Children of the Mekong is a London-based charity registered with the UK Charity Commission (number 1116375) and the UK branch of “Enfants du Mékong”, a French charity founded in Laos in 1958. We operate in 7 countries: Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thaïland, the Philippines, Burma and China (Yunnan), and our aim is to improve the accessibility and quality of education. Core to our approach are the long term viability of the projects and the insurance that the vast majority of the funds raised goes directly to the projects and the children. At Children of the Mekong, we believe that every child has the right to get an education for as long as possible. Our approach is to respond to identified needs by a closely follow up of children and their families. We encourage and support every child as long as she/he can or want to study, and bring a special care to our poor background university students. Children of the Mekong is running a charity shop in Southwest London (Clapham/Battersea) since June 2014, in order to raise funds and awareness for our education programmes in Southeast Asia.