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Lay Sokhum, a 14-year-old Cambodian boy talks about stepping on a landmine and losing both his legs. Experts talk about the efforts in Cambodia to finally rid the country of landmines and unexploded bombs, decades after the war when they were planted has ended. We hear sound of landmine clearing teams exploding the mines and doctors talking about treating mine victims.
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Lay Sokhum, a 14-year-old Cambodian boy talks about stepping on a landmine and losing both his legs. Experts talk about the efforts in Cambodia to finally rid the country of landmines and unexploded bombs, decades after the war when they were planted has ended. We hear sound of landmine clearing teams exploding the mines and doctors talking about treating mine victims. This piece has never been broadcast on public radio. This piece is being offered free of charge to stations! There are two versions of this piece offered, one with an outro recorded, and one without.
Broadcast History
This piece has never been broadcast in the United States on public radio. It has been available on the internet. It may have been picked up by small international radio broadcasters, but not broadly.
Transcript
[upsound of truck through roads...]
START:
We’re traveling along a potholed dirt road, in Pei Lin, Cambodia … for many years to come.
OUTRO:
Working closely with the government and many partners, UNICEF continues to play a leading role in protecting and educating Cambodian children from a legacy that they were never a part of.
This Story was produced by UNICEF.
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Timing and Cues
the total running time of the piece is: 6:24 without outro, 6:40 with intro. Both versions are uploaded
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upsound of truck on road
0:10 – 6:23
BODY OF PIECE
"We're travelling along a potholed...for many years to come."
6:24-6:40 (optional - depends which version you take)
OUTRO
"Working closely with the government and many ... produced by UNICEF."
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Sarah Elzas
Posted on February 25, 2005 at 06:59 AM | Permalink
Review of Ridding Cambodia of Landmines
This is a piece about a very important topic that I have not heard explored much here in the US: landmines and how they affect people, particularly children, all over the world. My only problem with this piece is that I would have liked to meet Lay Sokhum, the young landmine victim, earlier (he appears halfway through the piece). He is the human side of the Cambodian landmine tragedy. And with his child-like optimistic outlook, he really engages a listener that this is happening to real people. And as the doctors say, he--as a child--is the main target of landmines. This is a pretty thorough overview of the issue and despite a weak ending it's an engaging piece about an important subject.