Download - Friends International

Origin of Families – Phnom Penh 2009
300
Sex
Male
Female
Transexual
200
212
100
115
80
82
79
35 34
39
30
36
19
24
27
23 19 18 15 10
21
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phnom Penh
Kandal
Prey Veng
Kampong Cham
Takeo
Svay Rieng
Kampong Speu
Kampong Chhnang
Vietnam
Battambang
Banteay Meachey
Kampong Thom
Kampot
Pursat
Sihanoukville
No Information
Other
Siem Reap
The survey on original residence of the street children/youth, intended to provide
information on the origins and degree of geographical mobility among the street
population in Phnom Penh. From the provided answers collected by the CSCN
members it has been possible to determine that a significant number of children/youth
on the streets of Phnom Penh originated in other parts of the country, with the highest
numbers coming from Kandal (14.8 percent), Prey Veng (11.1 percent) and Kampong
Cham (10.4 percent). The majority, however, originate from Phnom Penh, comprising
27.8 percent. The figures showing the province of origin of street children/youth in
Phnom Penh are relatively consistent with the previous year’s survey. Kandal, due to its
close proximity to the capital; Prey Veng, as it is a rural province regularly affected by
droughts and floods thus generating migrations; and Kampong Cham, due to its highly
populous and rural character.
CSCN
Another trend characterising the Phnom Penh survey on origin is the breadth of
the source provinces, thus indicating the attraction of the capital as main migration
destination in Cambo-dia. Since the survey of 2008, there has also been an increase in
migrants from neighbouring countries, particularly from Vietnam (from 7 to 26 children/
youth). According to MS, the majority of these are injecting drug users in the Boeung
Trabek and Phsar Touch Area.
36 CSCN Street Children Profile 2009