World of Good Blogburst, Cambodian Style

Welcome to another World of Good (WOG) blogburst here at The Scratching Post. I was researching an entirely different WOG when I came across this topic. One of the problems with writing WOGs is that there is so much to choose from. If you're looking for stories of kindness, you can find them everywhere!

Sam Relief is a charity organization for the poor of Cambodia. It was started by Mr. Sambonn Lek when his mother passed away and left him an inheritance to share with the needy in their native land. Mr. Lek is a Cambodian-American with a big heart and a lot of determination.

Here, Sam, let me help you with that tray!
Err, there were two drinks on it when you handed it to me, Sam, why do you ask?
Here's what he has to say about his organization.

Our organization is neutral and nonpartisan to all political parties in the Royal Government of Cambodia. We are dedicated to serving those in need with whatever amount of funds we are able to raise from our supporters. We are presently focusing on giving chidren ,improving the education infrastructure and providing food and medicine.

How well do they do their job? I clicked on their 2003 link and came across this.

August 2003 we planned to rebuild one school a year at Prey Veng Province. Fortunately, Mr. Clifford Laughton donated $15,000.00 to build the entire school and Mr. Stephen Meagher donated $10.000.00 for two sections of another school at Kam Pong Speu Province. Therefore, we are able to build two schools with all other generous donations.

One of the schools they built.
Here, the children display their school supplies. Sadly, due to a scheduling error, all of the children had to fill out tardy slips before they were allowed back in their classrooms.
Here's a little more from their list of accomplishments.

Last year 2002, we had 37 wells donated from ours supporters. This year we have 59 wells and we donated 55 ton of rice to the needy ones.

Wells mean water. Water means...waterfights! Yay!
The stories of kindness from Sam Relief go on and on. Check out their website and you'll see what I mean. For now, let me leave you with some motivation to get involved with Sam Relief or with acts of kindness of your own.


Thanks to people like Mr. Sambonn Lek, we have other WOG posts by the bucketful just waiting for you to visit and read.

All photos came from Sam Relief website and were used without permission.