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KHMER NEW YEAR 2026 MANCHESTER

Cambodian communities around the world will be celebrating Khmer New Year, a meaningful time of renewal and celebrating our resilience. As part of this, Reconnecting Cambodia UK will be joining the Manchester Khmer community - a public event 18 April open to all and hosted by the fabulous Y Sok, one of our Trustees, as well as critically acclaimed restaurateur and cultural curator. [https://www.facebook.com/events/783604104793581?]

PAST EVENTS

  • We were thrilled to be invited to participate in the groundbreaking Khmer Diaspora Conference in Lowell (27–29 March), organised by our esteemed US Trustee Dr. Christine Su. Li-Da demonstrated DNA's transformative potential to reconnect Cambodian families globally—strengthening bonds between UK, Massachusetts and diaspora communities of artists, academics and leaders.

  • On November 8, 2025, Li-Da Kruger, Co-founder of the Reconnecting Cambodia Project, joined an intergenerational Table Talk event in Belgium, where she shared the organization’s mission. She also hosted a stall where participants were able to learn more about the work, connect with the team, and explore ways to take action.

  • On 27 November 2025, we gathered at the Frontline Club in London for “Bridging Memory and Community: A Gathering for Remembrance, Healing, and the Future of Belonging,” marking 50 years since the fall of Phnom Penh.

    The evening featured an inspiring program with Chris Moon MBE as Master of Ceremonies, alongside Li-Da Kruger, Meta Meulenbelt-Hörz, Dr. Turi King, Y Sok, Jon Swain, Leon Ung, Var Ashe Houston, Dr. Danielle Tran, and Amara Goel, with an interactive art tribute by Dayanny So.

    Together, we shared a space for reflection, dialogue, and collective healing, honouring the past and celebrating the resilience of the Cambodian community.

  • From October 17 to November 2, 2025, our international team arrived in Cambodia to assist individuals searching for family members, including parents, siblings, and children. Those who wished to take a DNA test were invited to contact our organization director at the KFCO office.

    A testing day in Phnom Penh was organized, and our team also traveled to nearby villages to share more about our work. We connected with individuals across the country who reached out to learn more or participate.

  • On October 24, 2025, we held a special screening and conversation at the Bophana Center in Phnom Penh, featuring the Khmer-dubbed version of Prue Leith: Journey With My Daughter. Our Country Director, Po-Thai Khin, who appeared in the film, shared his journey from being part of the documentary to founding our NGO. Guests joined a Q&A session to learn more about DNA testing and how it helps reunite families, and met our team to discover ways they can be part of this mission.

  • We’re grateful to have had our Co-Founder, Li-Da Kruger, moderate the Q&A session for Vakhim—a powerful feature documentary that follows two siblings adopted from Cambodia as they journey to find their birth mother. Held on Sunday, September 14, from 11 AM to 1 PM PDT, the event brought together audiences in a heartfelt conversation about love, family, and the unbreakable bonds that connect us to our roots.

  • This year, the Cambodia Town Film Festival (CTFF) commemorates the 50th year since the Khmer Rouge takeover—honoring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future. The Reconnecting Cambodia Project (RCP) is proud to partner with CTFF and Rumduol to present Lost Children, a moving event that highlights family separation within the diaspora and offers hope through innovative DNA-based reunification efforts.

  • Co-founder Li-Da is grateful that the Cambodia Town Film Festival has selected Prue Leith: Journey With My Daughter to be screened alongside other outstanding works of regional talent. She will attend in Long Beach and take part in a live Q&A moderated by Professor Christine Su of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, a leading scholar in Southeast Asian studies.

  • Using the documentary as a platform to share her personal search for birth family and how DNA testing can provide answers when no other records exist, Li-Da will travel to both Long Beach and Lowell. At the film festival, she will amplify the Reconnecting Cambodia Project’s mission and connect with diaspora communities. As part of this effort, she will also bring free DNA kits for participants to join the project and take an active step toward reuniting with lost relatives.