Our Work
Supporting survivors, preserving memory, promoting justice, and empowering communities to build a peaceful future.
Cambodia's communities carry the weight of decades of conflict, mass violence, and historical trauma. The legacies of the Khmer Rouge era - silence, stigma, broken social trust, and unhealed wounds - continue to shape people's lives today.
Kdei Karuna works alongside survivors, young people, and communities to address these legacies. We believe that lasting peace is built through dialogue, recognition, and healing - and that those most affected by the past must play an active role in shaping a more just future.
Our Four Focus Areas
Survivors & Healing
Thousands of survivors of the Khmer Rouge era continue to live with unrecognized trauma - among them, survivors of conflict-related sexualviolence - forced into...
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Memory, Dialogue, Justice & Reconciliation
Understanding the past is essential to building peace. We bring together survivors, former combatants, and young people...
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Gender Justice, Youth & Education
Gender-based violence during the Khmer Rouge era remains deeply under-acknowledged. We support communities in breaking the...
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Strengthening Voices & Mobilizing Support
Lasting change requires more than community-level work. Survivors and communities need spaces to connect with others
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