SUCCESS STORIES
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Young Women Entrepreneur Formalized Her Online Business and Tripled Her Income
Ms. Chorn Visal is 21 years old, and living in Kok Krasang village Sangkat Svay Dangkum, Siem Reap town with a single mother and a younger sister. She is also a junior university student. During her free time from the university, she runs an online business selling...
Aspiring Young Women Entrepreneur in Battambang Brings Her Start-up Business to Life
Ms. Ny Pisey, 27 years old, is one of the aspiring young women entrepreneurs in Battambang. As a coffee lover, Pisey dreams of start-up a small coffee shop. But the lack of entrepreneurship skills and business linkages with others, Pisey felt insecure and not...
Visioning Young Women Entrepreneurs Promoting Local Organic Products
With a vision to promote local products and farmers, Ms. Choa Lon Molika left her high paid salary and established the Green O Far which is an organic fresh shop to support farmers producing organic vegetables and fruits. Molika is one of the most outstanding...
Innovative Civic Engagement Mechanisms Addressing Youth Needs with The Government at The Sub-National Level
Based on USAID’s WE Act’s geographic landscape assessment, there is a demand for youth engagement in Kampong Cham. However, there are three main issues including 1) Limited participation of youth in local development planning, 2) Youth’s limited knowledge of...
Youth Networks Create a Platform for Promoting Youth Leadership in Kep Municipality
Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) raised the challenge that many youth, especially young women in high school and university lack the confidence to speak up or engage with local authorities and/or relevant actors as they lack of soft skills...
To Engage Cambodia’s Youth in Socioeconomic Rights, ‘Youth Ambassadors’ Lead the Way
The Youth Ambassadors with young people they engaged through the WE Light Up Talk event in Phnom Penh. In Cambodia, reaching youth can be a challenge, but this is exactly what the Pact-led WE Act project needed to do. Funded by USAID, WE Act works to support and...
Women with Disabilities Role Model in Siem Reap
"Disability is just physical, but the mindset is not". said Tan Soren, a 32-year-old woman with disabilities from Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap province. Soren has had polio since the age of 4. She has been through countless challenges and barriers including...
A Trans-Woman Advocates for No-discrimination against LGBTQI+ Community in Battambang
With support from USAID through Pact's WE Act project, Micro Rainbow Act (MRC) improves the knowledge and leadership skills of LGBTQI+ members and Young Women Entrepreneurs (YWEs) in Battambang and Phnom Penh to access their socio-economic and civic rights. Providing...
Youth Leadership and Community Engagement
With support from USAID through Pact's WE Act project, Young Eco Ambassador (YEA) promotes green businesses and youth leadership in collaboration with Young Women Entrepreneurs (YWEs). They address environmental issues in the community by supporting and empowering...
Young Female Artists Contributed to Addressing Social Issues Through Music and Civic Engagement
Arts and music are essential to a strong state economy and for wellbeing. Not only does it create employment, generate local income, and attract investment, it can highlight the issues for the livelihoods of a community or a country. While the importance of the...
