Active Volunteering in Cambodia and Beyond With Dave Richter | TNN14

The New Nomad

What better way to appreciate what you have than giving back to those who are in need? It is true that we find happiness and contentment in helping others reach their dreams, may it be as simple as rebuilding their houses or as grand as traveling the world. It is innate to us as humans to have this urge to be of service to others. That is exactly what David Richter did, as is still doing to this point. Being one of the board members of Tabitha Foundation, a foundation that helps enable Cambodia’s poorest of the poor to recognize and develop inherent skills that will allow them to live a respected and dignified life.

In this episode of The New Nomad, David joins Andrew Jernigan and Allen Koski in sharing what it really means to give back to the world. Working with their hands in building houses and educating people, our three travelers with big hearts spared no detail in regaling their experience in Cambodia and other places too. This is a The New Nomad episode that would really inspire you to take a step back and appreciate the basics that you have that other people consider luxury.
[2:16] The stakeholders and stockholders

[5:24] How lucky we indeed are

[10:34] Children know no race

[16:38] When a spear hits a shield

[19:15] If you’ve got something on your bucket list, get going

[21:30] Inspiring people to go on an adventure
GUEST BIO:

In 1967, David Richter, age 10, returned to suburban Westchester County, N.Y., from Kenya, where he had lived for two years while his father served as deputy country director for the Peace Corps. He spent the early 1980’s working in a refugee camp in Phanat Nikom, Thailand, and met hundreds of Cambodian refugees. Hearing their harrowing escape and survival stories was devastating, David supports their cause whenever he learns of an organization that is working to rebuild their country and mend their hearts.
David went to Cambodia with his family in 2004 and returned seven times to build houses under the auspices of the Tabitha Foundation, a community development nonprofit based in Phnom Penh. Dave serves on the Tabitha U.S.A. board and, in March, led a 16-member team back to Cambodia. Through this foundation, Dave has been leading groups of volunteer “builders” to Cambodia to build houses for families who can’t afford them (prior experience not required). For the past 7 years, Dave works together with teams of volunteers and he says, “this is an incredibly moving experience – both humbling and exhilarating.”

David Richter Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-richter-0ba148/
Website: https://www.richterintl.com/
Website: https://tabitha-cambodia.org/programmes/family_partnership_list/sort:name/direction:asc
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