An image of Cambodia Self-Help Demining organization website. (Photo: VOA, Khmer)Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington, D.C Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Aki Ra, 40, a former child soldier of the Khmer Rouge, established the Cambodia Self-Help Demining organization in 2008, to help people clear their land of the remnants of Cambodia's warring past.
A Cambodian demining activist has been chosen as a “Hero” by the international broadcaster CNN, in work that was also recognized by the US State Department.
Aki Ra, 40, a former child soldier of the Khmer Rouge, established the Cambodia Self-Help Demining organization in 2008, to help people clear their land of the remnants of Cambodia's warring past.
In a statement, the State Department said it “saluted” his work and his designation as one of CNN's Heros.
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Aki Ra, 40, a former child soldier of the Khmer Rouge, established the Cambodia Self-Help Demining organization in 2008, to help people clear their land of the remnants of Cambodia's warring past.
In a statement, the State Department said it “saluted” his work and his designation as one of CNN's Heros.
Please click here to read more...
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