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Cambodia Medical Mission 2025 From July 28 to August 1, 2025, we returned to the floating villages and remote communities of Cambodia for our 5th Annual Medical Mission. Five years ago, we stepped into these waters for the first time, unsure of how far our hearts and hands could reach. Today, we look back in awe — …
In the heartwarming town of Kampong Chhnang, nestled in Cambodia, lived a remarkable little girl named Tao (pseudonym). She possessed an insatiable curiosity, a radiant spirit, and an indomitable drive, despite the multitude of hardships that life had presented her. She spent every single day wandering the streets or in the village with no one …
The Inspiring Story of Tao: Overcoming Obstacles Through Education Read More »
The Cambodia Khmer New Year begins on April 14 this year and soon the air will be filled with the smell of fireworks, streets thronged with crowds adorned in their best costumes while traditional dances, foods and fun activities will be gracing the country in these three auspicious days. The Khmer New Year is based …
Celebrating Cambodia’s New Year with New Beginnings Read More »
The yearly wet monsoon season in Cambodia brings stormy wind and rain from June through December. The Mekong river water then overflows into the Tonle Sap Lake. This powerful overflow can expand the lake water volume by fivefold, and raise the lake water level from 1 to 10 meters in some places, in effect causing …
Thanksgiving is a time of reflection on the things we are most grateful for and a deeper sense of connection to the people that brings meaning to our lives. It is the time to be thankful, a time to remember, and to embrace those who enrich our lives. We’re thankful for a lot of things, …
Têt Nguyen Dan literally means the first morning of the first day of the new period. More simply known as “Têt,” it is Viet Nam’s version of the Lunar New Year and is celebrated by millions of Vietnamese all around the world to celebrate the Year of the Tiger, beginning February 1, 2022. Because of …
The day has come, after nearly two years, in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, and overcoming many adversity, our dream of building a school for the Stateless Vietnamese Children living in Cambodia has come true. On November 1, 2021, we opened our school doors and began our first lesson for the children and their …
By Prak Chan ThulPHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh on Saturday began overseeing the dismantling of “floating home” communities on the banks of the Tonle Sap River over the objections of longtime residents who say they have nowhere else to go. For generations, the floating wooden houseboats of Phnom Penh have been …
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The next time you see a single penny on the ground, whether you make the effort to pick it up or not, I invite you to think of the two young sisters flanking Jocelyn and Mai Khanh in the photo below. What is the deal with a single penny, you ask? Because it takes each …
Exploited or Liberated…Your Call Entirely By Richard Botkin Read More »
Introduction Ethnic Vietnamese living in Cambodia represents the largest stateless group of people anywhere in the world. Many have lived in Cambodia for generations. Others came there on their way to escape Vietnam in 1975. Yet their plight is almost completely unknown and the world is largely unaware of their sufferings. As stateless people, ethnic …
