Cambodia

Child survival, nutrition, and school enrollment are up in Cambodia in 2019, and child labor is down significantly. In recent years the Cambodian government has made strides to end child labor and improve safety, but because the country has one of the highest rates of slavery in the world, children there continue to be vulnerable to domestic violence and exploitation. Cambodian farmers need seasonal rains to water their crops, but the weather often brings damaging storms and floods as well. In 2019, over ten thousand homes were destroyed by natural disasters, most notably the flooding of the Mekong River. Crops and livestock were lost, and roads were damaged. And due to Cambodia’s inadequate sanitation infrastructure, survivors were left with contaminated water supplies that spread illness. The generosity of donors has improved services for 2.8 million people. Sanitation and hygiene has been a major point of emphasis. People in underserved rural villages have thousands of new, covered latrines. Thousands of children have learned critical hygiene skills like handwashing, and the availability of clean drinking water is rapidly expanding.