VisionFund empowering rural women

7 March 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Gender / Social development / Women in development
Chee Chin Hoe / VisionFund Cambodia / World Vision / World Vision International

VisionFund Cambodia, which took root in the Kingdom in 2003 as the result of a partnership with global NGO World Vision, aims to empower women and their families with small loans and other financial services, in additional to bolstering the education available for poor children in rural areas. Also part of the fund’s mission is to help create real and lasting change by giving clients the training and support they need to run a successful business that will provide them and their families a sustainable income. … “Many research studies have found that empowering women upholds gender equity, reduces domestic violence in families and societies, and also improves their ability to take care of their children’s wellbeing in health and education,” Chee Chin Hoe, CEO of VisionFund Cambodia, said. … VisionFund is especially committed to helping the poor, such as women with children in remote areas who have the ability, knowledge and skills to do business but who lack the necessary capital. ….

 Moeun Nhean
http://phnompenhpost.com