Two men, once enemies fighting on different sides of a civil war in Cambodia, brought together by a Heifer project, now work together as brothers to combat hunger and poverty in their families and their community.
Heifer Cambodia’s connections with donors this fiscal year produced excellent results. Its dedication to seeking out project partners and grants, in addition to the generous contributions of donors, provided financial support and changed the lives of many Cambodians.
Prok Mom, a mother of nine in Cambodia, used to feel that she was powerless to change her future. After she became involved with a Heifer Self-Help Group, she realized that, with education and training, she could help provide for her family and make their lives better. 
See how Heifer Cambodia empowers women through education and Self-Help Groups. 
As the result of a Heifer project in Cambodia, and Values-Based Literacy, 21-year-old Sal Ranny becomes a Literacy Facilitator and realizes her dream of being a primary school teacher.
Two years after starting the Values-Based Literacy (VBL) program in Heifer Cambodia projects, the training team has taken lessons learned and obstacles faced to prepare a training course on VBL management. This three-day training course, designed for new Literacy Facilitators (LFs) and Community Facilitators (CFs), took place for the first time December 4-6, 2012, at the Heifer office in Phnom Penh.
Heifer’s 12 Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development principles are being spread throughout Cambodia's Pursat province through high school presentations and implementation through projects. The Disability Development Services Program (DDSP), project partner of Heifer, hopes that spreading Heifer’s principles of development with the students will educate them and help them to have better lives.
Ta Tauk and Kampong Lpao are two poor rural communities in northwestern Cambodia. Most people here depend mainly on forest products, hunting and cutting trees to make their livings.Living conditions are very poor, with many difficulties and huge shortages. Lack of knowledge, skills and harmony within the community have had a negative impact on agricultural productivity and production. The people cannot seem to find a way out toward development although they have opportunities to work with local and governmental and international non-governmental organizations. To help solve the issues, Heifer, in partnership with the Khmer Community Development Association, started the project Improving Income and Nutrition Through Community Empowerment in August, 2012, by working with 10 self-help groups (SHGs) that consist of 250 families from six villages. Battambang province.
Pa Phoeuk, 31, and her husband live with their two-year-old son in Cambodia’s Andoung Khmer village, Chhouk district, Kampot province. They work very hard in rice production to support their family. However, since rice is their only crop, there is rarely enough production for year-round consumption. In October 2010, Phoeuk joined a women’s group within Heifer’s Improving Marginalized Groups Livelihood and Values-Based Holistic Community Development project, which is implemented in partnership with Khmer Women Cooperation for Development (KWCD). She actively participates in her group’s savings scheme, monthly meetings and other activities. Through the project, her family received technical and non-technical trainings, as well as two piglets (one for fattening and a sow for breeding) for income generation. After participating in the project for one year, Pa Phoeuk’s family was markedly different, having improved in terms of the three levels of impact.
Soun Tho lives in Thmey village, Kampong Seila commune, Kampong Seila district, Pres Sihanuk Province. She is a housewife and her husband is a farmer. They have four children. During our visit, she shared how she felt before joining the self-help group (SHG). Back then, she was not involved in community activities. Her lack of knowledge made her too shy to participate. Besides, she was always busy with rice cultivation and raising animals for her family to sell for income. These activities left very little time for anything else. Even though she worked hard to earn money for her family, they always struggled because the animals they raised had very poor productivity and brought a low sale price.
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