Hi Everybody, Well CCPCR has been through some difficult times the last couple of months. We finally recieved the donation money in Cambodia in either Feb or March. It took such a long time because of the difficulty of using Paypal and the legalities around the withdrawl of the money. CCPCR now has a new Exceutive Director now his name is Thy. Financially we are struggling and the shelter is running on a budget of around $50,000 USD. This means we have had to tighten our belts, but the care of the girls has not faultered. At the moment at the shelter we have 30 girls. I have used the donation money for food for the girls, money also has been spent on the girls attending school. Some of the money was used to build a new oven bench built in the kitchen. The old one was unusable and unsafe for the girls to cook in the kitchen. We are teaching the girls at the moment how to thoughly clean the kitchen with warm water and cleaning products. This is quite foreign to them it is not that they are lazy, they just don't know these things. English and Khmer classes are being taught at the shelter now for staff and girls. I am teaching the English classes with the help of another University Volunteer from New Zealand. We have had to spilit the girls into two groups as some of the girls have never spoken english at all. Some of the girls are getting very good with their english and we can have quite a conversation.They are also receiving a Math class daily. Another private donation we got from New Zealand has provided the girls at the shelter with new bikes, 4 second-hand computers, and 4 sewing machines. At the moment we have a idea to try and buy a small truck with a glass capsule on the deck, from their the girls could be driven to certain parts of Svay Rieng and sell coffee hot/cold, trinkets, scarves etc. This venture would teach the girls budgeting, driving skills, self-suffiencey, leadership,?marketing,?and so much more it has so much potential. This venture I will oversee but the girls will be taught to be in control of this themselves. Sport is a big part of the girls life at CCPCR lately they have been using stilts, quoits,skipping, badmiton,volleyball,soccer this is so good for their health and mentally it helps them forget their problems, if only for a short time. If you have any suggestions or comments do not hesitate to email me. Thanks again Nicky Brown
