Camp BREW (Boys Respecting Empowered Women)
On September 27th, 28th, and 29th, several of the English Teacher Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) from Takeo and Kampot provinces, and their Cambodian teacher counterparts, invited 50 high school aged...
View ArticlePostcard From Cambodia: Raindrops on a Bananna Leaf
Raindrops on a Banana Leaf Tani Village, Kampot Provence, Cambodia
View ArticlePostcard from Cambodia: Rabbit Island Relaxation
While its winter at home in the US, Cambodia offers endless summer. Rabbit Island is off the Cambodian southern coast town of Kep and offers quiet relaxation and a weekend get away for me from my...
View ArticleBreaking the Fecal-Oral-Cycle with a Fly Trap
Helping Break the Fecal-Oral-Cycle If you have ever been to Cambodia, you are probably aware there are a lot of flies here. Flies are a significant contributor to the fecal-oral-cycle, which is the...
View ArticlePutting My Design Skills to Work
Over the last year and a half here in Cambodia, I have worked on several projects that are not specifically for my community, but rather aim to help my fellow PCVs, members of their communities, and...
View ArticleHelp Me Build a Cambodian Library
I have been here in Cambodia working with my community for over a year and a half. In this post, I begin a new project; one that I hope you can help me with.UPDATE! The grant for this project has been...
View ArticleA Well Refurbished Well
Last year, when the US Air Force was at my health center doing all the remodeling work, I spoke the military coordinator who told me about a team of Navy Seabee well specialists currently in Cambodia....
View ArticleBoys 2 Men
Boys 2 Men is a youth development event for high school-aged boys. You may remember when I participated in last year’s event branded under the name Boys Respecting Empowered Women, or BREW. Like BREW,...
View ArticleA Cambodian Library Built
Library Project CompleteA few months ago, I asked you for support to help me build a library for the high school students of my Cambodian community. I am so pleased to say that so many of you came...
View ArticleLearning Computer Skills, and “Playing” Facebook in Cambodia
Over the 2 years I have been working at my Cambodian health center / hospital, I’ve been working with Kanith teaching him computer skills. Kanith is a trained nurse, but his primary job here is...
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