Location Khla Kaun Thmei (Village 2), District of Sereisophon, Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia Community Description Foyer Lataste was founded in the village of Khla kaun Thmei in 1998 by the Khmer organization ADTJK (Khmer Youth Technical Development Association). Its first aim was to provide food, shelter, health care and education (primary, secondary and higher) to children […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Jacob Hanson. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two public hand-pumped wells in the village. Jacob reports: I am pleased to report that the drilling, construction, and testing of the two wells built in […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Justin Brumer. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build two bathrooms at the Sung Pra Sat Primary School. Justin reports: The school completed the bathrooms on May 22nd. About four laborers regularly built the bathrooms, […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Meagan Gordon. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to build handwashing stations for the two student bathrooms to complement the school project of repairing the bathrooms. Meagan reports: All four sinks have been completed as of […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Lisa Barker. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to provide the Thmar Puok Primary School with water from the nearby pond for washing hands, flushing toilets, and watering the school vegetable garden. Lisa reports: The project […]
Location Chnouk Tru Village, Ponely Commune, Boribo District, Kampong Chhnang City, Cambodia Community Description Chnouk Tru is a floating village located on the Tonle Sap River about 5 kilometers off the national highway. In the floating village a person’s livelihood is completely determined by the ebb and flow of the river, which swells to four […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Kealan Waldron. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to create a hygiene station near the communal bathrooms for the children to wash their hands and brush their teeth. Kealan reports: This project was started and completed […]
Location Phnom Touch Village, Mongol Borey District, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia Community Description Phnom Touch is a village south of the district town of Mongol Borey, located in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia. With a population of over 11,000, the village has a high rate of poverty, and lacks trained health workers. Most villagers work as rice […]
Location Tropayang Chrai Village, Chhouk Commune, Chhouk District, Kampot Province, Cambodia Community Description Tropayang Chrai Village rests 3.5 kilometers from National Highway 3 in Chhouk District, Kampot Province, a southwestern province in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The village consists of 335 families, roughly 1,400 people, spread over 263 hectares. Most families are farmers, while others […]
Location #7 Makara Village, Taing Krasiang Commune, Santuk District, Kompong Thom Province, Cambodia Community Description Taing Krasiang is 151 km Northwest from Phnom Penh and 169 km Southeast from Siem Reap. Even though it is a halfway point on National Highway 6 between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, it remains very poor and has seen […]