December 17: Unable to come and build in Smile Village themselves, our Global Village team from Doshisha University held a fundraiser for the project instead on the streets of Kyoto City, Japan, where they raised over $1,200 for HFH Cambodia.…
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Phnom Penh and Kandal Provinces In early December a four day training session was held in Phnom Penh which integrated participants from both the Building Homes Building Positive Lives and Chapadem Chivet Thmey, or New Start New Life projects. Twenty-nine…
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Training sessions were given in multiple communities on livelihood skills, financial management, home maintenance, water sanitation as well as HIV/AIDS awareness through the Building Homes, Building Positive Lives project. Moreover, five community toilets were built in Kandal Province, and state…
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Near the end of the rainy season last year, many areas of Cambodia were severely affected by flooding, including Battambang and Siem Reap Provinces; locations where HFH Cambodia is active. According to government reports, 31 percent of the population (74,160…
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by Veasna Chhay Global Village Coordinator for HFHC Siem Reap It was in January of 2013 when I learned that I had been selected as the new Volunteer Engagement Coordinator at Habitat for Humanity Cambodia’s Siem Reap office. I was…
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Net Ny already anticipates her feeling when she finally moves into her new Smile Village house, “I will feel more fresh and alive here. It is always smelly and dirty where I live now. My children and I always feel…
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Laura Dunn Great Britain Team Leader Chester, England, United Kingdom How did you first become involved with HFH? “I first became involved with Habitat for Humanity in 2008 when I saw a plea for a team member of my company…
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August 18-26: Instead of building houses, a group of thirteen volunteers travelled from Canada to a rural village in Siem Reap Province to raise hygiene and sanitation awareness with Cambodian farmers in Anu Village. The team also built two toilets…
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Battambang & Kandal Provinces In the past three months, HFHC continued with our five year commitment in the Battambang and Kandal Provinces to provide decent housing for 600 families on legally acquired land. In addition to infrastructure work, staff of…
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Thirty-one Water User Group (WUG) Trainings were held September 10-13 across Siem Reap Province under the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) Project. This project is funded by the Charitable Foundation of Australia. Through this training, villagers and WUGs were able…
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