33-year old Laom Ry started her roadside noodle shop with just US$20 – the sum of the monthly rent she pays for the small plot of land on the outskirts of Siem Reap City, Cambodia.  Alongside her passion for cooking her speciality noodle dish of kuy tea, Ry’s primary motivation for starting the business was to earn enough to pay off her mounting debt, and keep her family afloat.

Ry used to make her living across the border in Thailand, but was keen to return home, where she is now…