This July I am volunteering to be personally involved in supporting the deprived and unfortunate children of Cambodia. I will be travelling over to Battanbang, an extremely beautiful yet poverty stricken community. Over the course of my stay I will be personally involved in numerous projects that can help improve both the quality of life and education of the children there. In the past volunteers have re-decorated schools or libraries, built jungle gyms and set up a computer network. As well as all of this I will also be partaking in extra-curricular activities such as teaching basic English to the children, to help them gain the skills and knowledge required for them to spread their wings and aim for bigger and better things than the poverty they are subjected to. Cambodia is a country that has been ravaged by three decades of war and strife. In these years, its population witnessed atrocities that will go down in history as among the most horrific of the twentieth century—over two million displaced people died by execution or enforced hardships. During the Khmer Rouge rule, the educated and culturally talented were executed. Intelligence and talent were not seen as virtues but as threats. Books and all printed material were banned and subsequently destroyed. Generations grew up knowing nothing but a life of war, famine, death, disease, and deprivation. Formal education was at a near standstill - millions were illiterate and uneducated. Although the government has tried to put in place a national education system, there are still a vast number of children in Cambodia who have no access to basic education. As a British citizen, many of us often take for granted the phenomenal education system we have today, we are given the rights to fulfill our own destiny’s and build a bright future, unlike many of the children of Cambodia who are left to a foreseeable bleak future. Although I cannot change this myself overnight, If I can make a small difference to one child, that will be my greatest achievement of all. Your donations will help me build a better future for these children, and no matter how small, will always make a huge difference to a child’s future. Help me take action against poverty and make a difference today. To donate visit justgiving/rachel-walker12 OR TEXT RMWA94 and the amount to 70070. Thank you xxxx Stephen Walkes Vicky Iredale Ann Walker McKenna Colin Mckenna Dylan Keeley Ray Bruchez Kelly Bruchez Kirsty Walker Mechelle Walker
Posted on: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:41:33 +0000
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