‘Projects Asia’
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
by Channy Chheng

Up to 50 students in one classroom – it is hard to concentrate (photo: CARE)
It is already two months that I have been working for CARE in Germany. The time has gone by really fast. (more…)
Tags: Asia, Cambodia, Cambodian Diary
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
by Channy Chheng

A visitor in the Pergamon Museum (photo: Channy Chheng)
Going to Berlin is what I was looking forward to since I arrived in Germany. I come from Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia with over one million inhabitants. (more…)
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
by Channy Chheng

Motorbikes are the main transportation in Cambodia (photo: Sabine Wilke)
My mother told me to be highly careful while travelling in Germany, especially whenever I want to cross the road. She doesn’t know how admiringly safe the traffic in Germany is. (more…)
Tags: Asia, Cambodia, Cambodian Diary
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
by Channy Chheng

People gathering to listen to Angela Merkel during the election campaign in Bonn (photo: Channy Chheng)
Half an hour had been gone, and the sound of people murmuring to each other vanished. A voice bursts out loudly, announcing the arrival of the German chancellor. (more…)
Tags: Asia, Cambodia, election
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
by Channy Chheng

One of Phnom Penh’s main streets, uncharacteristically empty (photo: Prum Seila)
Welcome to Cambodia, says a small-rectangular billboard, standing handsomely on the right hand side of the road heading east to the city centre of Phnom Penh from the airport. You will smell the air of the kingdom of wonder with thousand of ancient temples waiting for you. (more…)
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
by Channy Chheng

Channy and his friend in front of the university building in Bonn (photo: private)
Pretending to overlook, speeding up with a blushing face, asking me to hurriedly follow her – this is what my Cambodian friend, a 20-year old girl, always does when we pass by people kissing on the street. (more…)
Tags: Asia, Cambodia
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
by Channy Chheng

From Phnom Penh to Bonn: Channy Chheng in the CARE office (photo: CARE/Bulling)
When I first stepped into the dormitory where I was going stay for two months during my summer internship at CARE in Bonn, Germany, I saw the different coloured skins of many students inside. One question came into my mind: What do they do here during summer? (more…)
Tags: Asia, Cambodia
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
by Thomas Schwarz

Distribution of emergency items in Rustam Mardan (photo: CARE/Shah Faisal)
It is about noon up here in the Northwestern Province, maybe one or two o’clock. (more…)
Tags: emergency, internally displaced people, Pakistan, refugees
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
by Thomas Schwarz

Khan Faraz holds little Sohail – he was born right before the family had to flee (photo: CARE/Schwarz)
While travelling to places like Pakistan, I naturally meet many different people. All of them have their own story and background, their traditions, cultures and personal experiences.
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Tags: emergency, internally displaced people, Pakistan, refugees
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
by Thomas Schwarz

School lessons help the children deal with the traumatising experience of fleeing their homes (photo: CARE) |
Yesterday I was invited to attend a meeting of the United Nations (UN).
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Tags: emergency, internally displaced people, Pakistan, refugees
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