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Children - 4 Khana appraisal of children affected by HIV/AIDS
The Khmer Rouge set out to destroy the idea of family, community, education and religion. In doing so, between 1975 and 1979 they created a generation of orphans who lost not only parents, but many members of their immediate and extended families. Subsequent unrest over the next 20 years resulted in difficulties in re-establishing these families and in re-building communities and religious practices. It is, however, precisely these weakened institutions which traditionally have provided a safety net for vulnerable children and orphans in Cambodia.
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The formal education system has had to be rebuilt virtually from scratch.