Stories tagged Womenempoerment. · 32 articles
Written by, H.E Samheng Boros Women’s economic empowerment includes their ability to participate equally in existing markets, access to and control over productive resources, access to decent work, control over their own time, lives, and bodies, and increased voice, agency, and meaningful participation in economic decision-making at all levels, from the household to international institutions. It is…
Miss Khan Jessa of Cambodia won a gold medal at the Ju-Jitsu World Championship 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the 52-kilogramme-weight event, Jessa defeated her Spanish opponent, Matthews Martin Naiomi. Cambodia has sent three athletes to the Ju-Jitsu World Championship 2022. On Nov. 3, Mr. Hour Senghong will compete in the 69-kilogramme…
Cambodia is extending its economic digitalization and embarking on the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this environment, supporting entrepreneurship and startups is a significant government objective that is being addressed at the highest governmental levels. Cambodia has been regarded as having a “promising startup landscape” due to the increase of technology (tech) startups and the emergence…
Ecothon is an eco-entrepreneurs’ marathon for sustainable development, is a business model competition for promising eco-entrepreneurs who have an innovative business idea related to SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production (‘SCP’). It seeks to foster an eco-entrepreneurship and to contribute to achieving the SDGs by developing sustainable business models that minimize environmental impact. Ecothon released…
Pisey Roeum interviewed a group of students that turned Khmer literature into a digital art platform. Read about the project as they describe it. We are a group of graphic design (Professional Design) students from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. As part of our final project, we are supposed to select one topic for…
The majority of the time, when people hear the word “healthy,” they immediately think of physical attributes like low cholesterol, strong cardiac health, and the absence of disease. Unfortunately, millions of people experience mental health issues that can be just as crippling as some of the worst physical illnesses. Due to the professional treatment provided…
My name is Dyna Chhem. I am 17 years old and I am from the Liger Leadership Academy, a place that believes that “one empowered individual is capable of changing the world around them.” At Liger Leadership Academy Foundation , I have ample opportunities to use my critical thinking, observation skills, and compassion to change…
Long Rachana is a talented young girl who developed a lifelong passion of reading at a very young age. She completed a 300-page novel at the age of 13, which brought her popularity. Since Long Rachana had an imaginative childhood and a passion for literature, she has always lived a little differently than most kids…
Molly Faulkner, a daughter of an immigrant father from Cambodia and a Khmer Rouge survivor who was very fortunate to be saved by UNICEF as a Refugee and brought to America in the 1980s. She came into the real estate industry at the toughest time of the USA’s history, September 11, she was working at…
Do you know the huge potential of the beekeeping and honey businesses? The most widely used natural sweetener in the world is honey, and the annual global trade in bee products is worth millions of dollars. Honey is used for so many different things around the world that the supply can hardly keep up with…
Do you know that I have spent my internship journey in four months with an amazing program and have had the best experience ever? The Enterprise Solution Finder Cohort 2 program, which has been evolved by Enterprise Vision and supported by Khmer Enterprise, aims to nurture an entrepreneurial mindset and grow the tourism and hospitality…
Heng, 27, is one of Cambodia’s top female runners. She has participated in a number of local and international competitions, including the Phnom Penh International Half Marathon, Sihanoukville International Half Marathon, Cambodia’s Next Top Runner, Angkor Wat International Half Marathon, Asian Athletics Championship, and Southeast Asian Games. “The Khmer Amateur Athletics Federation: A Cambodian sports…
As of July, of this year, there were 1,947 factories registered in Cambodia, producing everything from clothing to electronic devices, employing more than 1 million people, of them some 76 percent are women. The statistics were presented by the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation at a news conference held recently by the Royal Government…
