Corporate Social Responsibility
Dec
The Mad Monkey Clean Water Project Update 2015 Cambodia
Cambodia Clean Water Project Update 2015 We would like to thank all of our guests and donors whom together have helped fund 138 built and working water wells. With your gracious support, we’ve been able to give 3,000 poor, rural people access to clean water—which wasn’t possible for them just less than 12 months ago. Last year I visited the villages before we delivered the first water wells, and it was during that visit where I met a number of families. But there has always been one family that really stood out to me. Here is a short video we made during that trip. Project Update Video The Background to the video When I first met them the rice crop had just ended. The kids had extended bellies and were clearly sick. The family lived in poverty, and if you had seen them on the street you may have mistakenly thought them destitute. But five months later when I returned, the water well had been delivered to the family, and I saw some significantly, visible improvements. The kids that once looked sullen-eyed and malnourished, now looked healthy—with their extended stomachs getting better, but not completely back to normal. The family is now implementing a crop cycle that provides them with food between rice seasons; and raises a vegetable crop that not only feeds them, but also provides excess produce that they can sell at the local market. In addition, the family now has water available to raise their crops during the dry season because deep well water does not dry out. The small profit that was made from the extra crop grown during the dry season is now being invested into the children’s schooling. This life-changing gift is due to the well that was donated, and without the well water the family would have had to find another source to drink from, such as a water-holding ditch contaminated with crop run off, chemicals and dust. It is the contamination, coupled with poor nutrition that often starts off a downward spiral to a fatal illness, as life expectancy in Cambodia is not great and the infant mortality rate is even more shocking. One common, but serious symptom the villagers face is diarrhoea. Because the illness is mainly waterborne, it is usually found near areas without any clean water; however, after the water well was implemented the family back at the village had not reported any cases of diarrhoea for over two months. Additionally, the number of cases reported has also dropped significantly thanks to the clean water, and the health and sanitary training implemented by the CBAVC. It is important to remember the large impact that has been made, considering diarrhoea is one of the main causes of death for children under five in rural Cambodia. While it may be crazy to think that something as simple as clean water could have this effect, the truth is that it does. In fact, it’s pretty well documented that investing in clean water is the most impact investment that can be made in these communities. Our Plan For Water Well Projects and Donations for 2016 Even though the number of wells we raised was far more than we had expected, we still have a great deal to do. There is still a need for 400 more wells in this one province alone, and we are hoping to build 100 more this year. I can’t promise you that every experience has resulted in the same levels of success, but I can say that reports back from our team at the Mad…
Oct
MAD MONKEY CSR Report 3rd Quarter 2014
MAD MONKEY CSR Report 3rd Quarter 2014 Water Well Donations Mad Monkey Hostels has raised $10,350 in water well donations over the past three-month period. This has resulted in the building of 45 rural water wells that will provide clean water to up to 1800 people that were previously without a source for clean drinking water. The administration costs for doing this were only PayPal fees of $322.18 which have been paid for by Mad Monkey Hostels in full. Every $1 donated has resulted in $1 deployed into clean water projects. All water well money raised has been deployed and is now working to build wells. All wells are built ensuring they are free of heavy metals or contamination. More information: http://madmonkeyhostels.com/giving-clean-water/ Crawl For School Pro Poor Education Event Our regular Crawl for School event has generated $2171.00 during the period. The administration costs for the event related only to the purchase of wristbands that are required to identify participants. The total spent on wristbands over the quarter was $630.00. This provides us with enough wristbands for the next 5 months of operation, leaving a total of $1541.00 that has been deployed or retained. Of the Crawl for school fund $254.20 was spent on education fees for Chen Kimphea, $23 was spent on Chen Kimphea books, $680 was spent on purchasing a T Shirt printing press for Rabbit School in order for them to generate further funding from the production and sale of printed tote bags and T Shirts, $100 was donated for emergency surgery for a Cambodian NGO worker that had a motorbike accident and was uninsured and without surgery could have lost the ability to walk. More information: http://madmonkeyhostels.com/education-fund/ http://salamonkeyschool.tumblr.com/ http://www.rabbitschool.org/ http://madmonkeyhostels.com/?h2o_events=thursday-nights-phnom-penh-crawl-school http://www.gofundme.com/ex22uk $772.33 remains in our CSR fund. $300 of this is currently allocated to fund badly needed school desks for Sala Monkey School in Kep, leaving a total of $472.33 which we will contribute together with further fundraising efforts to purchase two people carrier tuk tuks that will be donated to Sala Monkey School and Epic Arts. More information http://salamonkeyschool.tumblr.com/ http://www.epicarts.org.uk/cambodia Collections at time of Booking The Mad Monkey provides guests that book with us an opportunity to make a donation at the time of booking, for the period from 1st of July to the 30th of September was exactly $350.00. This will be added to the $472.33 available Crawl for School funds, making $822.33 available to fund the purchase of two tuk tuks for Sala Monkey School and Epic Arts. The expected costs for the tuk tuks are $1500.00 each / $3000.00 in total and we hope to have these funds by the end of November 2014. Arts Funding The directors of The Mad Monkey also contributed $500.00 to Lightbox Cambodia to assist in the start-up development and costs to support the “Made in Cambodia” event which ran in September, this event generated funds that will be invested into the NGO Mayibuye Cambodia. The financial report detailing the funds generated will be released by Lightbox at a later date. More information http://madmonkeyhostels.com/arts-support/ http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/in-kampot-a-celebration-of-urban-culture-68579/ Rural Library Projects The Mad Monkey also funded two community rural library projects in partnership with Sala Monkey School Kep – the total deployed was $350.00 More information http://salamonkeyschool.tumblr.com/ CamboBabs Clean Water Project The Mad Monkey held three consecutive events to help generate funds to deliver a clean water project for 200 kids attending CamboBabs free school in Kampot. A total of $670.00 was raised and the directors of the business donated $410 shortfall in order to provide a UV clean water pump system to provide clean water for the school costing a total of…
Jun
Clean Water Action in Cambodia
Water is an essential component of day to day living. Various family activities such as cooking and farming cannot happen without a constant supply of water, and lack of a clean supply of water to communities could be detrimental and result in various health related problems.According to a study done by UNICEF, over 900 million people all over the world do not have access to clean water, and almost half of these are children. On a global scale, waterborne diseases are considered the second major cause of death in children under the age of 5 years, In Cambodia not having access to clean water is the primary cause of death in Children under 5, in fact more than 20% of deaths are caused by simple diarrhea. This is why we need clean water action in Cambodia. The Mad Monkey developed our own clean water charity project in response to these requirements – more information is available about our clean water project in Cambodia here. youtubeembedcode nl utbildning hudterapeut stockholm Cambodia is one of the countries where clean water is still a challenge to most households. According a recent study, it was estimated that more than 30 percent of the citizens of Cambodia do not have access to clean drinking water, or up to 60% of the rural population.Many communities still get their water from streams, pools and canals which in most cases are usually contaminated with micro organisms and chemicals. Owing to this, the country’s infant mortality rate is one of the highest in Asia, and about 20 percent of these deaths is attributed to waterborne diseases such as hepatitis, typhoid and diarrhea.Although the country has several water bodies and enjoys fresh water during the rainy season, most of the citizens living in rural areas have to walk for long distances to access clean water during the dry season, and this needs a lot of time, strength and energy. To alleviate this problem, several public as well as private companies have started water and sanitation building projects in various communities within the country. Some of the benefits of these projects to Cambodian communities include: Safe Water Supply: Households within the country will get free and easy access to safe drinking and cooking water and this will significantly reduce problems caused by contaminated as well as inadequate water supply such as waterborne diseases, dehydration among others. Reduced Infant Mortality Rates: According to the Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia the top most deadly diseases affecting infants within the country are diarrhea and malaria, both of which are linked to unclean water. Having wells dug within villages in the country will significantly reduce the mortality rates and ensure that as many children as possible survive during their childhood years. Improved Sanitation and Hygiene: Together with the construction of water wells, most organizations also build sanitation facilities and health centers. Such organizations also offer free training on sanitation and hygiene and this will ensure a great improvement in sanitation and hygiene levels both at home, in school as well as in hospitals and other health centers. Reduced Cost of Living: Safe drinking water will reduce the risk of transmitting water related diseases and this translates into reduced medical costs for households. Money that would be spent on treatment can then be channeled into other family projects that will improve the living standards of members of the family. Improved School Attendance: Education levels and school attendance are greatly affected by the health of the students as well as their inability to attend school. Because of lack of a stable…