Botevy was a poor mother looking to provide for her family. Eventually, once she became more financially secure, she noticed other children suffering in poverty with a lack of resources to help them escape their conditions. She knew she had to help, so she began taking these children in and providing them educational opportunities and let them live with her so they could have a chance for better futures. She used her own money until she could finally establish an organization that obtained donations from others to fund her efforts. She has since been able to assist nearly 100 children, many of whom have gone on to serve LDS missions and are in college.
Anna is a devout Christian who came to Cambodia and fell in love with the country. She started a restaurant that employed underprivileged Cambodians and taught them new skills that could help them escape poverty. She has employed hundreds of Cambodians, all of whom still keep in touch and come to the restaurant because they feel valued, welcomed, and safe due to the environment Anna was able to create in her management style.
Kenny served an LDS mission to Cambodia and wanted to give back upon returning. After seeing a need for fresh milk in Cambodia, he worked against unending opposition from the government and the market to create Cambodia's first dairy farm, where he seeks to employ college graduates, many of whom cannot find jobs related to their fields of study in school, and provides them with wages that are over double the average monthly salary for a job in Cambodia. He is now trying to expand his reach to provide free milk to school children in the area to help combat malnutrition and stunted growth that is so prevalent among Cambodian children.
One cafe we went to in Kampong Cham was a refuge for sex trafficking victims. They employ former sex trafficking victims to give them jobs and security in a new environment. They have become a family of employees and a support system for each other.
We went to a pizza joint in Kampong Cham owned by a sweet lady who, out of the goodness of her heart, took in several children in need and supports them. They live with her, and she makes sure they go to school and help work at the restaurant to gain new skills. Did she have to do this? No, she just felt like she needed to help.
The common denominator between all these stories is the word hero. These are just a few of the heroes I met throughout this trip to Cambodia. Cambodia is full of heroes, people who give back and serve and love others just because they see a need to help their brothers and sisters. We hear so much negativity in the world these days. Turn on the news and you find story after story of robbery and murder and civil unrest and government gridlock and terrorism.....hatred and divisiveness. But I am here to witness that there is still so much good in the world. There are so many people trying to make a difference in the world, and they have changed the world by changing individual lives. These are the type of people that should be reported on the news, but publicity is not what these people are after. They are trying to make the world a better place, one life at a time. The world needs more people like this, and I hope I can live my life to be a hero to others in need.
Anna is a devout Christian who came to Cambodia and fell in love with the country. She started a restaurant that employed underprivileged Cambodians and taught them new skills that could help them escape poverty. She has employed hundreds of Cambodians, all of whom still keep in touch and come to the restaurant because they feel valued, welcomed, and safe due to the environment Anna was able to create in her management style.
Kenny served an LDS mission to Cambodia and wanted to give back upon returning. After seeing a need for fresh milk in Cambodia, he worked against unending opposition from the government and the market to create Cambodia's first dairy farm, where he seeks to employ college graduates, many of whom cannot find jobs related to their fields of study in school, and provides them with wages that are over double the average monthly salary for a job in Cambodia. He is now trying to expand his reach to provide free milk to school children in the area to help combat malnutrition and stunted growth that is so prevalent among Cambodian children.
One cafe we went to in Kampong Cham was a refuge for sex trafficking victims. They employ former sex trafficking victims to give them jobs and security in a new environment. They have become a family of employees and a support system for each other.
We went to a pizza joint in Kampong Cham owned by a sweet lady who, out of the goodness of her heart, took in several children in need and supports them. They live with her, and she makes sure they go to school and help work at the restaurant to gain new skills. Did she have to do this? No, she just felt like she needed to help.
The common denominator between all these stories is the word hero. These are just a few of the heroes I met throughout this trip to Cambodia. Cambodia is full of heroes, people who give back and serve and love others just because they see a need to help their brothers and sisters. We hear so much negativity in the world these days. Turn on the news and you find story after story of robbery and murder and civil unrest and government gridlock and terrorism.....hatred and divisiveness. But I am here to witness that there is still so much good in the world. There are so many people trying to make a difference in the world, and they have changed the world by changing individual lives. These are the type of people that should be reported on the news, but publicity is not what these people are after. They are trying to make the world a better place, one life at a time. The world needs more people like this, and I hope I can live my life to be a hero to others in need.
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