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Cambodia’s Youth Debate Champion Helps Young People Find Their Voice

Posted by  on Monday, April 17th 2017     
Linda Eang won first prize in the International Republican Institute’s televised debate series Next Generation in 2014. / IRI

Meet Linda Eang, a young Cambodian woman who won a televised debate competition. Linda recounts her journey from a shy girl to a debate champion and the first woman president of her university student senate.

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Empowering Vulnerable Communities in Cambodia

Posted by  on Monday, February 20th 2017     
Provincial Workshop on Promotion Land Rights, Natural Resource Rights and Legal enforcement, Help at Steung Treng province in 2016 (Latt Ky on the right). /ADHOC

In commemoration of World Day of Social Justice, meet Latt Kay, who was inspired to fight for the same social justice his family was denied, and is now leading efforts to empower vulnerable or marginalized rural communities that have been affected by land rights violations in Cambodia.

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Empowering Voters One Mobile Phone at a Time

Posted by  on Monday, September 14th 2015     
Access to the internet is increasing rapidly across Cambodia and outpacing the research on total users, especially for young people using free wi-fi available at many locations across the nation’s capital. / Chandy Mao, USAID

Around the world, USAID is leveraging increasingly affordable technologies to improve access to information for citizens even in the most repressive countries, helping create space for civil society to develop.

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Looking Down Supply Chains to Counter Human Trafficking

Posted by  on Thursday, July 30th 2015     
Senior Counter-Trafficking in Persons Fellow Marina Colby for DCHA/DRG presents at the Regional Conference on Information Communication Technology to Combat Human Trafficking in Bangkok. / @USAIDAsia Twitter

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, USAID recognizes human trafficking as a major violation of human rights. To better identify and counter human trafficking in supply chains, USAID is pioneering an initiative called Supply Unchained.

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Truth, Justice and Development

Posted by  on Tuesday, March 24th 2015     
Guatemalan citizens demand justice and truth. / USAID/Guatemala

Today is the International Day for the Dignity of Victims. USAID joins those honoring the victims and survivors of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, sexual violence, mass displacement, and other rights violations.

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Tackling Malaria and Other Transboundary Challenges in the Lower Mekong through Regional Cooperation

Posted by  on Friday, November 15th 2013     

More than 60 million people live in the lower Mekong River basin and currently struggle with drug-resistant malaria.

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Smarter, Healthier, Wealthier – Helping Rural Cambodians Live Better Lives

Posted by  on Thursday, October 17th 2013     

Agriculture is of huge importance to Cambodia and USAID’s support is helping farmers become more successful by introducing new techniques. Read more >>

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Doubling Incomes and Impact in Cambodia

Posted by  on Friday, August 9th 2013     

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia discusses the growth he’s seen in Cambodia under President Obama’s Feed the Future initiative. Read more >>

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Harnessing the Power of Regional Cooperation to Drive Progress in Southeast Asia

Posted by  on Thursday, July 18th 2013     

USAID in Southeast Asia is helping to support equitable growth in the areas of agriculture and food security, connectivity, education, energy security, environment and water, and health. Read more >>

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What I Saw and Learned in Southeast Asia and Why I Left Inspired

Posted by  on Thursday, June 6th 2013     

Chelsea Clinton reflects on her travels across Southeast Asia, delivering clean water as part of Procter & Gamble’s Clinton Global Initiative commitment in Myanmar. Read more >>

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