Current Shamballa Project news as of March 2011

Cambodia School Project

Shamballa donated 5,000 on 2/3/10 and 15,090 on 9/13/10, for a total of $20,090 to build the school.
We have funded one school and also contributed $12,600 towards sponsoring girls to go to school who otherwise could not afford it. We will receive periodic reports on these girls that we have sponsored, as well as the school itself.
Still needed: funds to pay small debts and to buy bicycles. Also Baba would like the Shamballa family to sponsor another school, as the need is great.

Baba tells us about this project:
This school does not teach Shamballa MDH. It is a school in a country that has faced over 40 years of war, murder and destruction.

I was there the year before last. The people and the country took my heart. Everything was destroyed during the reign of the khmer rouge. All educated people were murdered and all the infrastructure was destroyed.

The country is struggling to recover. During my trip there, clearing the energies of the killing fields, I came across an organization called American and Japanese Assistance for Cambodia. They do loads of work there with children, for building schools and places for orphans.

I decided I would assist them myself, and also ask the Shamballa family to assist as well in building a school.

You can see their website on this link, http://www.cambodiaschools.com

I needed to raise 20,000 dollars for the project, and was determined to manifest it. I started the fund with 1000 us dollars, and asked the the Shamballa family to assist with the rest. I can tell you there was mixed reactions to this.

In the end, the Shamballa School of Esoteric Sciences gave 5000 dollars of its own money. Other money came in from donations from the Shamballa family. Still we were well short of the 20,000 needed.

A friend of mine in France donated 5,000 euros. This boosted the fund, but we were still a bit short. Another friend of mine in England was asking me one day about the project and I told him we were still short. he is not in the Shamballa family but a good Muslim man who has a good business, and does a lot of things for others. He gave the rest of the money to fix the project. His name is Simon Khan. He runs a charity in England called Hydroponics for Life, as well.

Later on my French friend gave another 10,000 euros and said, “Use it as you like.” The money was given to me, not the school or the foundation in Europe, so I decided to sponsor girls to go to our family school. If you check out the website you can see the school and where it is. It is called the Shamballa Family School.

I would like to build another one soon. I consider it is important for people to be able to read and write and count and so on, and also have access to information. In our school there are also computers, powered by solar panels, and internet access. Great! Also the pupils learn English.

i am also looking for money to assist with small debts in Cambodia, and also to buy bicycles for the students.

Love, Baba

Here is a short summary of teacher Khut Neytin’s report of her teaching experience in January, 2011, in the school funded by the Shamballa family.

Dear Mr. Nuon So Thero,
My name is Khut Neytin and I am a teacher of English and Computer lessons at the Kat Thluk School # 483 donated by the Shamballa Family. My school is located in Kat phluk Village, Phrah Kher Commune, Bor Seth District and Kampong Speu Province. Now I would like to report to you about all the activities of English and Computer teaching for the month of January 2011.
This month I have 80 students in total attending class, from grades 7 and 8, 45 of whom are girls. I have taught 30 hours per week English and computer classes. [details deleted]
Equipment Maintenance
The solar panel and Computer worked very well. The batteries were charged full and Computer used 3 hour per day. Before I starts to teaching, I always let my students cleaned all part of Computer every month. Example: CPU, Key Board, Mouse, Monitor and table cloth. Especially, when I finished my teaching I covered Computer with plastic. And I always let my students clean the class every week.

Living condition and village situation:
I have a good relationship with the authorities, Chief of Communities, Villager, teachers and my students. Every evening the villagers and my students visit at my rent house. Also, I educated the poor people to know the importance of studying and not using violence in their family.

Best regard,
Khut Neytin
A teacher at School # 483
Japan Relief for Cambodia &
American Assistance for Cambodia
Tel: 012 859 706
Email: ruralschool483@gmail.com
Bernard Krisher, Chairman
American Assistance for Cambodia
Japan Relief for Cambodia
4-1-7-605 Hiroo Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0012, Japan
Tel:+81-3-3486-4337, Fax: +81-3- 3486-6789
USA FAX: 1-212-658-9419 (gets into my e-mail)

E-mail: bernie@media.mit.edu
Alternate e-mail address if your mail bounces back: berkrish@gmail.com

www.cambodiaschools.com
www.girlsbeambitious.org
www.brightfuturekids.org
www.cambodiadaily.com

HERE ARE THE GIRLS WE HAVE SPONSORED SO FAR (Reported by Chhin Sokna. February 23, 2011)

So Ran (Girl # 225)

Profile: So Ran is a 14-year-old student in Grade 7 at the The Shamballa Family School, which is located in Trapeng Phong Village, Preah Khe Commune, Borset District, Kompong Speu Province.

Current situation: Ran is the last child and the only daughter from her family who still remains in school. Two of her older sisters are married and live separately. Unfortunately, Ran and her parents have moved to live with one of them because their hut was too small and broken. So her older brother dropped out of school when he was in grade 6 to work as a construction worker in Phnom Penh to make his own living.

The family owns a small plot of land for growing rice and makes Khmer noodles to earn their living. However, all this income still can’t cover their daily needs. Ran also helps her parents by working on the farm, making Khmer noodles and other doing other housework. Unfortunately, her father’s health is not good as well.

After meeting and learning about the GBA project, Ran’s mother was happy for the opportunity to have her daughter attend school with the financial support from the program. She promises to send her to school regularly.
Support: We will pay her family $10 a month for her perfect attendance.

Seang Sovan (Girl #221)

Profile: Seang Sovan is a 16-year-old student in Grade 7 at the Shamballa Family School, which is located in Trapeng Phong Village, Preah Khe Commune, Borset District, Kompong Speu Province.

Current Situation: There are 6 children in Sovan’s family. She has two sisters and three brothers. She is the third child in the family. Her family owns a house and a half of hectare of land for growing rice. They can make about 500kg of rice per year and feed their chickens and one cow. However, the crops can’t cover their needs through out the year. So the parents also make Khmer noodles for additional income, which they can earn about $3.00 but only when their neighbor ask them to do for their celebrations.

Despite this income, Sovan’s family still faces financial problems to cover their daily expenses. Unfortunately, Sovan’s oldest brother dropped out of school when he was in grade 7 to work in Thailand. Her older sister also dropped out of school when she was in grade 6 to work in a factory in Phnom Penh to help support her family for several months. However, she recently returned home to her family due to health problems.

Sometimes her parents ask her to stay home from school to help them make the Khmer noodles or do other work to get additional income and to help pay their debt of $150.

After meeting and learning more about the GBA program, Sovan and her parents are happy for the opportunity for her to attend school with the support from the program.

Support: We will pay the family $10 per month for her perfect attendance.

Vong Chanthy (Girl #222)

Profile: : Vong Chanthy is a 15-year-old student in Grade 7 at the Shamballa Family School, which is located in the Trapeng Phong Village, Preah Khe Commune, Borset District, Kompong Speu Province.

Current Situation: Chanthy has one sister and one brother and her parents are farmers. They own half a hectare of land for growing crops, some cucumbers and feed one cow as their main income to support the family. Despite all this work, they still can’t cover their daily needs. So her oldest sister dropped out of school when she was in grade 6 to work as a day laborer for additional income. Also, the family is in debt to buy the rice seed for farming.

Because of the poverty and living condition, Chathy, is also forced to help her parents. She works in the field especially during harvest season. Sometimes, she also works in her neighbor’s field in order to make more money. However, she still tries to attend school.

After understanding and enrolling in the GBA program, Chanthy promised to attend school regularly with this opportunity.

Support: We will pay the family $10 per month for her perfect attendance.

Soeun Vandy (Girl #223)

Profile: Soeun Vandy is a 14 year-old student in Grade 7 at the Shamballa Family School, which is located in Trapeng Phong Village, Preah Khe Commune, Borset District, Kompong Speu Province.

Current situation: The family has five members: Vandy, two sisters and her parents. Her mother, a farmer, owns a small plot of land for growing rice and harvests the crops once a year. The father, a construction worker, earns about $25 a month. However, this small income can’t cover all the members for food or other expense. So her mother also makes some cakes and feeds two cows for her neighbor for additional income.

Unfortunately, Vandy’s mother is having chronic health problems, so they spend most of their income for her treatment. Vandy, sometimes helps her mother sell the cakes in the village and work on the farm during the harvest season. She also helps her cousin with sewing and can earn about $0.75 per day to use for buying her school supplies or some food.

After meeting and learning more about the GBA program, Vandy and her parents were happy about this opportunity for their daughter. So now with the help of the program she can attend school regularly.

Support: We will pay her family $10 a month for her perfect attendance.

Net Kimleang (Girl #224)

Profile: Net Kimleang is a 15-year-old student in Grade 7 at the Shamballa Family School, which is located in Trapeng Phong Village, Preah Khe Commune, Borset District, Kompong Speu Province.

Current situation: Kimleang has one sister who is 17 and in grade10. Their father passed a way when they were young. Her mother, Mrs. Sokhoen, owns a plot of land for growing rice and other crops. Unfortunately, the yearly harvest can’t support them through out the year nor cover their other expenses. In order to make additional income, Kimleang’s mother makes rice cakes to support her two daughters. Sometimes their neighbor gives them rice or food when they have nothing to eat.

Kimleang, helps her mother on the farm and sometimes helps sell the rice cakes to earn their living. The other problem for Kimleang is that she and her sister have only one bicycle and both study at different schools. So sometimes Kimleang, must walk very far to attend her school.

After meeting with the GBA staff and learning more about the program, Kimleang, her mother is very happy for the opportunity to attend school with the support from the program.

Support: We will pay her family $10 a month for her perfect attendance.

Senegal Project
(Improved health with training in homeopathic remedies and donation of a remedy machine, as well as teaching some Shamballa classes).

Baba tells us about this project:
As in the French Congo and Gambia [previous projects], first we look at the health needs of the local people. In these kind of places there are always health issues going on with the kids and adults. We work out what remedies we need for each situation and give them a [homeopathic remedy] machine to make them.
As time goes on, the people become more used to things and any sensible person can expand their knowledge and treat other things. Also we have the gem remedies to work with and the list of remedies. This has worked well in other paces like refugee camps and in Barazzaville and Gambia.

This will be a long project, I think ongoing for some time. I will do the initial training and follow up. We will need a big bundle of cash for it. She has also taught Shamballa Basic Healer and Teacher there, sponsored by the Foundation in Europe.

The village has given a building now to use, and they are using Shamballa there. We need next to donate a remedy machine to them and sponsor a trip over there for me to teach them the basics of homeopathy and gems. So again it is an ongoing project.

Sandie Bourdier sandiebourdier@yahoo.fr [report via Flore Judges].

She is doing a wonderful job there. We now have a place for the dispensary, offered by the local community with the help of the village leader.

I think that she will soon want to organize the training with Baba about how to produce and to use homeopathic remedies, for herself and a retired GP who is going to help there, and maybe a nurse as well.

I have received 1748€ so far for the project, and 216€ in Holland.
As soon as we have a report from Sandie about her activities there, I will send it out to remotivate a maximum of people.

We are planning a triple orientation for the Health Center in Nianing:
1/ Emergency unit with the retired GP
2/ Homeopathic dispensary
3/ Energy work and Shamballa training by Sandie and local people being trained by Sandie.

Report from Sandie [Feb. 2011]:

Hello everyone,
I arrived in Senegal on Wednesday, and here is the news.
I met the village chief to outline the project’s clinic. I told him we wanted a building. He is delighted with the project and will offer us one. There is a meeting this afternoon for the confirmation.

I met the organizer of the cultural festival that takes place during 3 DAYS. The theme this year is HEALTH. I will make a speech this evening, Saturday and Sunday to mobilize people for this project.

I also do a lot of individual sessions.
Next week I start to train 2 new Shamballa Basic Teachers.
I’ll keep you informed of news coming soon!
I embrace you all!
Shamballa on,
Sandie

HOW TO DONATE TO THESE PROJECTS

Shamballa School of Esoteric Science—say what it is for (Cambodia School, Senegal, or general Fund)
Check: Shamballa School c/o Maurice Richard, PO Box 541, Dover, NH 03821-0541
PayPal: mauricer38@comcast.net

John Armitage—say what it is for (Cambodia School, Senegal, or general Fund)
PayPal: hari.das.baba@googlemail.com