People in shock. Effects on Cambodian economy.

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xX.TROPA.Xx wrote: Thu May 28, 2020 8:27 pm I saw a news report today that said most medical experts believe there is a 9% chance a vaccine will become available in the next 12 months if one is ever available I see the future world that has to live with this virus and the next logical step is acceptable risk management, that being said why not take these steps now rather then waiting and doing more damage?
Because all these Governments can just kick the can down the road until there is a vaccine. Now actually developing one, testing it, producing it in enough numbers to inoculate 80% of the worlds population(for herd immunity), AND fairly distributing said vaccine are another thing. And that IF one is able to be developed!
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Every day stories of survival during the Covid19 crisis, a report from the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Text and photos by Miguel Jeronimo
26 May 2020
In time of COVID19 on the streets of Cambodia

Dara(*) is an edjai, the local term in Khmer language to designate a street waste picker. In a country lacking a formal recycling system, he is one of the many thousands roaming the streets in search for aluminum cans or plastic bottles he can find to sell to collectors, composing the backbone of the recycling ecosystem.
He is raising four children by himself, normally with an income of $5 per day. With the Covid19-related decrease of consumption brought by the closing down of restaurants, bars and other entertainment businesses, thus reducing the amount of recyclables he can find, and the increased difficulty in exporting the trash to Vietnam and Thailand due to border restrictions (Cambodia still doesn't own facilities to deal with its own waste), his income got reduced to half.
Also an awareness of the lack of hygiene in his livelihood and the direct contact with other people's garbage is bringing him an anxiety over his own safety amidst this virus crisis.

Although the Coronavirus has not hit Cambodia hard health-wise, with the official numbers stating only 122 cases until mid -May (all recovered by now), its major toll on the economy and people's lives is only starting. No lock-down was imposed but certain sectors were required to close in order to halt the spread of the virus.
The entertainment industry, with its bars, clubs and karaoke parlors being a large source of jobs, and especially the freezing of any tourism-related businesses (one of the three major industries in the country alongside garment factories and rice farming) are currently throwing thousands into unemployment.
With no safety net or state-sponsored relief fund, this means families going through uncertain times in terms of food security or even having enough to pay the rent. Local NGOs have been reporting as well an increase in high-risk income-generation activities due to lack of alternatives, such as begging and sex work.
Other sectors are in jeopardy as well, with street sellers being exposed to the virus and wet markets continuing to operate due to being a crucial source of cheap food for low-paid workers and families. Even though most of the sellers tried to cope with the virus by using masks, their constant exposure to people in tight places with no realistic implementation of social distance measures brings yet another source of anxiety and uncertainty for the informal sector.

Full article: https://www.boell.de/en/2020/05/26/ever ... h-cambodia
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CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 1:08 pm He is raising four children by himself, normally with an income of $5 per day.
This didn’t look like a sustainable plan even before this crisis.
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hunter8 wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 1:44 pm
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 1:08 pm He is raising four children by himself, normally with an income of $5 per day.
This didn’t look like a sustainable plan even before this crisis.
:facepalm:
Do you have any idea of the poverty levels here ?
That was not a plan. The man found himself with four kids. An income of $5 a day makes $150 a month and many Cambodian families have to make do with less. Based on this figure, this garbage collector was making an estimated $1800 a year, so was doing quite well considering.

These are yearly averages, so divide by 12 for the monthly income. It's from 2017, but things have not improved markedly for the Cambodian poor :
2009 - 2017 | Yearly | USD | CEIC Data
Cambodia's Annual Household Income per Capita reached 1,376.489 USD in Dec 2017, compared with the previous value of 1,228.506 USD in Dec 2016. Cambodia's Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2009 to Dec 2017, with an averaged value of 858.203 USD. The data reached an all-time high of 1,376.489 USD in Dec 2017 and a record low of 457.568 USD in Dec 2009
https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/c ... per-capita
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Anchor Moy wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 2:42 pm
hunter8 wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 1:44 pm
CEOCambodiaNews wrote: Sat May 30, 2020 1:08 pm He is raising four children by himself, normally with an income of $5 per day.
This didn’t look like a sustainable plan even before this crisis.
That was not a plan. The man found himself with four kids.
So those are not his kids? How do you find yourself with four kids?
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Rapid Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on child wellbeing in Cambodia Summary Report May 2020
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Mid-May 2020, World Vision International Cambodia conducted an assessment on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on child-wellbeing in the communities where we work to inform our response to the crisis. The rapid assessment included a household survey, a survey of the leaders of 65 Agricultural Cooperatives (ACs) and a series of Key Informant Interviews (KIIs).
The data collected during this exercise suggests that the COVID-19 outbreak is already having a severe impact on livelihood, food security, and education, especially among the most vulnerable families.
This summary report includes the key findings from this rapid assessment and some recommendations on how to put Cambodian children at the centre of the response to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
https://reliefweb.int/report/cambodia/r ... t-may-2020
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