Not enough
Submitted by kchiev on Sun, 02/07/2010 - 00:01.
According to "Cambodia - Funding law approved for hydropower dams" by Vern Weitzel, "Cambodia remains starved for power and must import most of its electricity from Vietnam and Thailand"
According to "Sustainable Cambodia", their goals for Cambodia is to get:
- "Fresh Drinking Water Wells
- Biosand Water Filters
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Vegetable Gardens & Irrigation
- Pass-On Farm Animal Program
- Micro-Business & Crop Micro-loans
- Beekeeping
- Village Healthcare Program
- Sylvia Lasky Memorial School (300+ grade-school students)
- Kravanh Bright Futures School (240+ grade-school students)
- University Scholarships (for grade-school graduates)
- Village Preschools
- Adult Literacy
- Mobile Libraries
- Vocational Education"
This list makes me feel sad because Cambodians living in Cambodia don't have freshwater that's accessible compared to us. Also in that list, is water filtering, so even if they have access to water, the water isn't even safe to drink and might even cause a deadly illness or disease. This list is very long, but has many ways to think of resourceable ways to keep things clean with a small price. From my previous post about children works picking up recyclables, if these volunteers teach them about filtering and how to make them, they can affoard to get water no matter what. One thing I just do not agree with, is the scholarships, mainly because half the population in Cambodia aren't in school, so the money should be put more into get teachers.
Kristina, I get a good
Kristina,
I get a good sense from this post about your opinion of the range of initiatives coming from Sustainable Cambodia programs. I wonder if you could be more explicit about the relationship between your post about recycle work and the clean water initiatives mentioned here. I am also interested to hear more about the issues involved with providing scholarships. I wonder if there are other resources available that could support your view. What would an increase in teachers look like--as an alternative to scholarships--if so many families already cannot afford the time in having their children in school? Are there other alternatives? You are taking on some complex issues!
-Hannah
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