It is Monday night the 17th of November here in Siem Reap Cambodia. My first week has been busy and in keeping with the schedule and goals established in our grant request.

On Wednesday the 12th I met at “Water for Cambodia” (WFC) , our Rotary sponsored partner, with Nthabeleng, the Director, and Kristin, a consultant hired to develop our village survey and compile the data we produce.

We spent a few hours reviewing our grant application and comparing it with reporting documents that are commonly used in gathering decision making data that would be used in the context of a Global Grant.

I devoted Thursday to the kids at the CIO orphanage the Rotary supported last year. A glorious, touching day spent with healthy, joyful children.

Just a quick word about the political subdivision of Cambodia. Cambodia is divided into Provinces (states), which are further subdivided into Districts (regions), Communes (counties) and lastly, Villages.