A bit more about my placement

My placement was arranged through  AFID (Accounting for International Development) www.afid.org.uk.
A f I D offers accountants the opportunity to make a genuine difference while gaining invaluable hands-on experience in the international development sector. They provide charities and their NGO partners with a specialist pro bono volunteer programme, designed to build the financial management  capacity of small community based organisations.
AFID came up with a number of potential placements and it was not easy deciding a) which part of the world to go to and b) which organisation to go to (assuming they would have me!) but so far I feel happy with my decision.

Pre departure preparations

My departure date of 28th February is coming up fast! My destination is Siem Reap and Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) where I will (hopefully)be of some  help looking at their accounting procedures. My flights are booked, travelling  via Kuala Lumpur and I have my visa, which was surprisingly quick and easy to obtain on-line in less than 24 hours. I have bought a Learn Kymer cd-rom and I am struggling to try and learn a few basic words before I leave. This is proving to be quite a challenge!!