By Sally Douglas and Sophal Ken | Project Leader and Legal Aid Facilitator
We asked some Women’s Resource Center legal workshop participants how they felt after graduating. One word kept popping up: “Brave.”
Why brave? Because now they know how to stand up for their rights as Cambodian women.
Phalla, one of our graduates, said:
"I thought that daughters were not allowed to study. [People] think that study is not important for girls…. Men can work or do anything, and they think that women are useless.
WRC helps women understand their rights and feel safe….They made me happy, and brave."
Phalla moved to our village to learn new skills and try to escape poverty. We see new women each day eager to make a better future for themselves and their families. Please help us to keep these workshops going. Thank you so much for all that you contribute to Women’s Resource Center of Cambodia.
About WRC’s legal workshops:
Our six-week course teaches Cambodian women – many of whom cannot read or write – their legal rights to tackle domestic violence, divorce, and property disputes. Women who attend the courses often bring their lessons home to their villages and empower others by spreading the word. Each time you help us educate a Cambodian woman, you teach her friends, family, and children, too.
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