Tep Sopheap

Tep Sopheap is thirty-nine years old and married with three children. She lives with her husband in Takeo Province. To make a living, she is engaged in a business of selling fish and food at a tourist place in the province, typically earning an income of $3 a day. Her husband is a skillful fisherman, and he uses his skill with traditional methods to fish in the river near his house, earning $3 a day. The family is also assisted by one of their children who is currently employed in a local garment factory, earning $2 a day.

The world financial crisis has been difficult for businesses in Cambodia this past year. This factor has played into a difficult economic year for much of the country, Sopheap included. The country's economic struggles always seem to affect the poor the most. In light of these difficulties, Sopheap is seeking to increase her income and improve her business. She is asking for a loan of $1000 to purchase a mechanical plow, a purchase that she sees as a great opportunity to maximize the production from her farmland. She can also rent the plow to the farmers in her village for more income.

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