Agricultural production in a village in Pursat has increased, thanks to a cash-for-work project implemented by Ponleur Kumar (PK). Damnak Thnong village in Bakan district’s Khnar Totoeung commune, has 175 families; 41% of which are categorized as the poorest. The project enables farmers, more than 90% of villagers, to plant rice at least 2-3 times [...]
Thnout Chum sits along National Road 5, about 15km away from Pursat provincial town. In terms of geography, in Thnout Chum commune there are mountains, rivers (Thlear Maorm River) and forest, which covers over two-thirds of the total area of the commune. Thnout Chum is divided into 14 villages, with a total population of 11,550, [...]
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 [...]
Three New Projects Worth $71.5 million to Help Govt. Fight Poverty The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors endorsed, in May 2008, the extension of the Bank’s Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Cambodia until 2011, citing strong progress on reform efforts and the government’s commitment to the reform agenda. The decision to extend the [...]
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.
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 [...]