Ulrik Nehammer is not fond of the limelight and shied away from interviews. But he did tell us how much he enjoyed his time with VBC and summed his week up with these words: “Life is made up of magic moments and we’ve had so many magic moments this week.” It was a...
Students from St Joseph’s Institution International in Singapore joined us for the third year as part of their Challenge Week. The grade 11 students aged 16 and 17 funded two houses – #141 and #142 – for their week volunteering with VBC in October. They had two teams...
It’s not every day VBC gets to be part of a big celebration – we’re a building organisation after all, and it’s not especially celebratory banging in nails. But Ulrik Nehammer has decided building houses with Volunteer Building Cambodia is a great place for a party –...
Kim Holmes is no stranger to our building sites – she’s been bringing volunteer groups to VBC for nine years. And she has hammered in more than a few nails in that time. Kim is the program coordinator for Griffith Honours College, set up by Griffith University in...
Arkun Thom Thom Thomas Meet Thomas Monneau. Okay, if you are following our Facebook page you have probably already virtually met Thomas. He spent nine weeks with us and he’s made some great contributions to VBC and the VBC Community Centre over the last few months. We...
It seems only fitting that comedy helped play a part in funding house number 136 – Cambodians are, after all, renowned for their humour even when the chips are down. Members of the Mt Lawley Rotaract Club in Perth, Western Australia funded the house, located at Svay...
The official opening of the Volunteer Building Cambodia Community Centre was a great success. We were joined by officials from the education department and the local commune along with some of our major sponsors and biggest supporters – Salesforce, Brendon Yardley and...
Excitement is brewing at the Volunteer Building Cambodia Community Centre. Preparations are underway for our official opening on Friday July 1 and students and staff members are getting into the spirit. It’s been a long journey to get here but we are so excited about...
Fun is the best way to describe the Khmer New Year celebration at VBC’s community centre today. Students and staff were in party mode on the last day of classes before the New Year holidays begin. About 200 students showed up, all keen to take part in the events and...
Hello all, Today was a very special day for not only us but the two young orphaned boys we built the house for. The house is done (with a few minor adjustments to the toilet to be completed Monday). Today was therefore “move-in day”. On our way to the...
