Rural Cambodian house.
This is a Rural Khmer house. Its a house built on stilts and the floor is made of bamboo. The house is made to keep cool during the hot season.
Differences between the houses.Cambodia is a very corrupt country so their government officials and their colleagues live in nice houses while many Cambodians cant afford nice houses and live in small houses with no air conditioning.
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Wealthy Cambodian House. The house has air conditioning and running water.
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Homelessness
5.2% of Cambodia's population is homeless. Education in Cambodia is very bad so many people can't get good jobs and cant afford a house. People are forced out of their homes by big corporations and their land is used for logging and agriculture.
Government Programs
The government has set up holding centers for drug users, homeless people, sex workers and beggars. This centers are made to clean up the streets but don't treat their residents humanly. drug rehab centers have almost a 100 percent relapse rate and are not effective.
Current Event
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/world/asia/after-coup-foreign-workers-stream-out-of-thailand.html
Thousands of Cambodian workers in Thailand return to Cambodia after the Thailand military coup. This is a problem for Cambodia because now all of these people need to find homes in Cambodia and new jobs.
Thousands of Cambodian workers in Thailand return to Cambodia after the Thailand military coup. This is a problem for Cambodia because now all of these people need to find homes in Cambodia and new jobs.
sources
"Cambodia's Campaign to Clear Capital of Poor and Homeless Draws Fire." MinnPost. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.
"Rural Poverty Portal." Rural Poverty Portal. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Jan. 2015.
"Countries and Their Cultures." Culture of Cambodia. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2015.
"Rural Poverty Portal." Rural Poverty Portal. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Jan. 2015.
"Countries and Their Cultures." Culture of Cambodia. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2015.