Hello, July was busy and wonderful! Lukas’ brother and family flew out on July 5th, and our very first team arrived on July 7th. We’ve had a lot of wonderful visitors in the last few years, and some of them helped us with the Water Project, but this was our first official team of volunteer [...]
Hello family and friends, In June we made a trip to the Capital, Warm Blankets Switzerland is now a member of “Swiss Business-NGO-SDC Swiss Partnership in Cambodia” (yes, that’s a very long name). It is a networking platform organized by the Swiss Government (DEZA), Swiss companies and Swiss aid organizations operating in Cambodia. Their aim [...]
Hello friends and family, After last month’s extreme heatwave which resulted in multiple deaths and school closures all throughout SE Asia, the beginning of the rainy season has been especially refreshing! It’s still quite hot, but it’s the normal level of hot for Cambodia in June :-) and we’re so relieved! But the intense [...]
Hello friends and family, Lukas is slowly recovering from his bout with Pneumonia (Lungenentzündung), it knocked him flat for two weeks, and took him four more weeks to recover! Because of his illness, we had to reschedule a trip to install water filters, but when the rescheduled day arrived, he was still too sick to [...]
Hello dear ones, March was filled with some real highs and lows. Sickness has been stocking our household, and we’ve spent multiple days making trips to the doctor. There is a nasty cold going around which has an aggressive cough. When Benjamin had it we had to make a middle of the night trip to [...]
The hot season is just around the corner. Benjamin turned four, and the gift that’s getting the most use is the new wading pool. He’s in it every single day, I can’t believe we didn’t have one before now! It’s going to be a real lifesaver in the next few months as we come into [...]
Happy New Year! What a year it has been! 2023 was one of the biggest years of change for us in a very long time! How was your year? We would love to hear from you and get an update on what’s going on in your life as well. December wasn’t so active, we worked [...]
Hello friends and family, March flew by, and it can be easily broken down into three main activities. Working on the water filters, repairing the house, and spending a week in the capital, Phnom Penh. The first week of March Lukas focused on the water filters and figuring out where to buy all of the [...]
Hello, and happy holidays! I can’t believe it’s December! It’s so warm here, my brain is having a hard time switching over to “Christmas” mode! We had a great month, and some very exciting things happened with the Water Project! First, on November 1st, 157 vulnerable children received safe drinking water at school! Warm Blankets [...]
Hello dear ones, October was a busy month, but also a very good one. There’s no way I can include all of our activities, but I’ll try my best to give you an overview of the highlights. Stefan and Tabea Schaller and their girls were with us for most of October. In addition to enjoying [...]
