Train Cambodian Women in Sewing

Thank you for your donation. With your support, we can empower our marginalized women to move out of poverty. Here is a nice success story of *Neary, one of our sewing students.

Neary lived in a very difficult life. Her father is an alcoholic who drinks almost every day.When she was around 10, her mother sadly passed away.

Living with her father, she didn't have enough good care. One day, she wanted to stop studying because she didn't have money, but fortunately, her aunt supported her as she took care of her aunt's daughter, so she could go to study until graduating from high school. After graduating, she just stayed home to take care of her aunt's daughter. She wanted to have a job, but as she didn't have a skill, she could not find a job.

Actually, in Neary's mind, she wanted to learn sewing, but there was no opportunity for her. Fortunately, one day, through the community outreach, our Vocational Training Coordinator met Neary at her house and told her about free sewing class at Human and Hope Association. She was very happy to hear that and decided immediately to register into the program. Living far away from HHA, Neary, rode her bike for about forty minutes to learn every day with a hope of having her dream's skill. She was very committed and willing to learn. She came to class almost every day unless she was sick or had an urgent issue.

After three months of learning, Neary applied for the sewing machine loan from us, which she could practice her lessons more and started to earn her first income. With her commitment, she completed our 10-month sewing course, which not only provided a full set of sewing, but she also learned many life skill lessons, which developed her self-confidence and leadership.

We are proud of her that she is now working as a seamstress in an ethical company, which she can earn a good income to support her family.

*Name has been changed for the privacy purpose.