Higher education opportunities aren’t a reality for most females in Cambodia. Making it to university is a feat for the average male, let alone female. With limited household income, rural families have difficulties supporting their children through school, especially beyond a primary education. The odds for children to make it through secondary school will inevitably [...]
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May 25th, 2008 — , Cambodia, Jessica Young, Maxima from Jessica Young @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
Phal An is famous
May 20th, 2008 — , Jessica Young, Maxima, rice wine from Jessica Young @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
Often when I visit clients with a loan officer, we show them a picture of their KIVA profile and explain that people around the world have read about them and helped to finance their loans. Upon seeing their pictures, many blush with embarrassment. (For many, it’s one of the few photos they’ve taken in their [...]
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April 30th, 2008 — , Cambodia, Jessica Young, Maxima from Jessica Young @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
Most of the clients I visit make just enough money from their businesses to get by day to day. When you ask what their future plans or hopes are, some have none in sight- just repeating the same monotonous labor, day in and day out, to continue to put food on the table… challenging enough [...]
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April 16th, 2008 — , Cambodia, Elena Micossi, Eric Brandt, Isadora Tang, Mark Janko from Jessica Young @ Kiva Blogs from the Field
Inspired by the TZ fellows, I’ve come up with a top 10 for a taste of Cambodia:
1) The first questions people ask you are not “where are you from” or “what do you do” but “how old are you” and “are you married.”
2) Your clients bring you pictures of their sons and try to arrange [...]
