On April 26, 2011, the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)'s Genocide Education Project conducted a public education forum in Spean Meanchey Commune, Sen Monorom District, Stung Treng Province. The forum was conducted at a compound of Sen Monorom pagoda. The participants attending the forum were approximately 200. Among these numbers, there were 50 to 80 villagers, 100 students and 10 teachers.

                Mondulkiri is an eastern province of Cambodia. It is the most sparsely populated province in the country despite being the largest in land area. Mondul Kiri is known for its forested hills and powerful waterfalls. 80 percent of the population is made up of ten tribal minorities, with the majority of them being Phnong. The remaining 20 percent are Khmer, Chinese and Cham. The population lives off the land, planting rice, fruit trees and a variety of vegetables. Others grow strawberries, coffee, rubber and cashew nuts. Most houses are built in Khmer style, with each having big jars and traditional gongs. During the Pol Pot years those objects were buried in the jungle and in many cases they have not yet been recovered.

                According to a mapping report written in 1999, the Khmer Rouge controlled Mondul Kiri effectively from 1970 to 1979. The public education forum discussed the experiences of the people's lives under the KR and also encouraged the younger and the older generations to discuss the importance of genocide education and survivors to share their real life experiences under the KR. The project's team members distributed copies of the textbook "A History of Democratic

Kampuchea (1975-1979)" and discussed one chapter from it. Other materials for distribution included the magazine Searching for the Truth and booklets on Khmer Rouge tribunal Cases 001 and 002. During the forum, one of the team members taught a chapter from DK history book.