Poor children at Angkor Wat temple is selling some souvenirs or gifts in order to earn a living.
What happens to their parents? Who care them? Or do all these children have to take care of their mother, fathers instead. It seems like that. They are working all say long to sell some gift to visitors around Angkor War temple. For most visitors, they fear of these children. They did not buy any gifts from them. They did not even pay attention to the children's difficulty and suffering. Who care? Probably, visitors both national and international may think that it is not their responsbility; it's their parents or government respsobility and accountability. That is why visitors just pass by and never drop their one or both eyes on these poor children.
This is not an accepted behavior. Visitors and those who meet them should do something. Help as much they can. The best and very first thing they should do is to make happy with hope. Then can buy them a book to read or rather buy those children's gift. Also, better find a suitable place for them to get education. It can be in NGOs school or public school. At least, say some words to them and don't make them hurt if you can't do other thing else.
So sad to make this video clip and I'm sure it is also so pity for you to watch it.
At the same time few people enjoy making a lot of money from Angkor Wat, becoming richest in the country, living in a good villa, eating delicious food, driving modern cars and wearing civilized clothes, many, especially poor children from very poor family, are left behind. During my journey to Angkor Wat, I had interviewed with those children about their everyday life. I've asked them about studying: they tend to answer nothing. Yes, they said they went to school but not so often or temporarily leave school for their business. In fact, they are on the street selling some souvenirs and others for a living. I don't know if they do this because their parents force or not. But I know for sure that they have to be strong and survive. That's why started to earn for a living since very little. This is the tragedy for the country. The share-earning from Angkor Wat may go only to few people and not everyone that is why we usually see poor living on the street of the modern city. Governance and human security seem very low in this society.