In Cambodia, a women-only village is changing the lives of girls and grannies

Looming over one of the most impoverished communities in Phnom Penh is what looks like a large grass-covered hill.

On closer inspection, it’s a mountain of garbage, the legacy of the infamous and now closed Stung Meanchey rubbish dump.

This is where Granny Leng Rin ended up scavenging for scraps to earn a living after the brutal killing of her husband, parents, siblings and two of her children during the Pol Pot regime.

In full: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/cambodian-women-only-village/104342018

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