Author: Laura Torres

Every morning, the volunteers assigned to the subprogramme of Aranh, move from the main centre in Siem Reap to the school where the summer programme takes place. 20 monitors travel together in a van, carrying the day’s meal and, on Fridays, the same number of rice bags as the children who await them. These forty minutes of travel represent a special moment of bonding between the Khmer and European monitors: relaxation whilst listening to music and waking up or chatting before the storm starts. Continue reading “ARANH: A GLOWING BEAUTY”

One of the PSE summer programmes is located in Siem Reap, not far from the temples of Angkor: Unesco protected and the largest religious site in the world. Together with the sup-programme in Aranh, a village located 45 minutes away, both centres allow the children of this region to enjoy the month of August in a safe and joyful environment full of care and entertainment.

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Every day, a row of little people toddle through the main PSE centre, slowly and with some missteps, on a journey that starts at the Social Service office and ends in the classrooms reserved for the Kindergarten subprogramme. They are the youngest of all the children of the summer programme. Watching them pass is a spectacle, one that makes you feel such happiness and adoration as you watch them walking one by one behind each other, holding a rope for safety. A site to remember!

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It’s Day 1 of the PSE School Continuity Programme in Takmao Community Service Centre (Takmao), where more than 200 kids will come to play everyday. This programme has now been running for three consecutive years; something that would not have been possible without the collaboration and sponsorship of Small Steps Project. This British NGO helps to feed more than ninety children throughout the year and supplies large quantities of material aimed at improving personal hygiene for the youngest kids. Small Steps also provides financial aid for the summer programme.

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