Neou Socheat’s story – A Widow’s Life Improved In grade 5, Mrs. Socheat was forced to quit school and move to the city to earn an income to support her family in the village. Mrs. Socheat now has a family of her own and is unable to generate enough income to feed them adequately and provide them with schooling opportunities. Mrs. Socheat’s family was selected by the village and commune authorities to join a COCD project. She was provided with a seeding cow, training on technical skills in raising chickens, and an interest-free loan to help her generate daily income to provide for her family. Mrs. Socheat used her interest-free loan to purchase seeding hens. She now runs a successful chicken-raising business and can proudly generate enough income to develop her family.