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Video : Being deaf in Cambodia. A punishment? (7th July 2010)
According to certain beliefs in Cambodia, any disability is the result of a bad karma due to bad actions in a previous life. The NGO Aide et Action runs a project which aims at changing people's behavoiurs and mentalitites and integrate deaf and blind children into society. Through education, Aide et Action fights against exclusion and discrimination.
Cambodia, February 2010 (c) Aide et Action
Aide et Action, an international non-governmental organisation and the top child sponsorship organisation in France,
focuses on improving access to quality education internationally. Aide et Action operates in Africa (Mali, Senegal, Niger,
Guinea, Benin, Burkina Faso, Togo, Tanzania, Malawi, Madagascar), in Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia,
China, Myanmar), in Latin America-Caribbean (Haiti, Dominican Republic) and in France.