Hagar International: Empowering Women for a Better Future in Cambodia

Female survivors of human trafficking and slavery have identified the need to strengthen their economic livelihoods and financial security to be wholly economically self-sufficient.




At Hagar, our Project seeks to provide career counseling and business planning to aid these women, and determine their best path forward: either entering the workforce as an employee, on-the-job training, or establishing a small business. Through this project, each woman will be supported by an experienced mentor and connected to a sharing group for mutual support and confidence building.




The project addresses SDG 5 using best practice to build women’s leadership and enable greater rights to economic resources. The project mirrors Cambodia’s Gender Strategic Plan to promote women’s economic empowerment by providing vocational and business skills needed to find employment. It will enhance women’s self-esteem and build a support network, more cognisant of their human and employment rights and more capable of achieving economic independence.




For more information on our work, do refer to our Slide Deck.