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A few weeks ago I opened a little
library in a workers’ place near the Toul Sangkae market. I rent a little room,
and I managed to find the sponsors to buy 300 books. Would you like to know
more about my motivations to do so? Here they are. First I came to Cambodia as
a volunteer to help poor people. But the question is: how do we do to help? For me, the best way is
to help through education. Factory workers in Phnom Penh are poor people who
come from the provinces to the capital to find a better future. They have no
access to books and yet, reading is one of the best ways to improve your
knowledge and therefore have a better future. This is true at all ages, but
even more for children of course. I am very happy to welcome the workers’
children to help them discover the joys of reading. But my main motivation is
different even though I am happy to share my passion for books. I can see that
a lot of these poor people do not believe in themselves, are not confident
enough. I wish to let them know that their life is priceless and that they
deserve happiness. I find Khmer people really endearing, and I am so happy to
be in Cambodia that it is important for me to do something with them, to spend
time with them. I do something useful and it makes me so happy, life is great
when you try to share it!
To know more about that library, please follow this link :
http://citeouvrierekh.canalblog.com/
