Ride For Nokor Tep 2013
RideforNokorTep2013
Ride For Nokor Tep 2013
THE CHALLENGE Starting from Siem Reap on Sunday August 25th and traversing the country for 1,179 kms the Ride For Nokor Tep (RFNT) team consisting of 11 riders this year, will be raising awareness and funds for the construction of the Nokor Tep Womens Hospital in Cambodia. On Saturday 31st August they will be joined by our wonderful support base in Phnom Penh at the hospital site to finish the last 15 kms to the Tabitha Offices in the centre of the city. All the funds raised as a result of this bike ride will be used to build the hospital in Phnom Penh - the riders have paid for their own accommodation, airfares, support bus and of course bikes (The saddle sores and sunburns, we will pick up along the way for free!)
WHY: In Cambodia, there is virtually no access to expert medical care. Women with gynaecological infections leading to cancer, with insufficient money to travel overseas for help, are currently unable to get even a diagnosis, let alone treatment, and are sentenced to a slow, painful death. In fact less than 7% of the rural population has access to any kind of basic medical care. The vision: No woman in Cambodia will be denied treatment because of inability to pay the basic fees. Nokor Tep Hospital will be the first world class Women's Hospital to be constructed and operated in Cambodia, and it will be free for underprivileged Cambodians. It is the vision of Tabitha Foundation Founder Janne Ritskes together with Her Excellency Dr. Ing Kantha Phavi, Minister for Women's Affairs in Cambodia and His Excellency Vice-Governor of Phnom Penh, Mr. Trac Thai Sieng. For further information have a look at the website www.nokor-tep.net.
HOW CAN YOU HELP? Please help us by donating whatever you are comfortable with, weather it is $10 or $1,000. To build a hospital in Cambodia costs about the same as it would in the US. But even a small donation can make a big impact. Please follow the links below to make your donation. Thank you. Our goal is to raise US$250,000
Through the UK: http://www.justgiving.com/Ride-for-Nokor-Tep-Cambodia – make sure you note in your comment who the donation is for.
Through the US: http://www.tabithausa.org/Tabitha_USA/Womens_Hospital.html click on the yellow donate button and then follow instructions on the paypal page. Make sure you note “Ride for Nokor Tep + in which name you donate.” in the special instructions.
Through Canada: http://www.canadahelps.org/GivingPages/GivingPage.aspx?gpID=27551 – make sure you note in your comment who the donation is for
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Through Singapore: http://www.nokortep.com/index.php/join-us/financial-contributions/contribution-form - click on the “Ride for Nokor Tep” in the drop down box. Make sure you note who the donation is for in the comments section.