{"id":12053,"date":"2022-11-23T15:21:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/how-cambodias-hyacinth-weavers-are-changing-lives-for-good\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T15:21:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:21:09","slug":"how-cambodias-hyacinth-weavers-are-altering-lives-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/23\/how-cambodias-hyacinth-weavers-are-altering-lives-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"How Cambodia’s hyacinth weavers are altering lives for good"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On the outskirts of Siem Reap, not-for-profit organisation Rokhak<\/a> is altering the lives of Cambodian ladies and serving to the setting on the similar time. It\u2019s additionally a model new Intrepid expertise for 2023. We sat down with founder, Hor Sounsrors, to learn how invasive weeds can be utilized for good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Looking out over Tonl\u00e9 Sap lake in northwest Cambodia<\/a>, you possibly can see large clumps of greenery dotting the water, floating between the stilt homes of Kompong Khleang. It appears fairly, however that greenery is definitely water hyacinth, an invasive species from the higher Amazon Basin, half a world away \u2013 and it\u2019s an enormous ecological drawback.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it grows, it grows thick,\u201d says Hor Sounsrors, often known as \u2018Sros\u2019, who runs Cambodian not-for-profit Rokhak<\/a>. \u201cIt means there\u2019s no sunlight getting into the water, so the fish and other species below can\u2019t get enough oxygen. In some places you can actually walk on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turning pest into revenue<\/h2>\n