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Many of my Facebook friends followed by adventures volunteering in an impoverished rural school 25 kms from Siem Reap, Cambodia in November 2014 and know what an amazing experience it was for me. It's time for me to return.
You can’t help but be affected by the Cambodian people. They have so little but give so much. Their smiles and warmth, acceptance of their life and appreciation of even the smallest things are very humbling but it was the children at the project that truly won my heart. My role in the school was to assist the teachers by working with the children on pronunciation and to allow them to hear English from a native speaker. I was also lucky enough to be able to prepare and deliver some very easy lessons – something I never expected to do but which I thoroughly enjoyed.
During my 2 weeks I also visited the village homes of some of the children. It is obvious that the parents of these children, some of whom have no literacy or numeracy and suffer debilitating illness, are desperate for their children to have the opportunity of education that they didn’t have. Helping Hands, the Globalteer school project, plays a big part in this.
Not only is English and Khmer taught at Helping Hands but they also provide a healthy, nourishing breakfast to 150 students every day. Sometimes it is the only meal the children will have for the day. While I was there in 2014 a vegetable garden was established and these vegetables, along with rice and fish, is served to the children free of charge.
The current school is made of bamboo and palm fronds with half walls and no protection from the weather. When it rains, as it does for many months of the year during Monsoon season, the children, books and desks get wet. The village chief has donated a piece of land to allow Globalteer/Helping Hands to building a new set of classrooms that will be weatherproof. They finally have planning approval and now comes the process of raising the money to pay for it.
I would love to arrive in Cambodia with a contribution towards this wonderful endeavour and so am asking for your help.
I know we are all constantly being bombarded to raise money for good causes. I apologise for adding to this and have no expectations but, if you do feel you can spare just a few dollars for this wonderful project, I know the children will benefit 10 fold.
The teachers and children at the project are exceptional. They are the future of Cambodia. Although they come from a very poor village that is barely accessible by road during certain times of the year, with no electricity, plumbing or clean water these children aspire to be doctors, teachers, accountants and movie stars! I have no doubt that these dreams, for at least for some of the children, will be realised.
I would be eternally grateful for any contribution you feel you can afford.
You can’t help but be affected by the Cambodian people. They have so little but give so much. Their smiles and warmth, acceptance of their life and appreciation of even the smallest things are very humbling but it was the children at the project that truly won my heart. My role in the school was to assist the teachers by working with the children on pronunciation and to allow them to hear English from a native speaker. I was also lucky enough to be able to prepare and deliver some very easy lessons – something I never expected to do but which I thoroughly enjoyed.
During my 2 weeks I also visited the village homes of some of the children. It is obvious that the parents of these children, some of whom have no literacy or numeracy and suffer debilitating illness, are desperate for their children to have the opportunity of education that they didn’t have. Helping Hands, the Globalteer school project, plays a big part in this.
Not only is English and Khmer taught at Helping Hands but they also provide a healthy, nourishing breakfast to 150 students every day. Sometimes it is the only meal the children will have for the day. While I was there in 2014 a vegetable garden was established and these vegetables, along with rice and fish, is served to the children free of charge.
The current school is made of bamboo and palm fronds with half walls and no protection from the weather. When it rains, as it does for many months of the year during Monsoon season, the children, books and desks get wet. The village chief has donated a piece of land to allow Globalteer/Helping Hands to building a new set of classrooms that will be weatherproof. They finally have planning approval and now comes the process of raising the money to pay for it.
I would love to arrive in Cambodia with a contribution towards this wonderful endeavour and so am asking for your help.
I know we are all constantly being bombarded to raise money for good causes. I apologise for adding to this and have no expectations but, if you do feel you can spare just a few dollars for this wonderful project, I know the children will benefit 10 fold.
The teachers and children at the project are exceptional. They are the future of Cambodia. Although they come from a very poor village that is barely accessible by road during certain times of the year, with no electricity, plumbing or clean water these children aspire to be doctors, teachers, accountants and movie stars! I have no doubt that these dreams, for at least for some of the children, will be realised.
I would be eternally grateful for any contribution you feel you can afford.