A few years ago I was lucky enough to spend three months volunteering in Cambodia that changed my life, meeting incredible people and being overwhelmed by the kindness and friendship i encountered.

One person in particular was my counterpart Sok Hy. I Spent the three months living with Sok Hy more than just helping with the language he became a great friend, with a shared sense of humour and enjoyment of the silly things in life like me.

I had a chance to stay with Sok Hy's family for a week in their village and had an amazing time meeting all his family who treated me like a son. One year later after the experience had finished I once again returned to Cambodia and again stayed with Sok Hy's family who refused to allow me to contribute to my staying there costs and provided me with amazing food every day. I feel privileged to have another home from home in rural Cambodia.

Sok Hy is one of the hardest working people i know, working in a state school and teaching in the evenings after work. Having seen him teach and how much he cares for his students, it inspires me every day i go to work training to be even half as good as him as a teacher.

Sadly his Mother now needs to have a serious operation. Unlike here in the UK where we are lucky to have free healthcare, the public healthcare system in Cambodia cannot provide the services needed for this operation and so they are having to go to a private clinic. This is incredibly expensive relative to the average incomes in Cambodia and they sadly don't have the ,money to cover the costs as much as they are trying to raise it at home, even with Sok Hy working a crazy amount of hours, whilst also supporting the cost of his sisters education.

I have tried to help out as much as I can and I am asking if you can contribute anything at all, even £1 it really goes a long way in Cambodia and will help hugely in covering the medical costs. Thank you so much for your support it means a huge amount.