In Scott Neeson’s stellar career, he went from being a poor young immigrant in Australia working as a projectionist in a drive-in movie theater to a top Hollywood marketing executive. He had a house in Brentwood, a Porsche, and an actress girlfriend. When he left his job as president of 20th Century Fox International in 2003 to take an even better job with Sony, he decided to take a five-week break to travel. He ended up visiting Cambodia’s Steung Meanchey garbage dump, which he describes as the «single most impactful moment» of his life. What he saw there left him dumbstruck and aghast: over 1,500 children, many gravely ill, combing 11 hectares of a fetid dump in temperatures of up to 55°C just to survive. He soon quit his Hollywood job and moved to Phnom Penh to found the Cambodia Children’s Fund, which helps children and families with basic needs, such as housing, education, and healthcare.
Authors
Cambodia’s Hollywood Dad
