The rains tapered off this week, allowing more progress on the classroom construction at Wat Mon Thyean Primary School. Roof tiles were laid and more than 90% of the wall plastering was completed. The progress comes just before Pchum Ben, one of Cambodia's biggest holidays in which ancestors return to pagodas to collect food and alms from their descendants. For Pchum Ben, the Cambodian people, including the construction workers at Wat Mon Thyean, return to their homelands to participate in celebrations at their local pagodas. Workers are expected to return to the site on October 1 for completion of the school building.
Construction progress at week 13:
