Jun 3rd, 2013 06/03/13 | Community Stories

International Children’s Day in Cambodia

International Children’s Day in classified as a public holiday in Cambodia, and the demographics of the country makes the holiday an important one. Cambodia’s population is the youngest in Southeast Asia, with 66 percent of the population younger than 30 years old. This year marks the 64th anniversary of the holiday Statistics compiled by UNICEF highlights the many challenges facing children in Cambodia. According to the most recent statistics, 19 percent of children less than five years old are underweight. For the poorest children, 35 percent are underweight. Many children throughout the country end up working rather than going to school to their family’s poverty. The holiday was celebrated by the hundreds of children at Cambodian Children’s Fund. For the holiday, 1,100 students received a lunch and free Khmer-English dictionary to aid their studies. The young students in day care received a box full of useful items courtesy of the Box of Hope organization. Different activities were planned at the various CCF facilities, including lessons on the rights of children.
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