Making a difference

Jimmy's dream

Today as we were walking down a street  we passed a school called Jimmy's Village School. It is a school run by a 25 year old teacher who does this on a volunteer basis every single day.

Jimmy and his family who he supports live on approx $50 US per month, he teaches in his moms front courtyard. the school makes it possible for children who cannot afford to go to school to learn to speak English. English is an important way for them to earn a living in this country other than being a rice farmer. 

It is obvious these kids love to learn. 

The kids who come to this school are from families that can't afford to send their kids to school. Cambodia does not have school for all children. You have to be able to afford school to go. So some kids will never have the opportunity to learn to read or do math. Most of these kids only have one set of clothing. So jimmy tries to make sure to help those kids with clothing, food and learning. Every week he feeds 150 kids a meal of traditional food and we will have the opportunity to help. How fortunate we feel to learn about what jimmy is doing for these kids. 

Jimmy believes every child deserves the right to learn, whether it be a childs song, or something as simple as being able to write their own name.

Jimmy's wish is to build a school (which consists of only one room), one where children can learn, be safe and make a future for themselves. He also is committed to helping these kids with some of their other needs like food and clothing. 

We did some brainstorming on the fly and thought there may be some people that we know that would also love to make a difference. Manitobans are the most generous people around! 

In Cambodia a small thing like $1 can go very far. The minimum wage for adults is $80 per month. 

If you would like to help, let  us know. We have extended our stay in Siem Reap for one more day and are going to spend some time hanging out with kids tomorrow. 

If you are interested in contributing $1  or more to this school and the kids. Send us a message. We will take your pledge, give it directly to the school and collect from you when we return to mb in June. Tomorrow we plan on doing some school supply  shopping and help with supper!!

They asked us if there was anything we wanted to share with the kids. Miranda stood up in front of the room full of kids and told them to follow their dreams.