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Stories from the Field

Saruen's Story - A Trailblazer Success Story

This is a story of Tong Saruen and her family, who live in Ta Trav village, in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province, Saruen and her family were first identified for aid by Trailblazer Foundation in 2012. Saruen's story highlights how Trailblazer is, in some cases, helping rural villagers recover from economic set-backs that happened even a few decades ago.   For more information, please visit http://thetrailblazerfoundation.org 

Meet Trailblazer

Nonprofit Spotlight with Executive Director, Chris Coats

Trailblazer's introductory video

The story of our work in Cambodia's Siem Reap province, where we are developing ripples of sustainability through community water projects. Trailblazer is extremely grateful to Ysabel King for producing this video. Ysabel is a graduate of the Film and Digital Media Master's Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.   She  worked her magic with what we gave her.   We hope you enjoy the results as much as we do.   

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Trainings

Chicken training and practices at Chrouy Chakrey

Our Chicken Raising Training is one of our skills development trainings we offer in our Food Security Program, which helps to building self-sustaining families & communities in rural Cambodia.  Other trainings we offer through our Food Security Program are: horticulture and soil management, composting, organic pesticide and fertilizer, and homestead gardening.  We provide trainings in all of our four programs:  Health, Food Security, Education and Economic Development.   

Learn more about our Food Security Program

Chicken training and practices at Chhouk

Chicken training and practices at Chrouy Chakrey

Compost Training in Ta Chet

Enhancing rural Cambodian farmers’ skills to improve the food security of their families and reduce hunger through our different trainings in our Food Security Program.  

Learn more about our four Programs

Compost Training in Ta Chet

DELIVERIES IN RURAL CAMBODIA

Bio-Sand Water Filter

In rural Cambodia, our staff had an opportunity to speak with one of our bio-sand water filter recipients.  She shares about the improvements her family is experiencing.  

Bicycle Delivery

Our third delivery in 2019. Thirty-one bicycles were delivered to students of Toul Krous Primary School in Khun Ream commune, Banteay Srey district, Siem Reap province. A school with 330 students who attend Kindergarten through 6th grade.   

School Uniforms for Students in Rural Cambodia

Help provide 2 sets of school uniforms to a rural Cambodian student and take the burden off their family.  Education is free in Cambodia, but there are requirements.  One of those requirements is to purchase uniforms for their students, which many families can’t afford. The cost for 2 sets is $30.  Give in full or part, every amount helps to bring a smile to a child’s face.    

Flip Flop Delivery

Trailblazer Foundation delivering Flip Flops to children in rural Cambodia. 

Volunteers

 Walk through our work site with Executive Director, Chris Coats  

Executive Director, Chris Coats, covers what volunteers do and how vital they are to Trailblazer Foundation.  

As a volunteers, you may experience one day in the field on a water filter delivery. Thank you to our volunteers.  Clementine made the videos, Emily is explaining the process.

Our dedicated volunteers work with us on a variety of projects... WORKING ENVIRONMENT:  

  • On your first day, be sure to bring a copy of your travel medical insurance policy, so we have it on file while you are volunteering with us.      
  • Our typical volunteering hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am-2:00pm. 
  • An average day for our volunteers usually consists of preparing the filter media for the biosand water filters, which includes sifting and washing sand and gravel, as well as assisting in mixing and pouring concrete for the construction of the filters.    
  • Building water filters at our field site would be a full week commitment to that project activity.   

ACTIVITIES WOULD INCLUDE:

  • Sifting sand and gravel Washing sand and gravel 
  • Mixing cement Dispensing cement into water filter molds 
  • Helping load and unload truck with water filters and filtration media 
  • Assisting on water filter deliveries in the field  
  • Volunteers would experience one day in the field on a water filter delivery, which would be a full 8:00am to 5:00pm day. 

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Supporters and Partners

A Latrine for Every Family

According to the village chief, Mr. Nhem, “We received around 50 latrines from Trailblazer Foundation in our village. So, we were very happy Trailblazer’s Health Program came to our community. Before getting latrines, some villagers went to defecate everywhere in our village such as dig the soil or went to the fields around village causing many diseases in my village. ” He said, “We need more latrines for my village. I hope Trailblazer can do more latrines for my village.”  The cost to construct a latrine is $175. In order to purchase the supplies and for labor we need to raise money for 20 latrines. 


Will you help us reach our goal in helping more rural village in Cambodia?    Donate Now at https://donorsee.com/project/16815 

Give Access to a Latrine

Latrines may be Trailblazer Foundation's least glorious project area, yet building latrines is another of our important services - especially when it comes to advancing health in the rural communities where we work. Help a family and ultimately their village improve their health and safety by donating to this project.  With your donation of $175 you will receive a photo of your recipient next to their latrine.  

Business donors click here to learn more about B1G1's program  

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Why Friendly Planet Travel Supports Trailblazer

Peggy Goldman, President of Friendly Planet Travel, explains why her company supports Trailblazer Foundation. Thanks to Peggy for this strong testimonial in support of TF's efforts to develop ripples of sustainability through community water projects. 

Cambodia Clean Water Project

Cambodia Clean Water Project with our partner Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy Project.  

Creating access to safe drinking water is one of the most powerful ways to improve the world.  To learn more about this program and other projects around the world, go to www.akphilanthropy.org. 


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Austin King: From Iraq to Cambodia

Hear U.S. Army veteran Austin King describe his experience as an IE3 Global Intern at the Trailblazer Foundation in Cambodia. 


From  IE3 Global 

Quest for Clean Water - TV News from Toronto, Canada

Here is a news report on Trailblazer Foundation's Bio Sand Water Filter program in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This report comes from CityNews Television, in Toronto, Canada. It was broadcast on April 6, 2009. 

Clean Water

The Process

Learn more about the process Trailblazer Foundation uses in finding recipients for wells and water filters through the Village Integrated Workshops.   

Celebrating World Toilet Day

Celebrating World Toilet Day: How Trailblazer Foundation is providing clean water and sanitation to rural Cambodia.  Chris Coats, Co-founder and Executive Director, Trailblazer Foundation spoke with Goodera.  She shares about Trailblazer and the programs run to ensure WASH facilities in rural parts of Cambodia. 


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Growing needs, flourishing lives

With easier access to clean water, the villagers started growing healthier crops. They then started to request for farmers training to build their farming businesses. As the needs of the people they supported developed, so Trailblazer’s activities evolved together with the community. The growth of quality crops catalysed the birth of Trailblazer’s farmers training programme with the help of B1G1’s amazing Worthy Causes. 

Learn more about B1G1

Potable Water

Trailblazer is an NGO in Siem Reap, Cambodia that provides bio-sand filters to rural villages to ensure they have potable water. 


Photography and Production by  Karen O'Hern Photography, LLC

Bio-Sand Water Filters

See first hand how we construct a bio-sand water filter at our work site in Cambodia.  

Learn about the life and maintenance of Trailblazer Foundation's bio-sand water filters.  

Come along with our Health Program staff as they install a bio-sand water filter. 

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