Cambodia 29/07/08

In Battambang I heard a story of an incident that took place about a week before I arrived. UNICEF had discovered that an orphanage they had been supporting for two years was the site of child molestation and labour. They took the children and went to a local branch of an organization that ran a shelter for children and was supervised by a young Kiwi lass. She told them she was happy to have the children but she did not have the financial resources to feed and clothe them. UNICEF told her she was a resourceful young woman and would manage until they could release funds approximately 2 months down the track.
In desperation she went to one of the bars that a lot of tourist and expats used, told her story and asked for help. The Aussie and Kiwi's in the place told her they would fix things and hit every bar and resturant in town. Within a couple of hours she had enough money to run the place for several months.
How do I know, I met her and her grandfather at breakfast my first day. Her grandfather had been planing to come and had booked his ticket just prior to all this taking place. This 80 plus man had steam coming out of his ears and said UNICEF would be hearing from him. Several days later I saw him on local TV and although there was an interpretation of what he was saying over the top you could clearly hear him say UNICEF could not organize a f*** in a brothel. The betting is that this young lady has full funding by the end of the week.