This excerpt from a United Nations article emphasises the main focus of our work in Khvien village:<\/p>\n
Most vulnerable
\nIn 2004, the total food poverty line was US$0.42 per day (the poverty line in rural areas was $0.34 per day<\/strong>) and 2.6 million Cambodians were food poor . Poorer households spend a larger percentage of their household consumption on food and have few assets or savings. The poorest of the poor spend 83% of their total consumption on food.\u00a0 Consumption inequality among rich and poor, urban and rural has grown considerably.<\/p>\nIn the absence of formal social safety nets, Cambodian households face a variety of risks.\u00a0 Illness or death of a family member can push even relatively wealthy households into poverty and poor households into destitution,\u00a0 As high food prices continue, vulnerable groups are being forced to reduce their food intake or to consume cheaper and less nutritious food products, which reduces general health and well-being, exposing families to illness and rendering them less productive and more economically vulnerable. The present food crisis threatens to drive a greater number of families below the food poverty line. Those most at risk are the net food consumers namely; the urban poor, economic migrants and their families, fixed salary workers, the landless or land poor, poor rural families and families affected by HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n
With the strain of rising consumption costs, it is likely that existing coping mechanisms will be burdened further.\u00a0 This may trigger sales of household or farming assets, taking out high interest loans (exacerbating the debt trap),\u00a0 a spike in orphanage admissions (as one of the only available safety net for families) , decreased school attendance<\/strong>, a rise in child labour, internal migration pressures, and severe stress to people affected by HIV\/AIDS, TB\u00a0 and other chronic illnesses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Source: United Nations in Cambodia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This excerpt from a United Nations article emphasises the main focus of our work in Khvien village: Most vulnerable In 2004, the total food poverty line was US$0.42 per day (the poverty line in rural areas was $0.34 per day)…<\/p>\n