Project description
Poverty is high in northern Cambodia. Villages with thousands of inhabitants live far below the poverty line. The PNKS Foundation, which we support, helps in this vulnerable situation by providing training on how to set up a small business with goats (milk, meat) or chickens (eggs, meat). PNKS also digs village ponds that are filled during the rainy season to provide water for livestock and irrigate the land from there.
Why this project?
Villagers in Cambodia are poorly educated. They cut down trees to sell the wood. As a result, their lives are further threatened by severe deforestation and climate change. This is why PNKS promotes awareness that you yourself can do something to combat deforestation and climate change. And also by setting up your own small business to earn a living.
Impact
Through PNKS' efforts, the residents generate more income, allowing their children to go to school. The people build their own wells, giving the whole village clean drinking water. In this way, jobs are created for the residents and they can earn a living for their families.
What can we learn?
People in northern Cambodia receive education on what they themselves can do to combat climate change. Are we thinking enough about this?
