CHEA is not a local program.
It is a global movement — born in Cambodia, rooted in caregiving, and expanding wherever dignity is under threat.
We don’t just write about inequity.
We build infrastructures to address it.
Location: Cambodia — 9 provinces
A sacred archive of caregiving rituals, herbal traditions, midwife chants, and death-care customs collected from elders across the country.
“Our grandmothers hold rituals that no book has written. We record them before they’re lost.”
🔹 41 rituals documented
🔹 Transcribed in Khmer + English
🔹 Integrated into training modules
ocation: Arizona, California, and remote training for immigrant women
This initiative trains immigrant and low-income women in culturally sensitive, emotionally intelligent caregiving.
From unpaid daughter to certified caregiver — with dignity.
🔹 73 women trained
🔹 2 partner care homes enrolled
🔹 Curriculum developed from CHEA founder’s lived caregiving experience.
Location: Global (virtual)
We fund and support researchers, field workers, and storytellers working in the intersection of care, culture, equity, and economics.
“We don’t need more managers of care. We need more recorders of it.”
🔹 7 fellows supported
🔹 Research in 3 languages
🔹 Projects from Cambodia, diaspora, and U.S. underserved communities
Goal: Scale caregiver economic empowerment + cultural preservation across Southeast Asia
CHEA INSTITUTE
Tax ID: 39-2189378 | 501(c)(3) Status: Pending IRS Approval, Donations are tax-deductible upon final IRS confirmation.
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