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CAMBODIA - PRECIOUS GIRL MAGAZINE
for Cambodia Girl Factory
Workers
Roathanak is an 18 year-old
girl working in a garment factory in
Away from the security of
ther family, Roathanak misses home, even though she shares her small bedroom
with five other girls. On a good month, she can earn $68 with maximum overtime
and bonuses, and sends $30 of this back to her family. With basic living
expenses costing over $30, there is barely enough money for her to eat well,
let alone buy books.
Roathanak is just one of
about 300,000 young women working in garment factories in and around
Precious Girl is an
affordable quarterly magazine which aims to be a blessing to these vulnerable
young women. It is designed to encourage and inspire its readers and impress on
them a sense of their immense value. Most Khmer magazines for young women are
expensive, celebrity-laden and morally questionable, but Precious Girl is
invariably wholesome and uplifting.
The glossy, full-colour pages
are packed with health and beauty tips, creative ideas, inspirational stories
and practical help for girls facing real-life dilemmas. The factory worker's
photos, comments and letters are also printed - the only stars in this magazine
are the readers themselves!
Precious Girl is run by a
young vibrant team of local Christian girls. In producing this magazine, they
want to celebrate the richness of the factory worker's lives and encourage
thousands of girls like Roathanak to find meaning and happiness within.
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