Our Micro Enterprise projects are growing! Micro Enterprise seems the way to go to create income for struggling families. You will recall that we have started off one of our mums making "ITS NOT OK" bracelets. Well we have now trained a second mum to make them, but a slightly different design. (See opposite). She is doing very well with them. As I said before, we supply all the materials and the mums are paid by piece. So they can help support their families. Then the bracelets are sold in Australia, and we even have an order for America. You may see them at future conferences.
Our new project is Paper Bag making, like this one but a little bigger. Hilary brought a template over from Australia so I could teach one of our dads to make them. We have an order of 600 to start with.So, 
Last Sunday the Channy, House Manager, and I took all the supplies need out to one of our families, so I could teach the husband how to make them. Thus starting him off on his own micro enterprise project. As before, we will supply the materials and pay him by the piece. It was all quite new to him, but he seemed happy about the prospect of it all. Of course Channy, being Khmer had to translate for me, as I taught him the steps. The afternoon was successful and we left him and his wife with a smile on their faces. (The wife is already making bracelets for us, but she is clever and will help him learn). This family is now managing their own finances through the income that they are creating in this way. We are really happy for thier progress, as this is the family we relocated from begging on the riverfront!!! Praise God for new beginnings. Love and Blessings to you, Lane.
Last Sunday the Channy, House Manager, and I took all the supplies need out to one of our families, so I could teach the husband how to make them. Thus starting him off on his own micro enterprise project. As before, we will supply the materials and pay him by the piece. It was all quite new to him, but he seemed happy about the prospect of it all. Of course Channy, being Khmer had to translate for me, as I taught him the steps. The afternoon was successful and we left him and his wife with a smile on their faces. (The wife is already making bracelets for us, but she is clever and will help him learn). This family is now managing their own finances through the income that they are creating in this way. We are really happy for thier progress, as this is the family we relocated from begging on the riverfront!!! Praise God for new beginnings. Love and Blessings to you, Lane.
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