Vision: Sustainable development for Cambodia

Vision: Sustainable development for Cambodia

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Welcome to

First CCC Members

Bi-monthly Meeting

1 April 2014At KSSA/ICF Center

Welcome to PEPY!

Who are we?

PEPY = Promoting Education, emPowering Youth

Our vision: All young Cambodians empowered to achieve their dreams

Our mission: To work with young people, to invest time and resources, connecting them with skills, systems and inspiration necessary to achieve their goal, raise their standard of living and improve the quality of education in their community

PEPY is a registered 501(c)3 INGO in the United States, holding MOUs with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport in Cambodia.

Our target area

• PEPY operates in the District of Kralanh, working with young people from that area.

• Kralanh is located about 57km north east of Siem Reap.

• PEPY office and HQ is in Siem Reap

Where we work

Who started PEPY, when and how?

In 2005, a group of friends who were teaching English in Japan decided to raise money to build a school in Cambodia, in an effort to improve the quality of education in rural communities.

On visiting the school they built, they found many empty classroom. There were not enough teachers to teach the classes, and many of the students dropped out.

This made them realise that “Schools don’t teach kids, people do,”

What were some of our first programs?

• Bike to school• Teacher award program• Child To Child• Young Leader • XO class• Library• Literacy camp• Classroom Library• Travelling Teacher Support

What are the main challenges for our work?

• In this area, many young people drop out of school and illegally migrate to Thailand for work.

• Due to low salaries and poor government teacher training, many teachers lack the skills and commitment to attend school

• There are not enough qualified teachers in rural areas• Young people lack confidence in their own abilities• Many people don’t understand the value of education• Communities don’t have access to resources and

information about training, jobs and other opportunities• These is a lack of good role models for young people• Communities value tangible stuff than intangible stuff

New strategic direction 2013-2018

Key Goal: Help Kralanh graduates accessing skilled employment

What programs are we running now ?

1.Dream Class

Help students set goals, build confidence, and learn how to achieve their goals and possible futures. Including: sharing events, a Skills Fair, and field trips for students i.e. Khmer Talks. We will also contribute to connecting students to other opportunities and scholarships, and supporting them in applying.


Scholarship

We offer scholarships to 20 students who lack of financial support to go to universities or Vocational Training. PEPY provides the following support: tuition fee, bike, living cost, medical care, and school supplies. PEPY support only two years.


3. Learning Center in Siem Reap

To support the development of PEPY scholarship students, we offer English, ICT, and leadership courses to complement their university and vocational studies.


4. Creative Learning

Class (CLC)

These supplementary classes help students be confident, creative, and work in teams. At Chanleas Dai Junior High School, many of these skills are developed through technology and use of XO laptops.

What programs are we running now?

5. English Class

In PEPY English, students learn more about the world while learning the basics of the English language.

PEPY’s next plan

• PEPY international NGO will be localized to local NGO (Name: PEPY-Empowering Youth).

• In September 2014.

• Programs and activities remain the same.

• Branding: There are some small change such as name, logo, vision, mission and core value.

Our core values

At PEPY, we believe that while what we do, and why we do it our important, perhaps even more important is HOW we do it. To this end, we developed 12 core values to guide our decision making:

1. Commit to our unending potential for improvement

2. Think unreasonably. Dream BIG

3. Focus on impact, not inputs. Invest in people, not things

4. Be strategic in our choices, and thoughtful in our plans

5. Collaborate, both within and beyond

6. Create and sustain a culture of open feedback

7. Work with, not for

8. Do more with less. Be responsible in our environmental and economic choices.

9. Be humble in success, transparent in failure and share the lessons we learn

10. Nurture the creative and quirky PEPY culture

11. Stay connected with the PEPY family. Wave until you can’t see them anymore.

12. Live the principles we promote. Work with integrity.

Any questions?

Kimline Nuch

Executive Director

[email protected]

+855 116 61631

mailto:[email protected]






Welcome to

First CCC Members

Bi-monthly Meeting


Updates for

CCC FIRST BIMONTHLY Meeting

Phnom Penh01 April 2014

Presenter: Soeung Saroeun CCC Executive Director

Vision: A strong and capable civil society, cooperating and responsive to Cambodia’s development challenges

1. Final version of Bylaws was presented at AGM

2. Received 88 votes from members, 87 endorsed the changes, and only one disagreed to the changes

3. Several comments received to keep the same logo with three languages – EXCOM endorsed the comments

4. Need more votes from the rest of members to get 2/3

5. Expected to have final version with endorsement from 2/3 of members and approval from EXCOM by June 2014

6. The implementation of the new bylaws will be from July 2014

Update on Bylaws Review

Vision and GHP 2014 - 2018

Progress Against Indicators in 2014

1.1. Applicant CSOs received GPP certification increased from 45 in 2013 to at least 70 by 2014

• Four new applications had been received.

• 10 applications has been initially screened by the GPP team.

• Eight by Working Group, • Seven by field assessment by

VFA and GPP team. • Five comprehensive reports

were produced.

1.2. At least 50% of CSOs trained on Istanbul Principles on CSO development effectiveness (IPs) implemented their action plan for applying IPs to their strategies and programs

• Conducted two meetings with HR and ICT working groups

• Learning forum on ICT conducted• A five day training courses on GPA

with 20 participants (6 female). • MoU between CCC and RUPP

developed.


2.1. At least one law and policies (e.g. Law on Association and NGOs-LANGO, or Cyber Law, National Strategic Development Plan -NSDP, D&D) to be proposed by the government included recommendations from CSOs

• More than 600 laws, policies, and research reports collected and stored in CCC database

• Join statement for releasing 23 and for a proper solution on demands of garment workers

• Roadmap and key interventions on LANGOs developed and implemented. The LANGO is at MoI.

• Inputs for DCPS and NSDP provided to CDC and MoP

2.2. Funding and other support for CSOs, especially GPP certified CSOs gradually increased

• Worked with dozens of key donors/partners to support their partners to participate in the GPP

• Concept notes for having regular debates between CSOs and private sector, CSOs and development partners developed.


3.1. Number of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) between CCC and provincial NGO networks, informal groups, and national coalitions on cooperative actions

• Eight partnership agreement signed between CCC and API, seven provincial NGO networks

• Green CSOs paper drafted• Asia Regional Coordinator for

Beyond 2015

3.2. CCC membership increased from 160 in 2013 to 190 in 2014.

• 158 members, and 10 of them will be withdrew. New 25 applicant NGOs, 4 of them become new members.

• CCC bylaws has been reviewed. • AGM for 2013 successfully

conducted.

3.3. A common premise for CSO office and functions

• Terms of Reference and announcement for consultant (s) done.


4.1. CCC operational funds from donors reduced from 85% in 2013 to 80% by 2014

• Communications, Advocacy, and Partnership Strategies drafted and will be ready by first month of next quarter.

• A total income is US$66,822

4.2. CCC complied with GPP standards, donors' contracts and Cambodian laws and regulations

• Personnel policies, guidelines, procedures, and performance management system developed and approved by EXCOM

• Two EXCOM meetings, Five Friday Learning conducted for staff members, several SMT meetings, and two MT meetings conducted.

• 35 staff members (16 female). • M&E framework for CCC drafted. • Donors reflection meeting

conducted

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1. Routine events (learning forums, assessments, dialogues, feasibility study, research study, etc)

2. A workshop on CSO integrity and neutrality

3. Continue to have further consultation on CSO Green Paper

4. Support 7 signed provincial NGO networks

5. Facilitate consultations on LANGO, Union Law and Cyber Law

6. Facilitate CCC new online database

7. Promote application of NGO GPP – Standards of Good Governance and Professional Practice

Key Events for Q2

Thank you foryour attention

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Welcome to

First CCC Members

Bi-monthly Meeting







Welcome to

First CCC Members

Bi-monthly Meeting


Vision: Sustainable Development for Cambodia

By: EL Sotheary, Head of Program, CCC

CCC Bi Monthly Meeting01 April 2014

CSO GREEN PAPER

DEVELOPMENT FOR 2014 AND BEYOND

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Presentation Outlines

1. Green Paper for Civil Society

2. Methodology

3. Key issues/challenges and proposed

recommendations

4. Action Plans

5. Q&A


GREEN PAPER FOR CIVIL

SOCIETY IN CAMBODIA

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Why Green Paper?

1. To respond to national and global trends in a

systematic and structural manner

2. To improve participation and political will

3. To ensure collaboration rather than

competition

4. To ensure that CSOs have a common

strategic vision with clear roles and key

focuses.


METHODOLOGY OF THE

GREEN PAPER

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Methodology of the Green Paper

1. Consulted with at least 11 research/studies

2. Conducted individual meetings and

consultation workshops with relevant

stakeholders since June 2013

3. Discussed with NSDP and beyond 2015

development agenda

4. Captured proposed recommendations

5. Consolidated proposed intervention strategies

1. The Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA) Report on the 2013 Elections2. Report on the Enabling Environment for CSOs in Cambodia, CCC3. Universal Periodic Review, Compiled by the Cambodian Human

Rights Action Committee (CHRAC)4. Press Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the

Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia, Professor Surya P. Subedi

5. Report, Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on “CSO Perspectives on Cambodia Development Framework Beyond 2015”, CCC

6. Cambodia’s Development Dynamics: Past Performances and Emerging Priorities, CDRI

7. Joint Statement of Civil Society Organizations: Stop the Violence: A Call for Release, Investigation and Reparation,

8. CSO position paper on NSDP 2014 20189. Draft NSDP 2014 - 2018 and draft DCPS 2014 – 201810.Review of Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs)11. Post-2015 Consultations, United Nations in Cambodia, 2013


KEY ISSUES/CHALLENGES

AND PROPOSED

RECOMMENDATIONS

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Theme 1: Socio-Economic Development

Significant poverty among the poor still exists

Vulnerable people still unable to gain opportunities

arising

Consequences of the economic growth have negatively

affected the poor

The growth enlarges the disparity between the rich and

the poor (social gap)

Unemployment, health care and quality of

education remain an issue

Low access to quality public services.

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Proposed Recommendations

Promote SME at rural and regional level

Deliver training program to compete in ASEAN markets

Develop Employment Law and Employment Policy

Reform education system to match job market and

conduct project for employment in all sectors

Develop and enforcement of Minimum Wage Policy in

systematic and non-systematic economic sectors

Ensure that all development actors are more

accountable for their aid.

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Theme 2: Governance, Anti-Corruption and Inclusive Partnership

Cooperation and partnership among development

actors is still limited

Lack of information exchange and joint effort

Lack of transparency and accountability in the mgt. and

distribution of national revenue

Corruption issues are reported at all levels

Less acknowledgement on the CSOs significant

contribution to fight against corruption, to

increase the quality of public service and to

strengthen good governance.

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Enhance enabling environment for relevant

stakeholders with transparency

Having full consultation among development actors

Provide fuller delegation of responsibilities and

resources to district and commune administration

Ensure that citizens have access to information

Strengthen monitoring and evaluation system and

mechanism

Pay more attention on public service quality.

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Theme 3: Legal and Judicial Reform

Law of effective law enforcement and absence of

independent institutions to protect people’s right

Suppression and interference by the Executive on the

Judiciary

Lack of legal aid provision and access to legal defense

especially for the poor

Corruption within the judiciary and limited resource

allocation for court officials

Openness and transparency on legislation

drafting process: no standardized practice.

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The gov’t to speed up the process of creating an

independent National Human Rights Commission

The gov’t to uphold the separation of powers as clearly

stated in the Constitution

The courts shall act independently without accepting

any influence from the gov’t and other external sources

The Anti-Corruption Unit should act independently and

professionally to actively investigate and punish all the

corruption cases.

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Theme 4: Access to Information and Media

Cambodia has not historically been an open society

Gaining access to basic information is still difficult

Institutional capacity is weak and mechanisms for

information disclosure are lacking

Low education, Cambodian’s understanding of their

rights generally is low

Law regulating the media are not clearly written and

sometimes inconsistently applied

Many media outlets in Cambodia are state-

owned or aligned to the ruling party.

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Speed up the Access to Information legislation

Develop a culture of openness

Enforce existing laws and institutional capacity to

disclose information

Ensure the freedom of expression and of the press

Open the TV and radio market to independent and

community broadcaster

Make the draft of the Cyber Law available to the public

and allow CSOs to contribute to its elaboration.

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Theme 5: Land, Housing and Eviction

Unlawful land grabbing occurs nationwide, both small

and large scale

Ever-increasing percentage of the

Cambodian population is landless

Indigenous communities face particularly tremendous

obstacles in being recognized as legal entities and

registering their land for collective ownership

Lack of transparency on how MAFF grants ELCs

The evicted people are left homeless, receive unfair

compensation or placed in the inadequate places.

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Ensure appropriate financial assistance and adequate

housing given to those who were displaced by the

development

Ensure that the eviction occur in compliance with the

land law with greater attention on the community

Carry out a mapping of the housing needs of the

country and disseminate information

The gov’t should provide sufficient time to CSOs to

analyze any draft and join the consultation

Speed up the Law on Access to Information.

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Theme 6: Environment and NRM

Land and mining concession lead to forest degradation

and deforestation

Lack of resources and capacity to adapt and mitigate

climate change and disaster risk

Most ELCs and hydrology dam construction were

allowed without any professional environmental

impact assessment

Most ELCs affected the local and indigenous peoples’

livelihood throughout forest land clearance activity.

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M&E system of ELCs database should be regularly

updated and made accessible to the publics

Develop national social and environmental safeguards

for REDD+ and climate change

The gov’t should ensure that the private companies

respect the welfare of local communities

The gov’t should seriously address the drivers of

deforestation and forest degradation

The gov’t & relevant partners to ensure an efficient,

effective strategy for climate change and disaster.

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Theme 7: Enabling Environment and Demo. Space

Cambodian CSOs are heavily dependent/competing for

international grants and donations

Relationships between the government and CSOs are

still limited

No clear roles between LNGOs and INGOs

Cooperation among CSOs is increasing but

the depth of cooperation is generally low

Capacity of umbrella groups to receive and address

complaints from members

Gov’t roles increases through the LANGO and DCPS.

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Engagement of CSOs in the LANGO and DCPS

Regular reflection on how best CSOs can support other

development actors

CSOs to work with UN institutions and other

international stakeholders to document and publicize

any human right abuse

CSOs to invest further in pursuing local philanthropy,

grants from government and social enterprise

CSOs to commit to “downward accountability”.

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Theme 8: Electoral Reform

Need to solve some common issues: election

administration, voter registration, media coverage, the

use of state resources and seat allocation

No disclosure of relevant election data by the gov’t

bodies

Need to form an independent, external commission to

investigate election irregularities

Government, civil society and other

stakeholders to speed up the electoral

reform.

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The gov’t to make ongoing consultation with the civil

societies, election monitors and political parties

There must be clear understanding of the term

“Electoral Reform”

There needs a full review of all election information

Civil society will need to play a leading role in electoral

reform

It is encouraged to have involvement/influence from

international communities.

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Theme 9: Human Rights, Human Development and Social Inclusion

Recent use of excessive force from the government to

brutally crackdown the civilian demonstrations

Lack of law enforcement and anti-corruption as well as

low commitment to social justice and human rights

Limited capacity of local people and local authorities

about basic human rights and human development

Education not yet responded to the current social

situation and in line with the development trends

It needs to have an affordable, high quality

and accessible to all people.

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There needs to strengthen the capacity of local people

and local authorities about basic human rights

The Gov’t to ensure the well-being of all people

including vulnerable people to have better public

services with equality and equity.

All development actors to include and involve

vulnerable or marginalized people in all development

processes

The health and education institutional quality must be

improved and transparency is essential.


PROPOSED ACTION PLANS

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Proposed Action Plans

Evidence based advocacy

Inclusive partnership and mass support

Enabling environment (LANGO, Access to

Information….)

Empowering grass root/ Demand

Vs. Supply sides.

4 Main Working Approaches

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Consolidate all inputs into a single document/

paper and facilitate a harmonization workshop

with relevant stakeholders

Coordinate to have a consultation with board of

directors of key CSO coalitions, informal groups,

and other group of CSOs

Develop Communication and Advocacy

Strategies for the CSOs Green Paper.

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Share/consult with the government and development

partners on the CSO Green Paper

Use the paper as roadmap and directive vision for CSOs

to strategize and prepare their activities

Use the paper for the regional and international

debates on beyond 2015 development agenda

Question

1. What are key challenges/ key priorities need to be added or removed?

2. What are key strategies to address these key challenges?

3. What are the roles and responsibilities of local and international NGOs, working groups/sub-committee to respond to these priorities?

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Vision: Sustainable development for Cambodia