Veloplus has a new partnership with the Swiss NGO Kamboo Project for 2023. The association is committed to promoting a sustainable and self-determined future for people in Cambodia through intensive cycling promotion for children and young people and many other projects. In this article, the association Kamboo Project introduces itself and shows the importance of […]
Happy Holidays
Dear friends of Kamboo Project Some time has passed since the last newsletter. If we were to describe in a few words what has happened at Kamboo Project in the last few months, it would sound like this: The team in Cambodia has managed, with a lot of dedication, to keep all ongoing projects […]
Swiss Television Documentary in «SRF mitenand»
On May 22, 2022, Swiss Television documented a project of Kamboo Project in “SRF mitenand”: Cambodia – A bicycle for a better future. Since Say Sophea’s mother died, the 13-year-old has been managing her family’s household. She cleans, cooks and takes care of her three siblings. She has little time for school. Since she owns […]
Bicycle Project “Bells for a Better Life”
At the turn of the year 2020/2021, Woom supported us with a fundraising campaign that the company christened “Bells for a Better Life”. The Austrian manufacturer of children’s bikes sold bicycle bells in its online shop, the proceeds of which went to Kamboo Project. In the meantime, a few bicycle dealers in Switzerland backed up […]
School Hygiene Improvement Project (SHIP)
As of November 2021, there are nine schools participating in SHIP. Our keenest folowers may notice that three more schools have rollwed out our hygiene protocols since September 2021. We have presented the program in detail online to the schools, i.e. the teaching and management staff, in so-called orientation workshops. We help with equipment, support […]
Covid 19 relief project
Food aid is not really part of our self-imposed mission, but where help is needed and funds are available, it makes sense that we contribute. We have also worked with monks from Wat Kesararm and Wat Domnak temples who have distributed food parcels to villagers around Tonle Sap Lake and to families in Kleang district, […]
Running for a good cause
Our Cambodian team had initially planned to participate in the Angkor Half Marathon in order to raise some funds, proportional to kilometers run. The marathon was however cancelled, but we ran anyway, in a different format. 10 carefully selected and measured kilometers had to be mastered during on the beaches of Kong Roh Island. Three […]
Newsletter December 2021
Dear friends of Kamboo Project LTraditionally, now is the time for annual reviews and balance sheets. But in this newsletter we will first look back at the months of September, October and November 2021. A bit longer-term balance is already there. But basically we are interested in the same thing in every season. Namely: Are […]