Why Do We Sell The Pumps And Not Give Them Away?
Our goal is not to distribute pumps — it is to help people create small enterprises. When a person makes an investment, she or he is committed to making a better future. KickStart’s, (the pump manufacturer and recipient of TIME Magazine 2009 – 25 Responsibility Pioneers award and an invited participant to the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative), impact monitoring data shows that over 80% of pumps bought are used to create jobs and income. The same research shows less than 30% of pumps given away are used to create a business. The research indicates that people who invest in the pumps have made a commitment to improving the lives of their families.
Your contribution of $50 will help BB2C reduce the cost of the Super MoneyMaker Pump from $140 to $90. A contribution of $10 will help reduce the cost of the little brother MoneyMaker Hip Pump from $45 to $35. Help us build a truly sustainable pathway out of poverty for one family by making a donation using your credit card or mailing a check to:
Brooklyn Bridge to Cambodia, Inc.
20 Sidney Place, Suite 3A
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Help Cambodia Heal
Cambodia and its people are still reeling from the aftermath of the U.S. and Vietnam conflict. The Viet Cong were driven into Cambodia by U.S. forces, who pursued them and dropped 500,000 tons of bombs in Cambodia. The founder’s son’s birth village was tragically affected by the bombing. Because of the disruption in Cambodia’s political system, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge easily took over the country and began some of the worst atrocities suffered in modern history. Pol Pot emptied cities and executed anyone with an education or with an occupation that would subvert his goals of forming a society without Western influence. Between 20% and 25% of the population were murdered (estimates range from 850,000 to 2 million people were killed). The physical, social and economic infrastructure of the country were destroyed.
The Pol Pot regime was toppled in 1979, but the after effects – decimated families, fractured economy, government corruption, a land laced with mines, a terrorized population, extreme poverty and hunger, no education or industry, a large displaced and homeless population – are still a part of Pol Pot’s legacy. There continues to be vast problems in medical care and education because much of the medical personnel and teachers were murdered.
