On Our Way

Hello Everyone,


We hope all is well with you and yours. Well it is that time of year when we head back over to Cambodia. We are looking forward to once again seeing our friends, the kids and communities that K.I.D.S. works with and supports. We recently had our annual fundraiser and we "THANK EVERYONE" who attended and offered their support and generosity through music, donations for the silent auction, volunteering and for donating towards bathrooms, bikes, clean water and computers. We also thank Sumalee Martinflatt and Maya Harbo for their inspiring presentations.

We recently were able to buy more bikes for kids to get to school in rural Cambodia. Each year we try to buy as many as we can as it often means the difference between getting an education or working as a child labourer. So we are off to a good start!

Things are under way in Cambodia with the materials for three new homes ordered, and construction to begin within days. We have also been in contact with the water experts and they are making preparations for the construction of at least two more clean drinking water projects at rural schools. K.I.D.S. will also be building as many bathrooms as we can, putting in computer labs, assisting with healthcare, the girl's home, kindergartens and much more.

 We look forward to keeping you posted on the difference we are making together to improve the lives of children, families and communities. We wish you and yours the very best,

Until Next Time
Adrianne and Rick

WORLD TOILET DAY

Hello Everyone,

 

Today is world toilet day, 6.5 million people in Cambodia and 4.2 billion worldwide do not have access to proper sanitation.

Poor sanitation kills nearly 500,000 children under the age of five annually and costs an estimated $223 billion a year in the form of higher health costs and lost productivity and wages.

SOURCE: Reuters report, citing the information from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.




 We can never get used to seeing the families that we work with in Cambodia not having access to a toilet/bathroom. Daily people lack privacy and have to go outside at night, which is not safe for girls, not to mention the snakes they may encounter. They don't have any place to easily wash themselves or their clothes and have to bathe in filthy pond water, which carries water-borne diseases.


KIDS is committed to changing this situation and each year we provide as many sanitary sustainable bathrooms for impoverished families as we can. Giving families a bathroom where they can bathe, have dignity and privacy changes lives and the families are incredibly appreciative.


We visit schools where often thousands of students and teachers only have two outdoor bathrooms. KIDS also works towards providing decent hygienic bathrooms at schools.


A family bathroom is only 450.00 dollars but the results are priceless.

Thanks for being a part of changing the world one bathroom at a time. 

Until Next Time,

Adrianne and Rick