Monday, February 11, 2008
Contact Us
If you have any ideas or would like to contact us about any association with The Tiger Foundation then please contact me.
philpott.mark@gmail.com
Telephone +65.9786.9881
I will write or call you back within 24 hours.
philpott.mark@gmail.com
Telephone +65.9786.9881
I will write or call you back within 24 hours.
Our Partners
As with any charity organization we are ultra dependent on the generosity of the community at large. This includes individuals, associations as well as businesses. As we start our journey at the Tiger Foundation I would like to introduce you to our caring partners who without there kindness our task would be so much more difficult. Our partners truly help us make a difference. If you have any friends, business partners or associations who we could work with please contact me directly at philpott.mark@gmail.com
My Tots Room: http://www.mytotsroom.com
I would like to thank Cordelia and her sister Vanessa for their immediate support when I walked into MY TOTS ROOM in Singapore and started talking about The Tiger Foundation. My Tots Room has kindly donated some children lounge suites and wall charts for the Aknuwat School. Check out the link above and see what great things MY TOTS ROOM could do for you.
DHL Express Cambodia: http://www.dhl.com/
A special thank you to Prayag Chitrakar the DHL Sales Manager. With the help and support of DHL Express in Cambodia we will get the school painted as well as deliver the generously donated goods from all over the world.
My Tots Room: http://www.mytotsroom.com
I would like to thank Cordelia and her sister Vanessa for their immediate support when I walked into MY TOTS ROOM in Singapore and started talking about The Tiger Foundation. My Tots Room has kindly donated some children lounge suites and wall charts for the Aknuwat School. Check out the link above and see what great things MY TOTS ROOM could do for you.
DHL Express Cambodia: http://www.dhl.com/
A special thank you to Prayag Chitrakar the DHL Sales Manager. With the help and support of DHL Express in Cambodia we will get the school painted as well as deliver the generously donated goods from all over the world.
Where To Stay?
After several visits we now have some information to share about hotels in Kampong Thom. Our hotel recomendations are clean, tidy and affordable. Ideally located for visitors to see the sights and sounds of Kampong Thom as well as being in easy access to the Aknuwat Primary School.
Kampong Thom Village Hotel:
No 562, Kampong Thom Village
Province Street No 6
Telephone: +855.062.962.311
This hotel is newly built and is just 3kms from the Aknuwat Primary School.
There are 22 Rooms in the Hotel including 6 Double Rooms. The room rate as of Feb 1st 2008 is $usd 20.00per room per night. There is no restaurant in the hotel but it is in walking distance to several restaurants. The hotel is in a quiet area and would be ideal for couples and families. All rooms are air conditioned.
Arunras Hotel
39 Eo Sereipheap Street
Kampong Thom
Telephone: +855.062.961.294
Located in the middle of Kampong Thom the Arunras Hotel offers clean air conditioned rooms at a modest $usd 12 per night to Tiger Foundation supporters.
This hotel does have a restaurant downstairs which offers a combination of local and international cuisine. Main courses are around $usd5.00. Upstairs is a karoke bar so for those looking for a little night life the Arunras Hotel is for you. This hotel is ideal for those looking to be closer to the action of the village.
The hotels can be booked independently by calling direct and announcing that you are supporting the Tiger Foundation.
I am in constant contact with the Hotel Managers so if you have any feedback about your stay or you require any additional support then please contact me direct on philpott.mark@gmail.com
Kampong Thom Village Hotel:
No 562, Kampong Thom Village
Province Street No 6
Telephone: +855.062.962.311
This hotel is newly built and is just 3kms from the Aknuwat Primary School.
There are 22 Rooms in the Hotel including 6 Double Rooms. The room rate as of Feb 1st 2008 is $usd 20.00per room per night. There is no restaurant in the hotel but it is in walking distance to several restaurants. The hotel is in a quiet area and would be ideal for couples and families. All rooms are air conditioned.
Arunras Hotel
39 Eo Sereipheap Street
Kampong Thom
Telephone: +855.062.961.294
Located in the middle of Kampong Thom the Arunras Hotel offers clean air conditioned rooms at a modest $usd 12 per night to Tiger Foundation supporters.
This hotel does have a restaurant downstairs which offers a combination of local and international cuisine. Main courses are around $usd5.00. Upstairs is a karoke bar so for those looking for a little night life the Arunras Hotel is for you. This hotel is ideal for those looking to be closer to the action of the village.
The hotels can be booked independently by calling direct and announcing that you are supporting the Tiger Foundation.
I am in constant contact with the Hotel Managers so if you have any feedback about your stay or you require any additional support then please contact me direct on philpott.mark@gmail.com
Chinese New Year in Cambodia
It was tremendous to once again land at Siem Reap Airport and to know that in a couple of hours I would be back at the Aknuwat Primary School. This time I was extra excited as my best friend from Australia, Kenny, would be joining me. Sure enough as I exited customs at the Airport there was Kenny waiting for me.
We now had four days to work on taking the Tiger Foundation to the next stage. During this visit our objectives were,
1) To have meetings with the Parent/ Teachers Association to present the Tiger Foundation plan.
2) To meet with the Provincial Office of Education to seek approval and support of our plans.
3) To meet with DHL, a business partner in Phnom Penh
4) To meet with a construction comapny in Kampong Thom who could manage some of our construction plans.
5) To meet with UNICEF representative to discuss future plans at the school.
6) To audit hotels in Kampong Thom for volunteers to stay while working at the school.
Alot to do and just 4 days to do it. Kenny and I along with our new Tiger Foundation Official Driver - Las Leam motored along between Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Kampong Thom. We filled the car with English Books and took down National Highway No 6 toward the school.
Our arrival once again sparked celebrations fit for royalty, our meager offering of boxes of books and a few footballs created instant chaos.
Our meetings over the four days went extremely, this is now what has been achieved.
Parent/ Teachers Association:
The Parent/Teachers along with several key community leaders have accepted and endorsed the Tiger Foundations plans to create and deploy Education, Environmental and Sports Development programs. Initial drawings of re construction and infrastructual modifications of the schools have been created, these will now be professional designed for construction purposes.
Provincial Office Of Education Meeting:
Mr Sou Kimtry - POE Director and Mr Samreth Ros - Deputy Director have both endorsed and supported all of the plans of the Tiger Foundation. Mr Kimtry will personally present this to the National Post in Phnom Penh where the recomendation will be that The Tiger Foundations model gets used a s a country wide blue print for sustainable development of schools.
In addition Mr Kimtry would like us to partner with a sister School in Siem Reap to copy paste our model from Aknuwat Primary School.
DHL Express Phnom Penh
DHL Express in Phnom Penh is putting together a plan to develop a Corporate Social Responsibility project at the Aknuwat School. There first initiative will be to paint the school, using staff members from the Phnom Penh offices.
We are also discussing a number of other initiatives with DHL which will also lead to on the ground logistic services including delivery of donated goods from around the world.
Construction - Phase One:
Our construction and re development plans are now in phase one with a preliminary plan being developed with all of the stakeholders. These plans will now be professionally designed so that suppliers can carefully construct the required facilities. A construction company has been selected. It is the schools original builder who has a good knowledge of the schools layout and intricate hidden from view nuiances.
UNICEF Meeting:
We now have a good relationship with Mr Channra Chum Project Officier for UNICEF in Kampong Thom. Mr Channra has offered to support us and assist with liasing with the local stakeholders to ensure that communication is made easier.
Hotel Audits:
We have now conducted Audits of the 3 main hotels in Kampong Thom. Our findings are listed on the blog site under the 'Where to Stay' section. This will allow for easy access as well as a safe and clean environment for our volunteers and visitors to stay.
Tiger Foundation Cambodia:
I have now appointed Mr Las Leam as our official driver and tour guide for Cambodia. Las will meet and greet our visitors to Cambodia and manage all transportation needs to and from the Aknuwat Primary School from Siem Reap as well as from Phnom Penh. He will also be available for tours to and around Angkor Wat. Las can be contacted on +855.9296.1146 prior to any travel to arrange your plans.
Next Steps:
In the coming weeks focus will go on starting some of the construction phases of the re development plans. The urgency is to have the flood prevention plan in place before the wet season comes in April. Additionally work will continue on the establishment of robust Educational, Environmental and Sports Development Programs. Recruitment drives for volunteers, fund raising events and donation collection points will all be implemented over the coming weeks.
We will continue to live our mission of " RELEASING THE POWER OF POTENTIAL"
We now had four days to work on taking the Tiger Foundation to the next stage. During this visit our objectives were,
1) To have meetings with the Parent/ Teachers Association to present the Tiger Foundation plan.
2) To meet with the Provincial Office of Education to seek approval and support of our plans.
3) To meet with DHL, a business partner in Phnom Penh
4) To meet with a construction comapny in Kampong Thom who could manage some of our construction plans.
5) To meet with UNICEF representative to discuss future plans at the school.
6) To audit hotels in Kampong Thom for volunteers to stay while working at the school.
Alot to do and just 4 days to do it. Kenny and I along with our new Tiger Foundation Official Driver - Las Leam motored along between Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and Kampong Thom. We filled the car with English Books and took down National Highway No 6 toward the school.
Our arrival once again sparked celebrations fit for royalty, our meager offering of boxes of books and a few footballs created instant chaos.
Our meetings over the four days went extremely, this is now what has been achieved.
Parent/ Teachers Association:
The Parent/Teachers along with several key community leaders have accepted and endorsed the Tiger Foundations plans to create and deploy Education, Environmental and Sports Development programs. Initial drawings of re construction and infrastructual modifications of the schools have been created, these will now be professional designed for construction purposes.
Provincial Office Of Education Meeting:
Mr Sou Kimtry - POE Director and Mr Samreth Ros - Deputy Director have both endorsed and supported all of the plans of the Tiger Foundation. Mr Kimtry will personally present this to the National Post in Phnom Penh where the recomendation will be that The Tiger Foundations model gets used a s a country wide blue print for sustainable development of schools.
In addition Mr Kimtry would like us to partner with a sister School in Siem Reap to copy paste our model from Aknuwat Primary School.
DHL Express Phnom Penh
DHL Express in Phnom Penh is putting together a plan to develop a Corporate Social Responsibility project at the Aknuwat School. There first initiative will be to paint the school, using staff members from the Phnom Penh offices.
We are also discussing a number of other initiatives with DHL which will also lead to on the ground logistic services including delivery of donated goods from around the world.
Construction - Phase One:
Our construction and re development plans are now in phase one with a preliminary plan being developed with all of the stakeholders. These plans will now be professionally designed so that suppliers can carefully construct the required facilities. A construction company has been selected. It is the schools original builder who has a good knowledge of the schools layout and intricate hidden from view nuiances.
UNICEF Meeting:
We now have a good relationship with Mr Channra Chum Project Officier for UNICEF in Kampong Thom. Mr Channra has offered to support us and assist with liasing with the local stakeholders to ensure that communication is made easier.
Hotel Audits:
We have now conducted Audits of the 3 main hotels in Kampong Thom. Our findings are listed on the blog site under the 'Where to Stay' section. This will allow for easy access as well as a safe and clean environment for our volunteers and visitors to stay.
Tiger Foundation Cambodia:
I have now appointed Mr Las Leam as our official driver and tour guide for Cambodia. Las will meet and greet our visitors to Cambodia and manage all transportation needs to and from the Aknuwat Primary School from Siem Reap as well as from Phnom Penh. He will also be available for tours to and around Angkor Wat. Las can be contacted on +855.9296.1146 prior to any travel to arrange your plans.
Next Steps:
In the coming weeks focus will go on starting some of the construction phases of the re development plans. The urgency is to have the flood prevention plan in place before the wet season comes in April. Additionally work will continue on the establishment of robust Educational, Environmental and Sports Development Programs. Recruitment drives for volunteers, fund raising events and donation collection points will all be implemented over the coming weeks.
We will continue to live our mission of " RELEASING THE POWER OF POTENTIAL"
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