FF Beneficiaries 2018: Groups 5-9

Mr. Sok Houl: CSV

Mr. Sok Houl received a $200 loan in 2017 to start his business in selling baby duck eggs. He is the CSV for his group  of 25 beneficiaries. He has 8 kids (3 of which are of school age and attend school daily). He makes $25/day and receives $125/month from his brother as an additional source of income. As a CSV, he is responsible for ensuring that all his group members attend monthly meetings so coordinating that is one of his many jobs. Others include collecting loan repayments, making home visits as needed, and ensuring that even those who are unable to attend monthly meetings are all caught up with the information shared at the meetings. While he does want to have more training sessions, he has expressed that he is incredibly busy due to having to care for all his children and working, and being a CSV.

 

 

Mr.  Hong Sidouern and Mrs. Khoeurn Chanbopha: CSV

Mr. Hong Sidouern is the CSV for group 6 and received a loan of $200 in 2016. He and his wife, Mrs. Khoeurn Chanbopha have a business in selling fried rice in front of a KTV, a karaoke place in Kampong Cham, to local villagers and employees of KTV. They have 4 children together and all 4 of them attend school daily. They make around $25 daily from the fried rice business and Hong Sidouern is also a moto taxi driver and makes $5/day for 20 days a month. Other additional sources of income comes from their daughter who works at a restaurant; she provides the family with $20-$30 a month. His group consists of 6 other beneficiaries and his roles as a CSV follow the standards seen with previous CSVs mentioned.

 

Mrs. Horn Savart: CSV

Mrs. Horn Savart is the CSV for group 7 consisting of 5 other beneficiaries. She received a loan in 2017 of $200 and uses that to grow her business for  selling vegetables. She has had 20 years of experience. While she only makes approximately $250/year from selling veggies, she has 3 kids who also provide financial support. She has 4 grandkids, 2 of which are of school age and attend school daily.

 

Ban Phally: CSV

Ban Phally is the CSV for group 8 consisting of 9 other beneficiaries. She has 100% group member attendance  for all of the monthly meetings held in her home. Ban Phally has received 2 loans, one for $200 in 2016 and a second for $150 in 2017 to start and expand her business of selling chicken eggs. She makes a profit of $10/day from her business. She has 4 kids, all of which are school age children, however, only 2 of them are in school and attend daily.

 

Mrs. Nhuoern Toch: CSV

Nhuoern Toch, CSV for group 9, used her loan to start a business selling steamed duck eggs, snacks, and water at a local referral hospital.  Her loan was for $200.  She is very successful and has 15 to 20 customers per day, and makes about $25/day.  Nhuoern Toch’s Self Helf Group (SHG) have all paid back their loans on time.  In the future, Nhuoern Toch wants more training on how to grow and cook with mushrooms.