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Category: Familial Support

A Family’s Business Venture

Julian April 28, 2024 0 Comments
After the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 70s, Cambodia was wiped out of most of its infrastructure and educational institutions. People who were educated or considered as such were actively targeted and executed during the genocide, leaving behind a traumatized and torn Cambodia, that has had to rebuild itself from scratch. This is the reason, why many people of that generation never had the...

Constructing a Bathroom for a Family in Need

Julian March 17, 2024 0 Comments
According to the Cambodian Ministry of Rural Development, 25% of Cambodia’s population, or more than 3 million people, lacked access to toilets in 2020. This means, that a quarter of the country’s population still has to defecate in the open, which puts families and children at risk of contracting various diseases and infections. Access to clean water and proper sanitation are key factors in...

Kid’s and Leakana’s Son’s Medical Condition

Julian February 11, 2024 0 Comments
Many Cambodian families barely earn enough money to get by every single month, which makes it difficult to save up for any future endeavors or prepare for times of hardship. Especially medical emergencies often put families in financial crisis and debt, and many never recover from these tragedies. Kid has been working hard to provide for his loved ones and build a beautiful future for his wife...

Srey Pit is a Certified Makeup Artist

Julian December 17, 2023 0 Comments
Two years ago, we helped Srey Pit enroll in a beauty school in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. After many years of being the sole provider for her grandmother and her cousin, constantly taking up low-paying jobs like working at a casino or selling street food, this was a way for Srey Pit to follow her childhood dream and focus on her own education. She had always had an eye for beauty and dreamt...

Tackling Food Insecurity

Julian December 03, 2023 0 Comments
Did you know, that, according to the United Nations, Cambodia is still one of the ten most underdeveloped countries in the world? While urban areas like the capital Phnom Penh and the tourist hotspot Siem Reap show economic growth and rapid development in terms of infrastructure, educational institutions, and international work opportunities, the 75% of Cambodia’s population that live in the...