Save Cambodia's Wildlife (SCW)

Partner Since: 2004
Project Title: Resource Rights and Responsibilities
Project Area: Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, Cardamom Mountains, Pursat
Summary: The project will increase skills and knowledge among local people living in the Phnom Samkos wildlife sanctuary on regulations focusing on resource access rights. Project activities include the training of trainers, establishing the Community Support Center Group/Forest Dependant Community Working Group elected by villagers, providing conflict prevention and mediation mechanism in the community, disseminating culturally appropriate materials on resource rights to communities, especially women through women’s associations, and organizing Participatory Natural Resource Management platform at commune level to encourage improved natural resources governance.

About the Organization: Save Cambodia's Wildlife is a Cambodian local non-profit organization formally established in 2000. SCW is working on Environmental Education and Community-based Livelihood Programs in order to achieve its long-term conservation objectives.
Under the education programs, SCW has produced a number of learning materials and series of 9 publications for national training of teachers in both non-formal and formal education of the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports in all 24 provinces, and training of trainers to government and NGO institutions. SCW has also been working in educating communities, monks, and children.
SCW is currently operating its ILA-CBNRM Program in Bokor National Park, Kampot province and Central Cardamom protected areas, Kohkong and Pursat, and Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, Pursat provinces where there is only law enforcement programs operating. The program provides active environmental education/awareness and alternative livelihood projects with income generating activities. SCW implements a number of strategies implementing cross-sector projects that contribute to sustainable natural resource management. Cross-sector projects such Conflict Resolution of Natural Resource Management has been implemented in Battambang province and Pailin city. The Integrated Conservation and Landmine Awareness project is being implemented in Oddur Meanchey province.

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Sovanna Phum (SP)

*Past Partner no current Project Support

Sovanna Phum has been registered with the Ministry of Interior since 2000 as a non-profit Association with status equal to that of a NGO. The association is recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts for its valuable work in civil society.

Sovanna Phum started in 1994 a member-based association with a governing committee that is elected yearly by its 80 members. All members are Khmer performing artists that support the mandate of Sovanna Phum to create a stage for and ensure income to Khmer artists through Khmer performing arts.  Sovanna Phum's daily operations and institutional development is supported by a number of long and short-term technical experts from abroad.

Sovanna Phum has been contracted on a number of occasions to run Education and Awareness-Raising Campaigns. It has used shadow puppet shows and Bassac Theater in many different Cambodian provinces. Campaigns were focused on issues such as girls and minority education, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, dengue, drug and child trafficking, and land issues. These projects were commissioned by various NGO and government organizations.

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Sor Sor Trung (SST)

Partner Since: July 2006
Project Title: Building Advocacy and Problem Solving Capacity in Cambodian Communities
Project Area: Kratie and Mondulkiri Provinces
Summary: SST’s goal is to strengthen the capacity of Cambodian communities and province-based NGOs to advocate for their own rights and to participate in problem-solving and management within their communities. Project objectives are to

• Improve advocacy, problem-solving, community management and conflict resolution skills of chosen community leaders in target areas in Mondulkiri and Kratie provinces .
• C reate and support local networks of community-based organizations in Mondulkiri and Kratie to help communities work together to solve common problems in their areas.
• Increase opportunities for communities and local authorities to join in community-based advocacy and participatory problem-solving through open forums.

About the Organization

In 1995, Novib commissioned a study into emerging Cambodian NGOs to make an inventory of quality and quantity. This study concluded that funding was not the only need of these young NGOs, but also more training and coaching in managerial and program areas. It was recommended that Novib would establish a consultancy/training institution in Cambodia to better address the concerns and issues of emerging local NGOs.

On 1 October 1996, Sor Sor Troung was established with the goal of contributing to the strengthening of civil society through capacity building for Cambodian NGOs. Sor Sor Troung now occupies a strategically important position in Cambodia, where more than 300 emerging Cambodian NGOs are in the desperate need of tailor made training and coaching. The organization simultaneously experiments with new information and awareness raising instruments, which will increase the institutional base of the organization and its capacity to facilitate sustainable participatory development.

SST organized additional training on Human rights and Democracy promotion, legal advocacy and public forum and other organizations got involved, leading to the creation of the network. Training was given to communities involved in conflicts related to fisheries, forestry, and land.

The SST works with small province-based Cambodian NGOs whom they selected as partners because they demonstrate strong commitment to work with poor and they meet the SST criteria. They must also be based in remote areas of targeted provinces and lack of opportunities to receive technical services support. Together they explore their experiences and the systems and strategies of their management styles in their organization and learn how to improve these. This will provide these groups with equal sharing opportunities, especially important for those that are rural areas based, which do not meet other NGOs often.

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