HAND-IN-HAND PROJECT 

STATUS: COMPLETED!

Raised: USD$10,500

Date and location: Feb 2023 – Rontaeak village Siem Reap area, Cambodia

THE RESULT:

We provided the following to the small rural village of Rontaek:

• 4 water pumps

• 2 sanitation unit

• A computer training facility (incl teachers)

• 3 bicycles 

• 400kg of clothing 

SITUATION:

Today, villagers use pond water for their daily needs and, with no access to sanitation facilities, practice open defecation, resulting in a potentially deadly cycle of unsafe water, sanitation, and hygiene. Village children do go to school but do not have access to ICT infrastructure and are not currently taught digital literacy skills. 

GOAL:

We aim to raise USD 8,500, and your donation will go directly towards building a computer training facility as well as a water pump and sanitation unit in Rontaeak

Where’s the money going?

• US$2,200 –  building the new water pump

• US$1,200 – building the sanitation unit which consists of 1 toilet

• US$2,040 – cost of running the computer training for 6 months for 60 kids 

• US$200 – cost of local operations manager to project manage the installation of the pump

• US$200 – cost of our local operations manager to project manage the construction of the toilet

• US$2,000 – The cost of buying 10 second-hand laptops

• Paypal fees of ~4%.

IMPACT:

Providing clean water and a proper sanitation area will enable the community to live healthier lives and raise their children in the knowledge that they are safe from many diseases caused by unsanitary conditions and unclean water.

Providing computer education allows the children to have a chance to break out of poverty and secure jobs in the future.

Thank you for all of your support!

Emmanuel & the MMPowerFoundation Team!

SOME OF OUR PAST PROJECTS:

Construction of a water pump and sanitation unit:

Computer training facilities

A little more background

Cambodia’s annual battle with the Monsoon season

Every year between May and November, Cambodia’s land becomes vulnerable. This is due to the monsoon season and the Mekong River that runs through. With the lack of proper infrastructure in dealing with the excess rain, the murky water stagnates in the area, which creates saturated unstable soils, contaminates the water with waste and excrement, and attracts snakes and mosquitoes. 

During this period of time, more than 3 million people in Cambodia lacked access to safe water and 5 million lacked access to proper sanitation areas. With approximately 77 percent of Cambodians living in rural areas, poor access to safe water and sanitation disproportionately affects these rural communities.

This past year has been a challenge for all of us. Like in Cambodia and millions of others around the world, we are navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many of us are fortunate to have access to clean water right at our fingertips. This, unfortunately, is not the case for many families in Cambodia and now more than ever they are faced with the challenge of living without access to safe and clean water and sanitary facilities

Cambodia is very vulnerable to climate change. The monsoon season from May to November every year, and has the Mekong River which flows through.

April 2011

Almost 12 years ago, MMPower Foundation founder, Emmanuel Jaquet and Cambodia’s Operations and Instructor, Songhy Tam worked together on a project to build a water pump and sanitation area  in Prolet Village – a community where the organisation had established the second computer training program. After all these years, the village has been able to have clean water and toilets which has helped the community thrive and focus to build a better future for the children