Two people died and around 30 houses were destroyed after rainstorms hit Cambodia’s Battambang province on 4 May. An estimated 116 families in seven villages were affected by rainstorm in Preytralach. Among all the destroyed houses, 20 were fully destroyed while 18 were 70 percent destroyed. More information on blog.caritas.org.

In the capital of the western-most Indonesian province of Aceh, Banda Aceh on Sumatra island, it is heavily raining. This does not prevent students of the Islamic secondary school Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 to play a friendly volleyball match. Teachers cheer them on from the sidelines. According to the headmaster of the school, sporting events are an important part of school activities because they encourage a positive school spirit.

Caritas Czech Republic has set up mobile emergency rooms in rural areas of the west Mongolian Zavkhan province and provided training for local medical staff. Czech Development Agency co-financed all activities.

Cambodian teacher Em Kan lives in the Trapeang Raing village in the Takeo province. He has five children and for additional household income he and his wife grow rice and breed animals. In 2011, he fell from the top of a palm tree and broke his hip. Because of his injury, he has understood more than anyone else the need for a project to support children with disabilities.