There are 15 orphaned kids in the area near the orphanage where Christie volunteers, who needed a home and the best outcome for these kids was to put them with families. 15 poor families came forward offering to take the children in as a foster situation. The foster parents, who are responsible to raise them as their children, are poor themselves.
With now extra mouths to feed on top of their own there is a weekly welfare program for these families, providing them with enough rice each week to feed all in their households plus giving the children new uniforms and money for schooling.
Some of the things that they require are immunisation, money for schooling and uniforms, rice money etc.
This will be our project for our cycling trip.

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My third day of training for the sponsored ride for a Cambodian orphanage today was kind of humiliating. 6 months ago I hardly ever had a cyclist pass me… but having not ridden for so long I am tasting humility and it isn’t pleasant!

I was overtaken on 3 hills by the same group of people, who I then overtook on the flat and down hill part on my trusty orange rocket. Of course everytime I got to another hill they overtook me again because I rode upwards them like a slug. Oh well, 37k isn’t bad for an old chook who is out of shape and I averaged 22kph so I feel happy that I am improving.

By the way, if anyone knows how to stop my ‘Runkeeper’ app from flattening my iphone battery before I finish the ride let me know. I guess If was was FASTER the battery wouldn’t run down would it? I’m working on it.

Thanks Rebel sport, Ringwood for kindly donating 2 hydration back packs and chafing cream for our fundraising ride from Spain to France in June, July.

That’s a fantastic help towards getting us to Montpellier unchafed!

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