Category: Cambodia
Food Sovereignty: Cooling a Warming World – A Photo Story from Cambodia
by Anisa | Sep 20, 2023 | Cambodia, Climate & Environment, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Photo | 0
Cambodia, like many developing nations, relies heavily on agriculture for its economy. However,...
Read MoreCambodia. Rubber Plantations, Protected Areas, REDD+ and Other Threats: A Dramatic Loss for Forest Dwellers
by Anisa | May 3, 2023 | Cambodia, Climate & Environment, Corporate Accountability, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis | 0
by Ridan Sun Originally published here for the World Rainforest Movement. Twenty-five years...
Read MoreLand Grabs and Injustice: The Struggles of Families in Tamol Leu Community
by Anisa | Apr 27, 2023 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Power and Democracy | 0
by Ridan Sun Mrs. Toun Seng, a 55-year-old resident of the Tamol Leu community, shared her...
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Ms. Keo Vannak from Lor Peang village, Taches commune, Kampong Tralach district, Kampong Chhnang Province.
Voices from the International Women’s Day Celebration in Cambodia
by Anisa | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0
On March 8th, women around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, a day to...
Read MoreEmpowering Women in Rural Cambodia: Highlights from the International Women’s Day Celebration
by Anisa | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0
Around 150 people from six villages gathered in the Lorpeang and Pich Chengva communities in...
Read MoreAGPA 2022: People-Centered: Addressing ASEAN Crises Together
by Anisa | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, Climate & Environment, Event, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Systemic Alternatives | 0
The first ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly (AGPA) was organized in 2012, where it successfully...
Read MoreInterview with Mrs. Om Samath — Agroecology Practice for Sustainable Livelihoods
by Anisa | Oct 31, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region | 0
Interviewed by Phun Phearun, translation by Ridan Sun. The Starting point of practicing...
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Ms. Saing Siem at Women’s Dialogue Program: The Concept of Gender Justice and Social Justice in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 30th August 2022. Photo by Phun Phearun.
Bridging the Voices of Local Communities — An Interview with Saing Siem
by Anisa | Aug 31, 2022 | Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0
By Ros Sokunthy As the head of Achangrong Sameithmey Agricultural Community in Kampong Chhnang...
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Ou Ach Kok Village, Ou Sandan Commune, Krakor District, Pursat Province. 5th September 2021. Photo by: Sun Ridan
Impact of redistributing flooded forestland around Tonle Sap Lake
by Anisa | Jul 28, 2022 | Cambodia, Climate & Environment, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Power and Democracy | 0
by Sun Ridan Tonle Sap is the heart of Cambodia. Every year, the Mekong River floods and causes...
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Ms. Krang Lanh, Bunong indigenous woman from Romeas village, Sre kor commune, Sesan district, Strung Treng Province, Cambodia.
In Photos: The Life and Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia
by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | 1Post Types, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region | 0
A group of around 50 indigenous families from a community of indigenous peoples in Romeas...
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Chhoeun Ratha, a land rights’ activist, is a 40-year-old widow with three children, living in the Ou Vor Preng community land in Battambang province.
Fighting for Land Rights in Cambodia — Interview with Chhoeun Ratha
by Anisa | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Women | 0
Leading the Charge For more than ten years, I’ve been involved in various reclamation...
Read MoreThe Situation of Cambodian Working-Class Women and Their Struggle in the Face of the Covid-19 Pandemic
by Sokunthy Ros | May 18, 2022 | Cambodia, FOCUS Dispatch, Mekong Region, Opinion/Analysis, Women | 0
by Ros Sokunthy Regardless of the fact that it is the twenty-first century, Cambodian...
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