Shanty Town extend beyond Phnom Penh ~ Shanty Town Spirit Ermine Norodom Association

Shanty Town Spirit has extended its outreach beyond Phnom Penh!

Shanty Town is now taking care of several families living in the village of Kampong Chamlong in the district of Leukdek within Kandal Province. Altogether there are 10 families with with 16 adults & 13 children aged between 3-15 years of age. We decided to sponsor this community after a recent visit & was shocked at the level of poverty they were surviving in.

Most families make a menial living through working in construction & selling small goods outside the local school, earning between USD 30-150 per month. This does not cover their food and living expenses and certainly not their health care needs. Most of the elderly family members are Khmer Rouge survivors & have many health problems that need addressing but unfortunately due to their level of poverty, they remain untreated.

We NEED sponsors to help us in supporting these families to improve they quality of life, in the areas of education, health, & food.

We WANT to improve their ability to become more sustainable in terms of self employment by helping them to develop their gardens to grow more vegetables for their own use.

Over the course of the next few months we will introduce you to these families & give you an insight into provincial life in Cambodia.

If you wish to help, look for the "Donate" button on Shanty Town Spirit page or contact to:

Madam Ermine NORODOM

Tel: +855 (0) 90 22 47 33 (English/Franch)

E-mail: norodomermine@gmail.com

Mr. Phirun PRAK (Arun)

Tel: +855 (0) 96 663 6666 (English/Khmer)

E-mail: arun.aenorodom@gmail.com