A few nice small business grants images I found:
Phai Yom
Image by Cambodia Trust
Born in 1965, Yom lives with her husband and 4 children in a small village in Pungneu Leu district in Kandal province.
In 2005 a motor bike accident severely damages Yom’s left foot, making walking both difficult and painful. The family, already poor, are left to survive on her husband’s small income selling ice from a small cart.
The Cambodia Trust heard of Yom’s situation in 2007 as a result of their ongoing community surveys conducted with village chiefs to identify persons with disability in need of physical rehabilitation and help break the cycle of poverty they are more likely to face.
Cambodia Trusts ensures she visits their rehabilitation centre in Phnom Penh where she can be fully assessed and supplied with specific orthotics support which combined with training makes walking possible.
The challenge to help improve the families’ living standard towards a sustainable level was achieved when Cambodia Trust covered the costs for Yom to attend a 5 day course on chicken rearing delivered by Farmers Livelihood Development (FLD). Here she gained the basic skills required to look after chickens, as a source of food for the family and a supplementary income from egg sales.
A USD small business grant from Cambodia Trust was enough to buy the necessary materials and 4 chickens to get started. Today, Yom has 15 chickens and the extra income from a proportion of the eggs she sells is used to buy rice; the family’s staple diet. The eggs they keep ensure a regular supplement of additional protein.
Yom’s life quality has improved thanks to Cambodia Trust; her mobility function is better and she is now running a small business from her home allowing her to look after her children while contributing financially towards her family. This makes Yom feel more positive, where she once felt a burden to her family, her outlook has changed.
“After my accident I felt very down, useless. But with walking made easier and the course on chicken rearing I feel hope again. The chickens mean I can provide for the family and sell eggs for rice and some time’s we can kill one to cook and eat”
Ongoing visits from Cambodia Trust’s community development outreach workers ensure Yom and her family receive the support they need which means her children have the necessary books and uniform to attend the local school.
This combination of support can help break the cycle of poverty that many families with disability find hard to escape.
Phai Yom
Image by Cambodia Trust
Born in 1965, Yom lives with her husband and 4 children in a small village in Pungneu Leu district in Kandal province.
In 2005 a motor bike accident severely damages Yom’s left foot, making walking both difficult and painful. The family, already poor, are left to survive on her husband’s small income selling ice from a small cart.
The Cambodia Trust heard of Yom’s situation in 2007 as a result of their ongoing community surveys conducted with village chiefs to identify persons with disability in need of physical rehabilitation and help break the cycle of poverty they are more likely to face.
Cambodia Trusts ensures she visits their rehabilitation centre in Phnom Penh where she can be fully assessed and supplied with specific orthotics support which combined with training makes walking possible.
The challenge to help improve the families’ living standard towards a sustainable level was achieved when Cambodia Trust covered the costs for Yom to attend a 5 day course on chicken rearing delivered by Farmers Livelihood Development (FLD). Here she gained the basic skills required to look after chickens, as a source of food for the family and a supplementary income from egg sales.
A USD small business grant from Cambodia Trust was enough to buy the necessary materials and 4 chickens to get started. Today, Yom has 15 chickens and the extra income from a proportion of the eggs she sells is used to buy rice; the family’s staple diet. The eggs they keep ensure a regular supplement of additional protein.
Yom’s life quality has improved thanks to Cambodia Trust; her mobility function is better and she is now running a small business from her home allowing her to look after her children while contributing financially towards her family. This makes Yom feel more positive, where she once felt a burden to her family, her outlook has changed.
“After my accident I felt very down, useless. But with walking made easier and the course on chicken rearing I feel hope again. The chickens mean I can provide for the family and sell eggs for rice and some time’s we can kill one to cook and eat”
Ongoing visits from Cambodia Trust’s community development outreach workers ensure Yom and her family receive the support they need which means her children have the necessary books and uniform to attend the local school.
This combination of support can help break the cycle of poverty that many families with disability find hard to escape.
Phai Yom
Image by Cambodia Trust
Born in 1965, Yom lives with her husband and 4 children in a small village in Pungneu Leu district in Kandal province.
In 2005 a motor bike accident severely damages Yom’s left foot, making walking both difficult and painful. The family, already poor, are left to survive on her husband’s small income selling ice from a small cart.
The Cambodia Trust heard of Yom’s situation in 2007 as a result of their ongoing community surveys conducted with village chiefs to identify persons with disability in need of physical rehabilitation and help break the cycle of poverty they are more likely to face.
Cambodia Trusts ensures she visits their rehabilitation centre in Phnom Penh where she can be fully assessed and supplied with specific orthotics support which combined with training makes walking possible.
The challenge to help improve the families’ living standard towards a sustainable level was achieved when Cambodia Trust covered the costs for Yom to attend a 5 day course on chicken rearing delivered by Farmers Livelihood Development (FLD). Here she gained the basic skills required to look after chickens, as a source of food for the family and a supplementary income from egg sales.
A USD small business grant from Cambodia Trust was enough to buy the necessary materials and 4 chickens to get started. Today, Yom has 15 chickens and the extra income from a proportion of the eggs she sells is used to buy rice; the family’s staple diet. The eggs they keep ensure a regular supplement of additional protein.
Yom’s life quality has improved thanks to Cambodia Trust; her mobility function is better and she is now running a small business from her home allowing her to look after her children while contributing financially towards her family. This makes Yom feel more positive, where she once felt a burden to her family, her outlook has changed.
“After my accident I felt very down, useless. But with walking made easier and the course on chicken rearing I feel hope again. The chickens mean I can provide for the family and sell eggs for rice and some time’s we can kill one to cook and eat”
Ongoing visits from Cambodia Trust’s community development outreach workers ensure Yom and her family receive the support they need which means her children have the necessary books and uniform to attend the local school.
This combination of support can help break the cycle of poverty that many families with disability find hard to escape.
