🌱 From Village Farmer to Aspirational Entrepreneur: Meas Rasmey’s Story
Meas Rasmey, a 43-year-old mother of two, lives in Sna Sengkham village, Sangkat Ballangk, in Phnom Penh’s Runta-Ek-Techo district. Until recently, she earned just enough from selling chickens, ducks, geese, and frogs to get by, never dreaming she could support her family or invest in the future.
🚜 New Opportunities Through Mentorship
Rasmey joined the business training program from Mentors International in Cambodia. They came to her village to introduce life-changing entrepreneurship tools. Through personalized lessons and one-on-one mentoring, she learned how to track profit and sales, budget wisely, and market her products more effectively.
With this new knowledge, Meas Rasmey:
- Began recording income and expenses
- Identified reliable local buyers
- Reduced personal debt and increased savings
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Mainly, these changes helped her improve her monthly income to over $300, a life-changing shift. Though $300/month and saving $15 may sound modest elsewhere, it’s a giant leap for her and her family. As a Cambodian farmer with limited education, these numbers signal stability and a path to something bigger.
Today, Meas Rasmey plans to reinvest her profits into faster-turnover livestock and small farm improvements. She’s also mentoring neighbors in her village, sharing record-keeping tips and the value of disciplined finances. Her long-term dream is to set up a small cooperative farm business that can sustain her family through school expenses and beyond.
In less than a year, Meas Rasmey went from barely managing a micro-business to leading her family with hope and structure. Her story shows what happens when education meets encouragement and how simple lessons can unlock self-reliance.
