Dignity, hope, and a future for Cambodia's garment workers.
Nearly 1 million young women and men leave home to work Cambodia's garment factories. Far from family and vulnerable to exploitation, they need more than a wage — they need a path forward. We walk that path with them.
Long hours. Far from family. Easy to take advantage of.
Garment workers are mostly young women who move away from their families to work long hours in poor conditions. That distance — and the pressure to provide for the people back home — leaves them vulnerable to being tricked and exploited. Many have already quit school, and many feel they have no real hope for their future
Hope for Cambodian Women Organization exists so that these workers — both women and men — can stand up for themselves, know their worth, and live in dignity, hope, and the love of God.
Three threads, one purpose
Each program is its own stitch in the same fabric — pulling workers away from a life of abuse and exploitation, toward one of purpose.
Education
Classes, high-school catch-up courses, and university support so workers can finish what family pressure made them abandon.
Learn moreEmpowerment
Psychological, emotional and academic support that builds confidence and equips workers to stand on their own.
Learn moreEvangelism
Sharing the love and hope of Jesus with the factory community, students and children — for transformed lives.
Learn moreIt started with one girl, learning English.
Hope for Women of Cambodia was started in 2013 by Sovannry and Sophorn. Nary grew up watching factory workers leave for the line every morning. After becoming a believer, God put it on her heart to reach out to them.
What began as Nary teaching English to one girl and her friends has grown into a ministry running classes Wednesday through Sunday, taught by a team of Cambodian believers — many of them former garment workers themselves.
The church that grew alongside it, New Hope Fellowship, was born out of the evangelism program, where new believers are nurtured and discipled.
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Lives, not statistics
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Your gift funds classes, counseling and discipleship that keep Cambodia's garment workers out of harm's way — and walking toward hope.
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