Korsang Karaoke

Hey this is Matt. I haven't introduced Korsang yet. They're a group of 20-30 year-old Cambodian-American men who committed a crime in the states and were subsequently deported to a country almost none of them remember. So what did they do? They started a harm-reduction program (called Korsang) for street children – many of whom shoot heroin. (Injection drug use is a looming problem here that almost nobody is really talking about.) It’s a combination of classroom training, drop in center, and work on the streets (cleaning up dirty needles and distributing clean ones in the slums around town).

I’m spending a lot of time with these guys both in and out of the work place, and they’re pretty remarkable. Their connection with these street kids in parts of town most NGOs wouldn’t touch is incredible; and their commitment to and passion for the work is stunning, especially in light of the personal challenges of starting life anew half-way around the world. Theywork hard and play hard too. I joined them recently on a night out for Karaoke. Here's Bony on the mic.