Focused Sector(s): Education, Sustainable Livelihood
Project: Skills Training and Enterprise Programme (STEP)
Date and duration: July 2012 / 12 months
Location: Phnom Penh
Beneficiaries: 1,200 people
Problem(s):
- A reduction in buying power due to inflation and a strengthening economy
- A substantial number of people living in rural areas were still financially vulnerable with limited employment or income generation opportunities
Intervention and Impact
- Constructed a vocational training and enterprise centre to provide trans-migrants in Phnom Penh with necessary and relevant skills to enhance their employability, or for them to venture into small enterprises
- Equipped centre with training equipment and qualified instructors in skills training such as sewing, agriculture/farming and hair dressing
- Provided financial support for community-based enterprises
- By successfully introducing programmes promoting long-term self-sustenance, we helped to increase employment and livelihood opportunities for those in the programme, as well as the overall economic productivity of the local community
Cost: S$168,000
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