Finding Tai
A short film following the journey to find Tai — the child whose story started it all. An intimate look at the human connection behind the Hark Angels mission.
Making possible happen.
The Mission
100 Schools. In communities the world has overlooked.
At Hark Angels, the mission is to build 100 schools in communities the world has overlooked.
Twelve schools have now been built across Myanmar and Cambodia. Since 2024 the work has expanded into Cambodia, where the third Cambodian school has been completed and work in the communities there is ongoing.
The Progress
One hundred schools. This is where we are.
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12/100 built
The Reality
Right now 1 in 6 children globally are still trapped in child labour.
We believe education is the way out.
1 in 6
12
Schools built
100
School goal
2,134
Lives changed
88
Schools to go
The Impact
The Mission
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The Origin
Born from a second chance
After years of volunteering in Africa and Myanmar, Richie Harkham decided to create his own not-for-profit to build schools where they’re needed most.
The turning point came in a single moment, a near-fatal accident and a life-saving knee transplant from a teenage donor. To honour that donor’s legacy, Richie built a school in his name. From that act of gratitude, Hark Angels was born.
THE FILM
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What a schoolmakes possible
Every school changes everything for the community around it. Here’s how.
The Impact
Where the Work Has Landed
From where it began in Kenya to nine schools across Myanmar and three schools in Cambodia, every project is built with the community and made to belong.
Kenya
Where it all began. In 2013 Richie built a dining hall that still stands today. Hark Angels has since completed a water project there and continues to sponsor children in the community on an ongoing basis.
Myanmar
The foundation of the Hark Angels mission. Nine schools built across Myanmar, where the vision of 100 first took shape.
Cambodia
Since 2024 the work has expanded into Cambodia. Three schools now built and work in the communities there is ongoing.
The Communities
Every school is community-owned. Designed, named and run by the people who live there. Built to last. Built to belong. Richie visits every school personally and the Hark Angels team maintains ongoing relationships with each headmaster and community, not just building schools but staying invested in the lives around them.
Kenya
Myanmar
Cambodia
The Communities
The Hark Angels Trip
More than visiting schools
Six days travelling with Richie Harkham. Sitting in classrooms where children sing in schools we have built, meeting families, and hearing real stories.
You also experience Cambodia in a way most people never do. Temples, villages, shared meals, and a group of people who quickly become something more than strangers.
People return with a different perspective on what matters. Everything is fully organised. Hark Angels takes no profit from these trips.
THE JOURNEY
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Six daysyou can’t unsee
Six days in Cambodia with Richie Harkham. Visit the schools, meet the children and families, and see a perspective most people never do.
I loved the balance between visiting the schools and experiencing Cambodia's culture. Every part of the journey was thoughtfully designed, but it was the people—the children, the communities, our guides and our group—that made it truly unforgettable. I came home changed.Melissa
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The Films
Two short films that put a human face to the impact — and show what it really means to build a school on the other side of the world.
A Day in the Life of Lucy
A day in the life of Lucy — one of the children whose world has been changed by the school built through Hark Angels. A window into what education means when you've never had it.