Cambodia

Today, most Cambodians live in extreme poverty, with more than 77 percent of the population earning less than $2 a day. (1) Women and children disproportionately bear the burden of intermittent employment and limited access to health and education services.

Sexual and domestic violence are also realities within Cambodian society. Extreme poverty, low levels of literacy, gender inequities, alcoholism, and a history of civil war are all contributing factors. Cambodia also experiences significant internal and cross-border trafficking, being a country of origin, transit, and destination for victims of human trafficking.

Despite such deeply embedded violence and hopelessness, Hagar is at work to break those cycles and offer new avenues of freedom. In Cambodia, Hagar programs restore hope and dignity to women and children from very dark places. 

Hagar Cambodia children's programs:
In Cambodia, children come to Hagar from a variety of backgrounds.  Some have been abandoned, some born with disabilities, and others abused by people they love.  The common denominator is that each child has been cast out, and each child needs time to heal.  Services include residential care, trauma counseling, and education.

Read more about how Hagar's Aftercare Program is creating leaders.

Hear Damien's Walsh Howling's testimony, after his visit to the children's program.

Hagar Cambodia women's programs:
Women from backgrounds of domestic violence, destitution, trafficking, and other forms of human rights abuse require a holistic approach to achieve true healing.  Hagar provides counseling, literacy education, job readiness skills, and vocational training.  Then, many women have their first formal work experience at Hagar Catering and Facilities Management, Hagar's social enterprise in Phnom Penh. 

With your help, Hagar has created many avenues through which women and children are released from despair and bondage, ensuring that - like the biblical Hagar - they will no longer be forgotten.

1 2009 Datasheet ; Population Reference Bureau

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