We are now settled into our life in Cambodia. After a few days off we started visiting the different projects and people we all support as well as meeting with some of the people we will be working with on new projects. As always it is heartwarming to see everyone, especially the kids.
Going to the Girl's Home is like visiting our family. Each year the girls get older and it is great to see them thriving and doing so well. Some of the older girls now have jobs and others are attending some training programs while the younger ones continue their education at Cambodian and English schools. You Vath, housemother, and social worker, continues to provide them with a loving and supportive home and they really are a family. Thanks to everyone's support these girls are not living in dire situations and can move forward in life with confidence, skills and respect for themselves.
One of the projects we are working on this year is building four new classrooms for an overcrowded and run down school in the brick factory area. The principal and teachers are very committed to teaching and there is a long wait list of children who cannot attend this school. The new classrooms and more teachers will address this situation. So everyone is very excited to increase learning opportunities for more students.
We have worked in this area for several years and are really inspired by how hard the school staff work to improve the lives of these children who live in incredibly difficult situations. School is a safe haven where children can learn instead of making and hauling bricks.
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K.I.D.S. is off to a great start!!! We pass on our smiles of appreciation for your support! We look forward to sharing more stories of success and transformation soon.
Wishing you and yours the very best,
Adrianne and Rick