New Futures Organisation - Takeo, Cambodia


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November 9th 2013
Published: November 12th 2013
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As we peddled the creaky used-bicycles down the quiet streets toward the NFO Children's Home my mind wandered in a thousand directions – I was nervous, why was I nervous? I have taught children for many years, on different sides of the planet in fact, and here I was about to volunteer my time for free to Cambodian orphans and I felt a fluttering in my stomach – what am I going to do with them?... Read Full Entry



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Last Night in TakeoLast Night in Takeo
Last Night in Takeo

Two of our favorite students, the Monk to my left shows us around his school together with one of the university students we tutored - to my right. Two of the girls who came to volunteer are on the ends.
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Cambodian Kids

Children run out of their restaurant to scream hello as the tuk tuk passes
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Gross, but Amazing

These red ants were carrying the remains of this baby bird up a ten foot wall.



13th November 2013

What a wonderful blog...
thanks for sharing your experience. I'm sorry to hear of the passing of Neville, such a great humanitarian.
14th November 2013

Thank you
Thank you so much for the encouragement as always Bob and Linda. I love looking back through your old blogs and hoping that I can have the same thing to look back on some day, it is really inspiring. We will really miss Neville and I can't imagine what everyone in Takeo is going through, but I have been hearing very encouraging things about the status of NFO for the future so we are remaining really optimistic.
14th November 2013

Thank You
Bob and Linda, thank you as always for the feedback. As I continue to filter through your blogs and life of travel it keeps me inspired to really keep going so someday I can have my own detailed record of my experiences... Neville will really be missed at NFO, but I heard good news from my friend Andy the other day that suggests the organization will continue
13th November 2013

inspiring writing - thank you
This has just inspired me to start searching again for some worthwhile volunteer work to get involved in here in SE Asia - I really hope that NFO can find a replacement for Neville and continue the clearly much valued work he has been doing.. such a tragic loss as you say.
14th November 2013

Glad to hear it...
I really hope you get the opportunity to do so, please keep following NFO, their website is down for the time being but you can follow them on facebook for now. From what I have heard, they will try to bring back the volunteer program eventually so maybe you will get the chance to visit. We also visited an organic farm in Vang Vien, Laos where you can volunteer to work on the farm, but they also provide volunteer opportunities teaching under-privileged children provided you are willing to stay for a few weeks. We had an excellent time there although we didn't volunteer to teach - but my friend Mike did and he seemed to really enjoy it. You could probably get more information about that from his website http://threeruleride.com/ if you are interested. We absolutely loved Vang Vien, especially since the river tubing party scene has toned down. Good luck!

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