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Recycled Paper Bead Jewelry Artisan Story:

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Mrs.Sokhun Houn is an inspirational woman. She is 48 years old and was born in Tram Kna district, Takeo province. She was forced to leave her home and move to a  different province by notorious Khmer Rouge regime. Eventually  she  came to live in the dump area on the outskirts of Phnom Penh city. She does not  know how to read and write, she knows only how to speak  Cambodian.
 
She has 5 sons and 2 daughters. Her first son finished grade 9. He is now married 
with a son.  Three of the others finished high school and all the other children are still at  school. 
She lives in the dump area and picks up  discarded things which she then  recycles into products she sells. This is her way of earning an income to  support herself and her children. She learned how to make recycled paper bead  jewelry. The lessons were held a long way from her house and every day she would  walk there until she knew how to make bead jewelry. It took her about two months  to learn how to make the recycled paper bead jewelry, picture frames, dust bins,  hats, bags and more. 
Her husband worked as a security guard and  when he had free time he also worked as motorbike taxi driver. The times when he  was able to come back home, he helped his wife with the work and takes care of  all his children. He has been now promoted  and is an administrator for a local  NGO. Because of her hard work and great
devotion to her children all of her children have been able to go to school. The
sale of her crafts has added to her life pleasure, decency and a chance for
 her kids to gain an education and careers.
With  the support of groups such as Craftworks Cambodia, many people like
Mrs.Sokhun Houn are hoping that  the sales of these recycled paper beads jewelry, picture frames, recycled  plastic bags, hats and dust bins  will generate an income that will  provide their families and their communities the chance at a better future. This  project (Craftworks Cambodia) ensures that the artisans are fairly rewarded for
their work and provide support for education and training in the communities in
Cambodia.

rolling the recycled paper into bead

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reyclced paper beads

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transfer her skills to kids who want to learn from her.

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recycled paper bead jewellery

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