‘Uamdao Ben Noikorn’ posts
Saving for Happiness
Monday, May 14th, 2012 Posted in Uamdao Ben Noikorn | No Comments »Muang, Pattani _ Timah was a lively, talkative, and very funny woman. Her willpower and sunny demeanor shone through her niqab which covered her from top to toe except her eyes. There was so much positive energy I had to ...
Backyard Goldmine: The Story of Koh Preah Eco-tourism
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in Uamdao Ben Noikorn | 2 Comments »Seeing a huge income potential lying around in this remote, off-the-beaten track island, Oxfam Regional Media Coordinator Uamdao Ben Noikorn and Oxfam Logistic Officer in Cambodia Im Solinda talked to the local people on how they learned to turn natural ...
Value of Water Filter – Women’s Perspective
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 Posted in Uamdao Ben Noikorn | No Comments »Hang Kosuan Village, Stung Treng _ For most people, the 80-liter plastic container and a clay water filter are probably the last things they consider as quality household items. But for many poor women, these simple, no-nonsense things give them ...
Ketsana – A Blessing in Disguise for Some
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 Posted in Uamdao Ben Noikorn | No Comments »Stung Treng, Cambodia _ Somewhere in a small, remote village where everyone has been more or less affected by Typhoon Ketsana since September last year, there was at least one family that saw the disaster as a life-saving incident. Posing in ...
Indonesia earthquake: Sanitation, cash grants and knickers
Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Uamdao Ben Noikorn | 2 Comments »LIMO PURUIK VILLAGE, Padang Pariaman: Three months after an earthquake rocked West Sumatra, 56-year-old Ibu Darmulis’ life has started to settle slowly into a nice balance, along with tens of thousands of residents of Padang Pariaman, one of four areas ...
Indonesia earthquake: The joy of a bright orange water tank
Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Uamdao Ben Noikorn | 3 Comments »A devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on 30 September 2009. What happened is being done to help those affected? Uamdao Noikorn reports.AJUNG VILLAGE, Padang Pariaman: It was a delightful sight. Big ...
Cambodian women face bleak future following abrupt layoff as financial crisis worsens
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 Posted in Uamdao Ben Noikorn | 2 Comments »http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2009/03/cambodias-garment-workers-hit-by.html Phnom Penh, Cambodia It was hard to believe that these three small women are labor union activists particularly when you hear their soft voices _ the kind of voices that gave an impression of shyness. But as they were recalling about ...
Thai farming community adapts to climate change as world leaders shun solutions
Monday, January 19th, 2009 Posted in Uamdao Ben Noikorn | 3 Comments »While developed nations struggle to compromise a greenhouse gases cut, a farming community in Thailand are finding ways to adapt to climate change in a bid to save their livelihood. Photo: Mongkonsawat Luengvorapant
