Our correspondent in Siem Reap writes: on 15 of may in Siem Reap province there were affected by little storm had destroyed more than 20 house injured more than 20 people and killed one woman. and after storm on the…
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Commencement of support for 2 more schools
Director of schools, Mr Hon, has advised the numbers of children (students) now needing support. This will launch our programs into two more schools in the Mok Neak school district of which Khvien is one of seven schools. No.…
Visit to CCAHA
During our April visit to Siem Reap, we met up with Phalla Chheang, a former Buddhist monk, who almost single-handedly has established a number of schools. From his blog: Cambodian Child and Hope Association (CCAHA) is a Cambodian non profit…
Delivery trailer being purchased
Rotary have donated $500 towards current projects and this has been supplemented by other funds to purchase a “Remok” in Siem Reap. This is a long trailer hauled by motorbike and we envisage it being used to transport sacks of…
Can you help this girl?
From Koosh, our associate in Siem Reap, Cambodia, comes this message today: One final point I came across this girl doing Ajay (street garbage collecting) work, her name is Yinn. She used to attend a government school (where I placed…
Follow-up visit by Rosemary
Rosemary from New Zealand has made another visit to Siem Reap following up on the medical treatment* for R_____ and meeting up with School Director, Mr Hon. (*Further details are found here.) She writes: Reaksmey has looked after us with grace and…
Memorandum of Understanding
Memorandum of Understanding This document represents an agreement between Martin and Margaret Yeomans (“RICE4LIFE” www.rice4life.sg) of Sydney, Australia and Mr HOUR Kim Hon Khvien Primary School, Siem Reap, Cambodia Description of collaborating organisations Martin and Margaret…
Margaret and Martin awarded for their work in Cambodia
This evening Margaret and I each received an award by Rotary International for our work over ten years in Cambodia. How nice, the citation says we made a difference! We’ve each received the Paul Harris Fellow Award. The Rotary movement was…
Bel’s group of landmine victims plan a new home
Thanks to the generosity of a donor, it’s now possible for the group of 18 people that Bel leads (all Khmer landmine victims) to re-locate. Following Typhoon Ketsana, the group, then known as KILT, were devastated by the storm waters…
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…