This story begins in 2004 when we arrived in Camabodia for my spouse to take up her appointment as Canadian Ambassador to Cambodia. I continued to manage my HQ team in Canada and then to run our High Commission in Brunei. I had with a few months off in 2006-07 and earlier had found an excellent book "Kbach: A Study Of Khmer Ornamentation", published by Reyum Publishing. 
When I sought permission to use some of the designs for a few windows, they told me they also had an Art institute. We agreed that I would train nine of the institute's graduates in working with glass. We spent two fun filled months together working in a courtyard in downtown Phnom Penh. the end of training exhibit raised $C4,500that was used to get more supplies and tools. This project was funded by my spouse and I.