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2011 has seen the continuation of our water program in Cambodia, with many more families gaining access to clean, fresh water for the first time. Thanks to many of you and your fundraising effort and donations, the Metamorphic Water4Water Initiative was able to achieve the following over the course of the year:

Here is what the Rarm Kim family from Prey Choul village in Takeo Province, Cambodia had to say about their new well:

There are many families around my village who come to use this well. Previously, they used to go so far away to collect water and sometimes a well would run out of water because there were so many families around my village going to get water at the same time.

Now this well is also popular and busy every day because a lot of families come to use it. It helps our family so much. I want this program to continue to help people in different villages. Some of our family members live far away from this well. I wish that they could have clean water like we have as well.

We also used to buy water. Now we can use this water for many things. For example I use it to shower, clean, wash clothes, to water the animals, and for growing vegetables.

It is a big blessing for our community. We are thankful.

On behalf of  all of us on the Metamorphic team, I would like to extend a big THANK YOU! to all of you who have donated and raised funds for our Water4Water initiative in 2011. Some achievements of note include:

• The Vineyard Co-Op raising funds for a whopping 10 wells over the last 18 months!
• St Andrews Anglican School selling more than 1000 bottles of Water4Water in their school tuckshop!
• Donation tins placed in five Dominos Pizza stores across the Sunshine Coast! We are now preparing a proposal to Dominos Australia to partner with them throughout all Dominos stores.

Well done to everyone involved. Let’s look forward to making an even bigger impact on the global water crisis in 2012. Wishing you much happiness and thankfulness as you celebrate Christmas and look ahead to the new year. We truly are priveleged to have the simple joy of clean, safe water here in Australia. I leave you with a selection of photos from our Water4Water work in Cambodia. Merry Christmas all

Posted By: Tim Humble in Blog, Projects, Water4Water
Tags: Tags: Cambodia, Pump Well, Review, SE Asia, Southeast Asia, Takeo Province, Water, Water Filter, Water4Water, Well

Tim Humble

Tim has a passion for people & cultures & loves seeing lives transformed through Metamorphic's work. His roles include managing the Water4Water Initiative, training community leaders, & design & production of compelling visual media. Tim's cultural and humanitarian photography can be found at timhumble.com Follow Tim on twitter @TimHumble

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