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Kampong Cham
A patient weighs his prosthetic in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center in Kampong Cham, Cambodia, Jan. 17, 2014.
Cambodia is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world; some estimate that there is as many as ten million mines in a country of 14.5 million people.
Handicap International has been working in Cambodia for almost 30 years, supporting people with disabilities and victims of chronic diseases.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member ties a mold during the drapping stage of the prosthetic production process in Kampong Cham, Jan. 17, 2014.
Prosthetic and rehabilitation are the main focus of the organization, which has run a physiotherapy center in Kampong Cham since 2002.
The number of beneficiaries has increased enormously since then, accompanied by a rise in orthotic and prosthetic production.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member assesses a new patient in Kampong Cham, Jan. 17, 2014.
Producing prosthesis starts with an individual assessment; once the staff knows what the patient needs, they bring them for the casting process.
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Kampong Cham
A patient practices moving wit, and adapting to, his new prosthetic in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member assembles a prosthetic limb as the last stage on the production process, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A patient practices moving with his new prosthetic in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A patient practices moving with his new prosthetic in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member measures a mold as part of the prosthetic production process, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member covers a patient's limb with a plaster cast during the prosthetic production process, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
Tools to be used are left on the desk of one of the staff members of Handicap International, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member supervises the training process in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A woman helps a patient to put on his new prosthetic limb in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member measures a patient's limb to start the casting stage of the prosthetic production process, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A patient and his wife leave the Handicap International Rehabilitation center after receiving treatment, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member assembles a prosthetic foot, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member gives shape to a mold during prosthetic production, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member cuts a mold during the draping stage of the prosthetic production process, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A patient waits for his new prosthetic to be fitted in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member sews Velcro straps used to secure prosthetics, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
Appointments and tasks are written on a white board at the entrance of the workshop room in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member holds the plaster cast of a new patient, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A Handicap International staff member fills a prosthetic cast mold, Jan. 17, 2014.
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Kampong Cham
A woman poses with her prosthetic limb in the Handicap International Rehabilitation center, Jan. 17, 2014.
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