Thursday, August 9, 2007

Koh Kong Province/The Orphanage Project- Two-year Budget

This is a list of the cost for the orphanage project for the first 2 years:

1. Land cost $2,300
2. Legal paper work- $3,000
3. Complete the building- $40,000
4. Fence project by 28m x 130m, 29m x 130m,

enclose well, pond, outside toilet- $10,000

5. Office supplies + furniture- $3,200
6. Water pump- $2,000
7. Generator- $2,000
8. Bunk beds- $1,000
9. Classroom Chairs, tables, and blackboards- $2,500

10. Transportation- $4,000

Above is for the building and material total $70,000

Funding for year 1:

11. 7 teachers-$50/month/$4,200/year
12. 3 cooks- $30/month/$1,200/year
13. 2 housecleaners- $30/month/$800/year
14. School supplies- $100/month/1,200/year
15. Food- $200/month/$2,400/year
16. Laundry supplies- $15/month/$200/year
17. Fair trip twice/year- $1,000/year
18. Medical supplies- $500/year
19. Landscape + crop supplies- $1,000/year
20. Utilities- $1,200/year
21. Clothing- $300/year
22. Transportation- (gas, tax, plate) 500/year
23. Emergency fund- $500/year

Total operating cost for year 1: $15,000

Operating cost for year 2:

24. $15,000


U.S. Skylink, Inc., a local company in Charlotte, NC has committed to donating up to $5,000. They will match dollar for dollar contributions toward our orphanage center project. Their donation will make each dollar that you give worth 2 dollars. We thank you and the orphanage children thank you!!

U.S. SKYLINK. Inc.
P.O.BOX 690933
Charlotte, NC 28227-7016
August 10, 2007
Dear Mory,
It's my pleasure to make this donation offer to your orphanage project. This orphanage project has inspired me, which is just a great way to help others in need, especially, the children in Cambodia who have such a great need. I wish you well in your continuing efforts. Also, I hope that my donation offer will help inspire others to contribute to such a worthy endeavor.
I wish you the very best,
Steve Turner
President
U.S. Skylink Air Charter, Inc.

Land For the Orphanage Center Project

I purchased the land pictured below three years ago with my savings because it is my vision to help Cambodian children in need. When I leave this earth I want the children to have a place to call home. With your generous donations and God's blessing we can fulfill the dream of making 'The Orphanage Center Project' a reality.

The lot is 28 by 116 meters. The back of the lot connects to a small creek where water flows all year-round.

The little home on the property was built for the people I have asked to watch and guard the land. I am thankful to my cousin and his family for living there and being the caretakers.


The lot is connected to the major highway #4. It's leads to Kompong Soum Province.



Wednesday, August 8, 2007

The Landfill is a Home for Many Orphans

THE DUMP SITE CAMPUS IN PHNOM PENH


This is a picture of the Phnom Penh dump site, a place many Cambodian orphans call home. This is how they live and making for a living. We visited the dump site on the second day of our Ubuntu journey. We shed many tears as we saw teens and children go through the rotting trash hoping to find a food to eat and soda cans, water bottles, plastic bags, and something metal to sell to make enough money to live for a day. Orphan children in Cambodia are vulnerable to many diseases such as malaria, aids, and tuberculosis.


The blue & red roofs you see in the background are their homes. They live there & breathe the smell of rotting trash every day. Can you imagine living like that?

Most orphan children are very poor in education, physical & mental health due to malnutrition and low spirit & well-being. Can we imagine? Orphan children like these from all over Cambodia have to live and face a world full of hardships we cannot imagine.