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I met a woman at a bar who told me to check out a local school. Weeks later I won a bottle of wine and some Greek yogurt...
27/02/2026

I met a woman at a bar who told me to check out a local school. Weeks later I won a bottle of wine and some Greek yogurt at their fundraiser. Then I visited the campus and walked away with a story I had to write.

ABCs and Rice has been operating in a Siem Reap village since 2010 — founded by a Canadian tourist who couldn't get back on her tour bus. What started as a bamboo hut built with $300 now supports over 250 kids with free education, daily meals, and monthly rice rations for their families.

The numbers hit different here. $44 a month covers one child's full education, nutrition, and medical support. A single fundraiser raising $590 translates to 19 weeks of healthy snacks for 200 children.

This is the side of Siem Reap that doesn't make the tourism brochures — and it should.

Full story: https://vist.ly/4t326

If you want to support their work: https://vist.ly/4t328

New on the blog: Heartprint Hub Siem ReapWendy and Garry O'Brien came to Cambodia 11 years ago to build one house. Tomor...
29/01/2026

New on the blog: Heartprint Hub Siem Reap

Wendy and Garry O'Brien came to Cambodia 11 years ago to build one house. Tomorrow they hand over number 141.

Their new Hub on Angkor Night Market Street is a cafe, fair trade store, and soon a beauty training academy—all profits flowing back to community programs.

I sat down with Wendy and Sokla, their 21-year-old Communication Director who joined Heartprint's programs at 15. Her take on what the organization meant to her: "It was a safe place. A family. A source of hope."

No voluntourism here. No kids on display. Just good coffee, handmade goods with the maker's name attached, and real pathways being built.

Read the full story 👇
https://roamingsparrow.com/travel/heartprint-hub-siem-reap/

New day, new sun, new you, ... get out there and explore, roam... be a sparrow too.
14/01/2026

New day, new sun, new you, ... get out there and explore, roam... be a sparrow too.

The TukTuk took took me to new places down dusty roads...
13/01/2026

The TukTuk took took me to new places down dusty roads...

to go for a drive the and see the ...
13/01/2026

to go for a drive the and see the ...

The S.S set sail for .
13/01/2026

The S.S set sail for .

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