When I first came to Cambodia years ago, I was upset to witness the realities of the poorest families here. Unable to understand and accept the reasons for such poverty, oft within a short distance from 5 star hotels and booming businesses, I started on a journey which I had never imagined to be so moving for me, a journey into a forgotten world. The disparity between the two worlds I live in has left different impacts on me. One led to the creation of Smiling Gecko, an NGO which you could read more about at smilinggecko.ch.