Gnean Ouk has been making carpets with CfC since 2004. She has seven children and a husband. Two children are between the ages of six and 15, and five children are older. In the past, only two of the children attended school full time and the others worked sewing, fruit farming and laboring in Poi Pet town. Now, most of the children attend school full time.
Gnean Ouk’s earned $48.30 total per month before joining CfC. Her current carpet-making income is $119 per month and her husband earns $2.60 a day farming. Her son also sends her about $71.40 a month so that the family can create some savings. She currently has an outstanding loan she used for farming and purchasing medication for herself and her children. The current total balance is 858 baht (about $27.60).
Of her family, only Gnean Ouk suffers chronic stomach illnesses. She seeks treatment with a private doctor, which costs her between $11.90 and $35.70. She prefers to find treatment at the private hospital rather than the public hospital because she finds the private hospital more reliable.
Gnean Ouk feels 100 percent confident that her children will complete grade 12. With her increase in income, her children have the opportunity to study every day and she could finance the construction of a bigger house for them all. All of this money came from making carpets.
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