Chanta Nguon says Cambodian women are supposed to be quiet and cool, like moonlight. She’d rather be sunlight.
Rachel Louise Snyder
WORKING
Silk Merchant
Rachel Louise Snyder
WORKING
Silk Merchant
Like thousands of educated Cambodians, Chanta Nguon fled the Khmer Rouge and spent years in exile. When she returned, she decided not to be a victim anymore.
She moved to the remote rural town of Stung Treng and started a non-profit for the unemployed and underemployed women there.
Today she is CEO of Mekong Blue, a hybrid business-NGO that produces beautiful handmade silk products for the international market. She says Cambodian women are supposed to be quiet and cool, like moonlight. She, in contrast, is sunlight.