Why motorbikes are vital in Cambodia
When you exit the tourist trail in Cambodia, you enter a world completely unreachable by car. Villages in remote areas are connected by narrow, rugged tracks that wind through mountains, jungles and…
Thant’s making the most of his second chance
At 10 years old, Thant (pictured above) faced a decision that no Grade 5 student should have to make. He had to decide whether he wanted to stay in a school where he was routinely caned for falling…
Canals feed 500 rural families in Vietnam
Nhung recalls the constant struggle of trying to raise a family-of-six on a small farm with an unreliable water source. “We could grow only one rice crop per year on half of the land while the…
Combatting youth unemployment in Cambodia
“I was just like a frog in a well. I could not see the world, just the sky above me,” says 24-year-old Kdeb from rural Cambodia. Youth unemployment is a major problem in Cambodia, especially…