Chhuon Chhom joined the project in 2010. She has eleven children and a husband. Two children are less than six years old, six are between six and 15, and three children are older. In the past, only three of her children attended school regularly and the others did not attend at all because their parents did not have enough money. Now, all of the children are able to attend school every day and quit working.
Chhuon Chhom’s average monthly income before joining the project was only $100. Now her average income from making carpets is $141 per month. Her husband works as well as a primary school teacher for $1.80 per day. With this supplemental income, Chhuon Chhom can give her daughter—who lives elsewhere—about $11-$23 per month. Currently, her income does not cover her monthly costs so she borrows from a moneylender about $80.64 with 8 percent interest each month.
Her children often suffer from respiratory problems so Chhuon Chhom usually finds treatment at the public hospital for free because Poor Family Development (an NGO) pays for her family.
Her life has changed since joining CfC. Chhuon Chhom has more income and her health has improved because she and her husband no longer need to do stressful work. Still, she worries because they have no saved money and school gets more expensive as children get older. Chhuon Chhom wants to solve this problem by making more carpets and earning extra money by starting up a farming enterprise.
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