Learning from the past....
Today we try to add a little perspective to why we are here and the work we are doing. Our project this week sees us working with the Tabitha Foundation, where we will be building houses for 6 families. Tabitha Foundation is one of many NGOs working in Cambodia and it is one we have been associated with since 2007. Before we can complete the build, we need to be part of an orientation session. Mr Heng provided us with this orientation as Janne (Tabitha Founder) is busy with the Nokor Tep Hospital now that it is open to provide services to the public. Many years ago, Mr Heng provided us with one his first orientations and to see the positive change in his confidence to run these sessions is fantastic. To continue our journey of perspective, we travelled to Tuol Sleng (often referred to S21). Tuol Sleng is the Genocide Museum and was the prison camp in which many thousands of Cambodians were housed and tortured prior to them being taken to the Killing Fields to meet their deaths.