I'm heading back up in a week for the first September advocacy trip! We're almost completely booked out, so if you're thinking about it, email me now. The dates are September 3-5 and September 21-23rd.
My two boys are heading up for part of the trip, and they're both excited and very nervous. One has packed his fishing rod for the Ton Le Sap!
We're expecting some funding to hire a full-time person for Riverkids in Singapore, fantastic news.
"There is trafficking cases in the (village). (Client), she is 17 years old work at Karaoke shop in Phnom Penh receive salary $50 per month. Lated one of her friends asks to find a job near Thai boarder. In fact, her friend has sold her to prostitution house. The police work together with authority to liberate and send her to World hope organization. World hope comes to cooperate with Riverkids to help her family especially two of her brother and sister to support them to go to school.
Solution
Riverkids agree to support both of her brother and sister to assist them to go to school for new academic year by assigned social worker work directly with her family to get further information."
Other highlights from this month's report:
- One staff member on maternity leave - more babies!
- A bunch of kindergarten children dropped out and were brought into weekly boarding for safety
- Our breakdancing class needs to be expanded because a bunch of the footballers have joined up!
- More shop orders from two micro-funded businesses some of our families are involved in.
- We helped arrange an emergency C-section - the baby is still in hospital, but recovering.
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