Friends’ businesses

Objective

a series of business projects aiming at building and reinforcing the financial sustainability of Mith Samlanh. All initiatives are part of the training process of students within the Training Center.

 

Activities

All training workshops are organized as businesses. Specific businesses were created: Friends-The Restaurant (Western-Asian fusion), Romdeng (Cambodian food from the provinces), Café du Centre (French style café), Friends’N’Stuff (a shop selling production from the Training Center and second hand goods), The Nail Bar (manicure and pedicure).

The profits are shared between the students, the teachers and Mith Samlanh. This allows students to value their training and pay special attention to the quality of their training. It also allows for the students who need some income to join in the training.

Specific businesses are created to provide income to support the Mith Samlanh program: Café du Centre, postcards, posters and T-shirts.
This effort allows Mith Samlanh to improve its financial sustainability (18% in 2003)