Saturday, September 07, 2013

Australian Story: Streets With No Names


It has been nine years since Scott Neeson first set foot in Cambodia. Originally visiting Phnom Penh on the way to Angkor Wat, he found his life changed by a visit to Steung Meanchey. At the time, Phnom Penh’s notorious garbage dump, Steung Meanchey was home and workplace for several thousand of the region’s most impoverished and neglected children. Unwilling to walk away, Neeson set upon a path to find better lives for these children.

After a 26-year-career in the film business, including tenure as president of 20th Century Fox International, where he oversaw the release and marketing of several of the top films of all time — 'Braveheart,' 'Titanic,' 'Star Wars' and 'X-men' — Scott left the industry to establish and personally oversee Cambodian Children's Fund as Executive Director. 



14 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is really inspiring that a man can give up his own possession and become a simple person , but he persues in helping those in needs.
This is afine example that Cambodian can do the same for those less fortunate than him/her.
Praise for his kindness.

Neang SA

Anonymous said...


Scott Neeson,

You are simply the best.

Your sacrifice is enormous. You are the hero for Khmer people and for the people around the world.

Your name will live forever....

Bun Thoeun

Anonymous said...

បុគ្គលិក​ គជប គួតែមានចិត្តក្លាហាន ហ៊ានចេញមក ចូលរួមបង្ហាញការពិត ដើម្បីមានចំណែកជួយរកយុត្តិធ៌ម ជូនជាតិខ្លួន!ជឿជាក់ថាបើមានការបញ្ជាក់ការពិតហើយ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរយល់ណាស់ នឹង មិនប្រកាន់នឹងអ្នកធ្វើក្រោមបង្គាបគេទេ!
សូមភ្ញាក់ខ្លួនទៅ ឈប់បម្រើផលប្រយោជ ឲ្យជនផ្ដាច់ទៀតទៅ!

Anonymous said...

ខ្មែរមានជីវភាពនយោបាយ ស្ថិតក្នុងសភាព ត្រូវតែបន្តររួបរួមគ្នា បង្ហាញស្នាដៃរ ក្នុងការទាមទារកយុត្តិធ៌មឲ្យខ្លួនឯង ឲ្យពិភពលោកឃើញ! សូមបញ្ជាក់ថា បើត្រូវការឲ្យអន្ដរជាតិជួយ មិនត្រូវ ប្ដូរជំហររបស់ខ្លួនជាដាច់ខាត!

ធ្វើអ្វីៗដើម្បីជាតិមិនមែនស្រួលដូចបកចេកទេ! សូមកុំធ្វើអ្វីដូចបរទេសធ្លាប់ដៀលយើងថា៖
"ខ្មែរធ្វើអ្វីឆេះតែមួយឆាវដូចភ្លើងចម្បើង រួចរលត់បាត់យើងចាំតែទទួលផលទៅ"

យើងមិននិយាយ តម្រង់លើបុគ្គលណាទេ! គឺយើងតម្រង់ទាមទា៖

យកអ្វីជារបស់ខ្មែរ!
ខ្មែរត្រូវរស់សមជាមនុស្សក្នុងប្រទេស មានលទ្ធិប្រជាធិប្បតេយ្យពិតប្រាកដ!
មាន រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ ត្រូវបដិបត្តិ!
បញ្ឈប់ ការហូរចូលនឹងផ្ទុក ជនបរទេសខុសច្បាប់ អោយជិះជាន់ខ្មែរ!
ខ្មែរត្រូវរស់ជាប្រជាជាតិមួយ ដែលមាន សុវឌ្ឍិកម្មនឹងសុវត្ថិភាព​ ក្នុងបច្ចុប្បន្ននឹងអនាគត របស់ខ្លួន!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Thank you so much Scott for looking after our Khmer children so well. Watching this story I have tears in my eyes. You have inspired many of us, especially Khmer people like myself living in Canada. Sometimes people just forget the sufferings or turn blind eyes on the poor and the weak.

from Toronto,Canada

Anonymous said...

ឃើញបរទេសគេជួយខ្មែរថ្នាក់នេះហើយ ពួកផ្ដាច់នូវការណ៍ គ្មានកេរណ៍ខ្មាស មុខក្រាស់ មើលខ្មែរគ្នាឯរងគ្រោះមិនទៀត! ពិតជាឈាមត្រជាក់ ឃោឃៅសួពូជគ្មានអ្វីដូច!

Anonymous said...

ឃើញបរទេសគេជួយខ្មែរថ្នាក់នេះហើយ ពួកផ្ដាច់ការណ៍ គ្មានកេរណ៍ខ្មាស មុខក្រាស់ មើលខ្មែរគ្នាឯងរងគ្រោះមិនឃើគទៀត! ពិតជាឈាមត្រជាក់ ឃោឃៅសួពូជគ្មានអ្វីដូច!

Anonymous said...

Dear Mr. Scott Neeson, you're the most inspired person on the earth, you lived rich life, had every things but you have choose the path destiny of your own and sacrifices your own to help the other by offering them a life of some material hopes to a deity, you're a propitiation, wrathful gods.

CK said...

Scott is the good father of Cambodian children. He's compassioned, show joy to others, gives happiness, sincerity, and conscientious. Hun Sen is the evil father of Cambodia. He's a traitor to Khmer Nation.

Anonymous said...

Mr. Scott Neeson,

Your kindness is certainly remembered for eternity. You have made a decision to help poor Khmer children live a decent life and have an opportunity to go to school for which I want to thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.

Pissed Off

Anonymous said...

Wow, Scott is God sent from above to help Khmer. Amazing to find a man like Scott, who is willing to give up the Hollywood life to help the poorest of the poorest. Khmer government closes their eyes and pocketed every money that was donated to help Khmer. Thank you Scott. You are the BEST!

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen and the CPP officials should watch this movie.

Do you think they will be moved a little bit to donate some of their stolen money to Scott's organization?

Pissed Off

Anonymous said...

http://jdstone.org/cr/files/nohistoricalevidenceofjesus.html

Anonymous said...

Wow what a beautiful man Scott is.

These children should be protected & cared for by the leader of the country (Hun sen) but he failed so we are very grateful that Scott can step in.

Keep up your incredible work Scott.