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A recent trip to Cambodia was enhanced unimaginably by a day spent with Denzil Sprague and our visit to the Pichey Rangsey Primary School. Already impressed by the resilience, warmth and happiness of the people we were meeting, we were expecting the school to present a similar positive atmosphere. We were totally unprepared for the overwhelming joyfulness and excitement that erupted as we drove through the school gate, to be surrounded by masses of cheering students. Denzil is clearly a hero to the children, teachers and the families in this rural community.

In January this year (2012) I had the privilege of travelling to Cambodia to visit Mkak Primary School, a 70 kilometre journey from Siem Reap.

Now that the rainy season has passed work is continuing on the second toilet block at Mkak Primary School.

Last Wednesday, 30th November, was a busy day and the health care programme was an exciting distraction from lessons at Pichey Rangsey Primary School. All 710 students were given parasite control tablets and Vitamin A. This was the recommencement of the health care programme for the students.

Mkak Primary School flooded

Humanitus flood relief for SFODA Orphanage arrived this week. As you can see by the photograph the overflowing Tonle Sap river has had a aserious effect on SFODA.

When a team of Directors and volunteers last visited SFODA in July 2011 Emmy had just arrived at the orphanage.

SFODA Orphanage are facing yet another challenge in their day to day struggle to provide accommodation for 52 Cambodian orphans.

We are very pleased to let our friends and supporters know that Caulfield Grammar Junior School, Malvern Campus, has formed a strategic alliance with the Pichey Rangsey School near Phnom Penh.

Many of you will remember Srey Sro, a student of the 6th Grade at the school who was badly in need of dental reconstruction work. Her personality was clearly affected by the condition of her teeth, reflected in lack of confidence, low academic achievement and often poor health, all of which sometimes kept her away from school.

Transcript and photos from email sent to Jeffrey Richards (Humanitus) from Denzil Sprague (Pichey Rangsey Primary School)

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Pictures of hundreds of former volunteers line the walls of a muddy courtyard in Cambodia?s tourist hub of Siem Reap, their faces once familiar to the orphans playing there but now long gone.

Humanitus Directors, Angus Carnegie and Jeffrey Richards will travel to Cambodia on July 16th 2011 to visit the schools and orphanage that Humanitus assist. Angus and Jeffrey will be accompanied by volunteers, Ryan Rodrigues and River Okeefe.

A National Australia Bank client affected by its technology failure has been offered more than three times the amount of money that went missing because of the error.

The Humanitus Foundation are thrilled to announce that construction has been completed on Mkak Primary School's toilet block and a water tank for storing safe, fresh drinking water has been installed.

The time spent at SFODA was a rewarding time. It provided an opportunity to spend time at the orphanage and begin to gain insight into life at SFODA. It was also an opportunity to spend some extended time with the children who range from 3 month old babies through to teenagers.

Christmas donations from 'Friends of Humanitus' reach $2430 as of 23 December.

Since August 2009 the Humanitus website has averaged 375 hits per day.

The Junior School Staff generously donated 330 dollars to Humanitus to benefit the children of SFODA orphanage in December 2009.

Humanitus are thrilled to announce that through a casual clothes day at Melbourne Grammar Schools Grimwade House and private donations from 'Friends of Humanitus' we have raised the required amount needed to construct a block of toilets at Mkak Primary School in Cambodia.

Report on effects on schools, students and teachers:

$600 goes a long way towards building desperately needed toilets for the BCA School in Cambodia.

Philip Fox and Simon Cowell travelled to Cambodia during the June/July term break.