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HELP ON THE FARM FOR FRIENDS IN NEED

The annual rainy season in Southeast Asia used to be a miserable experience for Mao Tith and his family, with the hut they lived in, built from bamboo with a thatched roof of palm leaves, barely offering protection from torrential downpours.

However, the rain also provided an important source of water for the family, which lives in the small Cambodian village of Svay Ampear. During the dry season they had to fetch water from a pond shared by the village.

A lack of secure housing and access to safe drinking water were not the only challenges faced by a team of Chinese

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