Impact of land grant to landless and land poor families

Aoral District – The livelihood of 400 landless and land poor families who settled in on the new land granted by the government under its Social Land Concession Project (SLC), funded by Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)/World Bank, were significantly improved over the past two years.

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Women Empowerment: From a vet to become a commune chief

Women in rural Cambodia, especially women from poor families, have less access to get higher education which limited their opportunity to become leaders in senior positions in community based organizations, civil society organizations, companies, or the government. Continue reading “Women Empowerment: From a vet to become a commune chief”

Bicycles are necessary means of transport for rural poor students

Walking back and forth from home to Ponleu Thmei Primary School in his village along a 2 km soil road, which usually turns muddy in the rainy season and dusty in the hot season, Sim Sanh, oldest child from a poor family of seven, faced many challenges in his study. However, Sanh, who started his first grade late at the age of nine in 1998, overcame the challenges and every endeavor he has made for six years in his childhood, he at last successfully completed his primary school level. Continue reading “Bicycles are necessary means of transport for rural poor students”

AC plays important roles in improving the poor’s livelihood

The establishment of community-based micro credit structures such as village banks, self-help groups, agricultural cooperatives, or other forms of social saving creates favorable conditions for the rural poor to seek for financial support. It would also be able to help them move out heavy debt through the reduction or halt in the use of high interest rate loans from the bank, especially from the private lenders. Continue reading “AC plays important roles in improving the poor’s livelihood”

Small loan makes a big change in life

IRDEP-KC– Standing near a new walking power tiller that she just bought, Ms. Moeun Mak, expressed her satisfaction with her achievement of 2012 and referred to it as the success from her pig raising business supported by Serei Vong Village Bank in her village. Ms. Mak, 23, from Serei Vong village, Peam commune, Sameakki Meanchey district of Kampong Chhnang province, was one of the outstanding women in the village who made a success in pig raising and farming business. Continue reading “Small loan makes a big change in life”