Location Kong Kang Village, Kong Kang Commune, Ponhea Krek District, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia Community Description Kong Kang Primary and Pre-School serves approximately 700 students from grades 1-6 and with the recent addition of a pre-school there will be an additional 100 students, with the youngest students being 4 years of age. The school also […]
Location Chum Kiri district, Kampot province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri was founded in 1993, and is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. It was one of the first areas captured by Khmer Rouge forces in the early 1970’s and Pol Pot’s followers did not concede defeat in the area […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bruce Kelsey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two toilets at the school. Bruce reports: This latrine project has been successfully completed. We got off to a bit of a slow start, because the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Darlene Grant. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the sanitation facilities in the building serving female teacher trainees. Darlene reports: The project has been completed. In less than 2-weeks of the commitment of the […]
Location Chum Kiri district, Kampot province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri, founded in 1993, is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. Khmer Rouge forces did not concede defeat in this area until as late as 1998. Due to the prolonged hostilities in the region, development has been extraordinarily slow compared […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bruce Kelsey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build a well at Samarky Primary School. Bruce reports: We have completed the Samarky Primary School Well Project in Chum Kiri district, Kampot province, Cambodia. As planned, […]
Location Chum Kiri district, Kampot province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri is located 40 km from Kampot town, 150 km from Phnom Penh, and 12 km from the nearest highway. The majority of families survive on subsistence agriculture and few venture outside of the district due to the decrepit road conditions. Chum Kiri was founded […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Bruce Kelsey. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two toilets at the school. Bruce reports: Yay! The latrine is complete! Thanks again for getting us the money to build it. I have attached a […]
Location Chum Kiri district, Kampot province, Cambodia Community Description Chum Kiri, founded in 1993, is the newest and poorest district in the southern province of Kampot. Khmer Rouge forces did not concede defeat in this area until as late as 1998. Due to the prolonged hostilities in the region, development has been extraordinarily slow compared […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kelsey Hedrick. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to repair the two wells at the hospital. Kelsey reports: The well project went extremely well (no pun intended)! It was a very successful project. Dr. Kim Samul, […]