Location Battambang City, Sangker District, Battambang Province, Cambodia Community Description Battambang City is in the provincial capital of Battambang, located 291 kilometers north of Phnom Penh. Situated in the northwest region of Cambodia, Battambang has the main highway (National Road 5) linking Phnom Penh and Thailand. It is the second largest city in Cambodia, and […]
Location Dom Dek Village and Commune, Saut Nikum District, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia Community Description Dom Dek is located about 30 km outside of Siem Reap town, along the main highway. There are just over 100,000 people in the larger commune area, most of whom work as farmers. Despite being so close to the Angkor […]
Location Thmar Puok District, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia Community Description Thmar Puok is a small district town located In Banteay Meanchey Province in the northwest of Cambodia with a population of 9,147. It is situated 50 kilometers north of the Provincial Capital of Svay and lies only 15 kilometers to the east of the Thailand-Cambodia […]
Location Pouy Ta Sak Village, Tmor Kol District, Boung Preng Commune, Battambang, Cambodia Community Description Pouy Ta Sak Village is located in the District town of Tmor Kol, Commune of Boung Preng, and the Provincial town of Battambang. Battambang is the second largest province in Cambodia. This village is on the border of Battambang and […]
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 replace the broken solar-powered water pump at the orphanage. Darlene reports: The pump arrived in Phnom Penh on Saturday, Nov. 27, was transported 5 1/2 hours to […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Keiko Valente. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. The project was to bring water from the school well to six bathrooms on the Hun Sen Boribo Lower and Upper Secondary School grounds. Keiko reports: There is now running water […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Christine Kulenguski. To read about the beginning of the project, CLICK HERE. This project was to build a pump well, and install a water filter in each of 8 rooms. Christine reports: Our pump well project is now complete, and the boy’s dormitory […]
Location Odambang II Commune, Sangker District, Battambang Province, Kingdom of Cambodia Community Description Battambang Province is located in northwest Cambodia and consists of 13 districts, 96 communes and 741 villages. Sangker District (or Battambang District) is the capital of the province and has a population of 250,000. Peaceful Children’s Home II is an orphanage located […]
Location Odambang 2 Commune, Sangker District, Battambang Province, Cambodia Community Description Embedded in the rural, predominately subsistence-living agricultural community of Odambang Commune II, in 1992, Buddhist Monk, Venerable Muny Van Saveth, established the Wat Norea Peaceful Children’s Home II. The home was a monk’s religiously grounded and community-based reconstruction response to the devastating aftermath of […]
Location Boribo, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia Community Description Boribo district is a small district town in the Kampong Chhnang province of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is comprised of nine communes. It is located about 120 kilometers, or 2.5 hours northwest of Phnom Pehn city. Boribo has a fairly well-known market, known as Ponley Psah, […]