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CAMBODIAN CHILDREN TRUST (CCT), our local partner, is providing vulnerable people in Battambang Province in Northwest Cambodia with the skills and assets required to build their resilience. The creation of sustainable livelihoods will improve the quality of their lives and the general welfare of their children.
Most families in the area are living in poverty and are falling further into debt. This mounting debt and the lack of a secure income is contributing to increased stress within households, which in turn creates child protection issues such as the increased prevalence of domestic violence and alcohol abuse.
Within this project families are empowered through different activities including the referral of families to social workers, support in self-assessment of their basic needs and then connecting them with public services & providing financial support. In addition, the social workers will conduct a financial assessment, set a financial goal with the family and will coach them on how to avoid debt, prioritise expenses, make cost-effective purchases, budget and manage household finances. The social workers will also support the family to co-create a business plan to meet their financial goal, evaluate the progress of their business and capital will be provided to families for income generating activities based on their business plan. Once the family brings in enough income to meet their basic needs, their social worker will help them establish a savings plan.
The project is planned to reach 30 vulnerable families.
