Three-wheeled pedal-powered rickshaws in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, deliver free food to residents hit by the pandemic's economic hardships
Cyclo drivers prepare to share donated food and supplies from a cyclo community pantry with people working along the streets during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 19, 2021. Picture taken July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy LiuPHNOM PENH, July 23 - "Take what you need, donate what you can" is the slogan written on a glass fronted cabinet full of food, water and essential daily items carried by Cambodian cyclo taxi driver Chim Prich.
"Thanks to the kindness of those more fortunate who provided these foods and necessities, I can deliver them to poor people like trash collectors, beggars, street sweepers and anyone else who is struggling to make enough money to buy food," Chim Prich said. "It brings me great joy to run this project, and I've received a lot of love and support from people both here and abroad," Hao Taing said. A full-time student, Hao Taing spends his days working on the project and his nights studying.
For their efforts, Hao Taing's organisation Local4Local, which relies on donations, pays the cyclo drivers a small wage of around $17.50 a week to deliver food, water and other essentials to Phnom Penh's most vulnerable people.
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