A Bit of a Face Lift

The US Navy have just been in town and called in to help us with some much needed DIY. They were here for 5 days and what they achieved in the time was fantastic. They have fixed and extended our roof outside providing us with so much more space, sheltered from the sun and rain which is so important here. The little kids finally have somewhere to play without getting on top of each other. They have fixed our pipes at the back so we no longer have leeks and refitted the shower heads so we can get on with headlice treatments. They have also repainted the whole of the inside of the school, making it so much brighter and seem so much bigger.

A big thank you to Tessa Fletcher and Maciek for their continued support without which we would have been unable to afford the supplies and to the US Navy, who kindly donated lots of the materials too and who worked their socks off to make our center better. The kids and staff all love it!

 

 

To top off our face-lift, Kolab and some of the kids have been spending a lot of time doing up the garden. A few months in and the efforts have paid off and it is now looking beautiful!

 

Times of Change

So it is time to say a huge congratulations to Ney (one of our long term teachers) who has just given birth to two beautiful baby girls. She will be off for a number of months to take care of our communities newest members and we wish her all the best while she is away.

It is also time for a huge hello to our newest member of staff Srey Touch. She has joined our team to cover for Ney while she is away (taking care of Ney’s students) and then to move to a new role for the center and become a social worker. Once Ney is back Touch will join with M’lop Tapang to undertake the training and will then work closely within the community to help address the many issues which families have here and ensure our center is providing the best possible services for them.

She is fitting in fantastically so far and the children are already very fond of her. A great new addition to our Goodwill Clan.

 

Back to the Beach

Fun in the Sun!

Rainy season is nearly back around, the year seams to have passed so quickly! So before the clouds role in we decided it was time for another beach trip. As is the routine we started with a beach clean up. It had just been a Khmer holiday, meaning the beach had been very busy so there was lots of rubbish. The children all joined in without a grumble and we got lots done.

Once the boring stuff was out the way it was into the water with the inflatables for lots of splashing, football on the beach and sand castles. The children loved it! They get to go to the beach so rarely that they really make the most of it and enjoy every minute.

 

Once appetites were sufficiently built up it was into the Small Beach Bar for some delicious food and then out to wait for the van to pick us up. The children were all fantastically well behaved and we were lucky enough to have a few of our older students come along to help us watch them all, so the day was fun for us all. None of us can wait till next time.