Daughters Project- Center for Global Impact, Cambodia

As mentioned in previous posts about my time in Cambodia last year, I had the chance to see some really great projects in action.  One such project is Daughters, a project for young women located just outside of Phnom Penh and run by the Center for Global Impact.  They are doing some great things in providing training and opportunity for work and personal growth for women who may not otherwise have the opportunity.  Here is what the CGI website has to say about the project:

CGIDaughters is a division of Center For Global Impact, a U.S. faith-based relief and development organization. It is a two-year residential program.  We offer life-skills training, education, health care, money management and professional seamstress training all through the lens of Jesus Christ. Our product line is handmade with fair-trade principles.

I had a great time visiting the project on a few different days.  My friends are involved in it on many levels, so I was able to experience the project in a variety of ways.  From running errands for fabric and picking up labels for purses to playing a role in English classes and seeing my friend, Katy, lead them in Bible study.  I also saw them meet their goal of making 100 clutch purses to receive a reward of Dairy Queen ice cream.  It was great motivation for them!  CGI is doing some great things to help women succeed in Cambodia!

The daughters’ workshop

The women at work

One of the many purses made during my time there.

Katy leading English class

They reached their goal!

Katy and I with some of the Daughters after English class.

I also had the chance to visit the home where the Daughters live on another side of the city.