Rural Women in the City is the result of a collaborative initiative that began as 4 Women, 4 Communities, 4 Stories. These four women saw themselves as doubly marginalised, meaning that beyond gender barriers, they also faced another fundamental hurdle in their lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This included an Indigenous woman, a woman with a disability, a woman facing violence, and a rural woman who had migrated to the city. These four women came together to explore intersectionality and how each other’s own communities might find connections to the others.
This publication examines the findings of the rural-to-urban migrant women who have moved to Phnom Penh from the Cambodian provinces. Following the implementation of Facilitative Listening Design (FLD), a participatory community research approach that connects “Listeners” to “Sharers” in deep conversation, these findings paint a picture of rural women in the city. They not only highlight the challenges and struggles faced by these women, but also show the triumphs and the resilience found in their strength and will to improve their lives. Even further, the women from the study have the opportunity to share their own motivating words for other rural women in the city and encourage a collective conversation and unified voice.
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