Chok’s Chums are made by Chok, a student with Down Syndrome at the Epic Arts Cafe special education course. He works in the Epic Creations Workshop each afternoon to create these little friends. Proceeds from Chok’s Chums are divided between Epic Arts and Chok’s family.
I bought a small sample of these in an effort to help raise a few dollars for this amazing place.
I first discovered Epic Arts Cafe while exploring the south coast of Cambodia a few years back. Not only do they have delicious food, they have an amazing program working with people with disabilities.
Their cafe in Cambodia was founded in 2006 and their Special Education Project launched in 2009 after they discovered there was nothing to support children with learning disabilities in and around Kampot Town.
They believe in a world where every person counts and where people with disabilities are valued, accepted and respected. They promote the inclusion of people of all abilities and disabilities through the arts and use arts as a form of expression and empowerment to bring people with and without disabilities together.
