Phum Trea, Cambodia
Phum Trea is about 140km from Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. To get there, one has to travel towards Kampong Cham, then go a 18km village road ride to the bank of Mekong River, where five minute boat ride will take you to the village. This village, about 5km in radius, is along the Mekong River, which also represents the lifeline of the villagers. A population of about 11,000 people, they speak the Cham language and a little Malay. They practice the Islamic faith and live without basic necessities like electricity and piped water. The villagers use water from the dirty Mekong River.
There is no proper teaching or medical facilities available to the villagers. Classrooms are overcrowded, hot and furnished with homemade furniture. There is only a village nurse and medical help and medicine are difficult to get.
Nov
18
Cottage Industry In Phum Trea
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Our sewing project received a good start this year when we were able to arrange for a group of dedicated villagers headed by Araiti who sewed and delivered to us about 100 beautifully embroidered bags.
Proceeds from the sale of the bags go towards the welfare of the villagers after paying a large group of ladies in the sewing group involved in machine and hand stitching of the bags.
We are encouraged by their enthusiasm and will start on working designing new products for the cottage industry. We noted that some women in the village are adept as weaving and will explore the possibility of using their home spun textiles.
Next we will be embarking on a new project producing tablecloths stitched by the villagers.
