SUCCESS STORIES
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Break the Silence, Build Confidence
September 21, 2023 Transforming from a silent girl to be an active and fully confident entrepreneur, Ms. Chanthary, age 27, born in Kratie, started a business called “Mom Main Industry” processing and selling Aloevera juice in 2018. As a team leader and co-founder of...
5S Training Prepared SMEs for the International Market
September 11, 2023 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are significant drivers of Cambodia’s economic growth. However, this sector has faced many challenges in internationalizing its products and services. The ASEAN SME Policy Index 2018 mentioned that SMEs in...
WE Act 5th Forum-Women’s Entrepreneurship Forum and Local Trade Fair
Phnom Penh, 29 August 2023 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Pact Cambodia's WE Act project are proud to announce the upcoming 5th Women's Entrepreneurship Forum and Local Trade Fair, focusing on "Access to Legal Business Information,...
Increasing Youth Voices in the Sub-national Committees
Sroeurn Theara, a 21-year-old man from Takeo province, is a senior university student majoring in English Teaching at the Human Resource University, Phnom Penh. Just like other youth, Theara never had the chance to attend a meeting with decision-makers to raise his...
Youths with Disabilities Identify their Barriers and Potential Solutions through Human Design Workshop
August 21, 2023 In Cambodia, 65.3% of the population is under 30 years old and can be classified as youth. There are youth groups and youth leaders who have the potential to become important advocates, yet youth with disabilities are often unable to participate and...
WE Act connects Young Women Entrepreneurs to the Knowledge, Connections, Tools, and Resources to Grow Their Business Online
August 14, 2023 With support from USAID, Pact’s WE Act project has been working with Facebook to train 11 Cambodian Digital Marketing Trainers to deliver training to 1,700 young women entrepreneurs by early 2023. In August 2020, four trainers received Training of...
Youth Leader Responds to Environmental Issues in Siem Reap
August 12, 2023 Srey Noeurm is a young smart girl from Siem Reap who actively leads her youth group to advocate and raise awareness about environmental issues in her community. Before coming to this point, Srey Noeurm didn’t know much about the importance of the...
Mock Youth Parliament Forms Young Brave Leaders for Tomorrow
July 26, 2023 Thai Lai Eng, 21, is a third-year student at the Royal University of Law and Economics. Born in a rural family, Thai Lai is one of the few females who can take the opportunity to pursue higher education in Phnom Penh. While many people in her village...
A Journey from Youth Ambassador to Junior officer through WE Act Program
July 23, 2023 Youth is the dynamic source of social change and positive impact. With approximately 60% of Cambodia’s population, youth has the potential to walk towards progress and contribute to the development of the country through their involvement in social...
Voice of Youth Entrepreneurship – Young Leader and Her Civic Participation
July 20, 2023 Self-development sharpens youth’s future career and leadership. With support from USAID through Pact’s WE Act project, the Khmer Youth Association (KYA) implements the “Voice of Youth Entrepreneurship” enabling young women entrepreneurs and youth to...
