By Tanya Seeley | Trustee of HOPE
The last few months have seen some highs and lows in Siem Reap. Situated close to Tonle
Sap, the largest lake in Asia and with a river running right through the town, severe flooding has made every day life even more challenging than ever. With water levels reaching above waist deep, simply getting around has been difficult and the price of food has sky rocketed as farmers have lost crops or failed to get their goods to market.
In the last week or so the waters seem to have returned to normal levels, leaving the huge task of clearing up. Removing the overwhelming stench may be more difficult and of course the increased risk of disease is ever present.
On the positive side five of the young adults supported by HOPE sat their final high school exams in September and all passed. Two of them are now considering a move to Battambang to attend nursing college while the others consider whether to continue studying at university or seek employment. These young adults have been given the chance to finish their formal education and pursue careers that will give them independence. It is not coincidental that most of them want to pursue careers which involve helping their fellow Cambodians – that is very typical of a Cambodian.
This November the HOPE Trustees will be on the ground together in Siem Reap, spending at least 6 weeks monitoring and evaluating the projects HOPE supports with the help of your donations. We will also both be taking part in the Annual Angkor Wat bike ride in December with as many of our beneficiaries as we can encourage into a 30km cycle ride at 6 o’clock in the morning!!!! (last year we had over 40 so we have high expectations for a good turn out and will be starting training mornings very soon).
Look out for a fuller report next year when we return from the field.
Thanks for your continuing support
By Tanya Seeley | HOPE Trustee
By Tanya Seeley | Founding Trustee
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