Schools and Tuk Tuks

Pauline Johns and I have just spent our first few weeks in Cambodia and have been down to Takeo province to visit the Banyan Learning Tree school and library in Prokeab village. 

There, we were busy preparing for a team of 21 international students and 3 leaders that will arrive the beginning of December to build the first of two Family Care Centre buildings. The students are coming through the organization Round Square on an international service project www.roundsquare.org .

Last December, a Round Square student team built the 'Brighter Beginnings' school at the Prokeab site. The school presently has 100 students attending the two daily classes. Before and after classes, students visit the 'Calogero and Luke Puma' Library building, funded by Toronto, Ontario donors. There they read books, enjoy crafts and have a story time. 

Bakot village also has a Round Square funded school- 'Happy Gecko' that was built by their adult leadership training team that spent the month of December in Cambodia. Patti Lee, Barbara Seagram and Bridge players from across Ontario, Canada funded the library building there. Their players have raised funds for all the school teacher's salaries and utilities!

Both the adult and student team visited many of Cambodia's tourist sites, including the famed temples of Angkor Wat and the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.. After the student team built the school at Prokeab, they enjoyed Christmas on the beaches at Sihanoukville - we'll be doing the same this year!

Along with building the schools, the Round Square teams funded 200 bicycles for needy rural children and sponsored several village-level chicken-rearing businesses.

We are back in Phnom Penh now, where we have spent the past 2 days at the Banyan Learning Tree School here located on the city's outskirts.  It's been pretty exciting there as the school now has children attending who come from nearby rural villages on our newly acquired Tuk Tuk 'School Bus'.

Tuk Tuk 'School Bus'

 There is no opportunity for children to learn English, use a library or receive basic computer training at the remote villages they come from, but here at the school, they can...and it's free. So, of course - there are many children that want to come. One village child tells another village child....

We want to give this opportunity to all these eager village children....we can, but it needs funding...especially for the gasoline. Presently, the teachers are driving the 'school bus' - we REALLY need to hire a driver.

We are also finding that some of these children are coming to school on an empty stomach - in the afternoon! . It would be wonderful to offer them a bowl of rice with meat and vegetables...

...one step at a time :-)

First Day for Eager Village Children

Class of 55 children

Your donation to A Mine Free World Foundation, will help provide the gasoline for our 'bus' and perhaps even the meal-a-day these education-hungry children so need. See www.aminefreeworld.org to donate online, or by cheque.

All Banyan Learning Tree schools also conduct outreach programs for landmine-affected families. These programs are funded by the Canadian Landmine Foundation and the Rotary Club of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada.

Jan Gough-Watson teaches English at Banyan Learning Tree in Phnom Penh

 COME AND VOLUNTEER!

Special volunteer, Jan Gough-Watson from Australia/Canada arrived here in Phnom Penh two days ago and has been teaching English classes at our Banyan Learning Tree school free education school located on the outskirts of Phnon Penh. Her cousin, Barbara Seagram from Toronto, Patti Lee and Bridge players from across Ontario, Canada raised the funds to build this school, a library in another province and they provide the funds needed to run all three Banyan Learning Tree Schools. The school was funded through the Canadian Landmine Foundation which also supports many of the outreach programs for landmine-affected families in the area. Banyan Learning Tree Schools in Takeo and here in Phnom Penh provide on-site accommodation for volunteers. Volunteers are welcome for a day, a week...or more! To volunteer contact aminefreeworld@gmail.com or see banyanlearningtree.org 


In a week, Pauline and I will be off to Battambang to meet with Nouv Saroeun of the Battambang Rotary Club. A Mine Free World Foundation extends a big thanks the Rotary Clubs of Cobourg and Whitby Sunrise for sponsoring a valuable tuk tuk for their Rotary Women's Centre. They'll receive the funding for this when we arrive. We'll also be going into the villages with Saroeun to get some much-needed support for landmine survivors there.

Have a look at the new videos posted on the A Mine Free World Foundation You Tube site:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JbuK5rwZZ4&feature=share&list=UL0JbuK5rwZZ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ9ZWghl2zw&feature=share&list=ULMZ9ZWghl2zw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qydf_AsBKeQ&feature=share&list=ULQydf_AsBKeQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olr__QKWSSM&feature=share&list=ULolr__QKWSSM

A MINE FREE WORLD GIANT GARAGE SALE PROVIDES 850 MOSQUITO NETS FOR RURAL CAMBODIA

Prokeab Mosquito Net Distribution

Director Om Chamnap Of Banyan Learning Tree Provides a net in Prokeab village

 

The 7th Annual July 2012 Giant Garage Sale held in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada raised over $5,150 which provided 850 rural Cambodian families with much-needed family-size mosquito nets. Families in 30 villages in 5 communes received this valuable protection against Malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases. Malaria cases have been on the increase in many countries, with Cambodia having the most drug resistant strain.

Bakot Mosquito net Distribution

Our Team members and volunteers with Banyan Learning Tree in Cambodia organized this massive distribution with Director Om Chamnap and Ban Ven heading the project. To view a report on the project and a full list including every mosquito net recipient, please see: www.aminefreeworld.org . 

Many Thanks to Everyone who donated, volunteered and supported our Giant Sale. 

Linda Harrison and Lisa McCoy would also like to invite you to attend our next fundraising event for Cambodian schools:

GIANT GARAGE SALE Proceeds to Provide 850 Mosquito Nets to Rural Families in Cambodia

An arena bursting with donations from all over Muskoka realized over

$5,200.00 being raised for much-needed mosquito nets for rural

Cambodian families.

Kitchen & Appliance Section of Sale

The 7th annual Giant Garage Sale, held at the Gravenhurst Curling Club

on July 7th and 8th was a record-breaker in funds raised due to the

combined efforts of so many - over 30 volunteers, 7 'truckers' who

hauled all the items to the arena, Muskoka Transport who gathered all

the donations from Bracebridge, the Gravenhurst Curling Club and all

those who went out of their way to donate fabulous items.

Organizers Lisa McCoy and Linda Harrison want to thank everyone

invloved - It was hard work.

Len Kurtz and Nina Cole from Toronto
and their Organized Garage Sale 'Book Shop'

Funds raised for A Mine Free World Foundation, www.aminefreeworld.org

are being sent to Cambodia this coming week. An order for 850

treated family-sized mosquito nets has been placed in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
.
On July 26th, families in two rural communes in Takeo province will receive the nets.

Banyan Learning Tree Team members will conduct the distibution.

One net will protect a family of four against Malaria and many other mosquito-borne

Jim & Marlyn Goodwin Work Steady on Cash all Day Saturday

diseases.

Hard-working Volunteer Joanne Twist Prices Some Items

If you missed this Giant Sale, you can help children in Cambodia by

attending a Spectacular All-day Bridge Event that will be held at the Gravenhurst Seniors Centre on September 27th. North American Bridge Masters Barbara Seagram and Patti Lee will be giving their first Muskoka Bridge Seminar which includes a lunch, door prizes, silent
auction, and much more.

All proceeds to the Canadian Landmine Foundation for rural schools in Cambodia. For more info contact Linda Harrison 705-687-7679 or Lisa McCoy 705-687-8538.

Next posting first week of August 2012, with photos of the mosquito net distribution.

To see photos of the GIANT GARAGE SALE, and to read more, please visit
http://www.aminefreeworld.org/



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Donate To or Volunteer For Our GIANT GARAGE SALE

Many Thanks to Dan Blix of Dan's Graphic Design (705-687-4555) for our annual Garage Sale poster designs!

More Bicycles for Children from Landmine-Affected Families!

March 19, 2012 - A Mine Free World Foundation would like to extend our biggest thanks to everyone on the RBC Toronto Global Banking Diversity Committee for raising funds to provide these 12 students from landmine-affected families in Cambodia with bicycles. This is the second year their committee has supported children in Cambodia with the means by which to get to school!

These twelve children received their bicycles at the Inauguration Ceremony of the Banyan Learning Tree School located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Many thanks to the school's director, Om Chamnap for conducting the distribution.  Click on photo at right to view album.

Many Thanks to Hilma Langman for Providing 2 Bicycles to Children from Landmine-Affected Families 
Many Thanks to Hilma Langman of Langman Bookkeeping in Severn Bridge, Ontario for providing two children from landmine-affected families in Cambodia with bicycles so they can get to school easily, quickly and safely! They also received their bicycles at the Inauguration Ceremony of the Banyan Learning Tree School on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.

You can provide a needy child from a landmine-affected family with a bicycle with your donation of $50 to A Mine Free World Foundation www.aminefreeworld.org . Donations can be made by cheque or through our PayPal portal on our site. Donors receive a photo and info on their sponsored child. Contact aminefreeworld@gmail.com for more info.

Banyan Learning Tree Director, Om Chamnap (right)
Gives a Bicycle to a Student who's Father is a Landmine Survivor

Three Banyan Learning Tree Schools and Two Libraries Up and Running in Cambodia!

March 1-25, 2012 - AMFW Update - Three Banyan Learning Tree Schools and Libraries Open in Cambodia

New Photos Added! All THREE SCHOOLS ARE NOW UP AND RUNNING!...Children rode all their Rotary Wheels for Learning, Roundsquare and Toronto Bridge Group Bicycles to attend the 3 new Banyan Learning Tree (BLT) Schools and Libraries this month:

Cambodia 2011 Roundsquare Student Team and Adult Team each funded and built a School at Prokeab. The Ghayoor Family funded the Library at Prokeab.

Patti Lee, Barbara Seagram and their Bridge Groups funded the Library at Bakot and the BLT School in Phnom Penh. They also supplied furnishings towards all three schools and libraries as well as funding the computers at the BLT Phnom Penh School! Patti and Barbara have just arrived in Cambodia for a week's visit to all the schools and libraries.

The Rotary Wheels for Learning 2012Team donated supplies and hundreds of Bicycles for Takeo area children.

Robena Kirton of Gravenhurst sponsored books and shelving along with funds from the Roundsquare Teams. Thanks to Scholastic Books for their donation of books.

The 2010 Giant Garage Sale in Muskoka raised funds for the wells and latrines at both sites in Takeo. see www.aminefreeworld.org.

Your donation to A Mine Free World Foundation will help build a Banyan Learning Tree free-education school in rural Cambodia. Outreach projects for landmine-affected families are conducted from each Banyan Learning Tree School - many thanks to the Canadian Landmine Foundation for funding these outreach projects that provide many landmine surviors with new homes, businesses,  vocational courses and suuport for themselves and their families.

Donations, big or small, can be conveniently made through PayPal at: http://www.aminefreeworld.org/

Cambodian Parent's Unfailing Love - A Family in Need of help

This landmine-affected family has three sons who cannot walk, talk or hear and a daughter that is deaf and mute.

The parents spend their days lovingly caring for these children with NO resources. Thanks to the Canadian Landmine Foundation, they were supplied with all the material to rebuild their new home. They will also receive a bag of rice each month.

Jay and Linda Harrison of Gravenhurst, are supplying a water tank, cow and chickens - a way to make a self-sustainable income and still be able to provide the constant care these children require. These parents spend their days lovingly caring for their children - a business outside of their small village is not a solution.

The first step has been taken - now we will see if anything can be done to improve the quality of the children's lives without taking apart this loving family. Posted by Lisa McCoy, Koas Krala District, Cambodia .

See aminefreeworld on You Tube. Contact aminefreeworld@gmail.com to help provide these children with medical help, toys, matts, drawing paper and crayons. We would also like to provide ground-level mobilty devices for the children and special gloves..

Please help us help this family by making a donation of ANY amount at http://www.aminefreeworld.org/

A Father's Tears of Love for His Deaf & Mute Daughter.

Three New Schools for Cambodia!



AMFW Lisa McCoy with the Round Square Student Team 2011
in front of Their Completed School
in Prokeab village, Cambodia

 

Students from Round Square and their Nearly Completed School!
December 20th - Construction Day 8!
School Building Project Funded & Built by http://www.roundsquare.org/
In Collaboration with A Mine Free World Foundation, Canada
& Banyan Learning Tree in Cambodia



Round Square (RS) 'Brighter Beginnings' School in Prokeab, Takeo
Built by 21 international student team members.
December 19th Bicycle Distribution Ceremony:
The First 80 of over 200 Bicycles Sponsored by RS Students, Adults and Their Supporting Schools.

Round Square Students Design Sign for Their Constructed School

Round Square Student Team Leader David MacLellan (Canada) and
AMFW Exec. Director Lisa McCoy at Dec. 19th
Bicycle Distribution Ceremony at 'Brighter Beginnings'.


 

                

                 

                                  Round Square Adult Leadership Training Team and Their Completed
                                    'Happy Gecko' School in Bakot, Takeo Province.
                       Under 'Happy Gecko' Sign: RSIS Project Manager Liz Gray and RS Exec Director Brian Dawson

 

RSIS Students in Early Phase of School Construction-

Lots of digging, shoveling, hand-mixing cement -

International Students Providing 'Sweat Equity' for the Education of Rural Cambodian Children.

In early December, 21 students arrived in Cambodia from participating  international Round Square Schools to build a school at the Banyan Learning Tree Centre located in Prokeab village, Takeo province, Cambodia.

Countries represented include Kenya, Canada, Australia, South Africa, India and England. Their Team Leaders are David McLellan (Canada) and Sonia Christian (South Africa).

Their 'Sweat Equity' Trip not only included building a school in rural Cambodia, but to also to participate in many of the cultural aspects of Cambodia. This included, visiting many of Cambodia's historical sights, learning a bit of the language, and social interaction with Khmer students.

A major hightlight of their trip was the 'Bicycle and Chicken Distribution Ceremony' which was held on December 19th.  The RS students had raised a few thousand dollars towards bikes and chickens for needy children and families. These were presented to the recipients at a grand distribution ceremony presided by the local Commune Leader, Mr. San Keoun.

It has been a pleasure for me to spend each day with these amazing students dedicated to provide education for the rural children in Takeo province. We all plan to celebrate this grand accomplishment by spending Christmas at the beach in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Banyan Learning Tree School - Outskirts of Phnom Penh -
Nearing Completion!
School Building Project Funded by Patti Lee, Barbara Seagram
& Their Bridge Groups from Toronto, Canada.
A Mine Free World Foundation Project supported by
The Canadian Landmine Foundation



Two Library Building Projects Slated for January 2012!

Many Thanks to Donors Asif and Wendy Ghayoor for funding the Library/Computer Resource Building at Prokeab village in Takeo Province.

Thanks to the generosity of Asif and Wendy Ghayoor (who raised half the funds and personally donated the other half), the rural children and adults will have a wonderful new community resource at the Banyan Learning Tree Centre in Prokeab village, Takeo province, Cambodia.



The "Calogero and Luke Puma Library" will be an integral part of the Banyan Learning Tree Centre, enabling children and adults to access books and resources in Khmer and English.
Computers in the library will provide students with access to information with basic computer skills taught. Construction on this first-of-its-kind project for Prokeab will commence January, 2012.

A second, big thanks to Patti Lee, Barbara Seagram and their enthusiastic Bridge Players from the Toronto School of Bridge.

Their amazing fundraising efforts have realized the new Banyan Learning Tree School on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, and continues with their sponsorship of a Library/Computer Resource Centre at the Bakot School Site.

Project to commence January 2012.

URGENT APPEAL FOR CAMBODIAN FLOOD VICTIMS & Update from Cambodia

It has been raining almost everyday since Pauline Johns and I arrived in Cambodia three weeks ago. These rains have made a devasting impact to the lives of so many in the rural areas.

Rice crops have also been severely damaged with rice prices already on the increase - making matters even worse for the population's poor.

Close to one million people have been affected by the present flood conditions in many rural areas and also in the cities.

A Mine Free World Foundation is seeking your help to provide IMMEDIATE AID for some of the tens of thousands of families throughout Cambodia that have been stranded in flood waters for several weeks now.



The worst flooding in over a decade has claimed the lives of close to 300 people so far. Rain is predicted for several more days.


Here, in Battambang province, the district of Moung Roussey has 2116 families in need of immediate clean water and food. Your generous donation will provide this through the efforts of the Cambodian Red Cross who we work closely on the ground with.


Moung Roussey Flood-Damaged Home-
Before-On Dry Land. Accessible Only By Boat Now

 Donations made through our PayPal Portal will get these much-needed funds to Cambodia quickly. Please indicate ‘for flood victims’ on your donation submission. Donate at: http://www.aminefreeworld.org/


It will take some time for the flood waters to recede, so donations made by cheque will still benefit these families as they struggle to put their lives back together.

Donations by cheque:

A Mine Free World Foundation

In Memo Field: 'for flood victims'

Mail to:

A Mine Free World Foundation

906 Fung Place, Kitchener, ON
N2A 4M3


Thank You For Your Help!
Lisa and Pauline, October, 18, 2011 - Battambang province, Cambodia...

The past three weeks have seen Pauline and I visit all our main project areas: Phnom Penh, Takeo and Battambang.

Lisa and Pauline Lend a Hand at the Groundbreaking for
Banyan Learning Tree School on the Outskirts of Phnom Penh

On October 10th, we arrived in Phnom Penh to attend the groundbreaking of Banyan Learning Tree (BLT) School located on the city outskirts. This two-storey cement construction will replace the existing 60 year-old decaying structure that was demolished last week. Patti Lee, Barbara Seagram and their Bridge Group from Toronto are raising the funds for this Canadian Landmine Foundation project. BLT School conducts many outreach projects for landmine survivors in Phnom Penh and Takeo province.

BLT will see two new one-room schools built in two Takeo villages – Prokeab and Bakot- this December when groups of students and adults arrive from the international organization RoundSquare (RSIS). RSIS is funding the building of both schools and fencing for the large school site at Prokeab village.

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Etobicoke and their generous donation that will provide upwards to 10 landmine-affected families in rural Takeo province with a self-sustainable business.

Here in Battambang, Pauline and I have been out to the Koas Krala villages implementing Canadian Landmine Foundation Housing projects for landmine-affected families. This project provides all the building materials for a landmine-affected family to rebuild their village home.

Landmine Survivor Widowed Ki Peng and Her Three Children
will receive materials to have a new home built with help from Family Members

All the above projects are conducted through A Mine Free World Foundation in Canada.

After a few days in Phnom Penh next week, I’ll be heading to Siem Reap to meet up with the first of two groups of district 7070 Ontario Rotarians arriving in Cambodia on their ‘Sweat Equity’ Trip http://sweatequityd7070.blogspot.com/

We had hoped to get out the villages numerous times this week, but it has rained daily. We travel to the villages on the back of small motorcycles on slick, muddy village roads – made even less safe in the sheeting, pouring rain. We travel with Sopheany Chhouen and Mr. Loeung Deun from the Cambodian Red Cross. They’ve been twice out to the villages in Moung Roussey district providing aid to over 1,000 flood-stranded families there.

‘Muskoka Wells’ to Benefit Two New Schools in Cambodia

Thousands of donated items from Muskoka and beyond, in the hands of a team of hard-working volunteers, resulted in over $5,500 raised at the A Mine Free World Foundation Giant Garage Sale held at the Gravenhurst Curling Club this July.


It was all for the cause to provide rural Cambodian children with two vital essentials that we here in Canada enjoy ample access to: Clean Water and Sanitation.


On two school-building sites in two small villages in Cambodia there now stand two, brand new two-stall latrines and two wells which are proudly sponsored by all those in Muskoka who contributed to the Giant Garage Sale endeavor.

A Big Thank You to Director Om Chamnap and Phearom Noun from

Banyan Learning Tree for a Successful Well and Latrine Project

New Schools


In addition, two new one-room schools will be erected this December in Prokeab and Bakot villages in Takeo Province, Cambodia when Gravenhurst resident Lisa McCoy and Pauline Johns (Australia) and teams of students and adults from the international organization Roundsquare (www.roundsquare.org) spend three weeks in Cambodia on a school construction trip.


These are just two of four building projects that local Rotarian, and A Mine Free World Foundation http://aminefreeworld.org/ Executive Director Lisa McCoy and Board Member Pauline Johns will be coordinating during their upcoming six months in Cambodia and Laos.


Another two-storey school on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, funded by Patti Lee, Barbara Seagram and the Toronto Bridge Group is slated for construction in October. The school site in Prokeab village will also see construction of a library/computer facility. All of these schools are under the Banyan Learning Tree umbrella organization in Cambodia.


17 year-old Thoun, a disabled student in a small village outside of Siem Reap, is now getting practical experience in his future profession. An excellent student, he now is providing an English Class at his village home. All supplies and desks were also provided from Giant Garage Sale funds. His own education is supported by the Rotary Club of Etobicoke. Now, he is sharing his knowledge with others. Thanks to Socheat Chea for overseeing this project in Cambodia.


Landmine Survivors


Much of A Mine Free World Foundation’s projects are conducted through the Canadian Landmine Foundation (CLMF) http://canadianlandmine.org/. Officially introduced in 1999, the CLMF is Canada’s foremost awareness building and fundraising organization for landmine eradication. Its President and CEO, the Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, was the Foreign Affairs Minister responsible for ratifying the Ottawa Treaty, the international treaty to ban land mines.


All our current school-building projects all provide outreach programs for landmine-affected families.


Last winter, we implemented 34 micro-businesses for rural landmine survivors as well as provided educational support for their children. We’ll be providing this help for many more landmine survivors this winter. You can watch a video of one of her successful bicycle repair business recipients on the home page of the CLMF website.

You can sponsor a landmine survivor today with your donation to A Mine Free World Foundation. We have many families waiting for a small village business or a new home. You can donate online. For more information visit http://aminefreeworld.org/ or email: aminefreeworld@gmail.com

We look forward to showing visiting Rotarians from our district as well as the November Rotary and Friends Sweat Equity groups from district 7070 all these projects when they visit Battambang and the surrounding villages.


Rotary Wheels for Learning


Volunteering as Field Coordinator for the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst’s Rotary Wheels for Learning (RWFL) bicycle distribution program, Lisa, and Pauline, coordinated the distribution of over 300 bicycles for rural Cambodian children last year. Many of these bicycles went to children from landmine-affected families.


In January, 19 Bracebridge and Gravenhurst Rotarians and friends will join McCoy in Cambodia to distribute bicycles in five rural areas of the country. Their goal is to be able to provide 1,000 bicycles for needy children to attend school.


Fund Raiser at Boston Pizza September 22


You can help this cause by attending a special fundraising dinner at Boston Pizza in Gravenhurst on Sept. 22nd, 6-9pm. The Cambodia Trip Team will be on hand to serve your dinner! Special presentations, a silent auction and a night of fun are sure to be had by all. Reservations only – 684-8024.

If you can't attend, consider making a tax-receiptable donation to Rotary Wheels for Learning at the site below.


We head for Cambodia September 27th. Follow us at: http://schoolsforcambodia.blogspot.com/ and http://rotarywheelsforlearning.blogspot.com/


We’ll also be spending some time in Laos this February as we join Steve Rutledge from Adopt a Village in Laos to help distribute 50 RWFL bicycles.

More, from Cambodia soon ;-)

Over $5,500 Raised at Our Record-Breaking GIANT GARAGE SALE!

WOW! What a record-breaking GIANT GARAGE SALE it was!





Just over $5,500 was raised for latrines and wells for two Banyan


Learning Tree School building sites in rural villages in Takeo


province, Cambodia.






Gravenhurst Curling Club Filled to the Brim!



It would not have been possible without all of the dedicated


volunteers and donors who made this A Mine Free World Foundation Sale


the success it was. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart - it


was alot of work, but rewarding work, because many children in these


Cambodian villages will benefit from Hygienic Toilets and Clean Water


at these two schools.

 A Huge thanks goes to Jay and Linda Harrison who helped so much to


organize this sale...to Dan Blix for all the graphic work...to Sobey's


Gravenhurst for our Saturday Sandwiches....to Bill and Dora Rathbun


for keeping us perked up with their coffee for 2 days...to the


Gravenhurst Curling Club for letting us fill their rink with


stuff...to Muskoka's wonderful publications for their support...so


many of you to thank!

Jim Goodwin and Lisa McCoy at Cash Table

We raised more than what we needed for the projects at hand. With the extra we raised, Thoun - a bright 18 year-old disabled student (limited mobility and smaller limbs on right side of body) in the small village of Pheam in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia will be starting a weekend school for young children in his village. He receives educational support from A Mine Free World Foundation and has been waiting for the opportunity to 'give back' by helping young children in his village receive extra help with their studies.


Pauline Johns, Socheat Chea & Lisa McCoy with Thoun at his village home in Pheam, Cambodia


Please keep tuned to our website at http://www.aminefreeworld.org/ for updates


on the latrines, wells and the weekend school project in Pheam


village.






Thank you for all your time, muscles, gasoline, garage space and


wonderful donations!






Lisa McCoy,


A Mine Free World Foundation