A new house called Framework House was inaugurated under the Habitat for Humanity Cambodia Phnom Penh program later in 2013 with the goal of building twelve homes by September 2014. At the completion of the first four pilot houses, our…
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Habitat Cambodia’s two-year Building Homes, Building Positive Lives project that began in 2012 with funding from Habitat for Humanity Australia has been extended for an additional two years. This extension of the project is aimed at providing housing solutions for…
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Bou Savoeun was able to set up a kiosk and sell goods under the eaves of her front porch This past April, HFH Cambodia Construction Supervisors led a quarterly workshop with the focus on identifying low cost housing design options,…
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Cluster One building at Smile Village After going through some inevitable delays, the construction at Smile Village is again progressing. Habitat Cambodia worked with PSE in redesign the first cluster. Instead of multi-story structures, the units are now single-story. The…
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The Hope Journeys program in Cambodia continues to grow bigger and brighter. This summer, Habitat for Humanity Cambodia hosted two back-to-back Hope Journeys in June and July, bringing incredible experiences to participants, staff and home partners. We had the privilege…
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“In 1993, I followed my husband here to the city so we could all be together as a family and to find work,” said Phann Samon, 44. Moving from the countryside near the Vietnamese border, where she sold vegetables, was…
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To build on the first-time success of last year’s event that drew six hundred youth volunteers to Smile Village, Habitat for Humanity Cambodia spent many months planning for Habitat Youth Build 2014. In the early morning hours of May 3,…
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Alex Koller, partner in the architectural team, Lumley & Koller, winner of the 2013 Cambodia Sustainable Housing International Design Competition was anxious to view the fruition of their dream; the actual finished home in the village of Trapiang Anhchang outside…
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An Overview Habitat Cambodia’s Housing Finance Program focuses on four types of loan activities, and coordinates with each homeowner to determine which is best suited to their situation. Retail loans are provided to successful applicants in both Phnom Penh and…
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Family Profile Kuon Earm, 46, and her husband Chhan Seoum, 56, have five daughters; One is married and is living separately with her own family. The other four are living in Thailand working as construction laborers to support the family…
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