MasterCard and Hôtel de la Paix Enable More Cambodian Children to Go to School

MasterCard cardholders staying at Hôtel de la Paix, Siem Reap, will have a chance to make a difference to the lives of Cambodian children simply by swiping their MasterCard cards. Through a MasterCard Purchase with Purpose™ initiative, MasterCard will donate five school uniforms for every bill paid for using a MasterCard card from 1 March 2011 to 30 June 2011. All school uniforms donated through this program will benefit children from needy families in Siem Reap. Read more

Cambodian women set to gain skills through new initiative

MasterCard and Hôtel de la Paix are teaming up again to train young rural Khmer women as seamstresses, so they can earn a living and support themselves and their families. As part of a MasterCard Purchase with Purpose™ initiative, MasterCard will donate USD50 towards the reconstruction of Hôtel de la Paix’s Sewing School, for every room bill paid with a MasterCard card between 1 August and 30 November 2010. Read more

Teach a Woman to Fish, She Eats for a Lifetime

More women in Cambodia now have a chance to earn a decent living to support themselves and their families. Ten women will be sponsored by MasterCard for the Hotel de la Paix Sewing Training Centre Programme, a ten-month-long programme teaching women sewing skills and offering basic education on setting up a business. As part of MasterCard’s commitment to consumer education, the program will also include basic financial literacy to help the women learn to manage their finances.

The Hotel de la Paix Sewing Training Centre is a vocational facility run by Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap, Cambodia, that provides skills and training to young disadvantaged Khmer women. Besides sewing, students also learn English.  Each graduate receives a sewing machine and start-up kit of materials upon graduation. They can then return to their villages and start their own businesses. Read more