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Cambodia Cambodia Tbong Khmum

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$40,851 needed of $90,000

Implementing Organization

World Hope International (WHI)

Program Summary

The Tbong Khmum Livelihood Project aims to create livelihood opportunities for vulnerable communities to help improve their household incomes and reduce their vulnerabilities to exploitation, unsafe migration and help prevent human trafficking through improved access to agricultural and non-agricultural skills development in selected communities in Dombae District, Tbong Khmum Province.

The main component of the project is to develop market-driven agricultural and non-agricultural enterprises using appropriate approaches being tested with model farmers in the current on-farm trials in Kork Srok commune, Dombae District.

To help reduce unsafe migration, human trafficking and exploitation of vulnerable families resulting from the impact of COVID19 to poor households, awareness raising is extended to schools as additional prevention activities. Similarly, small groups of men and women in communities are established based on the Keeping Safe activities implemented in Kampong Siem District in Kampong Cham Province. To respond to the needs of survivors of human trafficking, exploitation and sexual and gender-based violence, capacity building of service providers and social workforce for a more trauma-sensitive client-centered approach are implemented.

Outcome 1: Improved quality of agriculture-based and non-agriculture-based production techniques by farmers in Dombae District, Tbong Khmum Province.

Outcome 2: Vulnerable households and survivors of human trafficking and exploitation with increased access to opportunities for sustainable agriculture-based and non-agriculture-based livelihood and skills leading to diversified household income.

Outcome 3: Vulnerable households, communities and schools are safe and with improved awareness about human trafficking and exploitation, safe migration, child protection and sexual and gender-based violence etc.

Kimsron's Story - Cambodia Tbong Khmum

Success Stories

Mushroom Sales Lead to Improved Sanitation

Mai started her first mushroom house in 2018. She decided to invest in growing mushrooms because she saw that her neighbor was earning a decent monthly income from mushroom production with instruction and support from World Hope and local partner Thera Metrey.

Mai and her husband, Heng, and their four daughters have seen their life improve because of mushroom sales. She got married at 20, and she and Heng scratched out a poor living by growing rice and cassava, and raising a few cows. Money was always tight, and sometimes they didn’t have enough to buy food to supplement what they grew. It was hard to keep the children in school and, lacking a toilet, they were at greater risk for illness. During the break time from rice farming, they often had to resort to doing day labor like harvesting cashews in the village or even migrating to another province to find work.

Growing mushrooms finally gave them a stable monthly income. They were able to get a loan to buy more land and build a toilet, which immediately improved their health. Most importantly, the children can go to school. Mai and Heng are hoping to expand their mushroom production.

As Mai points out, the mushroom program improves the entire community. The farm families have better livelihoods, and even those not involved in the program can earn a living by collecting and selling them straw for the substrate, or helping in the mushroom houses.

The Cambodia East program is continuing into a new phase programming in an expanded area and is now known as the Cambodia Kampong Cham & Tbong Khmum Program
Led by World Hope International

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