I realized that i had nothing describing the project, for those who don't know what it is. I am a Minerva Fellow for Union College, working in conjunction with the Harpswell Foundation, and am in Cambodia from July 2009 through April 2010 to set up a co-operative motorbike repair shop. The goal is to provide jobs for several men from Tramung Chrum, a village that the Harpswell Foundation has worked with in the past. Any income beyond what is required to pay the workers and run the business will go to TC.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Second Post of the Day.

2 posts in a day! This is a record.

Here are some pictures of the shop. This first one is the two guys who went to vocational school. This probably seems like an impressive picture, but this was one of the more frustrating repair sessions.



This second picture shows the new workbench, the shelves, and some of the parts we have. Also of note is that large blue barrel on the left. It's many gallons, and has kept the water turning off from being a crisis, which is good.


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  1. UnknownFebruary 5, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    Hi Ned, Great to hear from you and to see photos of the shop in action. Interesting that you would assume "friendship" implies yoga pants - even I'M not that cynical! The next three months will have their share of ups and downs, I'm sure, but you've done so much of hard stuff just getting it all up and running!

    Good luck with the job hunt. Just saw Andy Krauss on campus last week and he just received a job offer in DC!

    All the best. Eagerly awaiting the next post.

    J.Madancy

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2010 at 4:08 PM

    Hi, Ned!
    These pictures are worth a thousand words (each)!:)
    Thanks for posting them.

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