Cambodia is Open

by Vichhay (Chai)
Founder at TravelED Asia

During the past few years, Cambodia has done exceptionally well in rolling out vaccinations and keeping Covid numbers down. I was proud to see Cambodia up there with wealthy nations regarding the percentage of the population who were first double, then triple, and now quadruple vaccinated. 

Over the past three years, though, we as a country and its people have struggled financially. The tourism industry that supports Cambodia’s economy has been decimated. There wasn’t a time in my memory when Siem Reap was so empty. The temples of Angkor were reminiscent of their forgotten period. It was like no one had discovered them. Now, things are starting to change. The world is starting to explore Cambodia again. We are a safe country to visit, and our borders are open.

During this time, I saw the hardship that my community was facing. It was comforting, though that during this very challenging time, the communities we work with and the organisations we support banded together. The community clinics and physical rehabilitation centres we partner with worked through really challenging times with limited resources, however kept their doors open. School Directors and Teachers we work with became community organizers for vaccination campaigns. This Life Cambodia, one of our partner organisations, created new and improved ways of getting support out to children, families and communities. They released research on the impacts of Covid-19, domestic violence, and microfinance, along with a very important piece of research titled – No Place For A Child – Alternatives to imprisoning Children in Cambodia https://issuu.com/this-life-ngo/docs/booklet_eng-issuu?fr=sODExNjI5MDgxNDI . Many of our university partners have supported their research in the past on this very topic. 

Now, moving forward, we are ready to continue to engage in this learning experience with our partners – Communities, Clinics, Hospitals, Non-Government Organisations, Schools and Universities, all together. My next update will be from our next faculty placement, who are due to arrive in December 2022. So stay tuned 😊

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TravelED Asia is an educational travel company, locally owned and based in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia

+855 175 66 393

vichhay@traveled.asia

Taphul Village, Sangkat Svay Dangkum
Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia