The IssuePost-conflict countries often find their infrastructure destroyed, which result in a lack of employment opportunities and situations of poverty. Cambodia is still one of 48 least developed countries in the world, with an average per capita income of US$2 a day.
Freedom From Poverty
The SolutionWe believe in helping to give a hand through our co-creation model, supporting income generation projects in Cambodia. Ingenuous and thoughtful design from top designers and design schools, combined with loving craftsmanship by our partner NGO and in-house silversmith workshops create employment opportunity.Co-creation
is a solution
to the problem
of poverty
NGO Partnership

Il Nodo International Onlus + Rehab Craft Cambodia

Co-creators

46 students and lecturers from
Temasek Polytechnic’s School
of Design

Number of designs

30

Number of employees

4 silversmiths and 3 woodcraftsmen

Collection

Freedom From Poverty

Designers

Jarron Tham

From left to right – Pursuing Peace Bangle, $79.90 / Pursuing Peace Earrings, $69.90 / Pursuing Peace Necklace, $89.90

More from this collection here

Pursuing Peace BanglePursuing Peace EarringsPursuing Peace Necklace
Watch the film documenting the journey of one of the design students in our pioneer collaborative trip to Cambodia.
ReinvestA portion of proceeds are channelled to our Invest in Tomorrow fund. Our vision is to continually re-invest into skills re-training workshops and to further enable underprivileged individuals to be equipped with skills of craftsmanship work.