Care and Community Volunteer Stories, Cambodia
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Care and Community in Cambodia - Laura Stonehouse
There is no such thing as a typical day at NHCC! There are currently two separate houses of children - each with about 15 kids, although there are more arriving every day. We've tended to spend the morning at one house and the afternoon at the other - that way all the kids get to see you every day. At the moment we have been spending our lunch time at the centre as there's an area where the kids aren't allowed - well we have to allow ourselves a wee break from them, adorable as they are.
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Care and Community in Cambodia - Gemma Morgan
My first impression of Phnom Penh was that it was extremely hot, busy and dusty, not to mention the chaos of the traffic. My induction included visiting Toul Sleung Genocide Museum (S-21) the former high school converted to a prison by the Khmer Rouge, and Choeung Ek known as The Killing Fields. I found these visits extremely difficult to cope with. To see what the Khmer people had been put through was very painful and it was a horrible experience, but I also think that it is one that everyone who visits Cambodia should endure. Although difficult, I feel it is vital to experience this to gain some kind of understanding into what the country and the people have been through.
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