They help children and families in Cambodia. They believe in getting children into school so they give the families food so the children won't be begging on the streets. They actually follow up on any child that the teachers tell them misses school. They get uniforms for the children. In Cambodia you cannot go to school without a uniform. The organization is run by monks and they are serious about making life better for all the people there. They support the people living in the amputee village. The culture in Cambodia is that if you lost a limb to a land mine then you have bad karma and do not need help since you brought it on yourself. When we were in Cambodia we met some of these people. There was a man with no arms. The monks make sure that he can do useful work even if it is to watch the young children and keep them out of trouble. Anyway, all the money that is contributed goes to food or clothing or education for people who really need it.
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on 2008-12-28 04:23 pm (UTC)They help children and families in Cambodia. They believe in getting children into school so they give the families food so the children won't be begging on the streets. They actually follow up on any child that the teachers tell them misses school. They get uniforms for the children. In Cambodia you cannot go to school without a uniform. The organization is run by monks and they are serious about making life better for all the people there. They support the people living in the amputee village. The culture in Cambodia is that if you lost a limb to a land mine then you have bad karma and do not need help since you brought it on yourself. When we were in Cambodia we met some of these people. There was a man with no arms. The monks make sure that he can do useful work even if it is to watch the young children and keep them out of trouble. Anyway, all the money that is contributed goes to food or clothing or education for people who really need it.