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Participants in Youth for Peace, an MCC partner organization, lead workshops to promote peace in the community. View MapMCC in CambodiaAsia Cambodia has undergone dramatic changes in the last 20 years — from a conflicted country to one that finally enjoys relative peace, from centrally planned to a market economy and from a one-party state toward a democratic system. Still, the country faces significant problems such as instability and debt, and for many Cambodians, especially in rural areas, illiteracy and poverty are major issues. MCC first initiated work in Cambodia in 1979, shortly after the fall of the devastating Khmer Rouge regime, a time in which some 1.7 million people perished. In Cambodia, MCC seeks to operate through local partners and strengthen organizations’ abilities to meet objectives they have set. MCC works with growing local organizations by providing financial resources or personnel who serve as advisors or give technical assistance. MCC works in peace, agriculture and education. Young people travel from Cambodia to serve in Canada or the United States through the International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP), and young people from the United States or Canada serve in Cambodia through the Serving and Learning Together Program (SALT).
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