On May 8, 2011, the Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)'s Genocide Education Project conducted a public education forum in Kampong Phnom Commune, Leuk Dek District, Kandal Province. The forum was conducted at a compound of Kampong Phnom pagoda. The participants attending the forum were approximately 215. Among these numbers, there were 20 villagers, 180 students and 15 teachers.

LEUK DEK was among the five districts of Kandal province that fell under the administrative division of the Southwest Zone supervised by Ta Mok (the zone Secretary). The other four districts were Kandal Stung, Sa-ang, Koh Thom and Kien Svay. Research has shown that Southwest Zone was the model revolutionary base area of the Pol Pot regime. The zone was almost totally controlled by Ta Mok's own relatives whose thirteen family members including daughters, sons, sons-in-law and brothers-in-law, held many important positions such as secretary of the Region, district secretary and division commander. Many young men from Kandal who were most trusted and considered as pure revolutionaries were recruited to be S-21 prison guards. Nonetheless, a number of people in the zone, including people in Leuk Dek district, have described their experiences in the zone as tough and brutal.

The public education forum discussed the experiences of the people's lives under the KR and 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.

The Forum is funded by The Asia Foundation (TAF) with the core support from from USAID and Sida.