Partner Since: 2006
Project Title: Community Based Child Rights and Social Welfare
Project Area: Pursat (12 communes)
Project Summary:
The project promotes awareness among villagers, especially teenagers and women, on the rights of women and children; empowers community-based protection networking group to advocate for issues relating trafficking of children and women; strengthens the ability of villagers, especially woman and children groups, to approach concerned government offices and NGOs at the local level to take proper action in combating child abuse and violence against women.

About the Organization: Kumar Ney Kdey Sangkheum (KNKS), is a registered local non-governmental, non-political, non-profit Cambodian organization devoted to community development and promotion of children's rights in Pursat Province, Cambodia. The organization was founded when Wathnakpheap and its principal international donor, Pestalozzi Children's Foundation (SKIP) of Switzerland, decided to fully localize their ongoing community-based child development program in Pursat Province. From 1 January 2003, the comprehensive management of this program in Kandieng District Province passed from Wathnakpheap to KNKS. Wathnakpheap in turn assumes the role of a partner in development, extending advice, guidance and support to KNKS.
KNKS has a Governing Board comprising of 5 members (Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Treasurer and 2 members), which establishes policies and ensures that strategic approaches are consistent with organizational aims.
KNKS has 13 permanent and 5 part time staff, 9 of whom are women. Staff work in 4 project activity sectors based in Kandieng & Sampeuv Meas districts of Pursat Province. KNKS uses a management team approach. Team members are selected from project staff who meet regularly to con

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Kunathor (KNT)

Partner Since: 2006
Project Title: People Rights Based and Grassroots Advocacy
Project Area: Battambang and Bantey Meanchey (24 villages in 3 communes in 3 districts)
Project Summary:
The project aims to increase the knowledge of the community people on basic human rights, land & civil law; introduce advocacy skills and the ability to protect their rights to access natural resources through public forums.
  • Human Rights Based Community Working Groups (HRBCWG) members are selected and trained about rights and natural resource laws; advocacy; dissemination and facilitation skills
  • HRBCWB members in turn conduct education sessions for community members
  • Public forums at district level target issues identified among the community people
  • Youth are mobilized to form Core youth groups, and selected members will participate in one study tour to a well-established youth NGO

About the Organization: Kunathor Organization (or KNT) is a Cambodian, non-governmental organization created in June 1995 by the initiating ideas of two Cambodians and registered with Ministry of the Interior in October 1996. Kunathor has a 5-member Board of Directorswho hold the legislative power of the organization. Kunathor’s vision focuses mainly on the Community Development through development of the economy, human resources, rights and power of the people, administration of natural resources, and advocacy activities.
Kunathor has set up a plan to support decentralization since its started its projects in 1998, mainly based on the problems, the needs and the planning of the villagers. In 2005 the Battambang provincial authority awarded Kunathor a Congratulation certificate for its work in supporting the Commune Council to work in a decentralized manner.
Kunathor has 7 staff members including 3 women.
At the initial stage of its mission, Kunathor only made use of the resources contributed by the villagers, when there was no financial support and capacity building provided by donors. Kunathor has good collaboration with other NGOs, Authorities, and has participated in many networks, such as: Star Kampuchea (Advocacy network), Health network (Medicam), FACT (Fishery Community works), Credit network, and CEDAC (Agriculture following the nature), and the Forest Community network.

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Khmer Rural Development Association (KRDA)

Partner Since: 2006
Project Title: Domestic Violence and Child Rights Protection
Project Area: Moung Russey District, Battambang province (9 communes)
Summary: This project will increase awareness, knowledge and skills of villagers, especially women, community leaders and women-based group network on children rights, women rights and domestic violence protection through disseminating quality information and assisting them to access legal aid services.
The project activities include conducting assessments and group discussions with key community leaders and women groups to identify and improve knowledge and attitudes on specific issues, conducting public forums; facilitating the community women’s network to seek legal aid services for cases of gender-based violence, providing advice on how to deal with specific cases of abuse.

About the Organization: Khmer Rural Development Association (KRDA) is a legal Non Government Organization of Cambodia was established in July 1992 in the refugee Camp of site II in Thailand. Cambodian refugee teachers who saw the needs to gain training in community to assist the poor farmers once they return to Cambodia founded by KRDA. KRDA registered in November 1992 with the Supreme National Council (SNC) of Cambodia and is fully recognized by the United Nation Transitional Authorities in Cambodia (UNTAC) as a Non-Government Organization. The Ministry of Interior of Cambodia registered in May 1996.
KRDA has been base in Moung Russey District for long term, and set formulated its long term strategy for development project there. Its staff workers are resident of the district; it is therefore be easy for the staffs to follow-up the result of the project for at least two years after the expiry project grant. They maintain contact with group of people trained, self help group and community representative set up to provided continuum of informing and necessary needed
KRDA has 26 staff, 12 women and 14 Men, working on 4 projects. KRDA has a 5-member Board of Directors. KRDA has received funding from several donors.

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