Service Trip to Cambodia, 2025
10th - 24th January, 2025
November 2024. Major update to the January 2025 Service Trip:
Unfortunately, there has been a change to the leadership team for the upcoming project trip. Due to the serious illness of our wonderful long time leader, Chris Caroline, he and his wife Roslyn will no longer be heading to Cambodia in January. Caroline, Peter and Jacqui will guide the team through the two weeks and we will work together to continue to make a difference to the people of Cambodia. We wish Chris well in his recovery over the next couple of months.
The 2025 Service Project will again be lead by Christopher and Roslyn Carolane. They have lead many similar teams to Cambodia since 2005. They have a wide network of Khmer nationals who assist with in-country arrangements. Christopher is an ex-school teacher, an Anglican priest and is a Canon of St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. Roslyn is a professional musician and music teacher.
Summary of the Project
Places of Work
Char Kraom Area, 60km from Siem Reap
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Prasath Junior High School. We will paint and refurbish the school's computer room and provide funds for the school to paint the remaining four classrooms.
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Char Kraom Primary School. We will return to check up on the progress with the school's IT program. Last year we provided refurbished laptops and an HDI board. We will also treat the school children for head lice and give overall health checks.
Ratanakiri Province (Lom and Som Village)-433km NE from Siem Reap. We will:
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Raise money to provide warm clothing for elderly and very young people who live in indigenous villages in remote villages. Night time temperatures are very low and the elderly and very young sometimes die of the cold.
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Evaluate eco-projects in Ratakiniri Province provided by the Jarai people.
Bek Chan-23km from Phnom Penh
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Continued support of The Branch Centre (UNACAS orphanage) and local villages.
Stung Meanchey Landfill Site
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We will visit the medical clinic that we support at the land fill site to check progress and deliver supplies.
Phnom Penh/Kandal Province/Takeo Province
We will:
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Engage in conversational English with students at Santhormuk High School.
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Visit the Musical Association for the Blind and provide visibility canes and instruments.
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Meet with students who are sponsored by ACC over an evening meal.
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Help build a chicken coop at Sunrise Orphanage.
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Visit elderly villagers in a remote village, chat with them and take them food supplies.
