In Cambodia, the Aki Ra travels across the country for over 20 years in order to find and disarm old mines he placed with their fellow soldiers, When he was a member of the Khmer Rouge, a political-military movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979.

These mines are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of small children so far. Armed with only a metal detector and a small pocketknife, disarm thousands of mines operating. The Aki Ra emerged in 2010 as a hero of the year by CNN.