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The Circle Cambodia Sewing Cooperative works out of a shop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
We stopped by their shop to do an interview
They were a little nervous, but we think they did a great job
- Phany, where are you from? - I come from Kampong Cham province
- You can speak khmer [laughter] but very good!
- I come from Kampong Cham
- I'm from Siem Reap
- I'm from Kampong Cham, Stueng Trang district
I was a harvester
Depending on the season we would pick beans or sesame seeds
I earned 3000-5000 riel ($0.75-1.25) per day
I'm excited and nervous, but I am more happy than nervous
We now have the sewing machines for conducting a small business
and I have been motivated to make the clothes because I now have the market to sell them
I'm happy that AMK gave me a loan to conduct a business for my living
and I will try hard to start my business and improve it
- Have you ever had a loan before?
- I've never obtined a loan before.
- I'm nervous becuase I've never borrowed money from a financial institution before
I am happy that I can start my own business and thankful for those who lent to me
- I'm very happy with the loan I got through Kiva
Not only I can get the loan thanks to Kiva, but many people from all over the world can get a loan because of Kiva
Thank you very much