The Trade Foundation

Results: Cambodia - 2014 Our goal as a team is to mold self sustaining women and provide them with the skill set and the confidence they need to succeed on their own. We want our students to have a presence in their community that they can use to make ripple effects, inspiring new generations of empowered women who demand an education and respect. We want long lasting results. We want big change. After many months of deliberating and planning, we are so excited to announce that we will be putting our feet on the ground in Siem Reap, Cambodia, this year to begin the establishment of our full service hair salon & beauty school. We will be providing our students with cosmetology training and paid apprenticeships during their education, and we are working on arranging English classes for them as well. Our salon/training center will be located right in the heart of Siem Reap and will cater to tourists, expats, and locals alike. Thank you for helping us grow and get to this exciting new chapter!

Target demographics: Women out of the sex traffic industry

Geographic areas served: Third world countries

Programs: By teaching women how to cut & style hair. This training establishes micro economies, which allow women to leave behind lives of prostitution, abuse, and extreme poverty. The social and economic impact is absolutely life changing as they develop a new set of skills as well as the sense of dignity and self respect that comes with them. In addition to hair & make-up instruction, we train our students how to run a small business and add value to their surrounding communities.