Training Success in Communities

Ms. Doung Vandeth, the head of the Polytechnic Institute of Battambang Province in Cambodia has demonstrated that community responsive training is the answer to poverty alleviation in some of the poorest communes.

Funded through the ADB, Voucher Skills Training Project, the Polytechnic has trained a total of 13,469 villagers. Here is one success story: Miss Choun is 21 years old and lives in Bors Pou Village. She stopped studying to become the main earner for a family of 6 with 2 studying. They are so poor that their home is only covered with coconut leaves. She supported the family by selling oranges which gave her very little profit and sometimes she lost money when she could not sell. So when she heard of the Voucher training, she enrolled in Sewing in the Polytechnic. When she finished, she got donation from the people in the United States of $400 for the sewing machine and other supplies needed. Her aunt's $200 helped her build a small hut for her sewing business. Now she is earning $140 a month and from this, she can even save some money. She plans to hire another tailor and buy another sewing machine so she can serve her clients on time.http://tvetjournal.com