Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia that is bordered by Thailand, Loas, Vietnam, and the Gulf of Thailand. Currently the Cambodian government is considered a constitutional monarchy with a parlementary government but operates as a one-party dominant system. The official religion of Cambodia is Buddhism, and their official language is Khmer. With a population of over 16 million, the ethnic majority is also Khmer.
The story I will be focusing on today is about a school in Japan that harvests rice to help raise money for schools in Cambodia. In the town of Ashikita Kumamoto Prefecture, over twenty elementary aged students helped to harvest rice that will be sold at a roadside rest station and its profits will be donated to help fund schools to be built in Cambodia. This is a project that has been going since 1996 and has helped to build six schools in Cambodia so far.
If you want to learn more about Cambodias current events, here are some sources from Cambodia:
– Meredith Triplett