Pepy Ride Project Description

1. How long has the project existed?
   Since 11/04
2. Is this project a faith-based organization? (and if is please explain the role of religion within it?)
   NO
3. Have you ever had foreign volunteers work at your project?
   we are "foreign" :-)
4. Are you currently part of a volunteer program?
   we are a volunteer program
5. Is there a language requirement?
   ENGLISH (and Khmer would be wonderful!)
6. How many volunteers can you handle at one time?
   We would like to havethe first ride be about 8 people maximum, and then see how that goes. If we see possibilities of expanding the size, future rides could have larger numbers.
7. What time of year do you want volunteers?
   We are looking for volunteers for this upcoming winter holiday. We would like to take a group of about 20 people to visit The PEPY School and volunteer with the kids, teaching, and painting murals. We would also be looking for people to participate and lead their own PEPY Ride for the following summer or winter, and ever year after that! Also, we would like to have volunteer teachers visit The PEPY Ride School at ANY time, for any amount of time, from just a few days to a few months!
8. What is the minimum and maximum time volunteers can stay?
   The volunteer trip to visit The PEPY Ride School will be about 1 week (people can visit for just a few days if they have time restraints). We hope that future PEPY Rides will last any where from 10 days to a month. Volunteers can visit The PEPY Ride School (which is being constructed near Siem Reap) ANY time of year for ANY amount of time!
9. Depending on the mission of the project and its financial resources we often ask our volunteers to fundraise and donate money to the project that they will be volunteering with. In an effort to encourage volunteers to stay for an extended period of time, we generally ask that donation amounts are decreased for extended periods of staying. In no way, do we want projects to have volunteers to simply 'make' money from them. We only want you to have volunteers whole skills you think you could utilize rather than just their money (although we realize that the money is also vital to the project!) Donation amount for 1 week?
   We will ask that all volunteers who visit The PEPY Ride School bring donations of at least $300 US dollars.
10. Will you accept volunteers who can't donate?
    We ask that everyone who visits tries to raise funds to donate. Exceptions can be made on a per-person basis.
11. What will the donations be used for (please give a detailed description?
    We are aiming to raise 35,000 US dollars. Currently we have funded the school, solar paneling and a teacher for 2 years. Next we would like to build a garden on the school grounds and fund a chef so that all kids will get free lunch at school. We would then like to provide a satellite, and then continue to pay for the teacher for years to come.
12. Will you provide volunteers with food and/or accommodation?
    That can be arranged for long term volunteers.
13. Who can volunteer (men/women/both)?
    both
14. When do volunteers have to contact you (the minimum time they have to contact you before volunteering at a project)?
    As soon as possible is best.
15. Description of the project:
    How did the project start?
    Started by Daniela Papi and Greta Arnquist after trips to Cambodia and a desire to bring educational resources to the children there. The school is being built through American Assistance for Cambodia/Japan Relief for Cambodia.
16. Is there anyone else, former volunteers, that we can contact (by email) as a reference for your project?
    Not yet, but there will be after December! You can contact any of the PEPY riders on our webpage: www.pepyride.org
17. Additional comments?
    THANK YOU!