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- 1. Tu Mach & Leela Joy The Cambodian Assistance & Cultural Preservation Project
- 2. Cambodia is a small country, slightly smaller than Oklahoma state, in Southeast Asia. It borders Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and the Gulf of Thailand
- 4. King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni The King in Cambodia has little political power now but serves as a symbol
- 5. Brief Cambodian History: • Cambodia was part of French Indochina since 1887 up to 1953 • 1964 Vietnam War spills into Cambodia • 1969-1973 S. Vietnam and USA invade Cambodia and conduct secret bombing • 1970 -1975 Civil war and bombing from Khmer Rouge • 1974 Bombard in Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge • April 13, 1975 America flees Cambodia • April 1975, Khmer Rouge orders total evacuation of all cities • 1975-1979 Forced labor, starvation, torture and execution • 1979 Vietnamese invade and run Khmer Rouge out. New Government is set up
- 6. 1964 Vietnam War spills into Cambodia
- 10. 1969 - 1973 S. Vietnam and USA invade Cambodia and conduct secret bombing
- 15. Estimates of 150,000 – 500,000 Cambodian civilians killed from U.S. bombing 1969 - 1973
- 16. 1970 -1975 Civil War and Bombing from Khmer Rouge
- 28. The Khmer Rouge turned Cambodia to “Year Zero” 1975-1979
- 29. Khmer Rouge Invade Phnom Penh
- 30. April 1975, Khmer Rouge orders total evacuation of all cities
- 31. Evacuation of Phnom Penh
- 33. Forced March to country- side
- 34. Phnom Penh became a dead city
- 35. Pol Pot “set out to purify the revolution of foreign influences” and return to an agrarian
- 36. They banned all institutions, including stores, banks, hospitals, schools, religion, and the family
- 37. In Labor camps everyone was forced to work 14-16 hours a day, everyday
- 40. Children were separated from their parents to work in mobile groups or as soldiers
- 42. People were fed one watery bowl of soup with a few grains of rice thrown in a day
- 43. Governmental officials, intellectuals, professionals, monks, religious leaders, and their families were tortured and executed
- 46. 17,000 were tortured & killed and only 7 survived
- 48. Like the Nazi’s, the Khmer Rouge photographed and documented their victims and forced confessions
- 49. Torture Cell
- 54. Living Quarters
- 58. 1979 the Vietnamese invaded and pushed the Khmer Rouge out. The Vietnamese then occupied Cambodia for 10 years
- 59. The atrocities of the Khmer Rouge were then discovered
- 60. Mass graves, aka “Killing fields”
- 62. Hundreds of killing fields were discovered
- 63. From 1975-1979 at least 1.7 million (1/3 population) Cambodians died from execution, forced labor, torture, and starvation
- 66. Cambodia's people then face further misery and death, as international political rows delay the delivery of vital aid
- 71. Effects of years of War, Genocide and Poverty on Cambodia Today
- 72. Economics
- 73. Primary occupation: 77.5% agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing
- 74. Population living below poverty line 40% vs. 12% in USA Per capita income: $2,200 (2005)
- 75. Health Effects
- 76. Health Care System: • Infrastructure was abolished during Khmer Rouge • Facilities destroyed • Equipment unusable • 50 medical doctors survived the Khmer Rouge
- 77. The Coverage Plan created in 1995 had the intentions to build hospitals and clinics based on each districts population. Due to widespread corruptions and inability to manage effectively private organization were contracted to run and update the current health care system
- 78. Problems with Health Care System: • Low work salary for all health care providers • Informal charging by staff • High out of pocket expenditure • No health insurance • Insufficient medical training • Low perceived quality of services • Limited access in countryside • Abundance of private medical services in the cities leading to over prescriptions • Lack of patient bill of rights
- 79. “ Expenditure on health care is one of the main reasons people are pushed into poverty- they have to sell off assets to pay for services.” Indu Bhushan ADB Principal Project Economist
- 80. Life expectancy: 59.29 yrs vs.. 77.85 yrs in USA
- 81. Infant mortality rate: 68.78 deaths / 1000 live births vs.. 6.43 deaths / 1000 live births in USA
- 82. Inadequate nutrition: 50% of children under 5 years are malnourished
- 83. HIV / AIDS prevalence: 2.6% vs. 0.6% USA (2003)
- 84. 70 % of population don’t have access to safe drinking water
- 85. Common Health Problems • Respiratory infections (TB) • Diarrhea • Dengue fever • Malaria • Hepatitis A & B • High maternal and infant mortality • Vaccine preventable diseases • Preventable illnesses due to poor environmental and sanitary awareness • Psychological illnesses (PTSD, depression, anxiety)
- 86. Cambodia is one of the most heavily land- mined countries in the world
- 88. An estimation of 500,000 to 10 million unexploded land mines still exists in Cambodia today
- 91. The Cambodia Assistance and Cultural Preservation Project
- 92. Goals: To conduct charity projects following the traditional Buddhist and Cambodian cultural practices and aims to support and preserve what is left of these traditions after years of war, genocide and poverty
- 94. • Projects began in March of 2003 through our family ties in Cambodia • The family in Cambodia assist with the projects by selecting who, where and how to donate and carry out the projects • The US connections collect donations (clothes and
- 95. Past Projects
- 96. March 2003 • Rice donations in Bakheng Village • Distribution of clothes, medicine and money
- 97. January 2004
- 98. Distributions of packages containing food, clothes, money and medicine to poor families in country side
- 101. Provided funds for the completion of Bakheng Village Temple
- 102. November 2005
- 103. Preparing food for monk offering
- 104. Feeding 64 monks
- 105. Pursat Province Distribution of clothes, school uniforms, food, mosquito nets, medicine, blankets and money
- 106. Phnom Penh City Dump
- 107. These people live and salvage scrap metals and other items for a few cents a day. They are exposed to harmful toxins, communicable diseases and injury from improper clothing
- 114. $550 USD passed out to the families of the city dump
- 115. Rice Donation November 2005 $750 worth of rice distributed
- 116. April 2006
- 117. Kompong Speu Village
- 118. Distributed clothes, 200+ loaves of bread, 174 tooth brushes and money
- 119. • This village mainly consists of rice farmers They live in extensive poverty because their only means of income is rice production
- 122. Due to limited resources and farming techniques the villagers are only able to produce one harvest of rice per year
- 123. Children are expected to contribute to the family livelihood by assisting with farming, fishing and selling found goods limiting their chances of primary and higher education
- 124. Rice Donations in Bakheng Village • 37 bags, 50 kilograms/bag • Distributed to over 70 families
- 125. Transporting Rice
- 126. The size of the families range from 5- 12 members in a household
- 127. These families only have meager means of support and inconsistent income, such as begging, selling found goods, working as household servants, etc.
- 128. How You Can Help • Click on “Contact Us” or “How You Can Help” and donate. Thank you!
Editor's Notes
- #15: U.S. soldiers survey the Cambodian town of SnuĹŹl after it has been almost completely flattened by U.S. bombers.