Saturday, 21 November 2009

US Former President Visits Cambodia


Friday, 20 November 2009 02:59 administrator

(Posted by CAAI News Media)

Former US President Jimmy Carter will arrive Cambodia this afternoon to spend time with a humanitarian project to help Cambodian citizens, said US Embassy officials in Phnom Penh.

According to the National Human Housing Organization press release, Carter’s visit is a part of house building project near the Mekong River.

The project helps thousands of citizens in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and in China over the past 3 years. In 2009, Jimmy Carter´s work project and his partners started in 5 countries as the same time including Cambodia.

Jimmy Carter and his family including nearly 300 volunteers around the world will build houses and repair 166 houses in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, China and Laos.

Following this arrival on November 21, 2009, 21 houses will be built for 5 days by nearly 300 volunteers. Also, the 21 houses will be transferred to Udong District, Kompong Speu Province from Steung Meanchhey, Phnom Penh, the former site of a rubbish dump.

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