Cambodia

The Swiss branch of The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles sent a 20-foot sea container to Cambodia in December 2004 with clothing, school supplies, computers, bicycles, food, toys and medical equipment.

In August 2004, The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles arranged for a 40-foot container of new clothing to be sent from the Japan Clothing Depot to Phnom Penh, for distribution by the Cambodian Red Cross.

Cambodia now has the highest percentage of mine amputees of any country in the world—the total number of mine amputees in the country being about 36,000 people.

Landmines have even more catastrophic effects on children. In Cambodia, an average of 20 per cent of children injured by mines and unexploded ordnance die from their injuries. Children who manage to survive explosions are likely to be more seriously injured than adults, and often permanently disabled.