giveaways originally uploaded by Nikkster
In February and March of this year I had the privilege of returning to Cambodia for a visit. I wanted to do more than just be there and so I had organized some small donations to give to selected needy families of two villages outside of Siem Reap.
The first village, Tepadey, is Da's father's home village. We had previously donated large bags of clothing to about 50 families last year and had been working to get a community well dug. This village doesn't have much in the way of income-generating opportunities as their main occupation is rice farming. The dry season is a pretty hard time of year as there is little to go around and very limited water supply.
Even monks needs instruction some times, originally uploaded by Nikkster
I was able to find some wind-up, solar-powered radios and some wind-up flashlights that need no batteries. It was fun giving them out and showing the people what to do with them. The monk was particularly fascinated by the new-fangled contraptions.
Receiving their gifts, originally uploaded by Nikkster
We selected 2o mothers with children of school age to receive a school bag filled with hygiene products and school supplies. In addition to that, I brought out some bubbles to entertain the small children. It was so fun to be able to hand off the bubbles to the children so they could make their own.
Chasing Bubbles, originally uploaded by Nikkster
