‘We have to make the tourists happy’; orphanage tourism in Siem Reap, Cambodia through the children’s own voices

Author : Amanda Miller, Harriot Beazley
Category : Academic Papers
Format : Website
Geographic Focus : Siem Reap
Published : 13.Apr.2021 Access

This paper examines the lived experiences of children who interacted with tourists in a performance-based orphanage in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The children’s narratives were collected through child-focused participatory research. The findings provide a deeper understanding of the children’s lives, their aspirations and the extent to which the orphanage provided for their rights and human development.