"There is Always Violence": An Exploratory Study of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Street-Involved Children

Author : Jarrett Davis, Glenn Miles, Sean Blackburn, Erika Mosebach-Kornelsen
Category : Academic Papers
Format : PDF
Geographic Focus : Phnom Penh
Published : Jan.2021 Download

As the economic center of Cambodia, Phnom Penh has long been a hotspot for street-involved children and families. While violence is a common facet of life on the street, risk and vulnerability among children is notoriously difficult to measure. Most large-scale surveys tend to sample children within homes and schools, which overlook street-involved children who are commonly unregistered, irregularly attend school, and live outside of houses. This research paper is one of a series of studies on such groups in Southeast Asia. The study conducted 94 semi-structured interviews with street-involved children eight to 18 years of age in Phnom Penh.