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.

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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.