{"id":780,"date":"2025-03-22T13:45:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T13:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/?p=780"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:37:36","slug":"so-whats-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/22\/so-whats-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"SO WHATS HAPPENING?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I will be honest and tell you that, at this point, no clear direction is being taken for the future of the SAHAKA FOUNDATION ORGANIZATION (SFO). That is not to say that we are not doing anything. The day school in Prey Veng is doing great.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lNUt7e7zS7O4558jcYY6JQ-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lNUt7e7zS7O4558jcYY6JQ-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lNUt7e7zS7O4558jcYY6JQ-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lNUt7e7zS7O4558jcYY6JQ-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lNUt7e7zS7O4558jcYY6JQ-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lNUt7e7zS7O4558jcYY6JQ-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The cement work has been completed under the new awning, which will give the children more shade and a play area in the rainy season.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SFO-cement.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-792\" style=\"width:764px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SFO-cement.jpg 689w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SFO-cement-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Home visits continue to be made to former Wat Opot children, and most are doing well&#8230; however, because of the distance from Phnom Penh and between families, only two or three families can be seen in a single day.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EqHWlMArQn2lnJCGe6YMjw-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-782\" style=\"width:794px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EqHWlMArQn2lnJCGe6YMjw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EqHWlMArQn2lnJCGe6YMjw-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EqHWlMArQn2lnJCGe6YMjw-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EqHWlMArQn2lnJCGe6YMjw-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EqHWlMArQn2lnJCGe6YMjw-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This translates into several long days on the road every month tracking the families down. We were fortunate this month to have both Josh and Melinda visiting with us and the children were very happy to see them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/THGK3bxxR7GlECzZCpQSEw-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-784\" style=\"width:781px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/THGK3bxxR7GlECzZCpQSEw-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/THGK3bxxR7GlECzZCpQSEw-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/THGK3bxxR7GlECzZCpQSEw-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/THGK3bxxR7GlECzZCpQSEw-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/THGK3bxxR7GlECzZCpQSEw-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">So there you have it&#8230; Dara continues to work with the Wat Opot alumni and the Prey Veng day school students, and I accompany him most of the time. We have put a lot of miles on the van in the past couple of months and fortunately, it hasn&#8217;t given us any trouble.  We appreciate your support very much and hope to have more positive news in the near future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">If you would like to be a part of this, you can donate through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sahaka.org\/en\/donate\"><strong>SAHAKA website<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;or if you live in Cambodia use this QR code:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SAHAKA.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-694\" style=\"width:176px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SAHAKA.png 566w, https:\/\/watopotians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SAHAKA-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will be honest and tell you that, at this point, no clear direction is being taken for the future of the SAHAKA FOUNDATION ORGANIZATION (SFO). 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