Charity Cambodia

During spring 2009 I went for a travel of 4,5 months through Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. When I came back home after this trip I once again started working in Helsingborg. My mind went although often back to Asia and it became a dream to someday move there for a longer period of time.

I remember the first time a mentioned the idea of going to Cambodia and work as a volunteer. It was actually the day I came back from the trip in Asia and I was talking with my cousins girlfriend as they were visiting me for midsummer. She mentioned to me that she had friends running an orphanage in Cambodia and since then the idea has been in the back of my head. Around Christmas last year I realized that the time has come for this adventure, decided to quit my job meaning that the trip started in March and now I am sitting here writing this in Sihanoukville.

I think the many memories of poor children and people hurt from the Khmer Rouge as well as from mines around Cambodia I saw on my last trip are the main reasons I finally chose this country to volunteer in. I guess this is where it is needed the most out of the countries I saw as possible destinations.

Then the fact that there are several nice beaches, lovely climate and friendly people in the area also is a very good reason to stay here.

Until I have started to take new pictures I give you some pictures from my trip in 2009 which gave me this idea.

Hi and welcome,

 

Let´s start up with describing why I have created this blog and what I intend to with it.

 

This blog intend to tell you about my life in Cambodia and my aim to help with charity in this country. I came to Cambodia in March 2011 to find an organization, for which I could volunteer. After a few weeks of searching I came in contact with an organization called Help the Cambodian Children and their school in Sihanoukville called The Goodwill School. You can read more about this organization on their homepage and I will also give you a further explanation about the school in a later publishing.

 

Since I am educated within business I have been thinking long how I can contribute with my knowledge in the best way. It feels to me it perhaps would have been easier if I for example was a doctor or a teacher where I could see a direct result of my contribution. Instead of this I realized that I could contribute with sharing my experience with people abroad who could be interested in how life is for the children attending to The Goodwill School as well as the community surrounding this school.

 

For the upcoming future my intention is to give picture of the everyday life here in Sihanoukville including The Goodwill School as well as other happenings. After living here and taking part of the everyday life around the The Goodwill School for some time my plan is to find an important area where a donation could make a big difference for these people. I don´t know today what kind of donation but I am sure time will show.

 

My purpose of this blog is to create a connection between the aim for a possible charity and possible donors. This way I hope to create an opportunity for people to make a donation and really see the direct result of this donation as I intend to continue with this blog until the donation is carried through. I hope you find this interesting to follow and that we together can find a way to make a difference for some people lives here in Cambodia.

 

Lets go ahead!