Two people died and around 30 houses were destroyed after rainstorms hit Cambodia’s Battambang province on 4 May. An estimated 116 families in seven villages were affected by rainstorm in Preytralach. Among all the destroyed houses, 20 were fully destroyed while 18 were 70 percent destroyed. More information on blog.caritas.org.

Neang Channy lives with her grandfather and grows up with help from aunts and uncles in a small village in Takeo province. After the examination, provided by Caritas Czech Republic, doctors have discovered a defect in her eyes that meant she could see only light and darkness or outlines in the fog. Thanks very thick glasses, she can see the details now, including the facial features of her loved ones. Channy can go to school, play with her friends and help her family with domestic activities.

Cambodian teacher Em Kan lives in the Trapeang Raing village in the Takeo province. He has five children and for additional household income he and his wife grow rice and breed animals. In 2011, he fell from the top of a palm tree and broke his hip. Because of his injury, he has understood more than anyone else the need for a project to support children with disabilities.