The children and staff of Aziza's Place are so lucky to have had Cath Waugh part of our lives for the past year. Cath is compassionate and hard working and a friend and confidant to all of us.
Cath was inspired to travel to Cambodia by her Khmer friend in New Zealand and after finding AP at idealist.org, volunteered teaching advanced English class for three months. Her love for Cambodia meant her few months became a year-long commitment and she took a job teaching at a private English school. While this new opportunity meant she could no long teach daily classes, she still committed to AP daily and worked on projects such as the website and volunteer blog. Cath never missed a weekend field trip and tutored students in the evening.
Cath, Sreymom, and the New Zealand Community
Cath is involved with a very strong and generous church community back in New Zealand and keeps them up to date with life at AP. This involvement encouraged a New Zealand youth group Equippers Church Kids (all of whom are under 12 years old) to hold a Christmas fundraiser to provide new clothing for the AP residents. Her reach extended even further when she became involved in the future of Sreymom, an older sister of an AP resident who was caught in human trafficking. Cath worked hard to find the Open Arms Training Program, a year long vocational training program that sponsors women in vulnerable situations. While the Open Arms stipend was very generous, Sreymom would still need supplemental income for daily living. Cath again pulled together support from New Zealand (read more in the next article).
Cath took a much deserved six week trip to Europe in July 2010. We are so grateful to Cath for her constant generosity and friendship. Thank goodness she is coming back for six more months. We will do our best to convince her to never leave.
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