Making things BLOOM in Cambodia
By
The picture shows Diana Saw (on the far front left) working with the
Bloom team in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She is a social entrepreneur,
someone who has the same mission as an NGO: to help people. The BIG
difference is that social enterprises do not depend on donations. They
have to make it on their own. In Diana’s case, she has funded a business
that employs Cambodian women who otherwise would have no means to make a
living. In the picture, they are adding sequins to some of the bags
which they will sell at the Bloom Shop.
Read more on entrepreneur.com.sg to find out how you can help not by donating, but by being a discerning consumer.
ABOUT BLOOM
Bloom Bags employs 10 Cambodians, all beneficiaries of Hagar’s job
placement scheme, who work closely as a team to produce original,
quality handmade bags.
Every Bloom bag is meticulously designed, cut, glued and sewn by the
Bloom team at our workshop in Phnom Penh. Each bag is handmade with love
and attention to detail (the Bloom team really enjoys making bags!),
resulting in beautiful bags we are sure you will love and your friends
will adore.
——————————————————————————
My guest for this post is entrepreneur.com.sg , a fellow Asian and a very business-minded person. The site is a wonderful resource for Asian business news and trends.
4 Comments
February 28th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
What a great enterprise! I am all for helping people help themselves! These bags will make great gifts for my friends!
Thanks for posting this!
ê¿ê
Margaret’s last blog post..Did the Earth Move for You?
February 28th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
@Margaret
Hello sis! it’s even nicer that people are willing to share some resources for these hard workers. These bags really are worth promoting…
March 7th, 2008 at 4:46 am
Dear Woobie and Margaret,
Many thanks for your nice and encouraging comments about BLOOM Cambodia. Actually I really admire the Filipinos for their creativity in making new things from recycled products and would love to visit Manila again for some inspiration. Currently, we create handmade bags from recycled fishfeed and rice bags–they sell really well here in Cambodia, but because it is a small market here (relying on expats and tourists), I really need to expand overseas. Do you know of anyone who may be interested in being a distributor or selling our bags in their home countries?
Do keep in touch and I hope we can meet in person one day–come to Cambodia! My email is dianassy@yahoo.com.
Cheers,
Diana
cambodiacalling.blogspot.com
Diana Saw’s last blog post..The little bag that travelled the world
March 7th, 2008 at 5:11 am
Congratulations on the success of your endeavors sis!