Ann KimHak, her husband, Ta Sreyneth, and their new baby daughter live with her parents because they physically cannot afford to live on their own....

Chamreoun Sok sent his wife, Pon Pov, to talk to our team at no small cost. She paid over $8 in transportation fees to make the journey, putting into perspective the importance Every Piece Matters holds for their family!...

Water and electricity are the only wishes on Chan Chet and Phat Chanry’s bucket list. Their debt of almost $2,000 USD is rapidly climbing as they are being forced to borrow again to pay off past debts - what a vicious cycle!...

The Chea’s are a large family with six children; three are too young to attend school, two attend the government school and one they sadly cannot afford to send to school....

Oung Sophorn lives and works in Phnom Penh with her little boy. Tragically, her sickly husband, Cheourn Phat, has recently passed away leaving behind debt debt in the thousands....

Thorn Sean and her husband, Chhun Thinn, would love to live close to a market so they could sell the vegetables they grow. They currently make about $5/day fishing (on a good day) and have five children, four of whom attend public school....

An older couple with adult children, Yam Pov and Chim Chan live in a shack at the bottom of a ravine....

Chuon Meul and his wife Seng Sout are excited to be a part of Every Piece Matters. They would love to live in a quiet area that is less crowded than their current living situation....

Thy Teara and Chuon Piseth are currently homeless, and Every Piece Matters will be absolutely life-changing for them! They had a house and their own land, but sadly their house and land crumbled into the creek during a rainstorm....

Sok Tha and her husband Em Eung have five adult children, and rent their land for $250 USD a year. Only one of their children lives with them and works to provide for the couple....

Hang Hen, a widower with adult children, previously lived in a tiny house in the slum east of SALT School. He has no debt, but he suffers from an old gunshot wound to the head....

Oum Srey Rith and her husband Heng Barang have recently moved into their new bamboo home in the iBlock in Ta Skor village - so exciting! Until the bank reclaimed their house, the family were living in the middle of a creek with no access to clean water....

Jom Tout lives with her daughter, So Channy, and her three children. Two of them are old enough to attend the public school....

Kean Sokleap and Thou Spoheak live in a tiny house next to the river. They have two small children and their dream is for them to one day attend SALT school!...

Kheurn Sophal lives on his own but works to support his two younger brothers; one of whom lives with his uncle and works as a fisherman, and the other whom is serving an unjust prison sentence....

Doh Savern and Khon Saren have a small, stable business selling snacks to passers by. They earn about $5 a day and would love to expand....

Khuon Sorn and his wife, Him Maly, were cheated out of buying land and then forced to move. It took RAW Impact over two years to find their family and make contact again, and they couldn't be happier to join Every Piece Matters.......

Khut Seem and his wife Phorng Yorm live with their two children and two grandchildren because they are trying to help them escape almost $3,000 USD of debt, of which they owe to an unfathomable 14 lenders!...

Chea Sol and Khy Tuy are concerned they will soon be without a place to live, something no-one should have to worry about....

Kong So Kohm is the daughter of one of our other Every Piece Matters families - the Sin Kong family. She is married but lives with her parents because her husband works far away....

Hea Khom and her husband have currently relocated to Thailand; seeking out employment in order to pay their debt of $525 USD which they owe to several lenders for fishing equipment. Can you imagine having to move countries simply to find work?...

Lon Chanty and her husband, Lon Kimsung, would love to have their own business selling food and groceries next to the road. They live with their two young boys and Lon Chanty’s widowed mother, Kong Bah, who has lived in the same house in Ta Skor village since she was born!...

Ly Bun Heang is a single father with one son after recently divorcing from his wife. He fears the possibility of falling into debt, however currently doesn’t have any personal debt and has admirably maintained a job at a slaughterhouse....

Ma Makara and his wife Maen Phearon are excited about Every Piece Matters because it may give them the chance they’ve been waiting for to start their own business!...

Ma Vanna, a motor taxi driver, is the sole source of income for his wife Sim Sor Phea and young son. The couple were forced to borrow almost $800 USD from four separate lenders to pay for Ma Vanna’s much needed hospital bills....

Vat Pov and her husband, Mai Phuon, used to live in a tiny house along a muddy road east of SALT School, but have recently moved to their new home on the iBlock - how exciting!...

Mao Bun Thoeurn and his wife, Morn Yeang, live along the river east of SALT School. While they have no specific employment, they do what work they can as a handyman and washing clothes for others in Ta Skor....

Despite the fact that Mel Vy and his wife, Som Heourn, are in a significant amount of debt and “know a road is going to be built across our house, we are okay,” Mel Vy says. It’s inspiring to see such optimism!...

Meu Roath is a sweet old bachelor living alone in a small house at the edge of Ta Skor. He is largely supported by his sister but would love to have his own space....

Lon Salim is living with her sick husband and two sons in her grandmother’s house, along with her uncle who has a mental illness which isn’t able to be cared for in the proper way....

The Mun Prap family live with their five children near the SALT School. Mum and Dad work as a team catching and selling fish....

Nai Neourn lives with his wife, Cheourn Sophal, her mother, and their four children in the shanty town west of SALT School. They are in a tremendous amount of debt, owing over $4,000 USD to eight different agencies....

Nhek Sophath is an older, single woman. Her leg was badly broken in an accident years ago, and she has trouble breathing as her nasal passageway is partially blocked from a birth defect....

Som Sok’s husband, Nhek Oung, has recently passed away. She is now in $600 USD of debt, whilst trying to pay for funeral costs, food and school for her two girls - a tragic reality for the family....

Nov Nan is 64 years old. She was lost for words when we asked her about her future – she is blind in one eye and her knees do not work, so she has been unemployed for a long time....

Ol Year and Sim Roth, both in their 40’s, were one of the only families we visited who spoke about wanting to go back to school. He would like to improve his entrepreneurship skills and save enough to open up a shop to support their family - an admirable dream to work towards....

Ouk Somoul and his wife, Boo Seng would like to open a mechanic shop. Ouk Somoul is a mechanic, but cannot afford to start his own shop....

Pbuy Pum lives in a tiny house with her husband, Heng Chomrern, two children and parents in Ta Skor village. She works selling the fish that her husband catches, however the couple worry that their seasonal and infrequent work will soon not be enough to support their family of six....

Penh Theary is the single mother of three children. She works hard, catching fish and finding labour where she can but her work is seasonal and not sustainable....

The Phally family would love to open their own coffee shop. They are presently trying to escape about $2,000 of debt on the mere $6 a day Dad makes working in construction....

Dy Lin and her husband Maen Pheary would love to be able to afford to move out of his mother’s house, where they also live with his siblings and their families, but remain in Ta Skor....

Phoeun Touch and his wife, Nuth Pov, would love to save enough money to buy both a boat and a net to fish and own livestock! He presently works as a construction worker in Phnom Penh, and therefore is rarely home....

Phon Ruon and Reourn Sreymeourn have accrued over $3,500 USD of debt as they work to build a life for their four children....

Both of Phoung Hong and Buth Korb’s older sons, 17 and 25, have been gone since April 2015; and their parents are worried sick!...

Ream Sokheng, his wife Pov Sophea and their four children live together and can’t wait to be a part of Every Piece Matters. The family are sadly in $375 USD of debt to two different lenders due to building their house, and would love to own their own bakery business to work towards being debt free....

Ren Don and his wife Lo Sokna live with their entire family in a fragile tin and straw house in Ta Skor village. He worries about their future and whether or not he will have to borrow more money to support his wife and two children....

Ret Bora and Sim Ping are very worried about having no money, food, land, or anything else to help them start a family...

Ret Sock would really love to learn more about fishing so he could build his family a bigger boat, and his wife Srun Bunna would love to have a stall in the market to sell what he catches!...

Reth Chanta and his wife Som Thon work together catching and selling fish - a job that fluctuates come the dry season. They have two children, one of whom is married and the other working to help support the family....

Reurn SreyLin is a single Mum who lives with her disabled mother and two children in a tiny house in Ta Skor. She works doing laundry and dry cleaning; making $5 on a good day, but can have bad days where she may not bring in any money....

Rin Chanthou and his wife Lon Phorn want nothing more than a place to live where they can garden and cease to be harassed by debt collectors - a simple yet life-changing dream!...

In a hastily constructed shack near the river, Sok Savoeurn and her husband Rom Phearom are waiting in dread for the wet season, since their house was flooded last year in the rising water....

Rom Narin, a fisherman, and his wife Sok Sareth were eager to join Every Piece Matters to have the chance to “live in a place free of trash where people are kind to each other.”...

Rom Ra and Phan Leakena have managed to save enough money to buy a small patch of land where they grow food for their family of six - what an achievement!...

Tao Chart would love to start her own business selling vegetables. However, after recently falling into hundreds of dollars of debt, she needs to focus on her children. She and her husband, Ron Reth, have six children....

Tay Rum and his wife, Nheneun Keam, live with his mother and their five children on the outskirts of Ta Skor....

Sen Maly and her husband, Sam Chea, don’t own their land and are concerned about the impending economic development. They are in $1,000 USD of debt to two separate lenders....

Sam Noun and Chaum Savee borrowed $4,000 USD to try to launch an agricultural business that failed, and they are now left owing almost $3,000 USD to four different lenders!...

Sean Kosal and his wife, Som Dany, have been through a lot together. Having been duped into a loan by local loan sharks at a mammoth 50% compounding interest; the two have quickly accrued over $4,000 USD of debt....

To say that Seem Saray and Nhean Channa are crippled by debt is an understatement. The couple has been forced to borrow over $4,000 USD; a loan they took out to start their life together turned out to be crooked, at over 30% interest!...

Seem San and his wife Phat Sophev sadly cannot afford a house of their own, meaning they have to live with their two children in a friend’s house. Every Piece Matters will be life-changing for the family, helping them into a house to call their own!...

Sek Deth and his wife Chan Dina are excited about Ta Skor’s development because it will mean easier access to Phnom Penh if they or their two children were to get sick. Their positive attitudes are so inspiring....

Seng Thong and his new wife, Sok Neang, have six children between them; three of which live with them. One works in the city, another lives with other family members and the third sadly lives in an orphanage, as he has a disability that his parents simply cannot manage....

Tuon Savath and her husband Sin Kong are excited about the upcoming improvements being made to their community, but “we need water and electricity to really be okay,” Tuon Savath says. They have seven children, one whom has tragically passed away, three of whom are married, and three of whom still live with them....

Chea Socka and her husband Tum Veasna live with their three children on the edge of Ta Skor. They are $1,500 USD in debt to both neighbours and a microfinance organization at 20% interest....

Yon Sophart and Sock Chomno have five children; four of whom attend the local public school, one is too young. Two of their daughters have medical complications following a traffic accident, a big problem which they are very concerned about....

Peang Chanthy and her husband Soeurng Sokheang live with their young daughter in her step father’s house in Ta Skor Village. They are in over $650 USD of debt, owed to not one but four agencies....

The smiles on the Sol family’s faces are a true reflection of how life-changing Every Piece matters will be for them all! The family have two beautiful children who currently attend the government school....

Song Bin and his wife Sun Sophon live in a tiny house on the edge of the Pagoda. They are unemployed and in their 70’s; though they earn what they can through the sporadic work of collecting and selling tropical birds....

Sor Yorn and his wife Norm Yorng are an elderly couple living with their grandchild in a run-down house. They have five adult children who have all married and moved out of home....

Elderly couple, Sor Heng and his wife Yat Touch, both are too old to work and sustain themselves, as well as pay off their rising debt of $500 USD....

Srun Narom and her husband Soy Thoin are getting older and as they are unable to work regularly, they recently had to take out a loan to be able to continue to afford food and repairs to their tiny shack by the river....

Oul Sokhy, his wife Meung Sreytouh and their two young daughters have recently moved into their new home on RAW Impact’s I Block - how exciting! Dad currently works cutting wood and is the sole source of income for his family as his wife stays home to care for their children....

Srey Soklang and her husband live in a tiny shack beautifully decorated with tropical plants. She was eager to join Every Piece Matters due to concerns about the extra costs of having to move again as her village develops....

SurSrey Kourt, her husband Sturen Nat, and their daughter, Sturen Koatsala, live in one of the houses RAW previously built in Ta Skor with her mother, father and their extended family....

Sun Sara and her husband Hout To would love their children to finish school. He makes about $7 USD a day working in construction. They had saved quite a lot of money, but it was stolen, and they’ve had to start their lives again with their eldest child forced to drop out of University....

Tay Sern and Pheun Seyha would love to one day own a small business selling groceries. They live with their two small children in the settlement by the river east of SALT School and the eldest attends school....

Chul Thea and his wife Thorn Chamrern worry about their debt of $1,500 USD used to pay off other debts, buy a motor and to pay Thorn Chamrern’s husband’s’s hospital bills....

If Meal Chanty had the money, she’d love to open up a small ingredient shop to help support her family. Her husband, Theorn Banro, works as a driver in Phnom Penh. The couple have two small girls, and have fallen into a debt of $400 after one of their children became ill....

Theourn Tip and his wife, Eng Phearun, are recently married and have just welcomed their first child- a beautiful baby boy! They have no debt and Mr. Tip works on RAW Impact’s Khmer build team as a truck driver......

Thorn Chantha, his wife Chamtoun Srey Mean and their three children have lived in the same home by the lake for the past eight years....

Tith Theourn and his wife Se Thy have dreams of opening a catering business. “We already make the food for most of our neighbours’ weddings and funerals,” a proud Se Thy explains. They have four children, only one of whom attends school....

Phai Sarim and her husband Tuon Ann would love to raise animals to make some extra money to help their adult children. They have two daughters and one son....

Widower Tuon Sok Eng has lived in Ta Skor for seven years. Many of our families are very transient, only having come to Ta Skor in the last year or two, but he has been here for a long time; despite the fact that his house clearly completely floods every rainy season....

Van Deurn has recently been reunited with her two children after a difficult divorce, where her ex-husband took custody of them. She is overjoyed to live with them once more!...

Chey Sreymuch and her husband would really love to live in a place where the houses aren’t so close together and where they can open up a small business selling groceries to friends and neighbours....

Vorn Vun and his wife, Yorn Kak, live on the very edge of the creek. They have four children; three boys and one beautiful baby!...

Vuthy David lives with his wife, Chery Srey Kann, and their two young children. Their tiny house is held together with sticks, straw and empty rice bags. It’s gotten to the point where it will simply not last another wet season....

Wine Sarom and her husband, Hoeurn Siha, live with their youngest child; a 16 year old who has not finished school because he has had to start working to support the three of them - a sad reality for many children in Cambodia....

The Yorn Chan family have two young children and currently don’t have a place to call their own, living instead with the children’s grandparents. Dad works driving a motor taxi while Mum stays at home with the kids....

You Sor would like nothing better than to own her own home. Her other dream would be to be able to afford to raise animals, especially goats, and live with her extended family, since right now her daughter and son in law live separately....

Families already supported

Beaw Makara is only 17 years old and is now responsible for caring for his six cousins. Their parents abandoned them, leaving the seven children with Ngoun Sok, his grandmother, who is recently deceased....

Ret Sunnarry is a widow with three children, one of whom is still in school. Her other two children are in their early 20’s and are working hard to try to provide for the family when they can....

Chhek Chor and his wife Chun Sokhorn have a four year old son. After previously living in the city of Kampot, they decided to move to Ta Skor to be closer to Phnom Penh for work....

Dok Saroun and Reourn Sarorn are very excited to be a part of Every Piece Matters. They would love to own land, but worry about their debt, which is almost $1,000 USD....

Drum Houn is the second part of the Thea family and she is excited for the bridge to open – it would be good for employment to help her and her extended family pay off their debts!...

Hen Vey was employed by RAW mid 2016 as a part of our Khmer projects build team, and it was only after that we discovered his story. He lives with his wife and six children in their small house in Ta Skor village....

Jom Kunthea and his wife Khon Vanny live in the back of the creek; in a small unstable house with their four children, their new baby and Khon’s mother....

Before coming to live in Ta Skor Village, Kong Jey and his wife were farmers further out in the province. They had to move because they were forced off the land, a sad reality for poorer families!...

Ly Chan is divorced - putting her in a very difficult position. She has three sons; two live with her and the third is married with his own family....

Mol Heng and Khon Davy are in over $7000 of debt - an absolutely huge amount! They have two children attending the Public School....

Sien Thy and her husband Plong Pov live at the edge of Ta Skor. “We have two dreams,” she shares shyly, “to have a fish farm and a stall at the market selling vegetables” - both dreams that can become a reality through Every Piece Matters!...

Prom Saravoth and his wife, Khon Samet, would love to move if they only had a place to move to. They live with her mother right now, and with $2,800 USD of debt due to previous renting and illnesses, they physically cannot afford to leave and create a life of their own....

Roeurn Savuth and his wife, Peang Mab, are in over $400 USD of debt. They originally had to borrow $2,500 USD to build their house from four separate lenders- so while their debt is still large, they are on the right track with paying it off slowly!...

San Champey and her husband Yeng Kea live in the crowded slum east of SALT School near the river - meaning they sadly do not own their land....

Ros Touk, 67, lives with her daughter and son in law and helps care for her five grandchildren. “I tell my daughter she has to work hard because I will be gone soon,” She shares through a translator when asked about her goals for the family’s future....

Living and working as a cook at the SALT School, Sem Narin hopes to one day own her own hair salon. Her husband is a teacher, and together they owe almost $500 USD in debt....

Sien Gun Som, his wife, Sry Tuen and their four children live in a small shack just north of the SALT School, in a community of three families at the bottom of a ravine....

Ta Sreylen and her husband, Soy Chaov, are currently homeless. They are temporarily living with Ta Sreylen’s mother and have two small children whom they would love to send to SALT School but are unable to afford it....

Um Sokhon and Kong Chamreurn have six children. They’ve managed to afford five in school, and would love to send all of them! They’ve had to borrow over $1,300 USD to do this, and to buy fishing equipment to feed everyone....

Orl Var and his wife, Chinh Sophal, have two children, only one of whom goes to the Public School. Their oldest actually asked to stop and find work since the family is in over $2,000 USD of debt; he wanted to help take the pressure off his parents....

Sok Sareourn and her husband, Vorn Vanny, dream of moving out of the crowded slum near the river they currently occupy....

The Yem family are currently living in a tiny house which belongs to Yoem’s sister, meaning they sadly haven’t a house to call their own....