This paper will address four points relevant to indigenous rights and
welfare: access to education; access to health services; political
inclusion; and land rights. An overview of each topic and current
challenges will be provided, along with the results of recent field
research conducted by the PIC. Field research was conducted in Adoung
Meas, Bar Kaev districts in Ratanakiri and Pech Chreada in Mondulkiri,
highlighted in Map 1, below.
In broad terms, indigenous Cambodians have worse outcomes than the
national average in terms of health, education and land related
indicators, except for their political inclusion. However, efforts have
been made to address this imbalance, most successfully in education.
Cambodia is now considered a regional leader in providing effective
education programmes to its indigenous population. Health related issues
have also gradually been improving. However land rights issues are more
complex(download).
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