Mr. and Mrs Carter posed with volunteers and Cambodian officials such as Deputy PM Sok An (front right) and Var Kim Hong (far right).By Khmerization
Ex-U.S President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rossalyn had built 21 houses in Kandal province as part of his Habitat for Humanity project which aimed at building 166 homes for the people living along the Mekong region, reports Deum Ampil.
The 21 homes were built in Srah Po village, Phnom Bat commune in Ponhea Leu district of Kandal province, 40 km north of Phnom Penh. On 21st November, Mr. and Mrs. Carter held a ceremony to give those homes to the villagers which was attended by Deputy PM Sok An and Senior Minister Var Kim Hong as well as officials from the U.S embassy.
In a speech during the ceremony, Mr. Carter, who was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said every year he and his wife had participated in home-building around the world, but the Cambodian project is by far the most exciting. "For the last 26 years, my wife and I had built many homes but we never have the most exciting project and the best location as we had in this event", he said.
The houses were constructed by 250 Cambodian volunteers working along side other international volunteers. The Habitat for Humanity project planned to build 50,000 homes across the Mekong region in the next 5 years. Among the 50,000 homes, 6,000 homes will be built in Cambodia.
Ex-U.S President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rossalyn had built 21 houses in Kandal province as part of his Habitat for Humanity project which aimed at building 166 homes for the people living along the Mekong region, reports Deum Ampil.
The 21 homes were built in Srah Po village, Phnom Bat commune in Ponhea Leu district of Kandal province, 40 km north of Phnom Penh. On 21st November, Mr. and Mrs. Carter held a ceremony to give those homes to the villagers which was attended by Deputy PM Sok An and Senior Minister Var Kim Hong as well as officials from the U.S embassy.
In a speech during the ceremony, Mr. Carter, who was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said every year he and his wife had participated in home-building around the world, but the Cambodian project is by far the most exciting. "For the last 26 years, my wife and I had built many homes but we never have the most exciting project and the best location as we had in this event", he said.
The houses were constructed by 250 Cambodian volunteers working along side other international volunteers. The Habitat for Humanity project planned to build 50,000 homes across the Mekong region in the next 5 years. Among the 50,000 homes, 6,000 homes will be built in Cambodia.
3 comments:
THIS IS WHAT US LEADERS ARE ABOUT....HUMANITARIAN AIDS!!!!
LEARN FROM IT CAMBODIAN LEADERS!!!AND STORE INSIDE YOUR HEAD!
True, Cambodian leaders should learn from Jimmy Carter. But the fact is that, they get greedier by the day, they never wanted to give back to the community they have stolen from.
Not all the US former president are doing that. Jimmy Carter is unique - mediator to relase many US citizen. Al Gore on climate change. The two Bush are doing nothing
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