Naret’s Learning Journey

Naret’s Learning Journey

Naret’s quest to help others, opened the door for her own journey of self-development and learning. Not only in the garden, which has blossomed under her tending loving care but in acquiring a diverse array of skills and knowledge that add strength to our...
Rafael – Volunteering at AFTV

Rafael – Volunteering at AFTV

Hello my name is Rafael and I am volunteering at a organisation called Ability Fair Trade Village (AFTV) in Siem Reap city, Cambodia. I am from Hartlepool in the U.K. My Mum and I, immigrated from Poland to the UK when I was 5 years old. I started volunteering...
Elderly Nutrition Mapping

Elderly Nutrition Mapping

A couple of elderly clients, one supported by the Siem Reap Food Bank and another sponsored by Building Community Cambodia, have passed away recently. Although it is not documented as such, we suspect the cause of death to be malnutrition, with loneliness as a...
Sovann’s Invisible Life

Sovann’s Invisible Life

Pictured here is Sovann, 30 years old and invisible.  She is invisible because she is poor, paraplegic and a woman in Cambodia. Her grandmother is her caregiver. They are about to be evicted from their squatter shack close Angkor Wat. Our coalition, Building Community...