Please Consider Donating for a Clean Water Well

I hope that you have taken the time to read and watch the videos from my three-part series about our trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia.  Although the temples were amazing, it was the trips we took around the countryside and through the floating villages that will likely leave the strongest impact on us.  It is very hard to see people living in such an impoverished state and not feel some emotion towards them.  It is even harder to fly home and then forget.  We live in a First World Country where getting clean water to drink from the tap is something we can do every day, without a thought as to where it comes from.  We can flush our toilets, take hot showers, run our washing machine and dishwasher, and wash our hands a hundred times a day.  Most of the folks we saw in Cambodia cannot.
Drinking dirty water can spread many illnesses, such as cholera and dysentery.  Diarrhea is the second leading cause of death for children under 5 in Cambodia.

These are a few snapshots of people washing in dirty water.

Imagine if you collected your water in these pots and then let it sit out uncovered for mosquitoes to come lay their eggs in it.  Cambodians are at risk for getting Zika Virus, Dengue Fever, and other mosquito-carried diseases.

There is something we can do about it though.  I am happy to announce that our amazing tour guide Poy Pines not only takes people on wonderful tours of Siem Reap, but also collects donations and drills wells for the people in Siem Reap.  As a native to the area, he is striving to give back to his community to improve their living conditions.

Here are some snapshots of a family that just received a new well, thanks to a donation from one of the tourists he guided.

If you feel in your heart that you want to contribute to the drilling of a well, please contact Poy Pines at angkorscenictour@gmail.com or go and check out his website at http://angkorscenictour.com/menu.aspx?/=63&/angkor-scenic-well-project.html
A whole well can be drilled and installed for only $350 USD.  Please consider donating.