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PHOTOS: A day in the life…of a Cambodian loan officer

What does daily life look like for a microfinance loan officer? Loan officers are the hardworking folks who interact each day with World Vision Micro entrepreneurs — sharing business practices, processing their loan applications, and more! We’ve asked our staff in Cambodia to give us a glimpse of a day in the life of a Cambodian loan officer. Below is the story, in pictures, of loan officer Nhek Chanthy, who visits a few of Micro’s entrepreneurs in central Cambodia....
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From baby refugee to mother, wife, and World Vision staffer

Every woman has a story. And, like all stories, if you change one page, one paragraph, or even one word, you could change her story. This is my story. I was born a girl into a culture that still prefers and elevates boys. I was born into a war-torn country whose new government had stripped its citizens of all their rights and freedoms. Significantly, I was born to parents who were determined to not let these dismal factors prevent their daughter from experiencing the very best that life could offer — even if that meant risking their lives, leaving their friends and family, and fleeing from the only home they had ever known. Thus, at the age of 3 months,...
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PHOTO BLOG: Fashion beyond the red carpet

Oscar buzz often has less to do with film awards than with the pageantry of the event — especially what the stars wear on the red carpet. In honor of the Academy Awards this past weekend, World Vision celebrates our stars — children — and their cultural pageantry and expressive styles of dress....
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