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.
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. [...]
In Cheang Tung commune, located in Traim Kok district, Takeo province, the commune council has initiated a project to conserve palm trees within the commune boundaries and to protect them from being cut down and sold. The commune council issued an order in 2003 to prohibit the logging of the commune’s palm trees, which identified [...]
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. [...]