Today we met Sok Kho (78) in Phnom Penn, director of the Old Peoples Association in one of the Phnom Penh areas, and his fellows from […]
Current research
WHAT WE DO
We do research into the phenomena of an aging world. The world is changing rapidly into a world with old people. In 2050 the world […]
Mr. Oeun, 60 years old
This is Mr. Oeun he is 60 years old. We met him begging on the Kendal market at the riverside. He arrived yesterday […]
Chenda, 75 years old
Chena, 75 years old, Phnomm penn from Martijn Crowe on Vimeo. This is Chenda she is 75 years old. We met her in a pagoda […]
Reciprocity: taking care for each other
Taking care for someone contains a world of images, experiences of stories for everyone around the world. Some people have negative connotations, others positive. We […]
Helpage Cambodia
One of the riddles to solve is how elderly in governmental and NGO field of work seem non- existent. As head of sociology faculty Thy […]
Begging Elderly
Begging is a rare phenomenon in Cambodia compared to India or Bangladesh for instance, especially when considering older people, but it exists. It is anyway […]
Visit to the Pagoda
This morning 5 AM we woke up to go to the Pagoda Wat Sampeou Meas, were we meet Sociology professor Sina at 5.30 AM. In […]
Starting our research in Cambodia
To re-visit Cambodia after 4 years is a whole new adventure, things that formed our daily lives back in 2012 were dusty and forgotten. The moment […]