by adminKPI | Aug 14, 2019
As I exit the bus, everyone staring, I step foot on a familiar dirt path in the land of a thousand hills. Riding through Rwanda’s small village, Gatagara, is one of my favorite moto-rides in the country. At night, I would spend the whole ride staring at the sky;...
by adminKPI | Aug 12, 2019
There have been few stories that I’ve been hesitant to write out of fear of doing a disservice to the individual. Tien’s story is one of those few. Her life is an extraordinary story of triumph in which my most eloquent of articulation will not provide her character...
by adminKPI | May 17, 2019
Today marks six months since Kids Play launched in Siem Reap, Cambodia. In those six months, I’ve evolved from American Katey into my new and improved Khmer alter ego- Kitty (an endearing feline nickname derived from the classic mispronunciation of ‘ay’). In her...
by adminKPI | Apr 23, 2019
About two months ago today, I was living in Cambodia. On a whim, I decided to travel to Siem Reap for three weeks to volunteer with an organization called Kids Play International. When I started to tell friends, family, and acquaintances about my decision, I was often...
by adminKPI | Apr 8, 2019
Growing up in the Kandal Province outside of the hustling and bustling of Phnom Penh, most children were gripped by the harsh reality of pursuing one of two unfortunate pathways- either becoming a factory worker joining the 1 in 10 children above the age of seven...
