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STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 26, 2021 • 9 min read
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Covid-19 Fears over long-term impact as school closures in Cambodia stretch on

By Christine Redmond • Aug 26, 2021
Cambodian schools have been closed for more than 200 days since the onset of Covid-19. Already struggling to engage thousands of young learners pre-pandemic, this extended break has only worsened the situation, with the long-term effects on a generation of students yet to be seen

STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 05, 2020 • 7 min read
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Flooding [Photos] The Cambodian communities living under water

By Christine Redmond • Nov 05, 2020
Recent weeks have seen some of the worst flooding in Cambodia for decades, leaving communities across the Kingdom submerged. What has resulted has been death and injury, displaced households, and major interruptions to the education of young students

STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 31, 2020 • 9 min read
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Analysis Not just young brides: Education and women’s empowerment in Laos

By Christine Redmond • Aug 31, 2020
Laos has the highest rate of young brides in Southeast Asia – but education is the pathway to female empowerment says Christine Redmond, as she offers lessons and insights from Aide et Action's women’s entrepreneurship project in the country

Jul 16, 2020 • 9 min read
Analysis

The untapped economic potential of Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups

In the face of the global economic downturn, how might harnessing the untapped potential of ethnic minority youth not only build a more equitable and sustainable Vietnam, but also accelerate the country’s economic recovery?
By Christine Redmond • Jul 16, 2020

Jul 02, 2020 • 7 min read
Covid-19

[Photos] A Cambodian community’s struggle to survive virus economic fallout

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, Cambodia’s urban-poor communities have suffered severe economic shocks and fallen further into poverty. Without a secure social security safety net to fall back on, many are now relying on NGOs to keep them afloat
By Christine Redmond • Jul 02, 2020