“FWAB”), to a Hong Kong company limited by guarantee, Angkor Hospital for Children Limited (“AHC HK”), established for charitable purposes.

AHC, located in Siem Reap, Cambodia was founded by photographer Kenro Izu in gratitude for the inspiration he received from the country’s ancient monuments, which he captured in his photographic series “Light Over Ancient Angkor.” Being Cambodia’s first teaching hospital, one of only two in the country, AHC draws patients who suffer from serious illness and often from acute malnutrition as well. They travel for hours, or even days, usually from rural areas, seeking higher level care that cannot be found in their own communities. AHC not only provides the neediest of these patients with free treatment, but also reimburses their travel costs in order to ensure that they will not hesitate to seek care when it is needed.  AHC has also established a satellite clinic in the district town of Sotnikum in order to reach a larger number of poor children in the rural communities.  Between AHC and the satellite clinic, over 150,000 children are treated each year.