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“I was afraid to sell goods to villagers，” admits Mom， a 35-year-old single mother of two young girls living in Norea Ten village in Svay Rieng province， in southeastern Cambodia. She used to work as a producer of local Khmer Wine （Sra Sor） but was forced to stop when she was diagnosed with HIV.
Mom recalls the hostility she faced from her neighbours in the village， who would take her products and refuse to pay for them – all of which made her fearful for her safety and ability to make a living.
The programme “Strengthening the Economic Livelihoods Opportunities for Low-Income and HIV-Positive Women” was implemented in 12 provinces from 2011 to 2013， in close partnership with community-based organizations and Cambodia’s Ministry of Information， the National Aids Authority and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs， in line with the five-year national HIV strategy for 2009-2013.
When the programme’s home-based care team visited Mom at her home in 2011， she had no means of earning an income to support her two daughters. She soon signed up for pig-raising training， as her mother had an empty pig pen that she could borrow. Following her completion of the training， Mom received a USD 100 grant. She bought two young piglets for USD 50 and saved the rest. The first pig she sold for USD 375， allowing her to expand her business and buy four more.
Today Mom says she is happy with her job and has time to take care of her girls. She plans to spend the profits of her next pig sale on building a new house so that when it rains they will no longer have to go to her mother’s house for shelter.
By addressing the loss of livelihood， one of the most significant factors contributing to the poverty and vulnerability of women and families affected by HIV， the FGE-funded programme works with women to build a better future for women like Mom.
Today， the programme has reached over 1，300 women， providing them with livelihood skills-training and grants to kick-start their own businesses， as well as health counselling and home-based care services. Through self-help group meetings， they have also increased awareness of their basic rights and developed their abilities to advocate for those rights.
Mom recalls the hostility she faced from her neighbours in the village， who would take her products and refuse to pay for them – all of which made her fearful for her safety and ability to make a living.
The programme “Strengthening the Economic Livelihoods Opportunities for Low-Income and HIV-Positive Women” was implemented in 12 provinces from 2011 to 2013， in close partnership with community-based organizations and Cambodia’s Ministry of Information， the National Aids Authority and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs， in line with the five-year national HIV strategy for 2009-2013.
When the programme’s home-based care team visited Mom at her home in 2011， she had no means of earning an income to support her two daughters. She soon signed up for pig-raising training， as her mother had an empty pig pen that she could borrow. Following her completion of the training， Mom received a USD 100 grant. She bought two young piglets for USD 50 and saved the rest. The first pig she sold for USD 375， allowing her to expand her business and buy four more.
Today Mom says she is happy with her job and has time to take care of her girls. She plans to spend the profits of her next pig sale on building a new house so that when it rains they will no longer have to go to her mother’s house for shelter.
By addressing the loss of livelihood， one of the most significant factors contributing to the poverty and vulnerability of women and families affected by HIV， the FGE-funded programme works with women to build a better future for women like Mom.
Today， the programme has reached over 1，300 women， providing them with livelihood skills-training and grants to kick-start their own businesses， as well as health counselling and home-based care services. Through self-help group meetings， they have also increased awareness of their basic rights and developed their abilities to advocate for those rights.