Author: Martin

Improving education in Khvien village

The standard of the school at Khvien has been recognised by the government in Phnom Penh and recently they held a conference of all the district’s teachers, not in the town of Siem Reap as may have been expected, but…

Where to now for Bel’s amputee group?

Where to now for Bel’s amputee group?     Following the devastation caused by Typhoon Ketsana, much re-building is necessary. For the members of Khmer Independent Life Team (KILT) this is almost ‘a bridge too far’. The 18 members are…

Day 4 – Visits to village schools

Today we visited 3 village schools more than 10 km distant from Siem Reap. The schools were founded by Chheang Phalla, a monk and teacher at Wat Preah Dak in the Angkor Wat Archaeological Park area. The schools have been…

Report from Cambodia – Days 1-3 of our visit

Dear Supporter of RICE4LIFE, We’ve been here since Monday evening, yet it seems longer, so much seems to have happened! All the school have received us warmly and yesterday we saw the delivery of rice to the teachers and S**********’s…

Martin and Margaret’s Itinerary

We’ve listed what we intend to do on this trip, so that you can pass on to your associates. Support for Khvien School ·         Meet with School Director, Mr Hon, reviewing his needs for the coming year. ·         Inspect school…

Ready and waiting!

Our Cambodian visas arrived today. Airline tickets booked. Thanks Concierge Traveller – you’re always the best! http://www.conciergetraveller.com.au/ In Siem Reap: Hotel pre-paid in US Dollars. Car hired Transfers arranged. Meeting appointments in Cambodia arranged. in Singapore Hotel and transfers pre-paid.…

Cambodia to let foreigners own property

PHNOM PENH, March 25 — Cambodia’s Parliament is to debate a law next month that would allow foreigners to own property directly, one of the aims being to attract more investors to the Southeast Asian country. Until now, foreigners wanting…