NagaWorld Kind Hearts, the corporate social
responsibility (CSR) arm of NagaWorld, has answered the Royal Government’s
call for assistance in the sustainable rural development of Cambodia through a
US$2 million donation towards community-supporting activities of the Water
Wells Foundation.
Water Wells Foundation representative Lok
Chumteav Pich Chanmony received the donation during a presentation ceremony
attended by NagaWorld Managing Director Mr Pern Chen, Managing Director of
Finance & Operations Mr Cherchi Chen, Chief Operating Officer and Chief
Marketing Officer Mr Mike Ngai and Chief Financial Officer Mr Sean Tan.
Access to sufficient, safe, clean drinking
water and sanitation is one of the most crucial basic needs for living.
Cambodians in rural villages can face a lack of clean drinking water and the
continuous consumption of contaminated water will have damaging effects to
their health and prevent them from attending work or school.
NagaWorld Managing Director Mr Pern Chen handed
over a cheque for $2 million to aid the Water Wells Foundation’s vitally
important work of providing access to clean water.
“Lack of clean water remains a pressing issue
facing Cambodian villagers in some rural communities, with many sourcing their
drinking, cooking and bathing water from pools of standing water, streams or
canals,” said Mr Pern Chen. “In extreme cases, water sources can be
contaminated with pollutants or bacteria, which affects the health of local
residents, sometimes severely. For these impoverished individuals, sickness
only exacerbates their problems.
“Through our donation of $2 million to the
Water Wells Foundation, we will together create new and hygienic sources of
water for a large number of marginalised communities, providing a major
improvement to their daily lives and a sturdy basis for a better future,” he
added.
Lok Chumteav Pich Chanmony said, “This
significant contribution is highly appreciated and the $2 million will be used
to build a thousand wells across Cambodia for the benefit of over 100,000
people. With this strong support from NagaWorld Kind Hearts, we believe that
our initiative will foster the sustainable development of rural areas towards
cleaner and healthier living standards, as well as assisting the Royal
Government in nation-building.”
Since 2014, NagaWorld Kind Hearts has conducted
a wide range of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, with full
support from the company, focussing on the 4 key pillars of Education
Enhancement, Community Engagement, Sports Development and Environmental Care.
Amidst the unprecedented global health crisis,
NagaWorld Kind Hearts has made an ongoing series of donations to the Ministry
of Health including 5 laptops, 500 bottles of hand sanitiser, a Nucleic Acid
Extraction System, 6,400 Viral DNA Extraction Kits and 3,000 units of virus
sample collection kits. A total of 40,000 face masks, 4,000 bottles of hand
sanitiser gel, and 720 litres of isopropyl alcohol were also contributed over
the past 4 months to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Ministry of
Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, the General Commissariat of
National Police and Phnom Penh City Hall. This brings the overall value of
their donations towards Cambodia’s fight against COVID-19 to more than $68,000.