My second bicycle ride in Kampong Cham in 2013 was with another Australian nurse and a German doctor. Four years ago perhaps even to the day, it was the end of the rainy season and the Mekong waters had receded. Planting on the floodplains was well underway, with lush green crops contrasted against deep blue … More My Cambodian Kaleidoscope
Coinciding this year with Easter, Cambodians are celebrating Khmer New Year, one of the most important celebrations on the local calendar. Festivities commemorate the end of harvest, giving farmers a chance to frolic and relax before the Wet Season begins. Contributions are given at pagodas before the ensuing paltry months when the monks take a … More Little Houses in Rice Fields
On my first full day back in town Chom was taking a day off work to travel the 60km to his wife’s village, to pick her up and bring her home. He works up to 18 hours a day, six days a week now, in two jobs (tuk tuk driving and managing the hotel I … More Rock ‘n Roll
To everyone who contributed to the construction of a toilet for Dara’s family at their rural village home. Yesterday afternoon Chom picked me up on his moto and we went to check out the completed work. We went via Shackville where we spotted Dara and another little boy so we stopped for a quick chat … More One Finished Toilet
The more global citizens there are, and the more active and effective they are, the more progress the world will make. We hope you will show your support by signing up, because we believe that people can and must work together more to make the world a more equitable place. In fact, we’re betting on … More Toilet Village to Tuk Tuk City
Today Bea and KT from MSF came with Chom and I to Dara’s grandparents’ village for a toilet inspection. Chom was on his moto with 3yo Microphone (because he’s so loud!) at the handlebars. The three expats were on our bicycles. Thirty kilometers and a sore rear end later, we made it home with new … More Generosity and Skilful Infants
This afternoon I was invited to visit one of our cleaners in her village a little way out of town. With 75% humidity and 35C temperatures I decided to be lazy and booked Chom’s tuk tuk for the journey instead of cycling the c.20km round-trip. Just before Chom picked me up I was out on … More Hair Apparent
About half a million of Cambodia’s 15 million population are employed in the garment factory industry. These workers make around $80 per month. Export from this industry earns the Cambodian economy around $5 billion per year. In recent times garment workers have been lobbying for a pay rise to $160 per month. Today at least … More Attacked by a chicken
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