Humanitarian relief for internally displaced Cambodians

Rotary Passport Melbourne is helping deliver vital aid and hope to Cambodian families displaced by the border conflict.

WORDS. Maria Hicks OAM. Vice President, Rotary Passport Melbourne, Vic

Rotary Passport Melbourne has been supporting the Rotaract Club of Siem Reap (RACSR) in its collaboration with the Cambodia Rural Students Trust (CRST) to provide humanitarian relief to hundreds of Cambodian families recently displaced by clashes along the Cambodia–Thailand border.

Across Cambodia, thousands of families have been displaced from their homes, left without land, food or access to even the most basic necessities. These are people caught in a cycle of hardship, often overlooked and underserved.

PICTURED: in collaboration with the Cambodia Rural Students Trust, Rotary Passport Melbourne and the Rotaract Club of Siem Reap are providing vital aid to Cambodians displaced by the cambodia–thailand border conflict.

RACSR and CRST, in collaboration with local district governors and under the guidance of the Siem Reap provincial government, are working directly with these communities, delivering urgently needed aid to those who need it most.

The team is personally visiting rural pagodas to deliver aid face to face, name by name. Using government-verified records, it ensures each family receives support based on real needs. There is no middleman.

No bureaucracy. Just compassion delivered with dignity.

Each care package includes:

• Rice, noodles, canned fish, soy sauce
• Mosquito nets, tarps, solar-powered study lights
• Reusable menstrual hygiene kits (lasting three to five years)
• Essential hygiene supplies
• And most importantly: human connection and hope

Every family they meet is reminded that they are not forgotten – they are seen, they are supported and they are not alone.

Rotary Passport Melbourne’s support has facilitated the distribution of hundreds of SolarBuddy study lights and Days for Girls menstrual kits, locally produced by CRST’s Project G – Empowering Girls team in Cambodia.

Unite for Good is not just three words; it’s a commitment that inspires compassion, collaboration and meaningful action.

To learn more about this heartwarming humanitarian project, contact Rotary Passport Melbourne Public Image Director Jessica Palti via jessica.palti@lifestyleb.com