Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Cambodian Mother of Five Becomes an Agent of Change

May 3, 2010
Huffington Post (blog)

I have been in Cambodia for just nine months now and the hectic nature of the lifestyle in Phnom Penh is matched only by the sheer volume of work that needs to be tackled on a weekly basis. Then again, I have come to expect this when working with Concern, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
It is easy, particularly in an office-based role such as mine, to get immersed in the Mekong-like flood of different things coming across your desk. I guess it's the same in most jobs. But one thing that's distinct about working for Concern is that, frequently, things remind you why you left your family and friends to work in a far-away, unfamiliar place and why you left the cool weather. (The Irish were not built for 40 degrees Celcius!)

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