Change is flowing through Sopheap's community

11/03/26

Cabbage, pumpkin, garlic, chilli. These may seem like mundane household items to you. But in Cambodia, they’re sending five children to school!

As a young woman, Sopheap did not have the chance to study. Now at 68, she is extremely happy that she can afford to send her five grandchildren to school!

Anglican Overseas Aid’s supporters have been a key part of the web of change at work in Sopheap’s life.

That change is flowing through generations, and through Sopheap’s entire community.

In 2024, Sopheap attended vegetable farming training at the invite of AOA's Cambodian partner, PNKS.

The PNKS staff could see she was growing vegetables with dedication, but it was mainly just for her own household - she only sold a few.

Now Sopheap’s crops are her main source of income.

By applying the farming techniques she learnt, Sopheap’s yields increased. She can sell her produce at a provincial market, earning about $2000 per harvest.

She’s even expanded her farmland, and taken on a wider range of income-generating activities, such as raising poultry and growing cashews!

The income has allowed her to buy food for her whole household, and pay for clothes and school expenses for her grandchildren.

‘That makes me extremely happy to provide an opportunity to them that I never got,’ Sopheap says.

Sopheap has been able to pass on practical knowledge to others in her community. In the past year, she’s seen other farmers achieve better yields and income through applying new methods. This helps them to pay for their household expenses and children’s school supplies.

With support in prayer and giving, communities can continue to grow stronger.

Will you help equip people like Sopheap to bring change in their lives?

Initiatives mentioned in this article receive funding from the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP).