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CCSP developed the Community Leader Empowerment Program (CLEP) focusing on increasing the awareness and participation of local Community Leaders, particularly youths and women. It is a three-year program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), from October 2018 to September 2021. The objective is to “increase democratic awareness and participation of community members, especially women and youth, in electoral and political processes” at the sub national level. It engages Community Leaders in community-based dialogues, raising awareness through concerts, role-play, exchange visit, advocacy, active learning, training and coaching on different learning subjects such as democratic principles, good governance, civic engagement, leadership and so on. They are coach to engage through social media as well.
I4C and CAFs refresher training
ISAC team photo after training
Meeting with local authority
Providing training to community
CCSP delivers projects in social accountability, training and capacity building, and information dissemination. With funding from USAID through Family Health International (FHI) 360, the World Bank through World Vision in Kep Province. The program’s objective is to increase the democratic awareness and participation of Cambodian community members, particularly women and youth, in electoral and political processes at the sub-national level. With the funding support provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the Implementation of Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) in Kampot Province, CCSP needs a qualified staff person to serve the administrative and financial needs of the organization and to support the program activity in the provinces. These programs started in 2020 until 2024-25.
After nine years of continuous operation as a project, Ms. Sokhany Prak, executive director of CCSP, headed the formal registration of CCSP as a permanent NGO. Changing the CCSP acronym to “Cambodian Civil Society Partnership”, the organization continued its major themes bridging policy makers of decentralization in the Ministry of Interior with the two thousand CSO’s with programs below:
- The NGO Liaison Office started in 2002 with the office based in DoLA (MoI)
NLO webpage serves users to get access to legal instrument related to D&D document, such as decree, sub decree, guideline, and other regulations.
NLO resource center has equipped with more than 600 books related to D&D document, such reports, finding, literature text, and other guidebooks.
One of the major tasks of NLO is to ensure a quarterly meeting between CSOs and Government regarding D&D topics, through facilitation made by NLO coordinator, both CSOs and Government can create an effective dialogue to any concerned raised by both agencies.
Working Group for Partnership in Decentralization (WGPD) is also one of the task that NLO is taking lead as voluntary basis to ensure a continue dialogue, experience sharing among CSOs who actively involved in the area of D&D reform.
2. Capacity Building and Networking (7 Provinces: Kg Chnang, Pursat, BTB, BMC, SRP, Kg Thom and Kg Cham)
2. Capacity Building and Networking (7 Provinces: Kg Chnang, Pursat, BTB, BMC, SRP, Kg Thom and Kg Cham)
Disseminate information related to D&D and good governance
Assisting in proposal writing
Bi-monthly meeting to update network
Organize advocacy campaigns at the provincial level
Capacity Building to all networks on (D&D, CRR, advocacy, good governance by accountability box and network buildings
Distributing all relevant documents
Female CC member capacity building on leadership in BTB and Pursat
Youth in local governance in 2 provinces (Kg Chnang and Thom)
3. Information and documentation
3. Information and documentation
Information and documentation
Publication of D&D Bulletin quarterly (Good governance and D&D)
The Information and Documentation activities will support the website and the D&D Bulletin for the year, with qualitative improvements.
Organize lecture series quarterly for the provincial networks and collecting case studies.
4. Best Practices Awards Program continued without interruption
4. Best Practices Awards Program continued without interruption
To identify the best practice NGO and CC in the country
5. Sub-National Dialogue (SND) Program in 2012
5. Sub-National Dialogue (SND) Program in 2012
Organize 10 SND in 10 provinces
Focusing on Youth, Maternal Health and dissemination of law on Domestic violence and disability law.
6. Climate change adaptation and D&D in Pursat Province in 2014
6. Climate change adaptation and D&D in Pursat Province in 2014
7. Female commune councilors capacity building in two provinces in 2014-2015
7. Female commune councilors capacity building in two provinces in 2014-2015
8. Youth engagement with commune councilors in Svay Reing province with Child Fund Cambodia.
8. Youth engagement with commune councilors in Svay Reing province with Child Fund Cambodia.
9. Citizen Rating Report (CRR) performance appraisal of the government officers
9. Citizen Rating Report (CRR) performance appraisal of the government officers
CAFs refresher training
Discussion forum in Dec 2023
I4C and CAFs refresher training
Meeting with local authority
10. Cambodia Democratic Reform Program (CDRP) in 2016-2018) funded by National Democratic Institute (NDI) in 24 communes.
10. Cambodia Democratic Reform Program (CDRP) in 2016-2018) funded by National Democratic Institute (NDI) in 24 communes.
11. My Open Commune (MOC) working in 180 communes of 6 provinces funded by NDI and it is now ceased for a while.
11. My Open Commune (MOC) working in 180 communes of 6 provinces funded by NDI and it is now ceased for a while.
12. Implementation of Social Accountability (A-SAF) in Rattanakiri province with 6 NGO partners in 6 districts over 2 years 2016-2017.
12. Implementation of Social Accountability (A-SAF) in Rattanakiri province with 6 NGO partners in 6 districts over 2 years 2016-2017.
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