Chapadem Chivet Thmey (New Start New Life) Update

Phnom Penh and Kandal Provinces

In early December a four day training session was held in Phnom Penh which integrated participants from both the Building Homes Building Positive Lives and Chapadem Chivet Thmey, or New Start New Life projects. Twenty-nine participants gathered from different areas of Phnom Penh and Kandal Province. By the end of the sessions, head of households had received instruction through presentations, role-plays and discussions on family financial management, proper home maintenance, creating strategies for opening a small business, as well as water sanitation HIV education, and soya beans and soap production.