The first thing you notice about Kosal [Name has been changed to protect anonymity] is his quiet yet dignified demeanour which belies his sharp wit and incredible intelligence. At 15 years old, Kosal bears an innocence uncommon in young people…
Koeun Chantha Piseth, a seven-year-old boy identified with Autism, lives at Boeung Khna village of the Bakan district in Pursat province (western part of the country). Living with a younger sister, his father is a driver for a private company,…
Sounan is a 27-year-old teacher. Her school, located in one of the districts of Phnom Penh, benefits from cooperation between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the Rabbit School organisation, a partner of Action Education. Born in Takeo…
PHNOM PENH – Uong An, the vice president of the Angkol community, launched the second phase of a campaign to preserve sea crabs in Kep and Kampot provinces on July 1, as Cambodia celebrated National Fish Day. For one month,…
NHUL Seanghai, known as Heng, 12 years old, is a student in grade 5 at Bacprea Primary School (A floating school). His parents live in the Tonle Sap Lake area and are fisherfolk and fishing gear makers. His parents have…
Thul Say, a girl aged 13 years old, studying in grade 3 at Prek Tanen Primary School in the fisherman’s village, has a story to share. She is the first child of 5 siblings. As fishermen, her parents migrated to…
In Cambodia, children with disabilities face social stigma. Many never make it to school. However, through a partnership between Education Above All Foundation (EAA) through its global programme of the Educate A Child (EAC), and Aide et Action (AEA), the Cambodian Consortium for…
PHNOM PENH – Access to books can be complicated in rural areas, causing potential limitations to children’s imagination and abilities to read in their adult life. But the pupils of the Khum Koh Chivaing Primary School, who struggle to put…
Life can be difficult for an indigenous child in north-eastern Cambodia. Approximately nine tribes live in a remote tropical forest and plantation, subsisting on rice cultivation and traditional farm practices. People live in small communities made up of huts and…
KAMPOT PROVINCE – The first young female oyster researcher in Cambodia hopes to introduce oyster farming techniques in coastal communities to transform traditional oyster catching that is risky for livelihoods to a safer method of earning income by selling natural…