Cambodia

Children digging in the garbage dump of Stung Meanchey. Photo credit: PSE

Cambodia: For The Smile Of A Child

Life was bleak for Srin Yor. She had no food, no education and no future. Only one thing kept her going: the garbage dump. But as life would have it, things changed and Yor’s life is now shining at “Pour un Sourire d'Enfant” (PSE), a school supported by the World Food Programme (WFP).

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Overview

Cambodia is a developing country emerging from decades of civil conflict and economic stagnation and moving towards becoming a dynamic economy in the Association of South-East Asian Nations. Cambodia has achieved impressive economic growth since the mid-1990s and has made significant progress in reducing national poverty. It is ranked 139 out of 187 countries on the UNDP 2011 Human Development Index. According to the 2007 Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES), the poverty rate decreased from 35 percent in 2004 to 30 percent in 2007. The government's Commune Database estimates the 2010 poverty rate to be 25.8 percent. The proportion of the population living under the food poverty line is 18 percent according to data from the CSES.

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