Fighting Poverty in Cambodia
FINCA helps Cambodians living in poverty access basic services to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families.
LIVE BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
*from 2012
WORK IN AGRICULTURE
*from 2025
Women are the key to success in the fight against poverty.
Facts about Cambodia
Cambodia is benefiting from two decades of relative stability, having endured civil war and the murderous rule of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s. Corruption is deep-rooted and Cambodia is still one of the world’s poorest countries, with most of the workforce still employed in subsistence farming.
More than 80 percent of adult Cambodians remain financially excluded and about one-fifth of the population lives in poverty. In addition, access to basic services, like energy, water and sanitation, education, health care and agriculture, is often inadequate.
When poor people have access to financial services and life-enhancing products, they can earn more, build their assets, create jobs and cushion themselves against external shocks. FINCA is helping Cambodians improve their lives by supporting access to basic services through FINCA Ventures.
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