Ownership of a cow can prove a big economic help to Cambodia's poor, who can sell calves to create a sustainable source of income. "I am very happy to get this cow," said Chen Kea, a mother of seven whose husband is a fisherman. "It's a foundation for my family."

CAMBODIA - For many Cambodians, the difference between poverty and wealth can often be determined by a cow.

Just ask 28-year-old Chen Kea of Cambodia, and mother of seven children.

Chen and her husband work as fishermen to bring food into their single-room house, built out of paper boxes and other scrap material. Their combined efforts, however, only bring in about $7 a month and they often have to borrow food from a neighbor.

"My family is too poor and lives from day to day, without hope or a future," Chen said. "Everyday I worry about my children because I have no ability to give them good things in life."

Thanks to Operation Blessing's cow project, Chen and other poverty-stricken families like hers are each being given a calf to raise and breed.

Ownership of a cow can provide an economic boost to Cambodia's poorest citizens, whose income prevents them from being able to purchase such livestock. Cows produce calves, which can be sold to create a sustainable source of income for a struggling family.

"I am very happy to get this cow," Chen said. "It's a foundation for my family."

In addition to receiving a new calf, Operation Blessing's Back-To-School program is also helping providing educational assistance so that Chen's children can remain enrolled in school.

"Now, I'll be able to live a long life and give my children the best," she added.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

This microenterprise venture is one of many Operation Blessing projects touching lives around the world. You can be a part of improving the quality of life for impoverished communities by supporting these and other life-changing programs.

 

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