Category Archives: Latest News
4 new business plans ready to be funded!
We have 4 new businesses that have become available to be funded! Touch Mom, Chea Vanna, Koul Pow and Moen Mean all have developed their business plans and are ready to be funded! That means that in addition to the 11 … Continue reading
Gone Cyclin’ finished their ride into Siem Reap to raise funds for us!
The Gone Cyclin’ crew have completed the 400km ride from Ho Chi Minh to Siem Reap! They arrived around midday yesterday, with some of the CfC executive team and Dave joining them for the final 2 legs from Phnom … Continue reading
9 New Entrepreneurs to be Funded!
As posted previously, we have recently cracked the $4,000 in capital raising for our families micro-enterprises. Thank you once again to all the amazing donors! Our social worker, Kimsreang, has been doing an amazing job working with the families … Continue reading
Naren, our Poipet office manager has sadly passed away
It’s with great sadness that I inform you that Naren Chhut, our office manager for the last two years, passed away on Monday. As many of you know he has been very sick for the last few months and was … Continue reading
Entrepreneurs fund over $4000! 3 additional families funded!
Almost as soon as we reached the $3000 mark, thanks to a poker night that raised $740 and some additional donations, we have now reached the $4000 mark! This has enabled a further 3 families to be funded that … Continue reading
Entrepreneurs Fund Over $3000!
The entrepreneurs fund has now reached over $3000! Thanks to so many generous donors! We already have 6 families working on their new businesses, but we still need a further $7805 to fund the micro-loans with the number of … Continue reading
Container of Carpets on the Way!
Long awaited, the latest container of new carpets has finally departed Cambodia, and is scheduled to arrive in Melbourne on the 29th of June. We are planning to store the carpets within our own shipping container, but are yet to … Continue reading
Micro-Enterprises Starting
We now have 6 of the families that have taken out partial loans and we have now started supporting them in establishing their businesses’. Above is a picture of Soung Seangeay’s sewing business that she is doing with her older daughters. This … Continue reading
When market stalls get cancelled and sales are down we throw a party! Anyone interested in hosting one? Continue reading
Farewell Frank
Our CEO Frank is leaving us after 12 months of great work. Thanks for the hard work Frank.