Power to the children. Many thanks to fund raising efforts from a Singapore school, the SOC now has a solar converter installed. These are extremely useful in Cambodia—turning bounteous sunshine into 12v electricity via batteries which are used to power TV sets, radios, or charge up laptops and mo-bile phones. No-tech to Hi-tech in one single jump.
Fish and Chicken. Meanwhile with the second fishpond com-pleted, also courtesy of the Singapore students, the next step is a chicken farm. A Tasmanian community (Newstead College) has raised money for this project which again enhances the capacity for the SOC to be more self-sufficient in terms of food. Work on the fencing begins in early January.
Communication improvements. We‟re getting more systematic with communications and while this newsletter will continue—out every couple of months, sponsors of children at SOC will get quarterly statements giving progress on each child. Elsewhere, to facilitate a smoother volunteer experience and avoid peak-time clashes, we‟ve added a Volunteer Bookings Calendar to the web-site so you can check ahead.
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