Asia Insight · SEASON 4

Cambodia's Mother of Disabled Children

Episode 19 · 2015-06-12

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Phalla Neang has been teaching young people with visual and hearing impairments in Cambodia for over 20 years. She began her work in a Thai refugee camp after fleeing Cambodia's Pol Pot regime in the late 1970's. She's known as the mother of education for disabled children, and is the head teacher of several schools run by a foundation that offers disabled youngsters an inclusive education program. We follow her in her tireless efforts to provide a quality and fair education.

28 minutes

Season 4 episodes

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