Daily Life on the Way from Landmines: Cambodia’s Ongoing Journey of Survival and Hope For millions of people in Cambodia, the shadows of war are not just memories—they are part of daily life. Long after the guns fell silent, the land remains dangerous, littered with landmines and unexploded bombs buried beneath rice fields, forests, and village paths. The journey from this invisible threat to normalcy is slow, difficult, and courageous. This is the story of daily life on the way from landmines—a story of survival, strength, and a nation healing one step at a time.In rural Cambodia, agriculture is the heartbeat of life. Families rise at dawn to tend to their rice fields, collect firewood, and fetch water. But for many, every step could mean danger. Decades after the Khmer Rouge regime and the civil wars, millions of landmines and unexploded ordnance remain buried across the countryside. Entire communities live with the constant fear that a single wrong step could change everything.