Bar Nu’s family depended solely on her husband’s income as she had no employment. It wasn’t easy to cover the household expenses and her son’s school fees with one income. Because of the family’s economic struggles, Bar Nu wanted to learn a new skill to help support her family. Her strong desire led her to join ADRA’s hair dressing course. “I decided to attend ADRA’s hair dressing course because I wanted to learn and open a hair dressing shop in the future,” said Bar Nu.

At ADRA’s hair dressing training, Bar Nu learned hair straightening and curling, hair washing and steaming, foot and hand spa treatments, and other beauty therapy skills. Upon finishing her course, Bar Nue worked at her classmate Mu Nwee Lah’s shop. “The skills I acquired from ADRA’s hair dressing course are very useful,” said Bar Nu.

At the shop where Bar Nu currently works, there are about seven to eight customers a day who come to have their hair washed. However, on days when the shop is doing hair curling or hair straightening, there are only two to three customers, as these services require more time to complete.

Bar Nu’s pay varies, depending on the customers at the shop on a particular day. “I get 50 to 300 baht per day,” said Bar Nu. With the pay she receives Bar Nu is able to support her son’s education and have savings to buy materials for her own hair dressing. “I plan to save up and open my own shop in the future, and I will do my best to expand the shop as needed,” says Bar Nu.