90 year-old Ma Krem and her 60 year-old disabled daughter received gifts and donations from Koh Santepheap representatives.
Koh Santepheap newspaper
23rd March, 2009
Reported in English by Khmerization
On 15th March 2009, Khmerization had posted a translated article from Koh Santepheap newspaper reporting about a 90 year-old lady caring for her 60 year-old physically and mentally disabled daughter, who are facing starvation if help is not forthcoming. She had made an emotional appeal through Koh Santepheap to generous people to help her and her daughter survive through to the new year.
Her appeal had been answered with more than 200 people making donations totalling more than 7 million riels (approx. $US 2,000). According to the Koh Santepheap report published on 23rd March, generous donations, in cash as well as in food and consumption goods, are coming from everywhere throughout the country as well as from as far away as the United States, and including Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife Bun Rany who had sent Mr. Seng Tieng, director of Prime Ministerial Cabinet, to bring substantial food supplies and cash to give her at her hometown in Kampot province.
The food supplies from donors include condensed milk, canned fish, fish sauce and pure water and more. The materiel donations include a radio set, scarves, clothes, shoes/thongs and many more.
The donations had been handed to the 90 year-old Ma Krem and her 60 year-old disabled daughter Soum Phan by Koh Santepheap representatives in front of village officials in her birth village on 19th of March.
Because the lady does not have a big space to store those food supplies and materiel donations, those goods were handed to village officials to keep for her in a safe place.
According to Koh Santepheap, the lady and her daughter were very, very grateful to all donors who had saved their life. They wish to express their gratitude to all the the generous donors, including Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife.
The full list of donors can be read at Koh Santepheap.com.
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At least there are some decent Cambodians who still have a good heart when it comes to helping our fellow Cambodians who are in desperate needs. Congratulations to those who came to the rescue of these two hapless and helpless Cambodians. It is good to see our fellow Cambodians helping our own blood who are facing certain death if help is not arrived.
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