This project with long-term BGR partner Rachana aims to improve food security, health, gender equity, children’s educational opportunities, and living conditions for poor families and vulnerable individuals in rural Cambodia. While Cambodia has made great progress in reducing poverty over the past decade, extreme poverty remains widespread. The Covid pandemic increased food insecurity among
CATALYST Educational Support for Young Women in Cambodia 2024
Yen Yen Lim2024-11-06T15:41:58-08:00Lotus Outreach International (LOI), a BGR partner since 2009, works to improve the lives of women and girls in Cambodia through initiatives that increase girls’ access to education. LOI’s Cambodian Tertiary Education and Leadership Youth Training (CATALYST) program supports qualified high school graduates from some of the poorest families in rural Cambodia as they continue
Rice 4 Education Project in Cambodia 2024
Yen Yen Lim2024-10-07T02:37:57-07:00Lotus Outreach International (LOI), a trusted BGR partner since 2009, works to improve the lives of women and girls in Cambodia and India through initiatives that increase girls’ access to education. The organization also provides counseling and safe havens for victims of trafficking and domestic violence, and supports women’s economic empowerment through skills training
Early Years Behind Bars and Prison Nutrition Program in Cambodia 2024
Yen Yen Lim2024-11-06T16:22:26-08:00Under Cambodian law, children under the age of 3 can live in prisons with their mothers. Children experience difficult prison conditions at a crucial point in their development. Pregnant women are not provided with pre- and post-natal care and are often forced to return to prison one day after giving birth. LICADHO, the Cambodian