Improving the lives of Khmer Rouge survivors

Survivors of the Khmer Rouge period are among the most vulnerable people in Cambodia because of their health conditions, disabilities, poor education and socio-economic status compared to the rest of the country. To improve the welfare of these survivors, Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) has initiated targeted interventions that raise public health awareness and access to public health services for them.

DC-Cam’s project has three lines of effort. First, it will conduct field research on survivor welfare conditions, particularly in remote communities. Second, the project will conduct activities that improve the health, welfare, and wellbeing of survivors. Activities will include basic education on preventative health and hygiene, and improved access to health care facilities as well as opportunities for socialising and connecting with other survivors and the disabled for improved wellbeing.

Finally, the project will conduct activities that translate the information and research of DC-Cam’s work into public awareness. DC-Cam is a ‘grassroots’-focused organisation because most Cambodians live in provincial and rural (rather than urban) environments, and grassroots actions correspond to, and enable, the empowerment of marginalised people, which is the essence of ‘democracy in-action.’

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