Situation in Cambodia

Government

multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy

Capital

Phnom Penh

Population

14,952,665 (July 2012 estimate)

Ethnic groups

Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%

Religion

Buddhist (official) 96,4%, Muslim 2,1%, other or unspecified 1,5% (1998 census)

Language

Khmer (official) 95%

Population Growth

1,687%

Life Expectancy at Birth

63,04 years

Infant Mortality

54,08 deaths/1,000 live births

Child Malnutrition

28,8%

Population Access to Safe Water

61%

Population Access to Sanitation

67%

Electricity Consumption

1,559 billion kWh

Literacy

73,6%

Internet Access

78,500 (0.5%)

GDP per capita

(PPP)

USD 2,200 (2011 estimate)

country comparison to the world: 186 (out of 226)

GDP Growth

6,1%

Consumer Price Index (annual % change) = Inflation

6%

Labor force
by occupation

Agriculture: 57,6%, Industry: 15,9%, Services: 26,5% (2009 estimate)

Poverty

31%

Human Development Index

139 out of 187 in 2011

Sources: CIA World Factbook, UNDP, UNICEF

 

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How we help

  • Children in remote areas of Cambodia study in unsafe or temporary buildings built by local communities. We renovate and build safe school facilities with some contribution from the communities (free labour, sand, stones, wood).
  • Children from poor families cannot continue education at high schools. We offer scholarships to students who have a strong desire and high motivation to pursue further education.
  • We implement school health promotion programmes with the involvement of parents, communities and teachers. 
  • Together with partner organizations we have established a training and mentoring system to improve mathematics teaching skill of teachers.
  • We build water tanks at schools to collect rain water during the rainy seasons to use during the dry seasons.
  • We install solar charging stations at school and enable villagers to load batteries. They pay a small fee for the service. A local 'solar committee' maintains the system. The income from the system is used for the school (e.g. stationary).
  • Together with local communities we build playgrounds for children at schools to have a safe place to play.

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