A Surprise Visit by Jenni in August
Flying in to Siem Reap and arriving at the office to see the staff hard at work at their desks was a lovely surprise all around. We had two volunteers leaving and one arriving, so a personal welcome was indeed welcome. A few days of personal attention coincided with the start of some new important initiatives.
The Clean Village Initiative
To encourage cleanliness in villages, the CCDO is running a "Clean Village Initiative". Initiated by our local staff, this plan is aimed at improving the health of our villages. We are supplying 829 families in 5 villages with big bio-degradable plastic bags and hand held trash pickers. The cleanest house each month receives a CCDO wicker basket.
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| | A family receiving the CCDO wicker basket prize! |
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The Well Maintenance Program
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The ladies maintaining a well!
| We have been diligent in fixing our broken wells as well as tackling other NGO's abandoned wells. But as we know: An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure! So, we are implementing a new program of regular well inspections to replace worn moving parts or seals before they can cause a collapse. Our WASH team has an ambitious schedule to inspect as many wells as possible this summer and fine tune the program by Fall. Hats off to our female community workers that quickly learned the ins and outs of the hand pump mechanics and joined our male colleagues on the WASH team. |
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Summer training for English Teachers and Sports Coaches
Our teachers and sports coaches juggled our summer school program with training opportunities. Our English teachers had hands on training with LRTT (Limited Resource Teacher Training) coordinated by our local partner ABOUT Asia Schools.
They not only participated in the workshops,
but proudly displayed in the classroom
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Teachers training with a small class
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what they have been taught over the years at our own teacher training. All the volunteer trainers were impressed with our staff. Our two sports coaches were trained once again by the Coaches Across Continents Team coordinated by Globalteer Sports and they are continuing to improve their game.
Thank you to our staff for always coming out tops!
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