The new suites are almost finished!
March 17, 2023
The new suites at the Farmhouse Resort are going to be great! Here is a short report and some pictures of the construction work.
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Our school expansion has begun!
February 21, 2023
Campus Update. We have started the construction work on the middle school and the House of Culture and Music. Here is a short report about it.
For re-listening: Hannes in the nightclub on SRF1 Radio
February 2, 2023
Hannes was on the radio! If you missed it or want to listen to it again: We have the link to the show.
The Smiling Gecko Scholarship Programme
January 10, 2023
Good education is even in Cambodia very expensive. With our scholarship programme, you can now donate this education for a child.
Video message from Hannes Schmid
December 20, 2022
Video message from Hannes: The last update of the year from Cambodia.
27.10 bis 30.10.2022: Smiling Gecko is at the International Contemporary Art Fair «Kunst 22 Zürich»
October 17, 2022
From 27th to 30th October 2022 we will have a stand at «Kunst 22 Zürich» in Hall 550 in Oerlikon. We are exhibiting pictures taken by our founder Hannes Schmid of the garbage collectors in Sihanoukville.
FOUR YOUNG CARPENTERS GRADUATE!
August 15, 2022
A reason to be happy on the Smiling Gecko Campus: Four of our carpenter apprentices have completed their training and are therefore well prepared for a life with prospects in Cambodia. Here we present the four.
ON AUGUST 25TH IS HANNES SCHMID IN OLTEN!
July 28, 2022
On August 25th, Hannes will give a lecture about the Smiling Gecko project as part of the exhibition “Mythos and Ethos” in the Capitol cinema in Olten. This is sure to be exciting.
FUNDRAISING DINNER IN THE «SABLIER ROOFTOP RESTAURANT»
July 28, 2022
In September, Mariya Un Noun is in Switzerland to collect donations for the Smiling Gecko Campus with her great “New Khmer Cuisine”. Be there!
STORM DESTRUCTIONS ON THE SMILING GECKO CAMPUS
July 27, 2022
We received bad news from Cambodia. In the early evening hours of June 30, the Smiling Gecko Campus was hit by a severe storm that lasted several hours, which unfortunately caused major damage to buildings and greenhouses, the Farmhouse Resort and the fields.
A JOYFUL DAY FOR OUR KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL CHILDREN
July 13, 2022
Last Wednesday, we surprised our kindergarten and primary school children with lots of fantastic books. The books were donated by the students of Lakeside School Horgen.
OUR JOINERY AT SRF1
July 4, 2022
Yesterday on Swiss television and already available on our website: the program “mitenand”, with a four-minute portrait of our Cambodian carpenter Pha, who received his training on our campus. Thank you, dear SRF, for being with us in Cambodia. The report turned out great.
A MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM CAMBODIA
April 20, 2022
The children of our school have recorded a new song. “Heal the World”, the ballad by Michael Jackson, which fits into these crazy times like no other song. Here is the video for it.
HUMANITARIAN AID STILL ESSENTIAL
April 18, 2022
The consequences of the corona pandemic are still omnipresent in Cambodia. In a country where there is practically no government support, people are still extremely dependent on the humanitarian aid of Smiling Gecko and other international NPOs. We make our contribution, which we must finance entirely from donations. That’s why
“A CONTAINER FULL OF MUSIC” ARRIVES AT SMILING GECKO
February 15, 2022
In November our “container full of music” filled with lots of pianos, drums, guitars, violins, trumpets and flutes started its journey to Cambodia. Now it has finally reached its destination. The children of our school enthusiastically received the instruments and now the instruments are given a second life, spending great
«MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE»
December 21, 2021
Once again, the students at our Education Campus rehearsed a Christmas song as a way to convey their thank you to you. The rehearsals and recordings of the well-known Christmas song “Merry Christmas Everyone” by Shakin’ Stevens were a welcomed-change for the children from their everyday life impacted by the
YEAR END REVIEW 2021
December 14, 2021
Smiling Gecko Campus YEAR END REVIEW 2021 Dear friends of Smiling Gecko The second Corona year is coming to an end and hereby, we would like to give you a short review of the past year with us in Cambodia. Unfortunately, the situation in Cambodia has not improved. Quite the
SGC HISF | EDUCATION CAMPUS finally open again
December 2, 2021
The Covid pandemic and its effects have now lasted much longer than anyone had hoped for at the beginning of the crisis, and the situation in Cambodia has continued to deteriorate in 2021. At our school, it’s been a difficult year as well.
Corona Video Blog – 04.08.2021 – Hannes Schmid
August 31, 2021
The situation has not improved; quite the contrary. In order to alleviate the acute situation, Smiling Gecko has been providing emergency humanitarian aid since the beginning of the Corona crisis in March 2020, supporting more than 400 families with over 2,400 family members in the area. Our emergency team regularly
CORONA VIDEO BLOG – 07.06.2021 – HANNES SCHMID
July 15, 2021
A particularly dramatic consequence of the pandemic, especially in rural areas – due to job loss, many families are deprived of their only source of income and without financial reserves, adults have to travel far in search of work.
WATER SCARCITY DURING THE DRY SEASON
July 6, 2021
Smiling Gecko supplies hundreds of families with clean drinking water during the dry season.
FAMILIE SARAM – PALMZUCKER BAUERN
June 30, 2021
Especially in the countryside around the Smiling Gecko area, many families suffer from existential hardship, food shortages and hunger. They are regularly supported by Smiling Gecko with food packages and medical care.
CORONA VIDEO BLOG – 06.22.2021 – HANNES SCHMID
June 22, 2021
As a result of health issues and the travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, Hannes Schmid was not able to travel to and stay in Cambodia for a long time after his last trip. Despite his compromised medical condition and age as well as the poor medical care facilities close
FAMILY KHUNG – ANT EGGS HUNTING
June 17, 2021
The consequences of the global pandemic are often felt even more dramatically in the poorest countries of the world than in Europe. For the people, the loss of a job often means the loss of the only source of income for an entire family.
FOUR YOUNG CARPENTERS GRADUATE!
August 15, 2022
A reason to be happy on the Smiling Gecko Campus: Four of our carpenter apprentices have completed their training and are therefore well prepared for a life with prospects in Cambodia. Here we present the four.
OUR JOINERY AT SRF1
July 4, 2022
Yesterday on Swiss television and already available on our website: the program “mitenand”, with a four-minute portrait of our Cambodian carpenter Pha, who received his training on our campus. Thank you, dear SRF, for being with us in Cambodia. The report turned out great.
