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Empowering Women, Growing Your Silk
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In sleepy Stung Treng, Northeastern Cambodia, I saw this sign
Decided to check it out |
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So I catch a motorbike ride, and head out there |
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The center finds and trains poor women in the skills of sericulture (growing silkworms, spinning, dying, weaving silk) They are then permanently employed at the center |
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I'm given a tour by Im, the Production Unit director |
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I was struck by this
I thought it surely must be Paul Allen, Bill Gates' original partner |
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but no, another Allen |
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Sorry, I inadvertently deleted a bunch of photos from the center So the story is not as complete as I'd hoped
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Early stage of silkworms, but... |
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28 days later, having been given a healthy diet |
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The spinning room |
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The weaving center houes many looms |
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The Dye Center |
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Makara, the center's accountant and all-around functionary |
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Their products are marketed under the name of Mekong Blue
Visit their website for more information |
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