It is Monday morning in Bangkok. Sydney and JoAnn said goodbye to Bob and Maryann in Siem Reap last night. The four of us had a wonderful trip and learned so much about this part of the world, the people, and the issues. Our preliminary thoughts for this grant cycle have us leaning toward four Cambodian NGOs: Cambodian Social Services, FEDA Cambodia, Saboras, and Tean Thor. This last NGO is a new contact for us. It is a small grass roots NGO that has a hospice program for HIV/AIDS patients and an after school program for AIDS orphans and other disadvantaged youth. We met Ky Lok who is the founder of the program and on-the-ground director. He is the ultimate manifestation of servant leadership. We were all very impressed with his spirit and the important work he is doing for such a vulnerable population. We were also favorably impressed with the two groups we visited on the Thai-Burma border. Both TACDB and Pattanarak represent the kind of work and leadership that are a good match for Pangea.
Today Sydney moves from her travels in Cambodia and Thailand to joining the Nepal leg of the trip. Bob and Maryann continue on to Vietnam and JoAnn starts her journey back to Seattle on Tuesday.
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