Visiting the home village of Saru

Kitchen at Saru's home, in the background his sister Peach and her daughter Mey.

Lunch was served as soon as we arrived

Cambodian dishwasher

termites in the middle of the house become an house altar. To the right: sister of Saru, Peach.

Walking around the village. From the left: Kosal and Cheng.

A seller of rice cakes

Walking around the village

Shopping and dentist day

Shopping day, mattress and bedding for Chanty and Rotha, pencil cases, schoolbags and clothes for the kids.

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Dentist visit



After 3 hours at the dentist... I think he is happy that we are soon going home.. :-)



Happy day in Cambodia

Sophal

 We started the day visiting SIS private school. We talked to the teachers of Sopal and Rotha. Cheng goes there as well but he is doing the afternoon shift.
Later we had a happy day in an entertainment park, Dream Land, and the kids love it. We ended the evening with a happy dinner at BB World, burgers and cola. A happy day!

Sna

Class of Sophal

Class of Rotha

Sna

Yos, the adult like to play as well

Sna

From the left Cheng and Kosal.

Dinner at BB World, burger and cola!

Break at the entertainment park, Dream Land

Arrival to Phnom Penh and visiting Saru new home



Arrival to Phnom Penh




Each one of the kids prepered a small gift for me



Lunch together

The kids makes drawing for me

Drawing of Sophal, Orly waving to all the waiting kids

Visiting the home of Saru

Since July Saru is living with Nary, she have a little appartment

Nary to the right, to the left her sister

The appartment of Nary

Chanty sleeping in her room in the temple

The aunt of Chanty and Rotha, sh is our dinner cook

Dinner together, from the left: Borin, Orly, Saru and Yos

New school year start in Cambodia on Monday the 3. Oktober 2011

Borin did shopping today to the kids, they all start a new school year on Monday and Borin bought them new cloths, shoes, schoolbags, and school equipment.


Borin is writing:
I spent totally 112.5 USD for everything of their starting school.

The spending like this:
1- Clothes of Sophal, Cheng and Kosal 6 pairs x 5 ( 5 USD per one pair) = 30 USD
2- Clothes of Chanthy alone 2 pairs, two shirts and two skirts = 17 USD
3 School bag of Sophal, Cheng and Kosal ( 2 x 6 USD and 1 x 5 USD) = 17 USD
4- Shoes of Rotha and Cheng: 2 x 4 USD = 8 USD
- Shoes of Sophal, Chanthy and Kosal: 3 x 5 USD = 15 USD
5- Socks 3 x 3000 riels about 2 USD
6- Built of Rotha 3 USD
7- Notebooks (60 books) plus pen, red pen, pencils, ruler, book cover with plastic for covering =22.5 USD

Rotha needed 15 books last year, grade 7. So I bought Chanthy 15 books, Rotha 15 books, Cheng about 12 books, while Sophal needs only 8 books, The rest book for Kosal, but if there is any notebooks left I could give it later for the one who could need next time.

This time I gave them much freedom to choose clothes that they like, shoes that they like, school bag that they like, books, and so on...

I asked for good quality as well, but let see how long they could use those things. I bought two set of cloths as they could have for changing while one pair is dirty, and haven't washed.

 

 

 

 

Housing for Chanty and Rotha

In August 2011, Chanty and Rotha got a room in the temple, Borin bought them a fan and a lamp, the room is very small, just 1 x 2,5 meter but now they don’t need to sleep outside. They have a place to keep their belongings, as school bag and cloths.

 

Daily life in the room of Borin

Borin agreed with the aunt of Chanty and Rotha that she will prepare everyday a dinner for all the small kids, he will give her the money for buying the ingredients and she will cook. Her job will be paid by a meal.

The aunt is living as homeless in the temple area. We started with this arrangement per 1. June and we hope that it will give Borin help to concentrate on his coming exams. The arrangement will also give the kids a better and bigger dinner than the one they used to buy.

The rice is coming from the village of Borin from the country side, once in a while he gets