"Women are mothers of a nation."
Cambodian women face a high risk of dying from pregnancy and childbirth-related causes. Maternal deaths account for 18 percent of all adult female deaths in Cambodia, or approximately 2000 deaths each year. The majority of these are preventable. The death of mothers has a significant impact on the family’s income and well-being. In addition, Cambodian women have a short life expectancy of only 58 years.
Cambodia maternal health issues

In the 1970s, Cambodia suffered the worst recorded genocide since World War II.
Pol Pot took over the country and the killing fields became history. Many Americans feel that the secret bombing of Cambodia by US forces during the Viet Nam conflict set the stage for atrocities that followed. It may take 100 years for Cambodia to recover. We are working diligently to advance the recovery of Cambodia, physically, mentally and spiritually. Your help is vitally needed.
Read more about Cambodia's troubling history

Project 10¹⁰⁰
Google project 10¹⁰⁰ (10 to the 100th) is a contest to make the world a better place with up to $10 million in funding.  Selection of projects to be funded begins with a public vote at Google on January 27th, 2009. Cambodia Women Health Organization is one of the organizations vying for funds. More information and voting directions here.

Kun Meada Tlie
A Tribute to Our Sacred Khmer Mothers

A non-profit fundraising party

Please join us in saving the women and children of Cambodia.

Proceeds benefit the construction of a Cambodia Mother’s Center (CMC). 2300 Cambodian women die every year of pregnancy & childbirth related complications. The majority of deaths are preventable, and such a center & clinic in Cambodia would save the lives of hundreds of mothers and babies each year. 

Learn more about the party

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Meet founder Dr. Hay Meas
Dr. Hay Meas, founder of the Cambodia Women Health Organization, has known great tragedy. He lost a younger brother at age 1 due to malnutrition. At age 5, he lost his mother, who died while giving birth to another brother. His 16-year-old sister took over motherhood duties and raised Dr. Meas.

Later, as he was nearing completion of his doctorial thesis, Dr. Meas would learn that his years of motherless grief could have been prevented by a simple medical intervention to remove the retained placenta after his brother’s birth.

Read Dr. Meas' story

Read an interview with Mr. David Abrams

(Articles above written by Cameron Woodworth)

A story of a pregnant Cambodian woman who died because she didn't have $25 for health care
(PDF, in Cambodian)

After the completion of the first training in Cambodia in 2006.

Rural midwife training - Kampong Thmar, Kampong Thom Province

Rural midwife training - Prekdambok, Kampong Cham Province