Saving for a dream - Tabitha Foundation helping Cambodians to Dream again

Many poor Cambodian families have no house and virtually no possessions. Despite this poverty, most families generate a meagre weekly income, which may be earned by collecting and selling empty plastic bottles or cutting grass for sale to a farmer.

Tabitha family development workers help these families to develop a vision of a better life and encourage them to join the savings program.

Each savings "cycle" lasts ten weeks. The savings are collected weekly by Tabitha workers and returned with 10 percent interest at the end of the cycle. Before starting to save, each family decides what they are saving for (their "dream") and is encouraged to purchase that item at the end of the cycle.

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