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Category: Health Care

Supporting a Small Family in Rural Cambodia

Julian June 29, 2025 0 Comments
8-year-old Chang has unfortunately already had to endure much hardship in his young life and is growing up with his grandmother in a rural, poverty-stricken village. His grandmother, Chantha, has found it incredibly difficult to keep herself and her grandson afloat. The two live in a small tin shack that – like 70% of the rural Cambodian population still today – has no reliable access to...

Kid’s Mother’s Health Battle

Julian November 24, 2024 0 Comments
From the beginning, one of our main goals has been providing health care and covering medical expenses for our students and families in need. Since health-related subjects are extremely personal, however, we have chosen never to post about these projects. Kid is 27 years old and works as a machine operator at one of Cambodia’s biggest steel and aluminum companies. After losing his father, Kid...

Helping a Single Mother in Need

Julian August 31, 2024 0 Comments
There is a strong connection between poverty and gender. Women and children are at a much higher risk of sliding into extreme poverty due to a multitude of reasons, mainly the fact that developing countries like Cambodia don’t have any social welfare programs set in place to support those in need. Chanthou was five months pregnant with her second child when her husband left her. She suddenly...

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...