Inspiring vulnerable women to hold on their dreams
Schooling in our Community Factory
We have created a series of two-year life skills and literacy training programs so that our producers (we call our beneficiaries ‘producers’ because they are professionals who provide valuable products to others) can still ‘learn through working’. Since our goal is to help vulnerable women to move forward in their lives, we offer a two-year job opportunity in our factory and will assist them in finding a new job afterwards. In this way, we can still maintain sustainability and change the lives of a greater number of underprivileged people.
Our Activities
Education and Life skill
3 times a week, 20% of their workdays is set aside for life skills training. The modules consist of 6 components, which can be practiced in our factory as well as in their daily lives.
Problems solving, Work ethic, Interpersonal skills, Self-confidence, Self-management and Basic literacy.
Handicraft manufacturing
Our employees spend 6 hours a day producing handicrafts. they learn vocational skills and earn enough income to support their families.
Childcare service
We hire local Cambodian women to provide daily child care service for our staff, eliminating worries they might have about coming to work. Those who have children can bring them to work every day, and even take an hour out of their workday to spend time with them.
Child Care Center, An hour off for mothers and children per day, Nutritional meal for children
Nutrition provision
During the lunch break, producers can bring their food to the canteen or enjoy the dishes our kitchen staff prepares for them. It ensures they have access to healthy food and possess the knowledge of a well-balanced diet.
Daily nutritional meals, Weekly nutrition courses, Interpersonal skills, Yearly event to share nutrition knowledge with nearby community
Saving system
It is common in rural Cambodia to incur debt when one gets sick or injured because they do not have enough money to pay for treatment. Our saving system helps prevent this. In addition to providing health insurance, we set aside $0.25 a day from their salaries which is matched by our community factory. The women can withdraw the money at any time without penalty.
$0.25 per-day saving matched, Health Insurance, Natural Disaster Insurance
