Pavadee

Pavadee is 55 years old and lives in a Khmer community located in the Surin province of Thailand with her husband and two adult children. Both children have finished school and now work in a factory to contribute to the household income. While her husband predominantly works in farming, Pavadee runs a silk weaving business.

Pavadee began weaving when she was young with the help of her grandparents, who taught her weaving and all the skills she needed to know to operate a business. She has been running a weaving business producing silk products for around 30 years. This business helped her earn an income and supported sending her children to school until they both graduated. With her passion for this traditional profession, she is constantly searching for opportunities to improve her business further. In general, her silk products are sold to silk shops and individual customers that order her products.

Pavadee hopes to weave more silk cloth and upgrade the quality of her products to sell them at better prices and enhance her customer base. She has therefore requested a loan to use as working capital to purchase a new handloom, silk thread, wooden shuttles and colour dyes.