Well well well.
When we first arrived in Kampung Chumnik we noticed that water supply was a real problem. Water was sourced from the nearby Mekong River and pumped – untreated – straight into paying households.
Since the water tariff was exorbitant many households prefer to rely on traditional wells. The water is clean and free.
However not all areas had a suitable water table. In some areas water is still difficult to obtain. The difficulty in obtaining water leads to many families not having enough clean water for drinking, cooking, and washing. And more alarming to us was that many neglected basic religious requirements like taking ablution.
Furthermore, not all families can afford to dig wells because it requires a certain amount of money that they cannot spare.
So a few families would get together to bear the cost of digging a well and have access to clean water. This arrangement could get tricky sometimes.
Again we thought we had to do something. So we collected funds to dig wells for the villagers. Up to February 2025 we have dug 243 wells that have benefitted thousands of villagers in Krochmar District, Cambodia.
We build traditional-style wells instead of more modern pump-style wells, mainly due to maintenance reasons. Pump-style wells have a mechanism that can break down easily and the wells would be rendered useless. Hence, traditional-style wells are preferred as they require little to no maintenance and can last many many years.
Since the beginning of our programme, we have built 243 wells as of February 2025, providing clean water to thousands in the Krochmar Province of Cambodia.
It is a simple gesture on the part of the donors that brings a lot of benefits to the villagers. For us in Malaysia, we take clean water supply for granted as we get it so easily but for the Cambodians it is big thing.
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