Kravan House

Founded in 2003 by Mrs Thanan Hok, a social entrepreneur, Kravan House operated from a shopfront in Riverside until 2020. The shopfront closed due to the cessation of tourism during COVID. Kravan House was one of Cambodia’s first locally owned social enterprises.

Kravan House was founded by Mrs Thanan Hok to provide training and employment opportunities to women and men who had been disabled due to landmines, polio, congenital issues and other physical challenges. Mrs Hok was born with a disability and was strongly motivated to overcome the stigma she and others experienced, hence she created a business that would support people with disabilities. After war and instability left the country with limited infrastructure and few manufacturers it took a long time for any industries to establish, let alone employ disabled people.

During the pandemic Flying Fox Fabrics continued to send fabric to Cambodia so that partners could make products for us. We became one of Kravan House’s few sources of ongoing business and income for two years.

Some staff have become master craftspeople, working on specialised products and training others.