Gurpreet Bhatia

It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when Por Mom barely spoke up in public. Today, she leads one of Cambodia’s most dynamic and rapidly growing agricultural cooperatives, Rith Chamroun Toul Ampil Agricultural Cooperative. Her story is one of courage, determination and community, mirroring the journey of the cooperative she helped build from the ground up.

Inside the Atipriya Social Entrepreneur Women’s Cooperative, the air buzzes with anticipation. This is not just a cooperative; it is a movement — one that has been transforming lives since its inception on January 14, 2016, under Heifer International’s Strengthening Smallholder Livestock Value Chains program. Atipriya Cooperative was founded in Bhimad, a village in Tanahu district, Gandaki province, Nepal, with a vision to uplift communities in the area through collective strength.