Our vision is a healthy economy and healthy workforce in Cambodia.
As we approach our six month anniversary I have been thinking of how God has blessed us in this work. We are a business with a mission. In other words, we feel called and led to this work, but it is not the work that is our primary focus; that primary focus is on seeking and serving God. Neth and I both agree that should the day ever come when we do not feel God leading us and calling us to this work then that is the day that we will close up shop.
Every morning Neth and I begin our business day together in fellowship, worship, and prayer. This is the foundation of our business and it is a blessing beyond description to start our work day like this.
Our fees have been set intentionally low to support achieving our vision. We do not want to take money from Cambodian workers because we want them to be healthy and able to support themselves and their families. So, we do not charge a fee to Cambodian workers for any of our services. We also provide ongoing supports to Cambodian employee clients once they have started their new job. We want to ensure that they are successful in their employment.
For businesses who hire ESC to recruit for them we charge a very low fee of $100 per recruitment no matter if that position is a senior management position or entry level position. This fee includes the ongoing supports to the employee. ESC also provides consultation and training supports for businesses.
ESC has established partnerships with other organizations to secure discounts for our clients (especially expat clients) in areas such as learning Khmer language and touring Phnom Penh and other parts of Cambodia. We also offer a free workshop on Cambodian history and culture for our expat clients (and other expats). Our goal being to enrich the experience that expats have in Cambodia and to assist them to develop an understanding and respect for the county in which we, as expats are guests, and for the beautiful people here. I have found that the culture here is very different than in the United States and it can be very difficult to live and work amidst these differences, but that the more I understand how the culture here has been influenced and shaped through history the better I am able to respect the culture and function amidst the differences.
Neth and I want to thank our friends and family who have contributed financially and through prayers and encouragement to support our business.
Here are some of the accomplishments from our first 6 months of work:
- Developed Website and Facebook Page (Please visit our website, visit us and "like" us on Facebook.)
- Secured 7 expat employee clients
- Hired by 11 businesses to recruit for 34 positions (22 positions just this week)
- Hired by 3 businesses for training and/or consultation
- Represented and assisted more than 20 Khmer employee clients
- Established partnerships with three other organizations
- Six job placements completed; another three very close to completion; and two jobs secured by clients outside of our referrals
- One of the values of ESC is to be charitable. We believe that to accomplish the vision we have we will need to support others who are doing good work in Cambodia and so 10% of our income we give to the church and 20% of everything that is received by ESC (donations and income) we give to other organizations that are doing work that supports Cambodia's economy and workforce in a healthy way. In the past 6 months we have been blessed to give over $1,000 to other organizations.
- Developing Cambodian Labour Law training
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