It took just one wrong step - and Chan Theth (14) was yet another person on the long list of mine victims in Cambodia. This is the story of a young boy who wanted to help his parents build a new house for the family. One day they went to the forest to find wood for the construction. Suddenly a land mine exploded under then 12 year old Theth - destroying his legs and injuring four other family members as well. In fractions of a second his future had changed.
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She was 17 years old and the main source of income for her family. But recently Chantha Sreymao was killed in an accident on Stung Meanchey - Phnom Penh’s garbage dump. Always eager to make money for her family, she ran too close to the garbage truck. Suddenly a large garbage bin fell off the truck and hit her head. She would have survived if her parents could afford medicine. But they had no money. Three hospitals refused to treat her. I attended her funeral.You can read my report in m...
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