26 July 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Mekong – The Three Ancient Kingdoms of Cambodia, Thailand & Vietnam

Even though the Mekong originates in the Tibetan Highlands and flows through China, its true source lies within South East Asia, in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, fascinating countries whose inhabitants can look back proudly on both a colorful and glorious past. Around 35 kilometres from the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, the jungle temple of [...]

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26 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Projects Abroad Volunteers Join First ‘dirty Weekend’ Clean-up in Cambodia

Assistant Country Manager, Jo Walton, has been working in our Cambodian team after working for us in Sri Lanka for one year. Jo coordinated regular ‘Dirty weekends’ in Sri Lanka – a concept where a big group of volunteers generally get messy whilst helping one of our projects by cleaning, painting and numerous other activities. [...]

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14 January 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Projects Abroad Volunteer Gemma Morgan Shares Her Experiences on a Care Placement in Cambodia

Cambodia was my second stop during 6 months of travel through Projects Abroad. Having just come from Thailand I knew that this experience would be very different. I arrived full of nerves and feeling very uncertain about things, having just left what I considered to be my home in Thailand and some very good friends. [...]

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