When the project started in 2003, this isolated community in Cambodia faced multiple challenges. A lack of access to education and low family incomes made it difficult for children to reach their potential. Malnutrition and a lack of healthcare services led to frequent ill-health. Children, especially girls, were at risk of human trafficking and many were affected by domestic violence.
Thanks to your support, children in the Cholkiri community have improved access to quality education, child protection, healthcare and nutritious food. This would not have been possible without the generosity of child sponsors like you.
Disclaimer: The before and after achievements are from World Vision reports and other related government documents. The achievements represent change over various time periods within the program lifecycle when our work to address each specific development challenge took place.
Newly-built toilets and a campaign to end open defecation have helped to improve hygiene and reduce illness.
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Communities learnt to purify their drinking water to reduce the rate of waterborne diseases.
Newly-built toilets and a campaign to end open defecation helped tackle the problem of diseases spread through human waste, improving the health of children and families.
89 percent of people are now purifying drinking water by boiling or filtering, up from 46 percent.
Mothers are more likely to breastfeed their babies and attend antenatal and postnatal health appointments.
The rate of mothers giving birth in clinics or hospitals increased sharply, which helped reduce the rate of infant and maternal injury and death.
85 percent of children are fully vaccinated, up from 60 percent.
School enrolments were increased by improving family incomes, making education affordable.
Seven pre-schools were established, teachers were trained in up-to-date teaching and learning techniques, and the rate of child literacy almost doubled.
A project to increase incomes by training families in animal-rearing and agricultural techniques meant more families were able to afford education, leading to an increase in school enrolments.
- Kimsang, youth leader and student