how and why

Wonder how this Path to Phnom Penh is being organized?

My trip is being coordinated by the One World Foundation. To quote the website:

"The One World Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non profit organization whose mission is to encourage young people of color to become actively engaged in the human rights and development arenas, particularly as they affect indigenous and minority rights...
Through international and domestic service projects, workshops and leadership development programs, One World Foundation seeks to equip younger generations with the tools necessary to affect social change on both domestic and levels. Additionally, by partnering with NGOs and other service organizations throughout the developing world we aim to connect young leaders in the U.S. with their counterparts in other parts of the world."

As for the why...

Going on this trip is an expression of the solidarity I've felt serving alongside volunteers, organizers and activists of various causes and colors. A few years ago I became involved with the national AmeriCorps affiliate City Year, and more recently I've been involved with a local Southeast Asian organizer group PrYSM (Providence Youth Student Movement).

During my time as a volunteer and board member for PrYSM, I met a breathtakingly powerful young woman by the name of Dimple Rana who's unwavering commitment to solidarity, compassion and justice brought her to live in Cambodia. She asked me to consider participating in the 2007 summer delegation to Cambodia to learn, explore and serve. So I did...