Piseth

The care received by children and women is known to be an essential input to their well-being. Its absence is an underlying cause of maternal and child difficulty and distress and, ultimately, mortality. Families and communities are essential to the provision of the care that children and women need.

The dramatic socio-economic and political changes of the past two decades have had significant impact on the social fabric of Cambodia. The structure of society has changed and its culture has been dislocated. None are more vulnerable to these upheavals than children and women.