Weekly Journal about KPC Trip

Trip to Kampong Chhnang
   On 11th March 2015 I and my friends in Poverty group when to Kompong Chhnang
to study about the Poverty, to interview community people and to learn from the other expert about their project and some of the history about the stupa Bades. On the way to Kompong Chhnang everyone was excited and happy. They all are laughing ,singing in the bus and some are sleeping. Then when we arrive between Phnom Penh and Kandal province I, my friends and teacher stop the bus to buy some snack for our self. On the way there I saw lots of plants, lots of houses and  saw the people construct the road. At about 11:00 am we arrived at Kompong Chhnang then we went to one organization call CPR ( Cambodia Poverty Reduction). Then at about 12:00pm we ate lunch at CPR with yummy pork. After we finished eating our lunch we played some games like frisbee and football. Then at 1:30pm we met together with our team to discuss about what we’re going to do with group when we interview to the community people in the next half hour. Then after we meet together we went over the bus then  we left to the community people’s house to interview them about their livelihood and ask them about their family. Then after that we when to Stupa Bades at Krangloav village. When we arrived at there we learn about the stupa Pades from the village’s chief. He told us about all the history that happening at there and about Bades and the determan grandmother. Then at about 4:30 pm we leave that pagoda then we continue our ways to go to Visal house.When we arrive at Visal house we went to take a shower then we went to ate dinner at the restaurant near Pongro Market. After we ate dinner we went back to Visal house then we all was working on the reflection about the day then at about 9:00pm everyone go on the bed to slept. At the morning we all woke up fast then we take shower and prepare to go to York waterfall. After taking shower we went to ate breakfast at the same place as we ate at night. When finished our breakfast we went to York waterfall at between the border Pursat province and Kompong Chhnang province. Then after played at the waterfall about 3 hours we went back to Visal house then we went to CPR to interview them and got the presentation from them either. What I learned from CPR group is that CPR start in 2003. First they start only in Kompong Chang then they started to open in Banteay Meanchey. There group most focus on PLHIV. PLHIV is a type of a disease that bad for people. They making this program to helping communities people and helping the kids who live with the family member that have a PLHIV disease. In Kompong Chhnang there are 4 teams that do saiving groups. As they explain us they said that in Kompong Chhnang there were 586 people who have a PLHIV problem and there also about 1200 people who have a PLHIV problem in Banteay Meanchey as well. Also what I notice about CPR is that this project can work because they got the donate or fund from KHANA. Then after we interviewed we came to the river side to see Neang KongRey mountain. It was very fun to saw the environment at there. After we went to KongRey mountain we came back to Visal house then get changed to get to dinner. Then when we finished ate dinner we went back to Visal house after that we right our reflection about CPR presentation but at that time I was stomachache and I cannot stay still I need to move all the time because it really hard but then when I got the medicine from nurse I was better than what I have before. Then at about 9:00pm every went to bad and everyone was quiet and I see a really beautiful star in the sky when I looked out of the window then I felt slept. In the morning everyone was woke up and when I looked to all of them look like they are so tired but then everyone go to take shower. At about 6:40 am everyone was prepare their stuff to go back to Liger then everyone packed all of their bag and group stuff into the bus, then at 6:45am we said goodbye to Visal grandmother and grandfather. Then the bus wheel started to go then at 6: 50 am we arrived the restaurant . When we ate breakfast finished we went to CPR to get one woman that she work at CPR to take us to go to the saving group place. After 7:50 am we arrived at the saving group place. Then everyone just prepare their stuff for presentation and interviewed. At about 9:00am we have a interviewed with the saving group members to asked them about their saving group. Then after we interviewed the saving group people we called the saving group member to go and learned about first aid, we have prepare two lesson to teach them one is temperature and the second one is ankle sprain. After we taught the saving group people we all ate lunch at there and relaxed and some boys were playing football after they ate lunch. Then at 12:30 pm lots of kids from the community came to play games with our group, first we thought that their were only about 20 kids were come but it not it ways more than what we thinked after that we have fun with the kids and played a lot of fun games with them. At about 1:45 pm we clean up our place then say goodbye to the kids because we need to came back to Liger. When we ride on the bus about 45 minutes we were arrived at the border of Kompong Chhnang and Kompong Speu and everyone was go out of the bus to bought some snacks. At about two hours later we arrive Liger. I was really happy to go and studied at Kompong Chhnang and getting new experience also to visited knew place in Cambodia.