Decentralization

A consultative meeting between civil society organizations and Ministry of Interior (MoI) on draft of 10-Year National Program for Sub-National Democratic Development (NP-SNDD) was held on September 2, 2009 in Phnom Penh. The meeting was hosted by Commune Council Support Project (CCSP) and facilitated by NGO Liaison Office (NLO). Altogether 50 participants representing CSOs, development [...]

The World Bank launched its Program to Enhance Capacity on Social Accountability (PECSA) on December 3, 2007. The World Bank Newsletter had an opportunity to interview Mr. John Clark, Lead Social Scientist and PECSA’s Task Team Leader, about this new program. Q. What does Social Accountability mean? A. Social accountability really means everything that citizens [...]

“I like what’s happening here,” says CLEC Executive Director Yeng Virak, standing inside his booth with his colleagues. He pauses and smiles. “It shows a positive nature in society because leaders and the people who are led should understand each other and work together. I am happy to be part of this work.” The Community [...]

Thirty-four people, one from each of 34 local NGOs that received Small Grants from the World Bank Cambodia Small Grants Program (SmGP), attended a one-day workshop on October 8, 2007 to share their best practices, opportunities and challenges during the implementation of their projects, and to hear about WB’s project on strengthening civic engagement.

World Bank Country Manager Qimiao Fan made his fourth visit to the Cambodian countryside from May 8 – 11, 2009. He and Bank  colleagues went to Kratie, Stung Treng and Ratanakkiri provinces to meet people, provincial officials and civil society groups to learn about progress and challenges, and the potential to help poor people in [...]

Female Councilor Forum in Kandal province was organized by Women for Prosperity (WfP) from September 02nd to 04th 2008 and facilitated by four female councilors themselves. During this forum, the female councilor facilitators requested to participants to share their experiences in applying different strategies formed in the forum in their communities. Many participants in this [...]

A proposed NGO Law is one of the issues in the news this year. Will such a law be good or bad for NGOs? For this issue the World Bank Newsletter had the opportunity to interview John Clark, World Bank Social Scientist, who has been advising on NGO law in Cambodia. Q: The World Bank [...]

The Government wants the Ministry of Interior to exercise greater oversight of the country’s Non-Government Organizations and Associations, H.E. Sak Sitha, Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Interior told the NGO Fair in Phnom Penh on June 9, 2006. Pivotal to this will be the passage of an NGO Law. The Ministry of Interior [...]

Born in Pursat province Mr. Sin Ngoen first came to Battambang during the time of Pol Pot. Like so many other Cambodians, the then 20 year old was forced from his home and family to work on a collective farm. Working on the farm was hard work and many people died from overwork and malnutrition. [...]