Saturday, 11th August 2012 : The 6th Day of Cambodia Relief Mission '12

On the 11th of August we made our way to the second province which was Kampung Chhnang. The journey took about an hour from Phnom Penh and at about 8 o'clock in the morning, we arrived at Kampung Chhnang Friendship Clinic. 

Upon arrival we were surprised to see that the villagers were already flooding the clinic and little children were ready with their parents for the circumcision. We immediately set up the mobile clinic and arranged the setting for the circumcision. 

The villagers are waiting for their turn for consultation with IMAC doctors.

Setting up the dispensary.

Weight and height measurement station at mobile clinic.

With the help from IMAC doctors and medical students, we managed to cater for 411 villagers who came to seek medical help at the mobile clinic and circumcised 52 boys on that day. 

CRM members and IMAC medical students performing circumcision.

Despite the lack of proper facility, everyone was trying their best.

We had to pump the water from the nearest well to get water supply.

Other activities included were colouring contest and health hygiene practicals like teeth brushing and hand washing. Later on that day, we visited the well that has been built in that kampung with the donation money that we had collected earlier prior to the departure to Cambodia.

Teaching the children on how to brush their teeth.

Ketua kampung and IMAC leaders testing the newly built well donated by CRM'12

Happy villagers.

At about 4 in the afternoon, we packed up and set off for Phnom Penh for our next agenda which was a charity iftar organised by Cambodian Muslim Association at Modern Centre 5 and gave our donation for the waqaf land to support the education for Cambodian Muslim. The scrumptious local food served was so delightful and after the iftar we made our way to the mosque for tarawikh and later returned to our hotel at about 9.30 in the evening.

           

Can still managed a smile after a tiring day :)

Sumptuous iftar that really made our day.

Although it was a very hectic day, there were a lot of new things that we learnt on that that. It was a very valuable experience for all of us and for most of us, it was our first time using water from the well that we had to pump the water out manually by ourselves for cleaning purposes. Despite the blazing sun, everyone was still motivated till the very end with the spirit of Ramadhan. Hopefully everything that we learnt in this relief mission will make us a better person in the future, insyaAllah.