Touchstone’s Support In Cambodia Thanks to support from Touchstone, Habitat Cambodia recently completed a three-year project called Chapadeum Chivet Thmey (“New Start, New Life”) which built 17 new houses, upgraded 21 houses, built 10 latrines, trained 38 family representatives in financial literacy and livelihood skills, and provided 17 families with micro-finance livelihood start-up support. In… Read more »
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Growing Home Together
One of the families who have been helped thanks to the generosity of people like you is Tat and Khon, who were supported with a new home through Habitat for Humanity Cambodia after a lifetime of poor housing. Tat lost part of one leg when he stepped on a landmine during the civil war period.… Read more »
Read moreChann’s Story
Lina and Chann In the province of Battambang in Cambodia, thousands of families are without decent housing. When Lina lost his parent at the age of 7 to HIV, he was invited to live with his grandmother, Chann, in her small wooden cottage. The challenges of living in a small, poorly constructed home are exacerbated… Read more »
Read morePhilanthropy with Gordon Holmes
Make Society Better for Everyone We’re delighted to be sharing the first of our monthly blogs sharing experiences and perspectives on philanthropic giving. When we hear the word “philanthropy”, we normally associate this with financial gifts, but the definition of philanthropy is really so much broader, encapsulating all efforts to improve the welfare of others,… Read more »
Read moreClimate Smart Housing, Sustainable Living
The Siem Reap Province in Cambodia has 12 districts comprising of approximately 190,106 families. This translates into about 946,656 people. 16% live in thatched houses which are either severely damaged and decaying, or made of scraps. The home is the centre of life and living in such conditions affects other basic survival needs. 47% don’t… Read more »
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Not an Everyday Occurence
Returning to Cambodia Andy, a Habitat for Humanity Team Leader, returned to Cambodia three years after a Build in Siem Reap and witnessed first-hand the impact of his team’s support to a local family. This is his story. You don’t often get the chance or there aren’t many people who can say they have built… Read more »
Read moreHelen rises to the challenge: Making the most of corporate volunteering
Habitat for Humanity is a phenomenal charity. Through its work, individual and corporate volunteering, lives are changed for the better every day, by the creation of safe and secure places for people to call home, in some of the poorest and most challenging regions of the world. When I was fortunate enough to be offered… Read more »
Read moreVolunteers build 29 homes in 10 days CALA Homes Big Build
In November 2017, volunteers from CALA Homes arrived in Cambodia to take part in the annual ‘Big Build’ project. During these 10 days, hundreds of Habitat for Humanity volunteers from around the globe joined forces to build 29 houses. In Cambodia, over ¼ of the population lives in poverty, and the housing situation is made… Read more »
Read moreBuilding Disaster Resilient Houses in Cambodia
Cambodia is one of the most disaster prone countries in South East Asia, enduring regular floods and droughts. Due to climate change, the frequency of these natural disasters have only increased, putting many families at risk. Most houses in Cambodia are not built to withstand the dangerous weather. There is no official building code and… Read more »
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