Posted
April 26, 2024
In April 2021, there was a large outbreak of COVID-19 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the hometown of Hao Taing, ’23 MKTG. To prevent the spread of the infection across the country’s capital, Cambodia’s prime minister announced a strict stay-at-home order over the city for two weeks.
With this order, the city froze. Phnom Penh, which heavily relies on tourism, had people out of work, hungry, and searching for answers.
Taing was also stuck in Phnom Penh and sprang to action. He established Local4Local, a non-profit organization that connected food vendors with cyclo drivers to deliver food to those in need.
