Use this resource page to learn more about what we are doing in Cambodia, and how you can help us meet spiritual and physical hungers …

Cambodia is a heavily forested country in southeastern Asia, bordered by Thailand and Vietnam. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh. Most people are farmers, growing rice and rubber, and the official language is Khmer. The major upcoming economic problem will be creating an economic environment in which the private sector will have enough jobs to handle Cambodia’s demographic imbalance. More than 50% of the population is 20 years or younger. The population is lacking in productive skills and education.

More than one-third of the population lives below the poverty line. A large majority of people living in rural areas do not have access to potable water. Following a five-year struggle, Communist Khmer Rouge forces captured the capital of Phnom Penh in 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; over 1 million displaced people died from execution or enforced hardships. A 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside and touched off almost 20 years of fighting. 1999 was the first full year of peace in 30 years. A 1993 constitution provides for a democratic government with a limited monarchy.

Food for the Hungry began working in Cambodia in 1991 and runs a variety of development programs, including child sponsorship, well projects and church leader development.