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Cambodia 2003 -- Ten years after its first "free and fair" election |
Cambodia has changed drastically since emerging from three decades of war, genocide, fear and destruction. Basic peace and security has replaced anarchy and law and order has begun to find a home. Millions and millions of dollars from foreign governments and aid organizations have poured in and been spent on 'development' activities. Garment factories produce clothes for Gap and American Eagle Outfitters and provide $50-per-month jobs to thousands of young women. Tourists visit the killing fields and the ruins of Angkor Wat. Cement has easily replaced wood as the building material of choice. Traffic jams, along with newer and bigger motorcycles, provide some evidence of economic development. But a few kilometers outside Phnom Penh, electric wires end, access to good schools diminishes, clinics are rare, jobs are non-existent, markets offer fewer goods, life pretty much remains day-to-day survival. Cambodia ranks at or near the bottom of Asian countries in most economic and quality of life indicators. |
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| Eleven million people live in Cambodia, a small country about the size of the American state of Missouri. Education, technical training and skills development are crucial to rebuild the capacity of people to improve their lives and to help the country develop. Cambodia's once rich natural resources--minerals, forests and fish--were greatly depleted during decades of civil war and turmoil. Most of the country's economy is spurred on by tourism, garment factories and international aid. |
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Contact information: Tim and Darlene Ratzloff |
Support information: Mt. View Community Church |
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