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Pamela Yeo talks about how her company Saught creates jewelry made from landmines by conflict-afflicted citizens
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-- so our very first guest this by the way ladies and gentlemen.
Is a dot com a first -- we have never Skype from southeast Asia before.
But that is where our first guest is joining us from from -- on Penh Cambodia.
We have Pamela you know the co-founder.
And CEO of sought and she's joining us here we can't we we -- we could be more thrilled to have you here.
And especially when they -- I mean this is so exciting I you're here today to talk to us about.
The jury being made it out of land mines -- which is so very interesting and I've seen the photos of some of the jewelry and it's quite beautiful.
-- so we want to get right to you know how this all started.
Why did you find -- found sought and what was your you know kind of -- ha moment to get this whole thing started.
I'm so it can't find it by myself in the future patents -- and an -- I was so I -- have it written that come and he's -- -- -- -- use this material.
And to create jewelry to beauty promote and that's attempt -- And done.
Maybe Flagstaff it and his project Larry were still it's gonna cost you beats you down to don't I don't convert your approached.
The -- again my actions and to just like the -- -- -- mining darkening the -- intent.
And it would be BEB spoke today -- we -- -- I don't ballpark are works yeah.
And aren't the when he told us that he had it basically -- the pilot mental.
Brown I bet you -- -- -- for us not being used for anything that was the more glaring -- you know aha.
Yeah there was something that we can't -- -- -- well -- -- -- -- uses and it's you know the good.
That's amazing we'll -- some kind of briefly about the past conflict and in Cambodia's so our viewers can kind of understand.
What you have had to deal -- there.
Concept but -- known -- when's your Cambodia is very went through periods of and to date that conflicts.
Went the EDS furious the cockpit -- in the -- seventies.
And do it commercially is why didn't he was genocide it's Communist South Asian region.
Though it was Anthony did it.
Even -- -- let us and nick issued Cilic.
And -- compared to push here -- -- -- You're talking about it in the -- -- And am I think a lot of -- on -- about autistic community and keep an don't want -- -- are being Kendall yeah.
I -- -- get a call it.
Okay that the -- NGOs are Cambodia's.
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OK very good and as we continue to listen to you we do have a little bit audio issue but -- want to remind everybody you're on -- you look and sound fabulous.
-- we want to ask you about the children made it from land mines and mean what a neat idea how -- -- So I don't begin until provided it is usually need Oprah also caught well.
It is knocked it onto a single sheet when did it on.
The -- -- -- gonna endure as well and and until each this.
OK and you know but -- jewelry obviously you guys want to help people in Cambodia who does it help specifically.
So.
I'm involved I'm gonna go -- being here -- -- I'm probably want to do is you know people you're gonna go -- past -- bucket he.
Saw at bashing by the -- glory he mining.
That aren't that.
And and that you can buy local and international Ngo group and that -- need to debt collection of each team got Yorvit.
The other thing you have he and -- -- an inch ringing of the -- goal and -- that there are issued and -- -- All right in you know that what's the reaction been because again I I went on the web site.
The jury is very cool looking at and of course you've got a great story to tell if you're if you're wearing it you could help raise awareness.
By wearing it how is the response then.
Opening the and -- and that he's very warm -- -- -- I don't know -- Nationally.
And especially in the important that wealthy and very -- and -- There.
And and it could and from -- -- and I think we've -- OK and we know about supply and demand so if you're getting a good response where do you see the organization heading in the next few years.
We still sell extending out what.
Not only we didn't handle it and so but it's young -- extending to other countries such as South Africa Shimon NT SE.
And who it was cities and our product blank as well as -- -- arm -- and art are what you were minus.
Really interesting stuff we're showing.
Web site right now that's where viewers can go for more information that's www.
-- dot com and then dot SG very important part of that.
We can't thank you enough for being with us here today Pamela you know co-founder and CEO.
Sought joining -- -- -- from Cambodia on Skype it is a dot com.
First we want to thank you very much for being here today and congratulations of the best of luck to you in your ventures and thank -- for having me thank -- -- of next.
