SEAJA NGO (Children of Asia Solidarity with Joseph and Agnes): who are we?
TWO FOUNDERS who love Asia, a story of FRIENDSHIP...
Both originally from Brittany, their paths crossed 40 years ago in Lorient.
In 2017, they found themselves in Asia, a region that had given them so much and to which they now wanted to give something back. That's how the idea for SEAJA took shape. In 2025, they decided to found SEAJA, an organization dedicated to paving the way for those whose lives begin in difficult circumstances.
Patrice Landrein
Director of luxury hotels for three decades. He spent ten years between Vietnam and Thailand, and currently works in Mauritius. In 2017, in Thailand, the discovery of an abandoned school bearing the names of his deceased parents (Agnès and Joseph), marked by a painful history, sent him a powerful message. Restoring this school became an obvious choice for him, a true beacon guiding his future.
Stéphane Sélard
Recently retired, living in Larmor-Plage and a former manager of subsidiaries in the aeronautics sector, he spent 11 years of his family life in Asia. Father of a young adult adopted in Cambodia in 2002, he has developed a deep attachment to this country, the result of his many travels. He has forged strong and lasting friendships there, particularly with the orphanage in Kampong Thom. Deeply moved by the social situation of the children in his daughter's native village, he is aware that many villages experience the same educational insecurity. After completing several small, simple projects, he decided to take the next step!
Inspiring testimonials from young adults involved with SEAJA PROJECTS
Providing learning opportunities for children in need. Léa Phâléap explains... (September 8, 2025)
Like Pramat Dey, my home village, many villages live in precarious conditions. Support SEAJA, means helping families improve their daily lives and enable children to attend elementary school.
Léa Phâléap, adopted in 2002
Supporting education for a lasting and meaningful impact. Thida shares her story... (September 8, 2025)
Our orphanage in Kampong Thom, once vibrant and offering essential remedial classes, has unfortunately deteriorated significantly since the Covid pandemic. Supporting SEAJA means providing children with a dignified living environment and enable the resumption of essential support classes.
Thida, who arrived in France from Kampong Thom at the age of 4.
Julie Koliane: Why the Kampong Thom orphanage is important to me (September 8, 2025)
The Kampong Thom orphanage represents a real opportunity for many children in the neighboring villages, who often face difficulties and painful experiences, to access education. It opens the door to a better future for them. Supporting SEAJA is essential to preserving this hope in Kampong Thom.
Julie Koliane, who arrived in France from Kampong Thom at the age of 6.
Our commitment to the education of disadvantaged children in Asia.
SEAJA is a non-political and non-denominational NGO dedicated to supporting educational projects in remote areas of Asia, offering disadvantaged children real opportunities for learning and personal development.
Simple but impactful projects!
SEAJA is involved in two types of projects: simple Agile-type projects, which deliver rapid and significant results in villages far from capital cities. Based on the belief that supporting families promotes children's education, these simple projects require modest funding. The second type of project requires a greater human and financial investment in the medium term: the renovation of the school in Krabi.
Local teams involved!
Involving consultation with villagers, these projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of education and to consider new projects. At the same time, SEAJA supports medium and long-term projects led by local teams, such as the creation of primary schools.
An ambitious flagship project!
Its flagship project is the complete restoration and reopening of the school in Krabi, Thailand. The common goal of all these projects is to improve living conditions in rural villages,with the ambition of providing a minimum level of education to all children.
