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Protected: Empathy in Action: Illuminating Lives in Cambodia
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One Act of Love at a Time: Richard Botkin’s Inspiring Legacy
In the depths of a world often overshadowed by darkness and despair, where hope flickers like a dying ember, there exists a beacon of light—a radiant soul who personifies kindness,

Empowering Change: Celebrating the Impact of Your Generosity on Children’s Education
We hope this message finds you in the best of spirits, as we share with you the incredible joy and triumph that filled the air last Friday, June 23, 2023.

Inauguration Of Our School
It’s Official! On May 4, 2022, an inauguration ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of a school for the stateless Vietnamese children living in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yksz7HH01I “We’re soo

The Inspiring Story of Tao: Overcoming Obstacles Through Education
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,

Celebrating Cambodia’s New Year with New Beginnings
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

The Quiet Flood
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

A Time of Reflection for all our Blessings
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

“Tet” a Celebration of Rebirth!
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

Going to School for the First Time
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

Inside Cambodia’s Floating Village, Where 40% of People Are Ethnic Vietnamese
Chong Kneas floating village, only 15 kilometers south of Siem Reap, is one of hundreds that line Tonle Sap Lake. Tens of thousands of families live in these clustered homes,

Cambodia begins evicting floating homes amid protests
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

Exploited or Liberated…Your Call Entirely By Richard Botkin
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

Cambodia Medical Mission by Dr. Mai-Khanh Tran
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

Land allotted for Kampong Chhnang boat people must be rented
Kampong Chhnang deputy provincial governor Sun Sovannarith reaffirmed that the 40ha the provincial authorities allocated to Vietnamese boat people is Cambodian national Ros Chamroeun’s private land. He said there was

Smith calls for fairness in evicting VN families
The UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith, on Thursday called on the government to be fair and transparent when handling the issue of the evicted Vietnamese

Minister defends relocation
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Thursday defended the actions of Cambodian authorities in relocating Vietnamese nationals living in houseboats on the Tonle Sap river in Kampong Chhnang province, saying the

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