The reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 attempted to return Cambodia to the Middle Ages through a genocide that ended the lives of a third of the country’s population—primarily, the most educated. Normal schooling was abolished, family records were destroyed, and millions were forced from cities to work on communal farms in the countryside. Today, Cambodia has a population of nearly 17 million with a median age of 25.6 years. AIM’s objective in Cambodia is to rebuild, educate, and strengthen the emerging capabilities of these bright, young leaders.