Workshop Training Courses at Raffles Hotel by Vital Voices Global Partnership – By Sinoy

On 4 December 2009, the Micro-Business Department and Sewing teachers of Riverkids Foundation participated in the workshop organized by VITAL VOICES Global Partnership together with Women Artisan and Women‘s Leadership.

Riverkids is honoured to be invited amongst the many organizations whose work relates to women, such as Wathan Shop, Afesip, Lotust Pond, Craft Village and Krovan House CWCC.

The Workshop trains participants on product design, product development and product customization. It touches on topics such as marketing in the local and international markets, product and organizational positioning in order to succeed in the export market and the strategies of doing business. We were also taught about trade principles and procedures, Quality Control and other important export factors.

The subject on product pricing, supply chain costing and staying competitive presented by the Technical Consultant and product design development Manager, Ms. Onie was very useful.

I was happy to be given the opportunity to present Riverkids’ Micro-Business to the class. This program helps and supports vulnerable family in the Riverkids community by enabling them to earn an income to support their family. Without this program, many children will still continue to collect rubbish (aid chai) at Psa kandal and many streets in Phnom Penh.

The participants were very pleased to hear how Riverkids is helping the families who could not afford to send their children to school by getting the children to join our gradeschool and kindergarten.

After the presentation, representatives of some organizations volunteered to help and support Riverkids Micro-Business Units by introducing the handicrafts produced by vulnerable women and our Get Ready Girls to more people so that they can earn more.

The workshop ended at 6.00pm and all participants were encouraged to join the program, Women Voice organized by US Embassy. This program aims to encourage, promote, and support women leadership and entrepreneurship in business and the private sector in Cambodia.