Welcome to For a Child’s Smile

Charity number 1112963

Human Rights Prize 2000

For A Child's Smile (FCS) is the London-based fundraising arm of Pour un Sourire d’Enfant (PSE). Pour un Sourire d'Enfant (PSE) is  a Non Governmental Organisation created in 1996 Christian and Marie-France Des Pallieres. This organisation which is also non-political and non-denominational works largely in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Its objective is to care for and educate the city’s poorest children as well as those living off the local rubbish dump. For more information on Pour un Sourire d'Enfant, please go to www.pse.asso.fr.

Some noteworthy points on PSE and FCS:

• On the 10 June 1996, PSE and the Cambodian Ministry of Education and External Affairs signed an agreement recognising PSE as an educational provider in Cambodia.
• In December 2000, PSE was recipient of the prestigious Human Rights Prize awarded by the French Prime Minister. Christian Des Pallieres was also given the key to the City of Phnom Penh.
• In February 2001, Christian and Marie-France Des Pallieres were invited by the Cambodian King Sihanouk and the Queen Monineath.
• Since 2002, PSE is recognised in France as an association de bienfaisance.
• In 2006, FCS was registered in the United Kingdom a Charity Organisation by the UK Charity Commission.
• Today, PSE helps to care for and educate over 6,500 children in Cambodia.