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This Didn’t Start as a Project. It Started as a Cry.
The Day That Changed Everything
We were standing in a hallway in California, watching our uncle cry.
Not from pain. But from being forgotten.
He whispered to the nurse,
“Please inject me with something.”
He wasn’t dying of illness. He was dying of isolation.
No visits. No birthdays. Just food… and time… and silence.
That day, we realized something tragic:
In the wealthiest country in the world, our elders are dying without dignity.
The Question That Wouldn’t Go Away
Since from where we are from, elders in Cambodia—many living with children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren.
Not in mansions. Not in comfort. But in company. In care. In meaning.
We asked ourselves:
“Why do elders in poor countries smile more than those in the richest?”
This wasn’t just a story about aging.
It was a story about systems.
About what happens when care becomes a transaction… instead of a legacy.
The Hidden Injustice No One Talks About
The Invisible Chain of Care
In Cambodia, women carry three generations on their shoulders.
They care for their parents.
They care for their children.
They serve their husbands.
Often, they care for their husband’s parents too.
And still, they have no income. No title. No voice.
We call them what they are:
The invisible backbone of caregiving.
They work for free. And they are everywhere.
Who We Are
The Founder
A mother of three.
An immigrant.
A caregiver who has lived the silence.
Now a PhD candidate in Business, building an institute to restore the value of women’s work — not through charity, but through dignity.
“I built CHEA so the next woman doesn’t have to be invisible to be strong.”
Dr. Piseth Sim (Advisor & Architect)
- EB1A Green Card holder
- Medical doctor and author of Before the Fall
- 25+ years of service to Cambodian communities
- Founder of multiple businesses across health, education, and care
- Trained over 3,000 Cambodian doctors and nurses
- Led missions that helped 100,000+ patients
- Now dedicating his life to designing the system that did not exist for his uncle
“Life is only memory. That’s why the last chapter matters most.”