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Appeal No. 01.30/2002;
Appeal target: CHF 4,909,189;
Appeal coverage: 60%

Overall analysis of the programme

South East Asia is one of the most populous regions in the world with over 538 million people in mid-2002. The region

Just six months ago, Mahoing Savoeun, a father of four with another child on the way, was ill and near death in his dilapidated home in the upland province of Mondulkiri in eastern Cambodia. Through its village-level contacts, Cambodia Family Development Services (CFDS), which works with vulnerable Phnong highland people, found Savoeun and, utilizing emergency food assistance provided by the UN World Food Program (WFP), provided the food and medical care to nurse him back to health. In the process, they helped his family organize the complete reconstruction