Thursday, August 7, 2014

.....my favourite story! Young women in Cambodia turning hairdressing skills into Co-operative dollars.

APHEDA Hairdressing Make-up Nails & Wedding graduates in Kea, Mong Russey

Three young single women – Ly 26, Sorng 24, and Kuneary 18 - who completed a technical vocational course in Hairdressing Make-up and Nails at APHEDA’s partner centre in Mong Russey district, Battambang province, in June 2013, formed a co-operative in July 2013. 

Their co-operative is operating in the old, now vacant, former district office of Women’s Affairs in Kea commune. The parents of all 3 are small traditional rice farmers, Sorng’s father is disabled. School education levels were year 6 for Ly, year 12 for Sorng and year 5 for Kuneary. 

Initially Mong Russey centre allowed them to borrow some equipment for their co-op, which is called Bright and Modern, but then they took out a USD 250 loan from the project loan fund. They have made USD 514.50 so far and have now paid back $40 to the loan fund and anticipate they will pay back the rest in a year. They have at least 10 wedding lined up for this month, February, which is the start of the wedding season. They manage the income and expenditure together and keep accounts. Some of the money has been used to buy new tools and other equipment, and the balance is shared equally between the three. ‘We are very happy and would like to thank APHEDA for providing the opportunity for us to have a job and make money for our families.’


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