Young Kiwi Couple Coming to Cambodia to Help Disadvantaged Women
Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 5:54 pm
Off to Cambodia to help break cycle of exploitation endured by women
by Sophie Rishworth
Published May 15, 2021 10:08AM
A strong sense of social justice and wanting to have an impact has led Ryan and Emma Hall to pack up their lives and head to Cambodia.
There they will work with disadvantaged young women who have been rescued from exploitation and help them develop job skills to take back to their villages.
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world. The majority of young girls they will work with have received no formal education, which makes them highly vulnerable to exploitation, said Emma.
Everything Emma and Ryan own is now in two boxes, two suitcases and some hand luggage as they prepare to take off in two weeks.
The couple are headed to Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh with a one-year contract to work for with not-for-profit organisation Bloom Asia.
“This is what we want for our lives.” said Emma.
“I've always had a heart for social justice and empowering women and as a couple we have always wanted to make a difference and not just ‘get ahead'.”
Emma, 26, and Ryan, 31, have been married for three years. Ryan grew up in Gisborne and the couple have been here visiting family and friends for a month before they head off.
“Most of these girls come from villages where there are huge levels of poverty, and the majority of girls have never been to school,” Emma said.
“To break that cycle it is so important that they have support to heal from their past and give them the skills to build for their future.”
“Like jobs,” adds Ryan.
One of his main projects will be to start up early childhood centres and cafés at the Bloom Asia training centre in Phnom Penh, providing work and a place for the young women to develop employable skills.
Emma and Ryan will share the title of project manager. Emma has been working for Bloom Asia as fundraising manager, from their Queensland office.
They will join the Bloom team to expand their capacity for up to 150 women a day using the centre.
“Even if someone is rescued out of exploitation, what happens is unless they have support, or a job to go to, they are really vulnerable.
“That's why we get excited about this,” said Emma.
“Because the more jobs there are the more women we can help. Every dollar that comes in means more chances to heal and more hope for the women.”
The young women often return to their villages and take their skills with them.
Ryan said this helped normalise women having a job and an education in their villages.
In full: https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local- ... -by-women/
by Sophie Rishworth
Published May 15, 2021 10:08AM
A strong sense of social justice and wanting to have an impact has led Ryan and Emma Hall to pack up their lives and head to Cambodia.
There they will work with disadvantaged young women who have been rescued from exploitation and help them develop job skills to take back to their villages.
Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world. The majority of young girls they will work with have received no formal education, which makes them highly vulnerable to exploitation, said Emma.
Everything Emma and Ryan own is now in two boxes, two suitcases and some hand luggage as they prepare to take off in two weeks.
The couple are headed to Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh with a one-year contract to work for with not-for-profit organisation Bloom Asia.
“This is what we want for our lives.” said Emma.
“I've always had a heart for social justice and empowering women and as a couple we have always wanted to make a difference and not just ‘get ahead'.”
Emma, 26, and Ryan, 31, have been married for three years. Ryan grew up in Gisborne and the couple have been here visiting family and friends for a month before they head off.
“Most of these girls come from villages where there are huge levels of poverty, and the majority of girls have never been to school,” Emma said.
“To break that cycle it is so important that they have support to heal from their past and give them the skills to build for their future.”
“Like jobs,” adds Ryan.
One of his main projects will be to start up early childhood centres and cafés at the Bloom Asia training centre in Phnom Penh, providing work and a place for the young women to develop employable skills.
Emma and Ryan will share the title of project manager. Emma has been working for Bloom Asia as fundraising manager, from their Queensland office.
They will join the Bloom team to expand their capacity for up to 150 women a day using the centre.
“Even if someone is rescued out of exploitation, what happens is unless they have support, or a job to go to, they are really vulnerable.
“That's why we get excited about this,” said Emma.
“Because the more jobs there are the more women we can help. Every dollar that comes in means more chances to heal and more hope for the women.”
The young women often return to their villages and take their skills with them.
Ryan said this helped normalise women having a job and an education in their villages.
In full: https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local- ... -by-women/
they are not assholes at all. This couple are leaving New Zealand where daily life is chill and almost normal.