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05 Jan 2012
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In November 2011 the Christmas Food Appeal was launched by Cambodia Charity Foundation-Australia for people at Siem Reap Rubbish Dump, in which we received overwhelming supports from people mainly in Australia (i.e. Sydney and Brisbane etc) as well one generous donor from Colorado (USA).
Also, a few people in Cambodia plus another American donor had kindly contributed to wards this appeal.
On behalf of the Cambodia Charity Foundation (CCFA) we would like to express our sincere appreciation for all generous donations.
The distribution was finally carried out on Saturday 31st of December 2011 at a rice field not far from Siem Reap Rubbish Dump by Khmer expats, to approximately 121 families (i.e. 500 people at the dump site).
The distribution was finally carried out on Saturday 31st of December 2011 at a rice field not far from Siem Reap Rubbish Dump by Khmer expats, to approximately 121 families (i.e. 500 people at the dump site).
Please find below a brief summary of what's happening on the day together with some pictures by Sophal (the organiser of the distribution).
Best Regards,
Saly Touche and the team from CCFA
Best Regards,
Saly Touche and the team from CCFA
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Further to the photos in Picasa Web Album below, I would like to share with you various video clips (or video reports) at the bottom of the page.
Briefly, the mission was a very successful one and it took place on 31 December 2011 near the rubbish dump site at Anlong Pei village of Trapaing Thom Commune, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province.
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| Xmas Food Relief for people at Siem Reap Rubbish Dump (31/12/2011) by Cambodia Charity Foundation-OZ |
My wife and I together with a team of helpers were quite satisfied with the distribution job. We ended up distributing foods to 121 families and around 120 kids.
On 24 & 25 December 2011
A team of 3 women - two helpers from Kompong Thom and a woman councillor of Trapaing Thom Commune - visited all families at the dump site and recorded both names of male/female headed households with total family members. The total recorded that day only 67 families (332 members, including 130 children). Some families are working and staying at the dump site but many other workers are returning home at the end of the day. Each worker earns a few dollars or less each day, most have no job and ending up forcing themselves to work at the dump site.
On 29 December 2011
Two days before the distribution, I spent about two hours with them at the dump site, observing and talking to some of the workers. The younger ones were quite shy to talk to me but openly answered my questions at a break time. There were adults and children under- age worked or accompanied their mothers to the dump site. I witnessed a girl as young as my 6 years old daughter, and she accompanied her mother that morning. she was playing and searching for something near her mother who worked right on top of the fresh rubbish dump. There were several young boys between the age of 8 and 12 years old answered my questions saying that they stopped going to school recently and decided to have full time job at dump site instead. Few women said that their children would join them at dump site when they are free from school. They collect plastic sheets, bottles, and left over foods (for pigs feed). The smell near or on top of the dump site was really bad (it was really hard for me to cope with such a smell during the interview with those people, but I managed it somehow). I think they have the hardest and most difficult job of all. I felt really sorry for the kids and my heart was broken when I witnessed a young girl with her bare hands helped her mother scooping the leftover food for pig feeds.
On Distribution day, 31 December 2011
Each family received followings:
- 25kg of rice,
- 1kg of iodised salt,
- 1 kg of roast port or dry fish and 1 kg of Prahok (salted fish),
- families with most members receive one carry of fish sauce (6 bottles)
- a scope of ice cream and shared pork rolls plus clean drinking water
Each of 120 kids from less than 1 year old to 15 years old and over received the following items:
- A scoop or more of ice cream (same quality used for tourist in Siem Reap town)
- A bottle of clean drinking water
- A piece of (half) pork roll
- A pack of treats (mixed fruit candies, a bottle of orange juice drink, and biscuits)
- One dollar note, separately donated by Sophal's relative from US (donor preferred to give $1x120 notes)
Out of 120 children, 60 kids from 6 to13 years old received:
- A pairs of school uniform
- 3 books (160 pages/book) plus pens, a ruler, pencils and a sharpener
The people (both young and old) of the rubbish dump in Anglong Pei village were so happy to receive the food donated by the people from Australia and USA on the last day of 2011. It was "the greatest gifts of the year for the majority of people and the kids". It was unexpected and a surprise to them. The happy smiles were shown on most faces and the words "thank you" were echoed out from everyone. We encouraged them to clean up, to take a day off and to celebrate New Year with their family members.
We were excited to see them so happy. We encouraged the younger ones (receiving school uniform, books and pens/pencils) to go back to school and they all responded with a "Yes". Hopefully, some (if not all) of them will go back to school.
Expenditure Summary:
1. Rice: 3 tons @ US$408/ton = US$ 1,224.00
2. Books, pens, pencils, sharpener and rulers: Over 60 sets = US$ 113.25
4. Ice cream: 34kg x $5/kg = US$ 170
5. Roast pork (6 pigs): 83kg x $9/kg = US$ 747
6. Fish sauce: 70 package x $1.625/p US$ 113.75
7. Iodised salt: 140 kg x $0.24/kg = US$ 33.20
8. Sandwich rolls (Nom Pang Pate) 100 rolls (2 pieces/roll) x $1.25= US$ 125
9. Banner and copying/printing costs lump sum = US$ 13.9
10. Dry fish: 70kg x $5/kg = US$ 350
11. Salted fish (prahok) 70kg x $2.5/kg = US$ 175
12. School uniforms: 60sets x $5.25/set = US$ 314
13. Treats for kids (mixed fruit candies, orange juice drink, biscuit) = US$ 201.90
14. Cash for kids (Donation of relative from the US) US$ 120
Other costs
15. Two volunteers from Kompong Thom registration and distribution US$ $170
(cost for travel cross province and within province, foods, accommodation)
16. Labour cost $5 person x 9 persons US $45
17. Transport and food allowance (1 village chief, 3 councillor/helpers) US $35
18. Cost for renting microphone/loudspeaker US$ 7.50
19. One family (who missed out from receiving food assistance) US$ 28
20. Petrol for a large truck Siem Reap to/from dump site US$10
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Total: US$ 4,030.65
6 comments:
Dictator Hun Sen's version of great development in Cambodia and accompanied by the Ho Chi Minh's communist doctrine in Cambodia, whereby Khmer Poor turn to garbage dump for Christmas gifts!!!
KHMER Angkor!
Great Jobs done by the organizers and the contributors to the fund to help these poor Cambodians to have a chance to participate for the New Year.
At least some kids will go back to school. This is one of the best ways to help alleviate suffering in Cambodia!
Hopefully one day a non-profit charity organization can be established inside Cambodia with funds coming from generous Cambodian living overseas and others to help provide for young kids of poor family to stay in school and those who are smart enough to further their education all the way to the tertiary level or even abroad.
Building human resources especially among the poor is one of the best ways to help move Cambodia into the good future.
In order for Cambodia to be able to provide competitive skilled workers for big manufacturing companies who are looking for cheaper labor costs than those of China, Thailand or other Asian countries, we need to find ways to help poor young Cambodians return to school.
The young children in the video are prime candidates to be helped so they can have an opportunity for their better future than that of their parents.
To the organizers and all helpers of this event:|
THANK YOU!
Pissed off
The asshole whoever taking the film and interview, doe not have any skill, know how to taking film. Focusing one object is too long, no movement. Such asshole idiot camera man.
Khmer Man,
KRS
to be fair to cambodia, this kind of site of poor people scavanging the trash dumb is a common site in any part of a major city in asia from manila to bangcock to phnom penh, you name it. so, i would be so ignorant by just picking on cambodia only, you know! go to manila or bangcock and ask where their city's trash dumps are, and go there, you will see this kind of site everywhere, not just in phnom penh or siem reap or wherever, you know! now you're educated, go see for yourself, ok!
poor people are everywhere in any country and in any society on earth, that's my point. you cannot control it, it's like a part of nature, no matter how good your country or gov't is, you still see this type of site all over the planet, you know!
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL POOR KHMERS!
Khmer Man KRS,
That is right that you are a fromer Khmer Rouge talking so much crap ! There are too many black hearts like you in Khmer society-ranging from ourtop leaders like Hun Sen, Sihanouk, Pol Pot, Ieng Sary, Tak Mok,....right down to you idiot like you.
I don't blame Hun Sen and the yuon much these days, having seen most Khmer people are selfish, self-centred, hard-headed, ignorant, and bigotted.
No wonder Khmer society has become what it is today. Most Khmer people are destructive and pathetic and havge the poitential to become the like of Hun Sen and Pol Pot, really.
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