Hilton Chen
Khmer Girl
A Khmer girl looks through a fishing net at a village on Tonle Sap Lake. Like many SE Asian countries, Cambodia has a relatively young population. The median age is 26 years old. This fact is self evident when you walk through a village. Children everywhere - playing on the street, in front of their homes, and riding their bikes around the neighborhood. But also like many SE Asian countries, their future prospects are often not bright. Job opportunities are limited. Many drop out of school before finishing high school. Girls marry at a young age and start having children of their own. It all leads to a cycle of poverty that's hard to escape from.
Khmer Girl
A Khmer girl looks through a fishing net at a village on Tonle Sap Lake. Like many SE Asian countries, Cambodia has a relatively young population. The median age is 26 years old. This fact is self evident when you walk through a village. Children everywhere - playing on the street, in front of their homes, and riding their bikes around the neighborhood. But also like many SE Asian countries, their future prospects are often not bright. Job opportunities are limited. Many drop out of school before finishing high school. Girls marry at a young age and start having children of their own. It all leads to a cycle of poverty that's hard to escape from.