When we first started Journeys
Within Our Community (JWOC) it was partly in response to the lack of commitment
and caring we saw from the Cambodian government. That’s why the following news
is so exciting! JWOC has been approached by the Cambodian Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sport to provide a Clean Water Solution for all Siem Reap
District primary and kindergarten schools.
This commitment from the
government to develop a safe water solution for their students is a huge step
and the fact that they have asked JWOC to partner with them on this endeavor is
a true honor. Not only has the government spearheaded this project, but they
are dedicating man hours and monetary assistance to it, following the
guidelines that JWOC has been founded on…to facilitate change with the help and
empowerment of the community!
Starting this month our
Clean Water Project will focus on 32 in-need schools identified by the ministry
and JWOC. This means that 13,143 students in 317 classes will get access to
clean water! Of course, as with all our villages, just having access to clean
water isn’t enough. Part of the reason the Ministry of Education wanted to
partner with JWOC was because of our incredible training and hygiene focus.
This strong commitment to education is the cornerstone of the Clean Water for
Schools initiative. We will be training the schools and ministry on well
maintenance as well as making sure each student is trained on health and
hygiene by the wonderful JWOC Scholarship Student teams.
With your help thousands
of children will no longer dip a communal cup in a bucket to get a drink of
water while at school. Each student will have a personal water bottle and each
classroom will have a water filter and each water filter will be filled from a
functioning well. We want to make sure that just coming to school doesn’t make
our kids sick, that school is a place for learning - not just reading and
writing, but also the lessons of health and hygiene that are so important for a long
life.
We can’t make the change
alone. To make this possible we need to raise $20,000. We are asking all our
JWOC Family to donate so that over 13,000 students can have healthy and safe
drinking water while at school. Together we can show the Ministry of Education
that their idea is the impetus for change in their community. We need to show
them that their caring has created a better life for their kids. Please donate
to the JWOC Clean Water Project today and help us support Cambodia as they
better their world!
With very best wishes
Andrea
JWOC Founder
If you are a school or club and would like to support a school here in Cambodia take a look here to see some of the schools in need.
