Mid-year 2008 Report

MID-YEAR REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2008

“The lasting benefits that we create don’t come because we do good deeds, but because we do good work – work that is focused on our mission to create value.”

MID-YEAR REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2008

Writing/ Editing: Program/Field staff, Uon Vichetr, Chhouk Chantha, and Josephine Barbour Design/ Layout: Uon Vichetr/Soeur Kemsy Photos: CWS Staff

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Church World Service Cambodia 2008 First Semester Report Executive summary “May you have a firm foundation when the winds of changes shift ”1 In March 2004 the 7 Year Strategic Directions was presented to the group of funding partners committed to the CWS programming since 1993 through their membership in the World Council of Churches. The 7 Year Strategic Directions was historical in two memorable ways; 1. Perhaps foremost was the fact that the process was lead by a Cambodian National. Frankly it was tedious work with a number of glitches along the way. The 7 Year Strategic Directions was intended to be a guiding document under which a huge management of change endeavor might succeed while still reaching the vulnerable and suffering people of the war torn country. 7 Year Strategic Directions was meant to define expectations for partners to understand and support the complex work of the agency; EED, ICCO, NCCA, Christian Aid, Church World Service NZ, UMCOR and SED (the CWS desk controlling the CWS contribution to the plan). 2. Secondly the 7 Year Strategic Directions was designed to give parameters to support the national staff as they faced challenges of: • • •

Assuming an organizational perspective versus the power management perspective, Facing the changes in context as well as pushing their comfort level, Continuing projects from the 1990’s (which were boom years for NGOs in Cambodia following the 1991 peace accord) based on merit and measurements.

The 1990s were rooted in the legitimate return of outlawed parties (KPNLF, FUNCINPEC, and the Democratic Kampuchea). It was a decade of massive aid. Dealing with the repatriation of three hundred thousand refugees from the borderlands who were bringing their systems and education as well as their problems back home for the first time in 14 years created a certain euphoria mixed with justifiable fear which influenced spending as much as did the limitless euro and dollars raining down. There was little incentive or motivation to change approaches and projects which both satisfied funding partners and paid salaries. There was little reason to change projects which were both understood and manageable by a medium term Cambodian staff. The comprehensive 2000 program evaluation was for the most part rejected by national staff as well as understood to be a closed document once the rebuttal had been written. Without mincing words we can say that change was not welcomed at the turn of the millennium and managers who had not been groomed to do other than run the projects designed by dynamic energetic committed and young expats no longer with 1

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the agency including, Mr. Robert van den Berg, Ms Rolien Sasse, Ms Mieke Weeda, Mr. Vitaly Vorona, Mr, Proper Sapathy, Mr. Enda Moclair and Herman Browerr would have little reason to change that legacy. So the creation of a 7 Year Strategic Directions for the agency by a group of new Cambodian managers whose visionary talents had been here to for used as simple sounding boards for expats and whose newly acquired managerial skills were largely understood to mean to keep the project activities running and learn to articulate justifiable reasons for missed targets and dates was indeed a bench mark worth noting. The 7 Year Strategic Directions was an historical document which kicked off a series of critical pieces of development cycle actions to move away from “pre-package service delivery” to building authentic participatory approaches. The seven year strategic direction was also an innovative approach (new) to giving a frame work for moving forward in ways better fitted to the development needs of the Cambodian people beginning with implementation of all recommendations from the 2000 full program evaluation. Demining - As the report indicates the laying of landmines from 1979 to 1996 made Cambodia one of the heaviest infected countries in the world, at one point and time, a magnet for money to clear and clean. For CWS and any other humanitarian organizations about the business of de-contaminating land of remnants of conflict towards long term stability of populations, reintegration of former enemies and bringing families and communities out of the daily threat of danger, the efforts and result of the work in the field is crucial. Cleaning the deeply contaminated land of the infamous K5 belt is challenging and rewarding. The uniqueness of this current effort is that it is in former Khmer rouge controlled areas, it is helping isolated communities with a high number of landless laborer families, uniquely and it is via a local partner which is extending their own capacity in this critical work. The first time in Cambodia that a local NGO is the partner to the humanitarian de-mining effort. CWS was blessed with a 4 months no cost extension that directly affected more than 20 families and allowed us to stay active in the former Khmer rouge stronghold, a peace building target area for us and our partner and hundreds of families in reintegration area. Malai, a name that struck fear into the hearts of many, has become for those courageous enough to be part of the process, a symbol of potential long term peace. This would not be possible without the partnership of CWS-MAG. Partnership - Our programming that allow Cambodians to respond to their neighbors and colleagues with less and less paternalism and more and more professionalism has new partners under the successful holistic partnership approach, as well as expanded work with the planned partners CFEDA and KNTO. In addition, the partnership program has contributed to some significant thinking on emergency food distribution in the work with COORD and has again pushed the envelope on ecumenical partnership with work on Christian values in a Buddhist land, steady coaching to KCC and direct concrete non funding support to the CSCM as well as local churches in Kompong Thom. With 70 percent of Cambodia’s population under the age of 30, the time and energy to support young people through the Christian student movement and Initiatives for Change becomes a long term investment in Cambodia’s future. The translation of the Diakonia document for Lutheran World Federation was fraught with problems, yet enriched the CWS partnership staff with knowledge and understanding that would

not have been achieved otherwise. And ultimately while the word “partnership” gains more and more daily usage, this 8 year old program has gained maturity and knowledge on the challenges putting into authentic practice, the language around partnership i.e. mutual respect, mutual understanding, commitment, responsibility, interfaith, compromise, principled decision making, collaboration, consensus, and peaceful solutions. This personal and professional growth is seldom measured or calculated in logframe or mid-year reports. Peace - The Peace work that CWS is proud and committed to doing is unique in that we are not a sectoral peace and justice agency, but instead, a community development, local partnership, water and sanitation and emergency response organization. Peace is the way and not the goal it is sometimes said, and while a sustainable peaceful Cambodia is our vision, dream and mission, for nine years CWS has accumulated a depth of experience and understating about the way she should and can go about her work that has lead to gender equality, weapon reduction, protection of forests and fisheries, successful dhammietras, restorative approaches to justice, transparency, anti-corruption policies and practices, and a do no harm philosophy that provokes us to constantly review our work for unintentional divisions or other harmful spill offs. This semester the ground breaking work on introducing restorative justice and trauma to Cambodian peace makers was interrupted to refocus attention on new staff, their preparation and needs, as well as basic notions of non-violence and gender that communities in CWS direct service work would need. Successful training was delivered in Timor Leste drawing on the Cambodian experience, and work was begun for conflict resolution inside a non funding partner in the northeast. A job contract for “gender equity in practice” was completed with sound results and concrete contribution to improved fiscal management at the local partner level was accomplished. Emergency Response - As the semester report accurately details there have been successful timely food relief to Cambodian at risk families with absolutely no food in their houses and huts to feed themselves or their children. These poorest of the poor have been primary female heads of households and landless laborers. Those who one would imagine would be most harshly hit when floods destroy paddy land. However in addition to this life saving work, the Emergency Response Coordinator continues to achieve ground breaking work on the critical but less headlined news of community based mitigation and prevention During this reporting period CWS was able to work with both the National Center for Disaster Management and the Provincial office for Disaster management in Svay Rieng province. Water for the poorest - If you are reading this report, you turn on the tap everyday and enjoy clean water to wash, bathe drink and grow your garden. You are in a privileged minority. The water and sanitation project is successfully bringing water to the poor, working in partnership with the government and running a corruption free service to improve health and livelihoods by making water available to the most marginalized in the poor rural areas of Svay Rien (32 wells upgraded, 273 water filters and latrine 51). While you can read the facts and figures as well as the stories of change, it is good to remember that the Svay Rieng project is not a localized endeavor that was handed over by a group of expat managers or advisors. It is a new project that was designed, developed and initiated by Cambodian staff. It has also benefited from successful implementation and management which will allow it to respond to the unexpected issues that should arise any program as it moves from the planning papers to reality in the village.

Community Development in Remote Rural areas - The World Bank has shown that the gap between the poor and the rich has widened and deepened and no where more measurable than in the rural areas that make up the country. CWS has chosen to develop a new approach that takes into consideration the decentralization process as well as assign ourselves to more remote areas where there are not other agencies supporting poverty reduction and community education issues. This first semester has been full of unanticipated early success as well as expected glitches (in re-tooling old teams to new approaches). The villagers are very pleased to have access to new processes that are fairly routines now in more accessible areas, such as the selection of Village Development Committees or public campaigns that put social problems in the open. Each new endeavor in the village requires tremendous amounts of time in orientations, exposures, trainings, workshops and information sharing sessions. This very preliminary stage in the new Community Development 4 year model which relies on emphasis on relationships, confidence building and clear plan for entry and exit, clearly articulated expectation sharing is successful to date and will lead to measurable change in the communities- already expressed by authorities and villagers themselves. Monitoring & Evaluation - The establishment of our M & E System represented a huge body of work involving key staff in a series of planning sessions, workshops, meetings, reflection sessions and field work. This is not an output of just another manual but represents a system of thinking at CWS as Learning Organization as well as a guide for staff to consistently review CWS work as it does or does not measure up to meeting its goals related to changing the lives of the rural poor in an honest and transparent way. The full program monitoring for the first semester of fiscal year 2008 was conducted to all of the CWS program. The process allowed them to take a step back from their work to tell the stories of their success so that they may be capitalized on as well as identify the gaps, so they may closed. The findings were reviewed at the project level as well as in Program Oversight Group (POG) for follow up actions to improve the gap areas in the next semester. In conclusion, the first semester of the second half of the 7 year Plan has been dynamic, fruitful, challenging and rewarding. We are ahead of our expectations in some areas, on target in others and revising one component. These are all good achievements in a nationalized learning organization, just one decade out of the civil war (1998 – 2008). At the time you read this report CWS will be well on its way in each of these sectors. It is, as always, my intention that this report will give you the opportunity to understand the scope and depth of CWS’s work here in Cambodia. We welcome questions and observations about the overall quality of our programming, with which we are very please.

Josephine Barbour Country Representative

CONTENTS

Abbreviation and Acronym……………………...……………….…... i - iv Direct Service Program ……………..……………………………..……….1 KPT Village Based Community Development Project …………………..13 PVH Village Based Community Development Project …………...………21 Svay Rieng Water and Sanitation Cooperation Project …….…….….…..27 Partnership Program …………………………………………………..…..34 Battambang/ Banteay Meanchey Partnership Project ……………….......43 Kompong Thom Partnership Project ………………………………..……..53 Ecumenical Partnership Project ……….…………………………….……..60 Integrated Humanitarian Mine Action, Malai District, Banteay Meanchey Province (Locality De-Mining)……………………………… 67 Case Stories………………………………………………………………….74 Phnom Penh Central Office, Finance, Administration, and Human Resources Management……………………………………………….……82

Appendices: Appendix I:

Summary of Finances………………………….………..93

Appendix II:

Mid-Year Outputs/ Log-frames .....…………………..109

Appendix III: CWS – Cambodia Program Personnel List…………..208

Annexes: Annex A: Annex B:

Organizational Chart

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Geographical Implementation Areas………………….212

ABBREVIATIONS Acronym

Full names

ACED ACT ACTS ADB ADI ADHOC ADOVIR ADPC AFSC AIDS AP APA APM ARL AusAID AZEECON BFDK BoD BTB BTM CAT CBDM CBDPM CBDRM CBDRR CBFA CBO(s) CC CCA CCC CCDC CCDM CCFIN CCO CD CDA CDC CDF CDRI CDRR CEDAC

Association of Cooperation for Economic Development Alliance for Conflict Transformation Action for Conflict Transformation Study Asian Development Bank Analysis of Development Issues Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association Association for Development and Our Villager’s Rights Asian Disaster Preparedness Center American Friends Service Committee Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Anti-Personnel Angkar Punleu Akphiwat Anti-Personnel Mine Action Reflection Learning Australian Agency for International Development Asian Zone Emergency and Environment Co-operation Network Buddhism for Development in Kompong Thom Board of Directors Battambang Province Banteay Meanchey Province Capacity Assessment Tool Community Based Disaster Management Community Based Disaster Preparedness Mitigation Community Based Disaster Risk Management Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Community Based First Aid Community Based Organization(s) Commune Council Canadian Co-operation Agency Cooperation Committee for Cambodia Cooperation Christian for Development in Cambodia Commune Committee for Disaster Management Cambodian Community Finance Institution Network Children Committee Organization Community Development Church Development Association Council for the Development of Cambodia Community Development Facilitators Cambodia Development Resource Institute Cambodia Disaster Risk Reduction Centre D’etude et de Development Agricole Cambodgien (Cambodian Center for Agricultural Study and Development) Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Community Finance Association Charity Foundation for Children Cambodian Farmer Economic Development Cambodian Family Economic Development Association Cooperation for Indigenous People and Development in Cambodia Children Support Foundation Cambodia Global Action Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee Creative, Holistic, Action Research for Relationship Transformation Community Liaison/ Commune Leader

CEDAW CFA CFC CFED CFEDA CIDC CSF CGA CHRAC CHART CL

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CLT CMAA CMAC CMVIS CNGO Com Dev COMFREL COP COWS CRC CRWRC CSCM CWDA CWS CWSC DAHP DAP DCA DCDM DIPECHO DoLA DM DMR DPA DPKS DPM DRDO DRNA DRR DYBTM DYMB EED EFSA EMU EOD ER ERP EWMI FDA FHP FMER FY GAD/C GPP HAD HAPO HC HIV HMA HQ HVCA ICA ICCO ICD ICSO

Community Liaison Team Cambodian Mine Action Authority Cambodian Mine Action Center Cambodian Mine/UXO Victim Information System Cambodian Non-governmental Organization Community Development Committee for Fair Elections in Cambodia Cambodian Organization for Peace Cambodia Organization for Women’s Support Cambodian Red Cross Christian Reformed World Relief Committee Cambodian Student Christian Mission Cambodia Women Development Association Church World Service Church World Service Cambodia Department of Animal Health and Production Direct Aid Program Dan Church Aid District Committee for Disaster Management Disaster Preparedness of European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office Department of Local Administration Disaster Management Disaster Management and Reporting (Training) Development and Partnership in Action Development Program for Khmer Student Deputy Project Manager District Rural Development Office Disaster Risk and Need Assessment Disaster Risk Reduction Dhammayietra Banteay Meanchey Dhammayietra Mongkol Borei (Name of local NGO partner in Banteay Meanchey province). Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst Emergency Food Security Assessment Eastern Mennonite University Explosive Ordnance Disposal Emergency Response Emergency Response and Preparedness East-West Management Institute Family Development Action Family Health Project Funding, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Fiscal Year Gender and Development for Cambodia Good Principle Project Hope Association for Development Health Care and AIDS Prevention Organization Health Center Human Immunodeficiency Virus Humanitarian Mine Action Headquarters Hazard Vulnerability Capacity Assessment Initiatives for Change Association Interchurch Organization for Development Co-operation Integrated Community Development Indigenous Community Support Organization

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IEC KCC KID Kg KNTO KORCD KPT LCP LDMT LWF MAC MAG MAO MAPU MAT MCC MCH MDD M&E MEDICAM MoH MoEY MoU MPlus MRD MRE NCCA NCDM NGO NPA NY OD PACT PCDM PDA PDD PDoL PDoE PDoAFF PDoH PDRD PDRRAP PDWA PHD PHN PJJ PLA PLHA PLAU PRA PM PO POG PP PRA PRC

Information, Education, Communication Kampuchea Christian Council Khmer Institute of Democracy Kilogram Kumnit Thmey Organization Khmer Organization for Rural Community Development Kompong Thom province Local Capacity for Peace Locality De-mining Team Lutheran World Federation Mine Action Coordinator Mines Advisory Group Mine Action Officer Mine Action Planning Unit Mine Action Team Mennonite Central Committee Mother and Child Health Mine Detection Dog Monitoring and Evaluation Medical Cambodia (Umbrella organization for public health NGOs in Cambodia) Ministry of Health Ministry of Education Youth and Sports Memorandum of Understanding Mekong Plus Ministry of Rural Development Mine Risk Education National Council of Churches in Australia National Committee for Disaster Management Non Government Organization Norwegian People’s Aid New York Operational District/Organization Development Pact Cambodia Provincial Committee Disaster Management Provincial Department of Agriculture Professional Development Day Provincial Department of Agriculture Provincial Department of Education Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Provincial Department of Health Provincial Department of Rural Development Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan Provincial Department of Women Affairs Provincial Health Department Phnom Penh City Project of Juvenile Justice Participatory Learning and Action People Living with HIV/AIDS Provincial Local Administration Unit Participatory Rural Appraisal Project Manager Program Officer Program Oversight Group Partnership Program/Project Participatory Rural Appraisal Provincial Red Cross

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PVH RCV ROC SHG SMT SOP SvR TB TBA TNA ToT ToR TPO TST UNICEF UNFPA US USA USD UXO VAM VBCD VBNK VCPM VDC VDV VHV VL VLA VMG VP WATSAN WCA WFP WUSC YRDP

Preah Vihear Province Red Cross Volunteer Remnants of Conflict Self Help Group Senior Management Team Standard Operating Procedure Svay Rieng province Tuberculosis Traditional Birth Attendant Training Need Assessment Training of Trainer Term of reference Transcultural Psycho-social Organization Technical Survey Team United Nations Children’s Fund United Nations Population Fund United States United States of America United States Dollar Unexploded Ordnance Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping Village-Based Community Development Vityeasthan Bondosbandal Neakkrupkrong (an institute for managers of organizations working for the development of Cambodia) Village Committee for Program Management Village Development Committee Village Disaster Volunteer Village Health Volunteer Village Leader Village Livestock Agent Vision, Mission, Goal Vulnerable People Water and Sanitation Working Capital Assistance World Food Programme Water User and Sanitation Committee Youth Resource Development Program

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DIRECT SERVICE PROGRAM ƒ KOMPONG THOM VILLAGE BASED

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

ƒ PREAH VIHEAR VILLAGE BASED

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

ƒ SVAY RIENG WATSAN COOPERATION PROJECT

ƒ EMERGENCY RESPONSE ƒ PEACE

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE - CAMBODIA

DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAM Introduction The first phase of 7-year strategic direction (2005-2011) is over and the second phase of fouryear (2008-2011), Program Plan began July 01, 2007. The Direct Service Program work to develop partnership with Village Development Committee (VDCs), Commune Councils (CC), and Provincial Departments of Rural Development, Agriculture, Health, and Education to build critical local capacity and carry out the community development activities with the remote communities of CWS new target areas in Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear Provinces. For Svay Rieng Project, the Direct Services Program is continuing to collaborate and support Provincial Department of Rural Development to implement WatSan activities including construction of wells, latrines, filters and provide training on the importance of clean water, hygiene, and sanitation. During this first six-month of FY2008, this office focused energy and time to support building relationship and capacity with communities for implementing of the Integrated Community Development outlined in new CWSC Community Development (Com Dev) Model. The Com Dev model developed in late fiscal year 2007 (May 2006) indicated clear activities in each stage for staff to use as a milestone for the program implementation. The focus in the CWS Com Dev model is accompaniment and the approach is to encourage community people to take ownership from the beginning and build capacity of community people to resolve their needs gradually by taking responsibilities of planning and implementation of project activities. The model is being piloted the first year and reviewed for improving the project during implementation. Besides supporting progress in the field, the Program Office is active in providing Peace Building and Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness to Commune Councils (CCs). Emergency Response and Disaster Preparedness (ERP) with funding support from ADPC has achieved another milestone by assisting Svay Rieng Provincial to develop and set up an Action Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction for Svay Rieng province (2008-2010) in responding to the initiative of National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) and Provincial Committee for Disaster Management (PCDM).

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Overall Objective: To improve the communities' capacity on peace building, emergencies response, and disaster risk management and develop their ability to define their development direction in a participatory and democratic manner.

1- Collaboration and Partnership: Objective 1: Develop community capacity to engage with Government institutions and CBOs to define their development direction and manage their affairs in a participatory and democratic manner

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1-1 Collaboration with Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CWS Cambodia and Svay Rieng Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) was signed in a spirit of mutual respect on July 12, 2007 to maintain cooperation and collaboration and strengthen the roles and responsibilities of the Svay Rieng WatSan project’s implementation. With this understanding, three PDRD staffs (a Coordinator and two technical staff) were assigned to work for this project from August 01, 2007. CWS Cambodia believes that collaboration with the government at the provincial level is critical to any long-term potential for reversing the increasing poverty gap. 1-2 Partnership with Word Food Program Pregnant and lactating women and children under two years of age suffer from lack of food and dietary diversification, aggravated by factors such as low levels of education (particularly of women and girls), poor awareness of good health and nutrition practices, inadequate childcare and inappropriate weaning practices which lead to malnutrition. These will be addressed as CWS works in new target areas of Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces. The estimate is that over 11,700 children aged under 5 years died prematurely in Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear from 1995 to 2000. Over Picture 1-2: Food and Dietary Diversification Mothers and Children 1,670 infants under 1 year died in the preceding year 2000, (WFP VAM Food Security Atlas). The Project staff conducted orientation on the project objectives to village health volunteers (VHVs) and village development committees (VDCs) and worked with them to identify the pregnant mothers, lactating mother and children under two years old of age in each village. The result of an 18 villages study found 129 pregnant women, 164-breastfeeding mothers (up to six months old), and 379 infants from 7 to 24 months old. Their general appearance was pale, thin and underweight; signs that children are not The mother and a child who will help. Our field staff report that she growing properly. has only had white rice and salt These signs indicate mixed together red chili since she causes of dangerous delivered. Local tradition and CWS’s Deputy Director and WFP delivery and contribute Representative signed MCH Agreement poverty. the high infant and maternal mortality rate.

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In order to intervene in these serious maternal and child health issues and to improve the overall food security to vulnerable people, especially malnourished children, CWS Cambodia was invited to submit a project proposal to World Food Program (WFP) on September 18, 2007 for Partnership of the Mother and Child Health Care Program in Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear for additional food supplementation over its regular development program activities such as home garden, and water and sanitation. The proposal was accepted after the project organized a visit of WFP staff to learn more about the working area. It will go into effective from January 2008 and benefit 1581 beneficiaries (868 under two years old children, 647 pregnant and lactating women, and 66 VHVs) in 30 target villages during the first year implementation. 2- Capacity Building to Program and Field Staff Most Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear Community Development Workers are new staff and some of them after graduating from university served one year as volunteers with the Youth Star Organization. They began with CWS Cambodia from midyear 2007. Building capacity in community development work and sharpen their knowledge through CHART training and workshops to orient and prepare them to the CWS model. Five training topics were conducted; Community Development, Annual Operation Plan, Community Organizing, and Village Development Plan. To improve and strengthen existing program implementation and practice, the Monitoring and Evaluation hand book was prepared and developed by FMER Department from 16 July to 16 August 2007. 8 staff of the Direct Services program, 5 from PNP program Office and 3 from project level, have a chance to join workshops and field work. By the end of field practice, they feel confident in developing monitoring forms for each development activity and operate both the daily routine implementation and monitoring. The formal trainings are briefed below; 2-1 CWS Community Development Model A three day workshop on Community Development Model conducted from September 6-8, 2007 facilitated by the Direct Services Program Manger to provide concepts and new strategies for effective and efficient CWS field operation. The training topic focused on the entry stage of Community Development Model. 18 Com Dev Workers (7 women) attended the workshop. 2-2 Detail Annual Operation Plan A two-day meeting to develop the Detail Annual Operation Plan conducted from September 2426, 2007 for 21 project staff (6 women) from Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear Project. This meeting helped them better prepare the Project implementation plan. 2-3 Community Organizing Training A two-day training on Community Organizing conducted from October 18-19, 2007 for 17 participants (6 women). The objective is to provide overall strategies and process of group formation; staff’s roles in community and villagers’ participation in development activities for their community.

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2-4 Village Development Plan and Simple Proposal A two-day training on Village Development Plan preparation and Simple Proposal development conducted from November 14-15, 2007 for 18 Com Dev Workers (6 women) from Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear project. The training enables staff to facilitate developing Village Development Plan with VDCs as well as prepare proposals to seek funding support for their villages. This is a critical skill in working with the commune council as part of the government decentralization plan. 2-5 MCH training

Picture 2-5: VHVs leant MCH from CWS Staff

A two-day training on Mother and Child Health Care (MCH) was conducted from December 06-07, 2007 for 16 Com Dev Workers (6 women) of Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear project. The training oriented the concepts of MCH. It also included monitoring the weight gain of malnourished children, how to enter MCH data and how to prepare Corn Soya Blend. Project staff gained knowledge on using these concepts to facilitate these processes with VHVs in their target village.

3- Income Generation and Food Production Objective 2: Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable people. 3-1 Food Production Nutrition and adequate diets pose serious problems for rural poor. To attack the problem head on, food production is a critical activity. Five separate sessions of two-day trainings on food production were conducted between December 3 and December 12 in collaboration with Provincial Agriculture Department. 148 direct beneficiaries (41 women) coming from 15 target villages of the Svay Rieng WatSan project attended. These trainings focused on compost fertilizer making, vegetable planting and growing (long bean, eggplant, morning glory, tomato, and taro) and rice crop production. All participants received a poster on sustainable agriculture and a package of vegetable seeds (morning glory, shadow mustard, green mustard, chinese cabbage, and radish, and Cucumber) at the end of training session. Another two-day training on chicken raising was conducted on August 02-03, 2007 for 15 project staff of Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear Village Based Community Development Project (6 women) to acquire knowledge community food production. 20 families are raising chickens with technical support from trained CWS staff.

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3-2 Income Generation Related A three-day training on Self Help or Interest Group formation was conducted from December 3 to 5 to enable Com Dev workers of Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear project to facilitate formation of self help groups (SHG). 18 villages were introduced Self Help Group (SHG) concept and 4 SHGs were formed with 33 members. 4- Peace Building Objective 3: Strengthen target community understanding and practice of peace building and restorative justice 4-1 White Ribbon Campaign Violence and particularly domestic violence is a critical problem in Cambodia. The district chief in one area where we work recently asked for additional training for his village chiefs in “nonviolent” solutions. The “White Ribbon campaign” well known in Cambodia, started 8 years (2000) ago by Gender and Development for Cambodia (GAD/C). But this is the first time villagers from Preah Vihear got the chance to wear a white ribbon. The White Ribbon Campaign entitled “Sixteen Days Campaign to eliminate violence against women: End domestic violence to advance harmony and prosperity in the families” was organized on December 19, 2007 jointly between Kompong Thom and Picture 1: Elimination of Domestic Violence against Women and Children Preah Vihear Project Staff in Campaign collaboration with Commune Councils of Chorm Khsan commune and local authorities from the district governors office. This campaign was to raise awareness about the negative effect of violence against women and children. 417 participants (167 women) from nine villages1 and two schools participated. This campaign was presided once, by Chorm Khsan District Deputy Governor, Police Officer, Commune Council of Chorm Khsan and Women’s Affair and Direct Services Program Manager.

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1 Villagers 2 VDC 3 Villager Leaders 4 Commune Council 5 District Governor 6 District Women Affair Department 7 District Police Authorities 8 School Teachers 9 Students 10 CWS Staff 11 VBNK Staff Grant total

Number of participants Men Women Total 143 73 216 24 21 45 16 1 17 9 1 10 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 9 1 10 32 58 90 13 9 22 2 2 4 250 (60%) 167 (40%) 417

Table 4-1: White Ribbon Participants List

During the Campaign, 413 yellow T-shirts with the Message of Anti-Violence on the back said “Rejecting Violence, Helps the Family to Live in Dignity and Happiness” were distributed to participants. In addition, several posters on the promotion of non-violence were posted in the public place such as restaurant, the market and on roads where the most people can access information. During the campaign, many participants were interviewed to see how they are aware of this event; People were impressed that the 1st campaign targeted their problem.

Policeman: The White Ribbon Campaign is useful for our community, it will help people in this community to have a look at the domestic violence against women and children. Maybe it can help us eliminate domestic violence. Picture 2-1: A police officer answered to CWS Interviewer

Student: This campaign is useful and interesting to village people, it is helping us to better understand about the cause of domestic violence within the family. Domestic Violence affects to children’s education and their future survival. Picture 2-2: A Student answered to CWS Interviewer

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4-2 Peace Building Experiences workshop to CWS-Timor Leste As part of the regional plan, a three-day workshop on Peace Building concepts facilitated by the Cambodian Peace Coordinator was conducted in Timor Leste for 10 staff (6 women) of CWS Timor Leste and 43 members (20 girls) of Peace Builder Youth Groups from November 12-16, 2007 with direct support from Ms. Josephine Barbour, CWS Cambodia Country Representative . The objective is to introduce the different analysis tools such as timeline, stages of conflict and conflict mapping and identify future project needs. The Youth group and CWS-Timor Leste staff were very interested in the session on reconciliation. They were pleased to have the chance to expand their understanding of conflict by learning the history of the protracted conflict in Cambodia and expressed interest in learning more around peace building. With coordination from CWS Cambodia, CWS Timor Leste will send their staff to visit NGOs that doing peace work in Cambodia to exchange learning next year (approximately January, 2008). 4-3 Trauma and Restorative Justice

Picture 4-2.1: Conflict Analysis Training to CWS Timor Leste

Picture 4-2.2Reconciliation Workshop provided to Youth Group

A Trauma and Restorative Justice Survey was developed and distributed to 30 participants who attended the Seminar training in 2004 and 2006 along with another 19 relevant NGOs to seek their opinion on future needs or interest in; ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

Responses to Trauma: Cycles of violence. Transforming Trauma: Breaking the Cycles of violence Trauma Interventions for individuals, communities, and societies. Self-care for Caregivers Restorative Justice as a response to Trauma

Those organizations received the questionnaire during the second week of December and were asked to return them in early January 2008. The results will determine the next step in supporting professionals working in trauma case and peace. 4-4 Collaboration on Peace Related In collaboration between CWS Cambodia, ACT and CDRI on peace building work in Cambodia, a Peace Mapping Survey was conducted to identify the different activities of Peace Work NGOs in Cambodia. 16 volunteer (8 women) attended a half day workshop on communication and facilitation skills facilitated by ACT with assistance from CWS Cambodia in November 2007.

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With this survey, 170 organizations were interviewed. Data analyzing and report compilation will be produced after ACT recruits their new director (director of ACT has resigned). CWS financially supported ACT in this 18 month transition plan. 5. Emergency Response Program Objective 4: Improve disaster preparedness and response capabilities among target communities

5.1. Rice Distribution During the last rainy season, a flash flood devastated Santuk and Baray Districts caused by the overflowing of Stung Sen and Stung Chinit rivers from August to September 2007. Flash floods affected floating rice of 390 families while they were already in the “hungry time”. The flood destroyed their rice crops for the next harvest. So the Coordinator in cooperation with KORCD staff, ERP Coordinator and Partnership Program Manager conducted two assessments in the affected areas. The second assessment was in response to village chiefs who bitterly described the number of widows in their villages without rice or the where with all to get rice. There were 339 most vulnerable families (82 families for the first food distribution2 and 257 families for the second food distribution3) from the nine target villages of KORCD received food assistance of 50 kg of rice, 4 cans of canned fish and 2 kg of iodized salt per household4. This assistance will help them to survive until the next harvest season and as their capital for the community and they will return the rice to the community rice bank after harvest time so that in the next season when they meet the same food crisis they can borrow again.” No

Villages

Commune

District

1 Tuol Chann 2 Thormaneath

40

Taing Krasang

3 Vaing Choeung

47 Santuk

4 Taing Krasang

Number of Beneficiaries 39

5 Kang Meas Choeung

24 40

Phnov Thom

6 Phnov Thom

29 25

7 Phnov Tbong 8 Kang Meas Tbong

Thnoat Chum

9 Thnoat Chum 1

Baray

Total Beneficiary by village:

65 30 339

Table1.5: Number of beneficiaries by villages

Use budget from partnership project Kompong Thom. Use budget from ER Program Phnom Penh 4 Referred to the ER Program report for more details

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Picture 1.5:  Flood disaster  assessment and  Food  distribution  to flood  victims in  Kompong Thom  province’s  Baray and  Santuk  districts,  presided by  CWS Cambodia  Country  Representative   

5.2. Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction from 2008-2010 Recently Disaster Risk Reduction is the most widely accepted response to the changing world we live in. CWS Cambodia was proud to be asked to partner with the Provincial Committee for Disaster Management in Svay Rieng province ( border Vietnam) to develop a Provincial Disaster Risk Action Plan. Under Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR)5 Project in Svay Rieng Province the Provincial Plan (PDRRAP) for 2008-2010 was developed jointly by CWS, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), and Provincial Committee for Disaster Management (PCDM) of Svay Rieng and National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) in July 2007. Developing the PDRRAP was a long process initiated in April 2007 with the first consultative meeting with PCDM, District Committee for Disaster Management (DCDM) of all districts of the province and some I/LNGOs working on the disaster risk reduction in Svay Rieng on June 14, 2007. Another workshop on PDRRAP development was conducted on July 25 by CWS in coordination with PCDM, NCDM, ADPC and Action Aid-Cambodia with the participation of all the Provincial Departments in Svay Rieng including the provincial units of police, gendarmerie and soldier, WFP, CFED, ADIFE, OXFAM, PADEK as well as the Cambodian Red Cross. After the workshop, the ERP Program of CWS-C has work with the PCDM, NCDM and ADPC to finalize the PDRRAP book. A PDRRAO Launching Workshop was conducted on the September 13, 2007.

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This Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan (PDRRAP) mainly covers; ƒ

A Provincial profile including disaster trends, geographical data, demographical data, and existing infrastructure,

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A disaster risk reduction action plan of the PCDM from 2008 to 2010,

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Important maps such as provincial the 2000 flood, poverty raking, main water sources, and district and provincial administrative maps.

Such a plan is critical to translating ideas into action, the PDRRAP is not only an action plan, but also a guide for the government officer and bodies, NGOs and donors to implement support and fund the right action to reduce disaster risk in the province. The plan is a part of the 5 year plan of NCDM and Hyogo Framework for action 2005-2015. Moreover, CWS Cambodia in coordination with respective partners made this initiative, and supports the PCDM to implement its action plan in partnership with all the provincial departments and NGOs in the areas.

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Number of Participants

Date NCDM

PCDM

DCDM

CCs

NGOs

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25 July 2007

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10

3

27

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PDRRAPO launching

13 Sept 2007

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25

66

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Table 5.2: Number of participants participated in developing PDRRAP

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: New staff feel confident to facilitate training to VDCs and new target villagers. In addition, they are able to organize and form different groups such as sugar palm group and Self Help Groups (SHGs). They are providing advice to villagers regarding to chicken raising. Villagers showed their interest work together for the development of their communities. The workshops and meeting that the Program Office conducted such as Community Organizing, Village Development Plan, SHG concept, CWS Community Development model, Chicken Raising etc. have made vibrant new teams.

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The Emergency Food Distribution to the 339 families helped landless/laborers avoid seeking work outside their villages and instead to join a “community rice bank” and/or “self help group” in their villages. Now, they can borrow rice from their group and will repay paddy rice (about 30 percent value to white rice distributed) to their rice bank in the next harvest season – approximately the end of December or January 2008. Most families who could not harvest because of they don’t have land to transplant and/or their rice fields were destroyed by flood. The PDRRAP is an important first model. It will be used as a guide for the government officers and bodies, NGOs and donors to implement, support and fund straight actions to reduce disaster risk in the provincial level. Moreover, CWS Cambodia worked well again with ADPC and is looking to support the PCDM to implement its action plan in partnership with all the line provincial departments and NGOs in the areas.

MAJOR CHALLENGES a. Within this reporting period, we faced many challenges. The first is that we worked in the remote malaria infected area- the area that has streams and dense forest that serve as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. While we cannot change those facts, CWS Cambodia supporting staff through providing necessities. To address the problem of malaria and staff well being, CWS Cambodia provides staff with materials to help protect them from malaria (anti-malarias, repellent, mosquito nets, blankets, sleeping mats and medical kits). b. CWS Community Development Model requires field staff to stay overnight in the village to build good relationship with community people, but during this report period some long term staff show their reluctance to be in the community. To respond, the program and line managers will review the line supervision and the level of support and guidance needed at the field level. c. The government Disaster management structure is not yet strong enough on both resources and capacity. This issue contributes to less effectiveness of disaster management. It requires NGO and NCDM to focus in advance on structure and staff capacity enhancement from commune to provincial level. The Provincial Governor presented the PDRRAP in the Regional Workshop on Innovative Approaches to Flood Risk Reduction in Mekong Basin held from 17-19 October in Koen Kean, Thailand and National Workshop on Lessons Learnt on Flood Management Program held from 13-14 November in Prey Veng Province. In these two workshops, the Provincial Governor committed to use the plan as written and integrate it into Commune Council Plans. This is a major step that CWS assisted. d. Human resources of the ERP Program are still limited which contributes to slow response to the event sometimes. In this regard, ERP guidelines for instance, not developed yet due to the Program Coordinator spent all his available time on program implementation. Another result of this issue was the involvement of CWS Cambodia in comprehensive need assessment in KORCD’s target areas at Kompong Thom province. e. Mobilization of community people to participate in meeting and/or campaign is hard as community people are busy with their harvesting (November to early February next year). Through this challenge, program and project staffs have discussed a possible solution of better advanced scheduling. st

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LESSONS LEARNT All Program and Projects staff need to discuss and work on annual operation plan together from the beginning to avoid schedule conflicts. Debriefing meeting with local authority provide an opportunity to the ERP Program to learn a lot from post-distribution and identify other actions we need to take in order to address the issues. This came from visit of the Country Representative , Ms. Josephine Barbour when she joined the Food Distribution on October 30, 2007 in Kompong Thom Province. Disaster risk reduction’s measure is more effectively if NGOs coordinate well with committees for disaster management at all levels. Such coordination would contribute to problem and intervention analysis and its relevance to national or wider existing policy. Besides looking for staff that has technical skill before hiring, it is necessary to look at their motivation and inspiration about working in the rural area. Any applicants who want to apply to work in Preah Vihear show clearly that they want to work remote rural areas; we learned we must be sure we are providing staff with basic needs to reduce the discomfort of their work in the rural. In CWS Community Development model, we plan to put some small activities to support community from the beginning, but in practice building good and close relationship with community people from the beginning point of new enter village take lot of time and energy. In addition, some activities or input cannot provide during this time because the community is still limit the capacity and not ready yet. By reviewing to the real practice, CWS is going to review the Community Development model at the next fiscal year 2008. ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED There are no unaddressed issues to report

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Training courses for field staffs on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and home garden. Refresher course to project staffs on SHG-bookkeeping. Continue regularly field visit and on-job training for field staffs on food production and income generation related Select Community Peace Volunteer and provide training Cooperate with KPT/PvH project to organize International Woman Day Provide training on Local Capacity for Peace to CWS staff SvR KPT and PvH. Provide Local Capacity for Peace Assessment to CWS staff SvR, KPT and PvH. Organized training on Peace Building Concept to CWS staff ( SMT, POG, Core team) Conduct training on Trauma and Restorative Justice to NGOs in June 2008. Submit a project proposal on Provincial Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction in Svay Rieng to ADPC Recruit an ERP Program Assistant to assist ERP Program Coordinator in implementing the Emergency Response and CBDRR Projects. Recruit a Program Officer for Health to assist Program Manager on Health Program. st

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KOMPONG THOM VILLAGE BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Introduction It is an important significant change in staffing, structure, and capacity building including increasing teamwork as professional growth within CWS Cambodia as CWS started its new CD model in new target villages of Kompong Thom province. The new fiscal year is creating a year of learning and creatively, CWS has learned from the past development work to design a new CD model which produced strategic program plan into Four-Year Program Plan (2008-2011). The first year of the four Year Program Plan focuses on staff capacity building and building relationship with community people. The project staff have indicated high commitment as they stay overnight with community people in the villages, working in pair-teams. In addition, all field staff attend CHART training which provides them a framework to use in the CWS Com-Dev model. Village Based Community Development Kompong Thom project (VBCD) selected 12 target villages in two communes (Sroeung and Tipo) in Prasat Sambo and Santuk districts. The Project covers eight target villages in Sraoeurng commune of Prasat Sambo district and four target villages in Tipo commune of Santuk district. During this report period, the project has highlighted its major activities including a baseline survey, formation of VDCs, identifying of key community change agents, relation with local authorities and community people and building capacity of project staff on new CD model to do quality of works in targeted villages. The project staffs also have started with seed activities to address the community people needs through supporting rice seed and palm sugar production, and building relationship. Kompong Thom project will build communication channels to build relationships and trust.

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT

Overall Objective: To improve the communities' capacity on peace building, emergencies response, and disaster risk management and develop their ability to define their development direction in a participatory and democratic manner. 1. Capacity Building for Development Planning Objective 1: Develop community capacity to engage with Government institutions and CBOs to define their development direction and manage their affairs in a participatory and democratic manner 1-1 Conducted based line survey (PLA/PRA) 821 community people (512 women) from 12 villages (8 from Sroeung commune of Prasat Sambo district and 4 from Tipo commune of Santuk district) were asked to participate in Participatory Learning and Actions (PLA) in order to understand more about the problem and

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opportunities and the resource availability in their villages. The process of using these tools collects information and more importantly to gives community people a chance to learn about what they face such as current problems, existing resources, village histories, and cultures. The project staff used 11 tools1 of Participatory Learning and Actions (PLA). The table shows the villages and the number of participants: Village Name

2007/ Date

Boeun Kvek Samrong Chorm Thnagn Beng Thmey Thnort Chour Trapeang Trom Thmey (Tipo) Sroeung Anlong Sleng Chorm Boeung Tum Nup Total

22/08 13/08 14/08 20/08 30/08 21/08 30/07 31/07 29/08 21/08 13/08 14/09

Men 3 8 36 8 24 21 14 29 3 17 22 75 260

Number of participants Women Total 17 20 39 47 30 66 59 67 76 100 33 54 22 36 48 77 30 33 24 41 71 93 97 172 546 806

Table 1-1: The table illustrates the number of Villagers join PLA

Picture 1: Project staff is facilitating Vediagram tool with villager in Chaom Beong Village Resource Mapping, Village Social Mapping, Wealth Ranking, and Seasonal Calendar on Agriculture, Health, Resources flow, Vendiagram, Transect Mapping, Problem ranking, Case study and Time line for collecting information with community people. 1

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1-2 Establishment of VDCs Village Development Committee (VDC) is an important body of the developing community that helps to coordinate and implement development activities in the villages. They cooperate with commune council and local authorities and other relevant institutions and stakeholders so that the outcomes can reach individual beneficiary and communities’ objectives. CWS-Kompong Thom project cooperated with Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) to organize VDCs election allowing participation of villagers to select their community leaders through democratic process. VDCs in 12-targeted villages were established with 73 members (28 women). Picture 1-2: VDC members in Beng Khvek village collate MCH data According to Cambodian law, there are five VDC members in each village but we have allowed six members with one member reserved that can replace to a permanent member who resigns or is not active. All VDCs members show potential and are very active in learning and doing community development works. Village Name Boeun Kvek Samrong Chorm Thnagn Beng Thmey Thnort Chour Trapeang Trom Thmey (Tipo) Sroeung Anlong Sleng Chorm Boeung Tum Nup Total

2007/Date 22/08 11/09 11/09 12/09 18/09 17/09 10/09 10/09 18/09 12/09 13/08 14/09

Men 13 18 40 36 35 25 24 35 36 25 23 73 383

Number of participants Women Total 15 28 36 54 46 86 43 79 102 137 41 66 32 56 80 115 43 79 12 37 78 101 112 185 640 1,023

Table 1-2: The table illustrate the number of people participated in the election

1-3 Training on Role and Responsibilities To support new VDC’s especially where some have work before, CWS and PDRD should give orientation and introductory training. This will narrow some large gaps in understanding. 69 VDCs (28 women) from 12 villages of Sroeung and Tip communes received 3 times of a two-day training on role and responsibilities were conducted by Kompong Thom Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) in collaboration and support from CWS Cambodia from October

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3-5, 2007. This training enables VDCs understanding about their role and responsibilities in community development work and put them into practice in the future for their communities.

1-4 Capacity building to VDCs on village development planning In order to build the capacity of new elected VDCs for the community development activities, the training on problem analysis (problem tree) and village development plan was conducted to 66 VDCs (25 women) members and two commune council (CC) members on 28 and 29 November 2007. The Participants indicated that it was the first time they attended such related community development training and the first time they experienced participatory methods. After training, the project staffs distributed one set of stationary materials to each VDC including stapler, staples, hole-punctures, ream papers, notebooks, pencils, pens, calculators, folders, correctors, clip paper, and stamp pads. With coaching from project staff, out of 11 villages, all except one (Thmey village) are able to prepare annual village development plans for submission to commune council, CWS and other stakeholders.

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2- Meeting Basic Needs and Building Self-reliance, Sustainable Livelihoods 2-1 Selection of Key community change agents (TBA, VHV, literacy teacher) After the baseline survey, the project staffs have worked with community people and VDCs in target villages to identify 24 Traditional Birth Attendances (TBAs), 19 Village Health Volunteers (VHVs), and 4 Literacy Teachers (LTs) as the key agents in their communities. The roles of TBAs is to provide technical advice on pre-post natal care to mothers and encourage them to receive public health services (health centers and operational districts); the role of VHVs is to provide awareness on primary health care including hygiene and sanitation to community people.

Picture 2-1: Literacy teachers selected from Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear target villages

3- Emergency Response and Preparedness Objective 2: Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable people. 3-1 Responding to flood victim among VP families CWS project responded to flood victims of 30 vulnerable families in three villages2 in Sraeurng commune of Prasat Sambo district, Kompong Thom province on 27 August 2007. Each family received 25 kilogram of white rice, one bottle of vegetable oil, two bottles of fish sauce, 2 bottles of soy sauce and one kilogram of iodized salt (Cambodia began salt iodization in 1998 and iodized salt domestically produced is distributed to all provinces). They had no food to eat once the flash flood affected their crops. Actually, the affected families are more than those 30 but the project was able only to support the most vulnerable families who nothing at all and no way to get. Sroeurng Commune chief expressed his appreciation to the CWS assistance even the contribution was not large because CWS had responded quickly on time to the right people in his commune.

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Picture 3-1: “Vulnerable” families receive food aid from CWS

SIGNIFICANT CHANGE Responding to flood victim through rice seeds contribution In response to flood disaster in August 2007, CWS provided rice seeds 2300 kg to 115 families that benefited to 590 people (293 women) in five villages3 in Kompong Thom project area who have rice fields near water sources and can sow and transplant after the flash flood. By doing so, CWS expected that they would have a storeroom rice to eat and therefore be able to save their rice seeds in their community rice bank after harvest. Community people those villages agreed to form rice banks and they actively discussed rice collecting from members, keeping rice and rice storage. The members indicated to contribute money and material to build a storeroom.

Beng village, field preparation for dry season rice. For rehabilitation stage, CWS distributed rice seed in November to families affected from September flood. 80% of Rainy season rice destroyed. The view of their rice field after CWS distributed the new seeds.

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In order to build up ownership to communities the project staff consulted and gave ideas development of rice bank guidelines explaining that points that they discussed could included in the rice bank guidelines. With these activities, CWS observed that community people gained “ownership ideas” and possibility of sustainable development is formed at the onset.

Support income generation to vulnerable families As project staff stay overnight in the villages, we hope they have more time to work and consult with community people and build relationships. By brainstorming ideas from VDCs and project staff on how to help the vulnerable families in the villages, the prioritized needs of vulnerable people were identified. 18 most vulnerable families ( 57 women) with 115 people in 6 villages who depend on income through palm trees (climbing to get palm juice), they climb from 15-30 palm trees a day and hire steamer pots from neighbor to cook CWS supported these families with 70 palm juice containers, a lard steamer pot and technical advice. The income generated was only enough for daily consumption and they were unable even repair to their shelters where they live. After receiving their own equipment, each family expanded their sugar palm juice collection to 30 palm trees. One family can gather from 5-6 kg per day that they can sell 2000 riel (USD.50) per kg to customers in the villages and outside.

Income Generation for vulnerable families. They receive palm juice containers and steamer pots from CWS. Mr. Srey Thol in Trapaing Trom village is stirring palm sugar and his wife is boiling palm juice with equipment and materials provided by CWS Cambodia.

MAJOR CHALLENGE Most new VDC members in each village do not like writing tasks such as preparation of village planning, proposals, reports, recording. They try to escape by volunteering each other. The project staff found that for even one or two pages they need to spend long hours and sometimes their wives complain that they work a full day without any financial benefit. Project staff sometimes work long hours with VDC members that make wives complained as well. The project learned that they want personal benefit for much time working. The project considers shorter hours work and considers other alternatives if project staff need them more than three hours.

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ISSUES NOT ADDRESS Community people in six villages of Sroeurng commune raised that well construction is one of their priority needs and they want CWS to support because their few existing wells are not enough. Based on new plan the project will cover 12 villages in Kompong Thom province. The project selected four villages in Tipo commune and eight villages in Sraoeurng commune. Actually, there are nine villages in Sroeurng commune so it remains one village (Svay Village) that project does not cover yet. The commune council and community people asked CWS to include Svay village but in the last six months. The project did not respond yet due to Svay village is about seven kilometers from Thmey village that is very difficult to travel in rainy season and our original plan set only 12 villages in Kompong Thom province. However, after study of this request from communities, the project with consultation with program, decide to include this village from January 2008.

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Continue to build relationship with communities

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Quarterly meeting with VDCs and CCs

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Household assessment, household planning

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PREAH VIHEAR VILLAGE BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Introduction Chorm Khsan is a district located in Preah Vihear province with six communes: Kantuot, Chorm Khsan, Rumdoh Srae, Yeang, Pring Thum, and Toeuk Kraham and on the Thailand and Cambodia border. Four communes1 were selected by CWS Cambodia in the mid year 2007 to implement the village based community development program. The community people within these target areas face many challenges despite this region has two significant natural resources and cultural heritage2, such as the Kulen Prum Tep National Park 3 (a park with many kind of wildlife and valuable trees) and Preah Vihear temple that people around the world want to see. In fact, most people there have less access or benefit from the social services provided by the government of Kingdom of Cambodia and other nongovernment organizations. With few NGOs4 based and only CWS Cambodia an international institution that offers the community development services. Preah Vihear Project staff have formally and informally met various people and found that the common problems are health problem, hygiene and sanitation, education and lack of water for dry season. The road condition is very difficult and we almost cannot access into the district during the rainy season. The authorities ranging from provincial, district, commune, and people have welcomed CWS Cambodia, particularly as there are not other NGOs making that long trip at this time. Commune Council Chief has openly expressed his appreciation for CWS coming his commune, situated in very remote area and difficulty to access into either dry season or rainy season. From time to time, we hear people give their sincere complement about staff caring attitude through home visit and informal discussion. Some even say that they have never seen such caring attitude even in close relationships before. We hope to continue to build trust and model authentic relationships. This six months period marked the major step for the Preah Vihear project. 10 committed project staff and 2 program officers stay 3 weeks a month in the communities. They have chances to build relationships with community people, learn about their concerns and to see how can to assist them in developing their communities.

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT Overall Objective: To develop the communities' capacity to define their development direction and improve them to meet their basic need; access to basic social services; sustainable livelihood opportunities and food security.

1. Data collection In order to understand more about the general barriers, opportunities and the resources availabilities in the villages, CWS staff conducted Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) from 11-31 July 2007 by inviting 617 people (400 women) from the 12 villages to participate. At each 1

CWS currently work in 4 commune namely: Yeang, Romdoh Sre, Cham Ksan and Teuk KroHorm communes The fact that it is named so reflects the richness in natural resources such as the fishes. The National Park cover in 4 provinces: Siem Reap, Preah Vihear, Kompong Thom and Oddar Mean Chey province. 4 The Khmer Institute of Democracy (KID), Oxfam, and Church World Service Cambodia 2 3

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village meeting, staff collected and collated data from communities using the different Participatory Rural Appraisal tools like Village History, Problem Analysis, Wealth Ranking, Village Mapping, Transect Mapping, Power relationship, and resources flow analysis. Small group made discussions on different topic to contribute to the collecting and collating the information and village data. Moreover, the presentation of the finding by community people in the plenary session could validate information and add more new ideas about issues and concerns. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total

Village Srae Svay Rolum Thmore Kork Chat Taing Tro Peang Thom Teuk KroHorm Sangkum Thmey O Ksan Kork Sralao Veal Thom Veal Por

Men 11 16 31 23 19 17 16 10 24 16 18 16 217

Number of participants Women 34 36 45 48 29 30 27 20 27 51 25 28 400

Total 45 52 76 71 48 47 43 30 51 67 43 44 617

Table 1: illustrates the number of Villagers join PLA

2. VDCs Election and Training CWS cooperated with Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) for VDCs election in 12 villages from 17-22 September 2007. PDRD is primary agent responsible for working with village chiefs and commune councils to inform people about the election process and encourage them to nominate candidates for their village. On the average, there were about 80% people in each village participating in the elections. There were about 10 to 12 nominees in each village for 5 possible positions. This activity is to assist community development work and promote decentralization. Village Development Committee (VDC) are the important bodies that help to coordinate and cooperate with commune councils, local authorities, and other stakeholders. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Village name Srae Svay Rolum Thmore Kork Chat Taing Tro Peang Thom Teuk KroHorm Sangkum Thmey

Men 48 41 42 43 28 56 30 27

Number of participants Women5 76 105 83 60 67 62 73 52

Total 124 146 125 103 95 118 103 79

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9 10 11 12 Total

O Ksan Kork Sralao Veal Thom Veal Por

79 24 37 57 512

40 55 68 59 800

119 79 105 116 1,312

Table 2: illustrates the number of people participated in the election

VDCs elections in these villages were successful. 60 VDCs including 24 women (five members in each village have two women) were elected. A committee has five members included a leader, vice leader, treasurer, and a secretary. After this successfully managed first time election, the CWS Cambodia and PDRD worked together to conduct training on liaison skill, role and responsibilities for 78 participants (26 women) from the villages of 3 communes in Cham Khsan district on 22 -27 October 2007. Among 78 participants, there were seven Commune Councils members, 12 Village leaders (Village chief and Deputy Village chief), and the new elected VDCs. The training was very helpful and enabled them to understand their role and responsibilities in community development work and gave them the tools to practice. In addition, CWS staff also provided (3 times) a training on Proposal Writing and Village Development Planning to 74 participants (24 women) November. Among 74 participants, there were six Commune Councilors, 13 Village Leaders (Village Chief and Deputy Village Chief), and new elected VDCs. In practically, the VDCs submitted the proposal for open well to seek support from CWS. 3. White Ribbon Campaign CWS sponsored three community people, one commune councilor, and two VDCs (women) to participate in the national closing ceremony of White Ribbon Campaign in Phnom Penh, presided by Lok Chumteav Bun Rany Hun Sen, the wife of the Prime Minister on 21 December 2007. We believe that by helping them to attend a National event like this, it can inspire them to mobilize others to eliminate violence against women and children in their community. 4. Village Planning Participatory In order to community people begin to engage in their communal lives discussion CWS staff and VDCs conducted separate meetings to identify the community issues in 3 villages from 27-30 November 2007 and 9 villages from 20-22 December 2007. Six villages of Yeang commune, although we have not organized VDC elections yet. No

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Srae Svay Rolum Thmore Kork Chat Taing Tro Peang Thom Teuk KroHorm Sangkum Thmey O Ksan (Chres and Chugn)

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Kork Sralao Veal Thom Veal Por Antil Cham Sre Kam Penh Kong Yong Yeang Reak Smey

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22 31 29 53 83 40 42 54 28 717

42 58 54 99 89 58 69 64 51 1,216

Table 3: illustrates the number of participants

The meetings created space for people to look at problems raised during PRA and revise that information as needed. General concerns raised were divided into two categories; common problem that can solve people themselves with support from CWS Cambodia (i.e.; water scarcity, literacy, health and hygiene), and the vast concerns like building road and bridge that are expensive and out of CWS responsibility; we encourage people to communicate with local authorities; Commune councils and/or district governors to raise areas that can be integrated commune plan.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGE 1- Data Collection and Baseline survey The successful application of PRA set the foundation for the next 4 years in these ears: Based of factual information, based on collaboration, based on the belief that CWS is present to build relationships, build capacity, build knowledge and understand and give hope. The data and information collected though PRA tools help staff to understand the living situation, their history, and background of the villages. Staffs also learned about the resources, which resources people need to buy from outside village and what resources exist in their community. In addition, the collective problems identified through PRA helps community people, VDCs, and staff to discuss the root cause of the problem and find the way to solve them during the Village Planning Development meeting. The PRA when used wisely is an excellent opportunity to safely open the door to discussions, and conversations with authorities. PRA data is can be used as a basis for monitoring the village development progress. In addition, CWS staff made data book and provided to CCs, VDCs, and for internal use [staff]. This book is very as it contains comprehensive data of each household in the village and their economic situation. 2- Village Development Committee Training Following training from PDRD and CWS, the Village Development Committees in 3 villages, Kok, Svay, and Srae organized fund raising with the commune councilors to help an 82-year-old woman who lives with her extremely poor daughter in a small house nearby in Srae village. Their initiative to help this elderly woman came from a question the trainer asked them to think of what they could do to express gratitude and support to the elderly who could be their parents are grandparents –considered to be a duty of VDCs.

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SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL CHANGE CWS has witnessed these positive changes after it has been working about 6 months in this particular target; 1- School Building construction Beside poverty and distance to schools from the villages and lack of teachers, lack of school buildings and facilities are other common causes keep children from an education attending. In some schools that we visited, we saw school children crowded in the small classroom. Sometimes, two classrooms sit together in a single room to learn two different subjects at the same time. While one class “1 grade” records a lesson from the blackboard into their books; the teacher is teaching another reading. However now, there are nine schools building (two rooms each) are under construction by communities with funds from Asia Develop Bank (ADB). Six of the nine buildings are in CWS Preah Vihear’s target area. According to the Vice Director of District Education Department, ADB funded USD2000.00 which covers the cost of wood, nail and zinc roof while communities and parents contributed the labours. 2- Commune Council development activities During the report period, we saw the effort of the commune councils in developing their communities with funds provided by the Cambodian Government. The Commune councils demonstrated their initiate to mobilize fund from people to add to the government funds. Choam Khsan and Teuk Kro Hom commune councils are working on two large projects. In Choam Khsan commune’s Veal PO village, a road 1.5 kilometer long and 8 meter wide was built by local construction company hired by commune council. This road will be completed during this report period. Along the road, culverts are built to drain the water into the nearby river. The completion of the road helps people to easily travel outside and helps our staff to travel to Veal Po more easily during rainy season. In O Ksan village; the commune councils improve water drainage facilities to release floodwater streaking into the stream with culverts. According to Teuk Krohorm commune chief, there will be a 600 meters long road constructed the six months- the road will be constructed over the two new culverts. MAJOR CHALLENGE CWS Cambodia began implementation activities in Preah Vihear [new target area] in July 2007 and the field staff are very busy; they need more time to build relationship with community people and implementation the program activities as well as building capacity. Program Office challenge with time constraints in capacity building to the new field staff. Nevertheless, in coordination between program and project, solutions are found. Another challenge is that some communities are in extremely remote rural area that cannot be accessed in the rainy season and included serious difficulties. For example, to access Yeang Commune (six villages), we need to travel through the dense forest of Kulen PrumTep National Park and across the river that is waist deep during the dry season

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The challenge of the extremely remote communities, CWS plans to reconsider the staffing pattern.

LESSONS LEARNT There is a need for better pre planning and slower start up time than anticipated. The Program office needs to spend more time in the field to best support junior field staff. There needs to be clear guideline on nights per village per month.

ISSUES NOT ADDRESS There is no major issue that the project unable to address during this reporting period.

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SVAY RIENG WATSAN COOPERATION PROJECT Introduction The first six months of fiscal year 2008, is marked by hopefulness for villagers due to improved living condition. The rain started up since the first of the year (traditionally not until mid-may) and people were busy with rice cultivation. This reporting period, farmers are happy with their good crop yield that they have not seen for five to six years now. This is not only a good year for the farmers but for the project as well; most men1 stay home with their family and participated in the development activities in their community. In order to increase WatSan activities, CWS Project staff and its counterpart, PDRD and Commune Development Facilitators (CDFs) selected water and sanitation’s beneficiaries from 15 new target villages2 in five communes of Romeas Hek and Rumduol districts. In addition to the water supply and sanitation facility, education on clean water, latrine, water filter use, health and hygiene was conducted many times for communities and schools in order to reduce water born diseases. Moreover, with support from the Program Office (Direct Service Program), the Project collaborated with Svay Rieng Provincial Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fishery to train beneficiaries on home gardening to improve food security and nutrition in their families. To encourage people ownership and build the effective of project activities, contributions from beneficiaries (either labor or materials) are encouraged.

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Overall  Objective:  To expand the coverage of improved water supplies and sanitation facilities to underserve population of Romeas Hek and Romduol District, Svay Rieng Province and to improve health and hygiene practices related to water borne diseases and sanitation. 1-Expansion to new target villages: 858 poor families whom are living in 15 new target villages of five communes of Romeas Hek and Rumduol districts were selected in collaboration between CWS Cambodia and Svay Rieng Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) to implement the water and sanitation project. These target villages lack water and sanitation and hygiene facilities and most community people are not able to access even unclean water in the dry season. Hand pump wells, household latrines, Bio-Sand water filters, and upgraded open or hand pump wells are provided to those families to help them reach the better health, hygiene, and sanitation.

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2- WatSan Training 1683 participants (571 women) who live in above target villages and other pupils and their teachers participated in 58 trainings to improve their general knowledge on the water born disease, the bacteria in unclean water, cycle of water, hygiene and sanitation. water filter construction or maintenance the water supplies and sanitation facilities was also taught. No.

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22 86 352

Picture 2: CWS Cambodia’s Bio-Sand Water filters beneficiaries in Thmei village of Daung commune, Svay Rieng, participated filter training on 24/10/2007.

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classrooms, and buildings. The installation of water filters in these 7 schools benefited 2,288 pupils (950 girls) and 52 teachers (12 women). ƒ

12 Bio-Sand filters installed at 6 pagodas6 in Daung commune. Each pagoda received 2 filters. Total beneficiaries benefited from Bio-Sand filters installed at pagodas are 189 (49 monks, 105 laymen. 25 nuns, and 10 children).

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One bio-sand filter was installed for Daung Health center in Daung commune for patients, and health staff.

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One bio-sand filter installed for Daung commune hall that benefits villagers when they come to meet commune councilors, meetings between commune councils and village chiefs, and other events sponsored by NGOs, government staff or people in this commune.

Picture 3: Filters installation at Chea Thearch Primary School

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Picture 4: Latrine construction activities in Daung commune

5-Upgrade hand pump well 32 hand pumps in Romeas Hek and Rumduol districts were upgraded during the report period:

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24 hand pump wells in Romeas Hek district were upgraded benefiting 34 families consisted of 166 people (93 women) including 20 children (17 girls). Those upgraded-wells are 8 hand pump wells in Tras commune’s Por Pel, Trapean Banteay and Wat villages, 2 hand pump wells in Koki commune’s Trapeang Skun village and 14 hand pump wells in Daung commune’s Kra Nhoung, Thlok Pring, Trapeang Rompeak, Chea Theach, Trapeang Svay, Thmei, Kampong Thna and Prey Tuol villages,

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8 hand pump wells in Rumduol district were upgraded. 8 families consisting of 39 people (21 women) including 12 children (7 girls) benefited from those upgrade wells. Those are; 5 hand pump wells in Bos Mon commune’s Sra Mor village and 3 in Pong Toeuk commune’s Trapeang Pha Ao and Bos Tauch villages.

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Some villagers have their own hand pump wells but they was built without quality control and surrounding by foamy mud and the owners are not aware of the bacteria in unclean water and water born disease that affect to their family’s health. They saw the wells provided by CWS to their neighbors, they asked CWS to help them too. CWS has included them in trainings and provides some support to upgrade their wells.

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SIGNIFICANT CHANGE 1- BioSand Water Filters

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All beneficiaries are very satisfied to have water filters. Villagers who have small houses installed the filters outside the house and fence it in with bamboo to protect it from cows, pigs, dogs and chickens.

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Mostly, the water contamination in our target areas is iron. The training mainly focuses on safe drinking water and sanitation to move the community people’s habit from drinking unboiled water to boil water if they do not have a filter from CWS. With a filter they drink this water and also share to the families around their houses. By using clean water community people reduce common health problems such as abdominal disturbance or diarrhea caused by water borne diseases. Up to now, CWS receives many requests for Bio-Sand Filters from community people and other public places.

Picture 1-1: “Poorest of the poor” families participate in filters construction

Picture 1-2: Filter owner showed us the filter installation place with fence

2- Household Latrine

Latrines are very helpful to change the communities’ health, sanitation and habits. The training related to latrine use and hygiene that CWS provides is important for their health. Most beneficiaries clean their yards after understanding the connection between good sanitation and health. Open defecation is no longer seen around or near by the house. Communities are asking for more latrines.

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3- Hand pump well The Water from hand pump well is used for drinking, cooking, washing and bathing, home garden, and for animal. After CWS providing hand pump wells, most people spend less time collecting water and have more time to earn income for their families. Home garden is part of the community people’s livelihood. Most well’s beneficiaries prepare home garden around the house or around the well or in a small household plot areas. Some beneficiaries can earn some income through selling vegetables in addition to having their own vegetable to eat or share to neighbors.

Picture 3-1: Hand pump well provided to primary school

Picture 3-2: The members of a family and a well with vegetable garden nearby

4- WatSan Education The WatSan training is often misunderstood as superfluous out it is an important intervention to encourage people change serious habits. Hygiene and general environmental sanitation is improved. We can see community people washing their hands before eating or food cooking. The environment around the household is cleaner than before. The remarkable impact after practice health and hygiene education that communities identified are; their family members now rarely suffer diarrhea; better household environment; they save time, and can save money.

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MAJOR CHALLENGES a. Any time the project begins or moves to new target villages, we can expect some challenge with some village leaders expecting things we cannot provide. For instance during the report period, one leader in a village asked for a latrine as incentive for cooperation to help identify poorest of the poor families in the village. After consultative discussion with commune councilors as his manager, he still wants to work with us and understands CWS’s core values, vision and mission. He gave up his idea of special incentives from CWS. b. Technical staff of Svay Rieng Project spent time to train community people while the project did not have any specialized staff on health and sanitation. This process causes delay in construction of the water filters, hand pump wells and latrines. To be able to achieve both aspects of the annual plan, the project will recruit two additional staff to deliver trainings and handle filter distributions. LESSON LEARNT Based on the issues occurred and the experiences, the Project needs to work with Water User and Sanitation Group as a key agent and encourage them to prepare WatSan Action Plan for their communities. It is also decided that the WUSG should be included in the Village Development Committee, Village Leader, and respected people in the village meeting.

ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED Issue of water for all that the project will address in the future.

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Water filter is very popular in the community now. As so, more filter requested by villagers not only the poor who need clean water but others as well. As the fund limited CWS will consider to answer to those requests in the forth coming fiscal year.

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PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ƒ BATTAMBANG/ BANTEAY MEANCHEY PROJECT

ƒ KOMPONG THOM PROJECT ƒ ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

Women and Youth Empowerment Research Conducted by an Internship from Hong Kong University jointly between CWS Cambodia and LWF Cambodia on 17-19 September 2007, organized by CWS Partnership Project in Kompong Thom Province

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE - CAMBODIA

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

INTRODUCTION CWS Cambodia began working directly with Cambodian NGOs in 1996; very quickly however it became clear that when faced with the devastating legacy of close to 30 years of conflict, social dislocation and destruction of both economic and social capital, CNGOs would not be able to effectively tackle rural poverty, let alone sustain change without substantial capacity building and support. As a response CWS devised a local institutions development strategy, focused on partner organization development and integrated community development programming. The partnership project Battambang is working with three holistic partners; CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR in Banteay Meanchey and Battambang provinces. The Partnership Kompong Thom is now working with KORCD in Kompong Thom province, COWS and BFDK having “graduated”. Both projects also work with numbers of small project grant and non-funding partners across the country. The program also works with the ecumenical and local church partners in Phnom Penh, Svay Rieng, Takeo, and Kompong Thom provinces. At the Program office level, the Partnership Program focuses on building foundations for the program and project staff, particular “the Partnership Operating Guideline” has been launched within the organization to use as direction for assessing proposals from partners before the funding support is provided. The Partnership Operating Guideline was also shared to approximately 60 CNGO partners through CCC-GPP1 workshop. To enable the operating guideline has sufficient tools for implementation, the proposal appraisal tools have developed under the leadership of the Country Representative and Program Oversight Group (POG). Cambodian NGOs appreciate clear and transparent operating guides. For the partner organization development, the program staff strategically re-focused on supporting all holistic partners to develop their organizational strategies including staff capacity building, management systems and community development program. At the project level, the partnership staff programmatically encouraged partners to use the Self Help Groups (SHGs) model; maximize kroma weaving activities; select VDC2, according to government policy in the new target villages, and strengthen capacity of Commune Councils, VDC, VHV3, Funeral Associations, and VCPM4.

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During this 6- month period, the Partnership Program accomplished the following: Objective 1: To strengthen the capacity of holistic CNGO partners and small project fund recipients to facilitate program that will effectively and sustainably improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable. 1.1- Matured organizational capacity for CNGO partners Apart of the Partnership Program’s focuses this year, all holistic partners are encouraged to develop their organizational strategic plan. Three training workshops on “Strategic Planning” conducted for KORCD, KNTO, CFEDA and CFED (Phased out partner) facilitated by Partnership Program Officer and Partnership staff and Battambang and Banteay Meanchey Project Manager and Kompong Thom Project Coordinator with supported from Program Manager. 31 participants participated in this training workshop. Those were; ƒ ƒ ƒ

6 KORCD Staff (3 women) received training on 13-17 August 2007 at Kompong Thom Project Office and two staff from Cambodian Student Christian Mission (CSCM) from Takeo province. 11 KNTO and CFEDA Staff (5 women) received training on 15-19 October 2007 at BTB-BTM Project office. 14 participants included two women (10 CFED staff, 3 commune council chiefs and district governor) received training on 22-26 October 2007.

All partners who participated in the training and were assigned to develop their strategy plan using theories they have learned as part of practicum. At the end of the workshop, four partners drafted their strategic plan and will continue to review with their staff and board of director. At this point, CFED and KORCD have finalized their strategies and already developed the annual plan using the developed strategies. 1.2- CNGO partner matured in technical capacity In addition to build the foundation of the partner organizations, the program also helps to strengthen capacity on technical expertise, of which numbers of training workshops were organized and facilitated by the Partnership Program Officer. One of the weakest skill areas in both INGO and CNGO is reporting, therefore an important training workshops is the Report Writing organized from 12-16 November 2007 for holistic, small project grant and non-funding partners. 21 participants (5 women) came from5 CFEDA, KNTO, ADOVIR, KORCD, CIDC, CFC, SAMAKY, CFED, CSCM, ICA, KCC and Local Churches. The participants learned the theories and exercised of actual writing report for their work. After the training, it was impressed by the most participants that they understood and felt more confident in writing report for their organization and donors. With reference to the speech of the Deputy Director during his opening speech “I would like to encourage you, all participants to learn and apply the report writing skill and I also advise the partnership program and project staff to have definite follow up schedules with the participants after the training so that we can see how much the participants have learned and applied the skills”.

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Picture 1-2: Skill practice of report writing activities

Moreover, three addition workshops in basic PRA and also CBOs were offered to secular, Buddhist, and Christian partners. But holistic, small grant and non-funding partners benefited from these fourteen days of power packed training. The Partnership Program Officer assisted Kompong Thom Partnership and Ecumenical Partnership Project to facilitate training of PRA for KORCD Kompong Thom province from 10-14 September 2007 and CSCM in Takeo province from 25-28 September 2007 and led the field practices. Both KORCD and CSCM have on hand PRA documentations that will be used to develop the community development plan. Recently, the Partnership Program Officer also assisted Kompong Thom Partnership Project to facilitate the training on “CBO Organization and Management” held on 11-15 December 2007, with 21 participants (8 women) who were from6 KORCD, HAPO, CIDC, CSCM, KCC, ICA, CFC, PDKS, Local Church and volunteers. 1.3- Increased Advocacy and Awareness Raising in Partners’ target areas CWS Cambodia cooperated with other donors to support the Cambodian NGO Partners organizing the public campaign related to Human Rights and Child Abuse. For instance, CWS Cambodia contributed small project grant to Charity Support Foundation (CSF) in addition to the fund support from NGO Committee on the Rights of the Child (NGO-CRC) to conduct a campaign called 19 November-World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse under the theme of "Run Half Marathon to Stop All Forms of Child Abuse" in Ratanakiri Province’s Banloung District on 19 November 2007. There were about 300 participants including schoolchildren, teachers, security police and relevant stakeholders. The event was presided by Provincial Deputy Governor, and other delegators from Police Chief, Director of Education Department and provincial media. With a strong support from the provincial authorities, and schoolchildren, the event was a huge success.

Statement against Child Abuse

Provincial Governor expressed his strong support for the campaign

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In relation to promoting of human rights in Cambodia, CWS, in cooperation with other funding donors7 and cooperating partners8, contributed a partial funding support to the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) for organizing the “Human Rights Day” on 10 December 2007 under the theme of "We all have obligation to promote and defend human rights". This activity included a street parade and rally in open and public area in Phnom Penh, with approximately 4,000 people (70% women) from different Human Right Organizations such as Union Federations, a Special Representative of Secretary General of the United Nations for Cambodia and US Ambassador, garment workers, provincial land dispute victims, Indigenous land dispute victims, forestry activists, environmental activists and participants were from the Provinces and Phnom Penh Representatives of local and international NGOs, and Representatives of donors. During the celebration, a working group joint statement and human rights messages were circulated; UN envoy, NGO leaders and Indigenous Representative had opportunity to speak out. Objective 2: To provide overall management, supervision and capacity building to partnership program field staff; develop and strengthen mechanism, practice, guideline and tools that will improve the partnership program and lead to enhanced outcome

2.1- Improved capacity of CNGO Partners to plan, implement, monitor, assess and report outcome For better project management for partners, the partnership program manager and staff joined monitoring pilot project with the M&E Unit to develop tools of M&E in the first quarter of FY08. Monitoring field practice was carried out with one of the holistic partners “KNTO” in Banteay Meanchey. The findings and recommendation were discussed and clarified with partner. Those recommendations will serve as actions for next year (see more details at BTB-BTM mid-year report). By the end of the process, the findings and recommendation concerning to the organizational development and community development program on the ground was presented to KNTO staff for the future improvement. The gaps identified by the M&E exercise will be incorporated in the plan of partner and Partnership Project in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey for improvement. In addition, a result of the final program evaluation of CFED was presented to their staff on 21 August 2007, at CFED Svay Rieng Office. By the end of the workshop, the action was developed with CFED staff to improve their organization and program development. One of the recommendations, CFED should develop a strategic plan as it is essential for the organization for future using skill from recent training facilitated by Partnership Program Officer.

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2.2- Improved program implementation at field level; and improved staff management and development In addition to visiting to KNTO, the partnership program manager accompanied by Battambang deputy project manager and project coordinator visited ADOVIR and ACED staff in Battambang Province’s Bovel District and visited CFEDA target villages in O’Chrov District. Two field visits were carried out to monitor KORCD during the flooding in Baray and Santuk Districts in August and September 2007 to assess the flood situation. In coordination with the Emergency Response Program Coordinator, Partnership Project Coordinator and Reporting and Proposal Development Officer, two-time distributions of food assistance to the flood victims were provided with presence of Country Representative on the spot. In overall from the field visit to partners, it found that all partners still have some gaps that need to be addressed in terms of the organizational development and program implementation such as financial management, staff policies, fundraising and presentation skill. These issues were discussed with the partnership project staff of Battambang and Kompong Thom and encouraged to put into the next year plan.

2.3- Improved program management and coordination In addition to participating in Program Oversight Group (POG), Senior Management Team (SMT) and Partnership Program meetings, the Program Manager participates in outside’ meetings and workshops for network and learning and sharing experiences. ƒ

CCC-NGO-Good Principles Project (GPP) to share the Partnership Operating Guidelines of CWS Cambodia to the GPP Members;

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Civil Society on Aid Effectiveness Dialogue (CSO) to see how much progress that NGOs and government have achieved against the agreed indicators (Ownership, Alignment, harmonization, managing for result and mutual accountability) indicated in the Paris Declaration;

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“Farmer’s Development Dialogue” on December 08, 2007 that was organized by CEDAC.

In term of building working relationships with new partners, several meetings were conducted with the ecumenical partners Initiatives for Change Association (ICA), Kampuchea Christian Councils (KCC) and Cambodian Student for Christian Mission (CSCM) and meetings with small project grant partners of Children Committee (CC), Charity Support Foundation (CSF) and Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) as well as non-funding partners of Charity Foundation for Children (CFC), Samaky and Development Program for Khmer Students Organization (DPKS). The gaps identified after the meetings with those partners were skills in community facilitation, presentation, report writing, proposal writing, strategic planning and accountability system development. In order to fulfill these gaps, some staff of these partners were invited to attend the trainings on report writing and Community Based Organization (CBO) and management. CWS Partnership Program was also asked to facilitate the workshop on "Relationship Building" for the Indigenous Community Support Organization (ICSO) with 17 multi-ethnic staff in Ratanakiri Province, on 20-21 November 2007. The CWS Partnership Program plays an st

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important role in its specialized pick of accompaniment “from where the partner stands.”The result of the workshop was presented to ICSO senior staff for their future actions and

Picture 2-3: The ICSO staff assessed their own organization stages

2.4- Better informed programming and practice because of periodic evaluations of CNGO partners The Partnership Program and Project staff participated in the M&E System development workshop and field practicum from mid-July to mid-August 2007. The tools were developed for partnership project and tested to the partner “KNTO” based in Banteay Meanchey Province. As a result of the M & E exercise, the tools were found suitable to monitor the partner organization and program activities. The finding and recommendations have been inserted into the second semester of the partnership project plan FY’08. In addition, KNTO staff has taken those recommendations to their organizational development and implementation plan. The partnership project staff recognizes the importance of M&E tools and learnt how to monitor partners in the future. 2.5- Defined partnership strategies and developed necessary tools for monitoring and assessing program capacity Within this reporting period, the program staff developed a “Proposal Appraisal Tool” for assessing the proposals of holistic partners, required by the new Partnership Operating Guidelines. The tools were preliminarily reviewed by the funding committee and then presented to POG for comment and approved. The Proposal Appraisal tool was used to access three proposals from KNTO, CFEDA and ADOVIR. A grant monitoring tool was also developed by the partnership program staff. The tool obtains the percentage and amounts of the grant allocation for each sector priority. From this tool, the project staff can monitor how they are allocating their small project grants. 2.6- Improved profiling and promotion of CNGO Partners to other donors for resource mobilization CWS Cambodia phased out from CFED Svay Rieng at the end of fiscal year 2007 but in supporting CNGO partners to other donors, CWS Partnership Program Staff still coordinating meetings with Mekong Plus and AusAID, who the donors of CFED. The meeting was focused on financial quality management a concern of the donors. As Mekong Plus and AusAID requested CWS Cambodia for a global audit, CWS Internal Auditor completed audit of CFED and presented the results. In continuing to improve the Financial Management among partners, st

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CWS Cambodia Internal Auditor commits to provide training to CFED, CFEDA, KNTO, ADOVIR and other partners in the future. 2.7- Staff development; effective training, mentoring of field office staff; enhanced capacity building of program office staff a. In terms of assuring the quality of the program and project implementation, the Partnership Program Manager coached the Ecumenical Partnership Program Officer and CNGOs Capacity Building Partnership Program Officer regarding the training curriculum and approaches of working with partners more effectively. Besides the above, the Program manager also met with Kompong Thom partnership project coordinator and BTB-BTM Partnership Project Manager regarding the approaches working with partners and exit strategies between project and partner; and Partners with their communities. b. To ensure the quality of work in FY08, the Partnership Program staff organized a three-day program meeting at CWS Kompong Thom Office on 04-07 September 2007 with participation of program manager and two program officers from Phnom Penh office, one project manager, one deputy project manager and two project coordinators from BTB and BTM, and one project coordinator from Kompong Thom. The meeting was designed to update project activities carried out, challenges, lesson learnt, problem solving, revise project plans, present partnership operating guideline and review the Terms of Reference for the Program meeting. As a result, all program and project staff have adjusted plans to fit one another so that the program and project staff can support each other. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: a. The Partnership Operating Guidelines is being used, especially for the proposal assessment. As required by the guideline, a funding committee consisted of three staff from different departments; one was Partnership Program Manager, Kompong Thom Partnership Project Coordinator, and Direct Service Program Manager, was formed to handle the process of assessment. It was observed that the committee understood the tools and process very well and could be able to assess the proposals of KNTO, CFEDA and ADOVIR effectively. The funding committee found that the appraisal tools can be used for all proposals of holistic partners apply for funding support from CWS Cambodia. These tools will be applied in the future proposal assessment. b. At the beginning of FY08, the program and project staff had a meeting to present and share and adjust their annual plans to fit one another. “Integrated Plan for CWSC-Partnership Program” in order to allow the Partnership Program Officer and Program Manager to fully support the project staff in providing training to all partners. This should enable CWS to provide training courses to partners more effectively and efficiently. The Project Manager can send their partner staff to attend the relevant training courses organized by the other project teams. For instance, the ecumenical partners from Phnom Penh and Svay Rieng were sent to participate in the PRA and Strategic Planning training conducted by Kompong Thom Partnership Project Staff so that the ecumenical project staff did not need to replicate the same type of training. The joint capacity building plan of all projects and program essential: project and program could save human resources, time and budget. c. Under the leadership of the Country Representative, the Partnership Program Staff were able to engage four holistic partners; CFEDA, KNTO, KORCD and CFED, to develop the organizational strategic plan. KORCD and CFED already finalized the strategies while st

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CFEDA and KNTO are in the progress of reviewing by the Banteay Meanchey partnership project staff. KORCD and CFED reported that they could develop their FY08 Annual Plan based on their strategies and they found it was much better than preparing plan every year. d. As report writing is a chronic problem, the partnership program staff invited all key partner staff to attend in the “Report Writing” Training on 12-16 November 2007, at CWS Office Phnom Penh, with support from the Reporting and Proposal Development Officer. The participants were asked to bring their organization reports and learn theory for the first two days; they practiced the actual report writing of their work that will submit to CWS or other funders. Most sessions enabled participants to write report and share to the groups and allowed other people to give feedback. The trainer assisted participants to put all their knowledge and ideas on the paper and correct together. By the end of the training, it showed that 100% of the participants satisfied with the training methods and most of them could write their report. In addition, according to the Battambang Partnership Project Manager and Kompong Thom Project Coordinator, their partners have improved their skills of writing and they could submit report on time with acceptable quality. However, there are still some gaps that need to be improved within the next report period.

MAJOR CHALLENGES: Although the partnership program staff have achieved significant outputs for the report period, the team also met with some challenges of conflicting schedules as the program staff provided support to other organizations that was out of annual plan. For instance, the program staff assisted Lutheran Word Federation (LWF) to facilitate the workshop on “Buddhist and Christian values” during their annual staff retreat in late August 2008. In addition, the partnership program staff with assistance of Peace Building Program Coordinator was also asked to provide technical support on the “Relationship Building Workshop” for the Indigenous Community Support Organization (ICSO) in Ratanakiri Province on 20-21 Nov 2007, to find out the critical issues of their field staff. The program staff with support from the Country Representative took time to prepare both workshops that was not in the original plan. In addition, as part of CWS Ecumenical work, translation was done on the Diakonia document for LWF. Therefore, the program staff move some activities to next semester. This implies that without further personnel we cannot take in the work that we are qualified to do; particularly in ecumenical partnership.

LESSON LEARNT: a. With regards to the fund support to the CSF to organize a campaign through "Run Half Marathon to Stop All Forms of Child Abuse" in Ratanakiri Province, the Partnership Program staff participated in the event and found good cooperation from the provincial governor, police chief, education department director, principal and students. However, the program staff also learned that CSF staff did not receive any technical supports from the funding donors related to the program quality and organization of the campaign. The gaps included the identification of key stakeholders, art of organizing event and logistic arrangements. After the event, the Partnership Program staff met CSF staff (organizing committee) to explore issues. It was learned that most donors provide funds without technical support, especially related to the programming quality. The organizing committee appreciated the constructive meeting and feedback given by CWS Partnership Program Staff; and they suggested that involving funding partners in the process of organizing event could improve the quality of the campaign will be assured. st

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b. During the Report Writing training, the Report and Proposal Development Officer (RPDO) who has expertise in writing reports provided technical support to the training team before the training organized. The preparation by the training team and RPDO was crucial to the student centered approach used by Partnership. The training allowed participants to practice actual report writing and present to the team for feedback. All participants were satisfied with the training methods that gave enough time for a real practicum. The training team observed that the more participants practiced writing, the more they improved. c. Under the leadership of the Country Representative, the Partnership Program Staff prepared to facilitate “Buddhist and Christian Values” for Lutheran World Federation during their staff retreat in Kampong Som. In this workshop, the program staff learned different organization culture practices, management system and people. Especially, learning from the indigenous community culture and settings. The encouragement from the Country Representative allows the program staff learnt new context and use knowledge and skills related to the organizational development and peace building ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED: Within this report period, the partnership program and projects have engaged only four holistic partners after phasing-out from older holistic partners. There are reasons for the minimum partnership this year due to the shortfall of the funding commitment which affects both grant amounts and human resources required to “accompany”. Therefore, the partnership projects have not recruited new holistic partners. However, new partner recruitment is in progress in Battambang and Kompong Thom Provinces.

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BATTAMBANG/BANTEAY MEANCHEY PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (LOCAL INSTITUTION DEVELOPMENT)

INTRODUCTION CWS is remembered for its valuable support to Department of Animal Health and Production (DAHP) in Battambang (BTB) and Banteay Meanchey (BTM) provinces to improve the vaccination of livestock. The VLA training program developed by CWS in collaboration with LWF and AFSC was successfully handed over to the Government Departments in 1998. In 1999, the Project shifted its focus from animal health and production assistance to the development of Cambodian NGOs (CNGOs). This was in line with CWS’s countrywide commitment to local institutions development and in response to the needs of dozens of Cambodian NGOs emerging in the provinces with very minimum support being provided by other organizations.

During this six-month period, BTB-BTM Partnership Project has been working closely with three holistic partners (CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR) and a small grant partner “ACED” the project phased out its support from Hope Association for Development (HAD) last year after its four years of support. Those organizations offer their services to vulnerable people and community development in both Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces. CFEDA and KNTO received support as “planned partners” to continue ongoing project activities. Their capacity is mature to manage their organizations and to implement their programs with less assistance from CWS. Strategically, CFEDA and KNTO phased out their programs from the old target villages and moved into the remote and under-served communities. Also at this stage, BTM-BTM Partnership project is looking for other three new holistic partners to expand the services with an expectation to reach more vulnerable people in the Cambodia’s poorest communities responding to the millennium goal declaration. ADOVIR, CFEDA and KNTO received capacity building and grants from CWS to implement Integrated Community Development programs (ICD) in 41 remote target villages in three Provinces (Battambang, Banteay Meanchey and Oddar Meanchey). They focus on strengthening Self-Help Groups (SHGs), primary health care education, support of community education, provision of agricultural and animal raising, strengthening Commune Councils (CCs) and other Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). The Project, partners were able to provide capacity building and support to rice seed banks, funeral associations, Village Committee for Program Management (VCPM) and Village Development Committees (VDCs) and community change agents including Village Disaster Volunteers (VDVs), Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) and Village Livestock Agents (VLAs) and cooperation with CCs. The entirely program has directly benefited to 3,272 households with 16,914 individuals included 9,128 women and 5,179 children, of them 506 women headed families; and indirectly benefited to 3,770 families with 18,683 individuals included 10,304 women and 7,957 children.

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16,914 3,272 506 9,128 5,179

7,778 1,328 294 3,844 2,156

3,534 732 126 2,274 1,352

5,602 1,212 86 3,010 1,671

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Table 1.1: CNGOs Direct Beneficiaries list

Total Population Household Women Children

18,683 3,770 10,304 7,957

CFEDA Indirect Beneficiaries 9,366 1,895 4,659 3,278

KNTO

ADOVIR

2,160 432 1,180 875

7,157 1,443 4,465 3,804

Table 1.2: CNGOs indirect Beneficiaries list

The Project has also providing support and monitor to small project grant partners. Particularly, ACED, who has been implementing its preparation stage of community development program in nine expanded villages in former Khmer Rouge-controlled zones, Phnom Prek district, Battambang province and the Dhammayeatra in Mongkol Borei and Dhammayeatra BTM for HIV/AIDS and peace- focused program in Banteay Meanchey province.

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

During this six-month period, the Battambang and Banteay Meanchey Partnership Project accomplished the following; Objective 1: Strengthened capacity of CNGO Partners and Small Project fund recipients to facilitate effective and sustainable program that will improve the living condition of the most vulnerable.

1.1. Capacity Building and Support to three CNGO partners in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey a. CFEDA and KNTO become planned partners after five years support from CWS. They have increased capacity to manage and lead their organizations and to implement programs with less assistance from CWS. Moreover, they phased out from the old target villages and have expanded to the marginalized and under-served communities in former Khmer Rougecontrolled zone; Malai district, Banteay Meanchey province and Banteay Ampil District, Oddar Meanchey Province. This changing of working relationship of CFEDA and KNTO fit with current CWS’s partnership operating guideline and reflects changes of intervention and partnership between CWS and CFEDA and KNTO. b. Within the reporting period, the Partnership Project staff conducted ongoing support, coaching, and field monitoring to its partners (ADOVIR, CFEDA and KNTO) based on their gaps have been identified such as proposals and budgets FY08 preparation, program planning and implementation, report writing, financial management and review of policies

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and guidelines (finance, admin and staff, community pond and community school support). In addition, the project staff also assessed ADOVIR’s organizational growth by using Capacity Assessment Tool (CAT). c. With support from the program staff, a five-day training on strategic planning was organized for 11 CFEDA and KNTO staff and follow-up coaching was also carried out to prepare and develop three-year strategic plan and proposals (2009-2011). Moreover, CFEDA and KNTO were assisted separately in preparation and writing of FY09 Work Plan and budget of Direct Aid Project (DAP) proposals under the Australian Embassy Program. As a result, the proposals were submitted to the Australian Embassy in late December, 2007. 1.1.1. Cambodian Family Economic Development Association (CFEDA) a. CFEDA staffs increased their capacity and confidence in program implementation and organizational management, particularly in preparation of the Strategic Plan, report, monitoring and financial management. Staff committed to work and serve vulnerable people in marginalized and under-served communities and their program reached more marginalized communities this year. CEFDA strengthened its cooperation and collaboration with commune councils and local authorities in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai1 district, a critical strategy to support the government’s decentralization process. Commune Counselors have now been elected (versus appointed as in the past) twice 2002 and 2007. b. With support from CWS, CFEDA expanded its integrated community development work into four new villages in Malai District. Currently, the program covered 16 villages in O’ Chrov and Malai districts of Banteay Meanchey province to improve the living conditions of poor and poorest people. The program directly benefited to 1,328 households with 7,778 populations included 3,844 women and 2,156 children, of which 294 women is the head of household and indirectly benefited to 1,895 households with 9,366 populations included 4,659 women and 3,278 children. c. CFEDA took the first step of community entry, of which building relationships and trust with communities and identifying problems, power relationships and potentials in the villages were done at the beginning. In which, CFEDA staff spent time staying in the village, visiting villagers’ houses, talking with key people in community, and observing village situation in four new villages (Sante Pheap, Banteay Mouy, Ou Ampil and Ou Sampoar Mouy) in Malai district. In addition, three villages conducted Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) by CFEDA staff from 27 November to 02 December 2007 with participation of approximately 50% of representative villagers, key persons, and local authorities in each village. As a result, the situations, potentials, problems, target groups and priority needs and solutions were identified. CFEDA has used the PRA results to prepare program in responding to the needs.

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d. In terms of strengthening Community Based Organizations (CBOs), CFEDA staff facilitated to form four Self Help Groups (SHGs), of which one group in Bonlech Village (where the land was distributed to the community) and other three groups in Malai District; Koh Snoul Village. Twelve committee members (7 women) of these SHGs received training from CFEDA staff on bookkeeping, saving and borrowing system. CFEDA staff also facilitated to develop guidelines and support 28 SHGs in nine villages with 361 family members (262 women). CFEDA staff conducted monthly meetings for 17 SHGs (195 members, 106 women), checking and discussing the bookkeeping, saving and borrowing. In addition, they also discussed about the income generation, gender, domestic violence, home garden, problems, solutions, mutual assistance and solidarity, especially the members of 17 SHGs in seven old target villages in O’Chrov District actively participated in the monthly meeting. Through meetings, the committee members are able to use bookkeeping correctly and facilitate monthly meetings as well. Project staff noticed that solidarity; mutual assistance, sharing, and ownership among community people have remarkably increased. For example, SHG members in O’Chrov Village shared their resources to transportation support a poorest family member so that they could travel to receive medical treatment at Provincial Hospital (BTM). Similarly, in Bonlech Village, SHG members collected contribution to support funeral ceremony of a poorest family. e.

CFEDA staff, in cooperation with four Village Health Volunteers (VHVs), conducted a short training awareness (extension) on malaria prevention, clean water and diarrhea to 160 villagers (80 women) in four villages2 of Malai District. The VHVs and Project staff noted that the villagers increased their understanding about the importance of health care and 28 families from those villages purchased water filters by themselves. Moreover, clean water use among the poor and poorest communities has been significantly improved because they can collect water from the dug ponds near their houses that supported by CFEDA in the 2007 (February-March 07). “Mr. Sou Chan, 45, one of 38 water users of the community pond in Banteay Pi Village, said, “I currently use water from the pond near my home which is available for the whole year. In the past, I needed to spend longer time travel about 1,000 meters from home to collect water, especially in the dry season. I spent 500 Riel daily to purchase water for my family.”

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1.1.2. Kumnit Thmey Organization (KNTO) a. KNTO staffs have increased their capacity and ownership in program implementation and organizational management, particularly in preparation of strategic plan, reporting, monitoring and financial management. Staffs commit to serve the poor and poorest people in marginalized and under-served communities and reached more poor and vulnerable people this year. They have built good relationship and cooperation with all levels of authorities in Oddar Meanchey province’s Banteay Ampil district4. b. KNTO expands its Integrated Community Development Program (ICDP) in four new isolated and post-conflicted villages of Banteay Ampil district to reach more poor and vulnerable groups as supported from CWS. Currently, their program covers 11 villages in the three districts (Preah Netr Preah and Serei Saophoan in Banteay Meanchey province and Banteay Ampil in Oddar Meanchey province) to improve livelihoods of the poor and poorest families. KNTO directly serves 732 households with 3,534 populations included 2,274 women and 1,352 children (126 women are the head of households) and indirectly benefited to 432 households with 2,160 populations included 1,180 women and 875 children. c. In moving into the four new target villages5, KNTO used a community entry approach, in which they were building relationships and trust with communities and identifying problems, power relationships and potentials in these villages. Therefore, KNTO staff spent time staying in the villages, visiting villagers’ houses, talking with community key people and observing village situation in the new villages. In collecting information, KNTO staff used Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) with villagers, key persons, and local authorities to identify situation, potential, problems, target groups and priority needs and solutions. It was observed that there was about 50 percent of family representatives in each village participated in PRA process that was conducted from 1922 November 2007.

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d. In strengthening Self Help Group (SHG), KNTO has supported 20 SHGs with 274 family members (187 women) in the seven villages6. KNTO provided Working Capital Assistance (WCA) of USD 2,126 to 76 families from the seven SHGs in five villages. Each family member received USD 25-50 for family income generation; mainly for rice harvesting, bicycle repair, running small businesses and pig rearing. It was reported that there were family members (52 members) more received WCA in December 2007 for rice harvesting, some other members from 16 families could earn extra income from the WCA, and they purchased rice and food for their families and school facilities for their children. Regularly, KNTO staff facilitated monthly meeting for 17 SHGs (125 members, 88 women) for checking and discussing about bookkeeping skills, saving and borrowing procedures. KNTO staff provided guidance SHG members to review group guidelines and discussed about problem analysis, income generation, mutual assistance, and solidarity. Forty-two SHG committee members (18 women) in the seven villages are able to facilitate and lead members for the problem analysis, mutual help, and contribution for village development work. e. Project staff observed that SHG members increased capacity and their participation in the monthly meeting. Solidarity, mutual assistance, sharing, and ownership among community people have also significantly increased. For example, SHG members in Reussei Village collected contribution to support two poorest women for transportation for medical care at Preah Netr Preah District Hospital and Commune Health Center. Moreover, 43 SHG members from three groups in Snay Village contributed money (5,000 Riels/family) to support family of Mr. Chhum Pich, and with supplement of USD 200 from KNTO, purchased a cow for rearing. f.

In terms of improving clean water, KNTO in cooperation with VHVs and Ampil Health Center staff, provided 70 water filters, 57 mosquito nets, 65 water kettles and 30 water jars in December 2007 to 82 families (Those families shared the cost of materials from USD 1-2 per family.) in the 4 new villages in Ampil commune of Oddar Meanchey province. They also received training from KNTO staff and VHVs on malaria, drinking clean water, water filter uses, and maintenances. The facilities are important for the families to improve drinking clean water to prevent from diarrhea. Moreover, VHVs in the seven old target villages in Banteay Meanchey, cooperated with Health Center staff to provide the vaccination services to children and pregnant women, in which there were 350 children and pregnant women received vaccination against six-common diseases and vitamin A supplements.

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when KNTO withdraws from their villages. KNTO staff provided coaching and encouraging 35 members (18 women) of 7 VCPM in the seven villages to refresh their roles and responsibilities, facilitation of SHG meeting, checking bookkeeping and extension of basic principles of health. KNTO staff observed that VCPM increased capacity and confidence in fulfilling their roles. h. KNTO staff in cooperation with Village Livestock Agent (VLA) in Resei village conducted a short training awareness (extension) on animal disease prevention and provided vaccination to animal of 22 members (13 women) of animal raising group. Eight out of 22 members shared the knowledge to other 13 animal raising members in the village. With the support of KNTO, six VLAs vaccinated 469 pigs against swine fever, food and mouth disease and pasteurellosis and treated 625 pigs and 95 cows in seven old villages.

1.1.3. Association Development for Our Villager’s Rights (ADOVIR) a. ADOVIR staff increased capacity and confidence regarding program implementation, report writing, and financial management. They increased relationship and cooperation with communities, local authorities, Commune Councils (CCs), and local Government officers such as Health Center, Cluster school and Bavel District Health Office. The Commune Councils (CCs) have recognized ADOVIR for their good program to serve vulnerable in Ampil Pram Daeum Commune. b. ADOVIR implemented Integrated Community Development Program (ICDP) with support from CWS to improve the livelihood of the poor and vulnerable people in 14 villages in Ampil Pram Daeum Commune, Bavel District of Battambang province. Currently, the ADOVIR’s program benefits directly to 1,212 households with 5,602 populations included 3010 women and 1,671 children (86 women are the head of households) and indirectly benefit to 1,443 households with 7,157 populations included 4,465 women and 3,804 children. c. ADOVIR works to promote basic health awareness among communities through cooperation and support VHVs and Health Center (HC) staff. Three villages (Kob, Beng Snoul and Beng Arak) was facilitated by ADOVIR staff to select three VHVs. In cooperation with HC and Bavel District Health Office, ADOVIR organized a three-day training on primary health care at its office, which facilitated by staff of Bavel District Health Office from 20-22 November, 2007 in order to improve the capacity of VHVs in their target villages. 15 VHVs (11 women) from 14 villages of Ampil Pram Daeum Commune attended. The purpose of the training was to improve the capacity of VHVs regarding basic health knowledge on malaria, dengue fever, TB, diarrhea, post-natal health of mother and child, prevention of six common diseases, nutrition, hygiene, and latrine use. Based on training evaluation done by the trainers, VHVs understand the training topics well.

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They commit to disseminate and share the knowledge that they learned to villagers in their respective communities. During the first six months of FY08, HC staff in cooperation with VHVs, provided vaccination against six common diseases for 245 children and tetanus disease for 501 women and vitamin A prevention for 259 children and 136 mothers. The services were provided in 12 villages in Ampil Pram Daeum commune. ADOVIR staff noted that more communities in isolated target villages received services from HC. For example, this was the first time that HC staff came to provide vaccination service to children and women in Beng Arak village as it is located about 18 Kilometers away from health center, and people can only walk along the jungle to the center in the wet season. d. ADOVIR staff provided coaching and facilitation to three funeral associations (FA) in Beng Snoul, Beng Arak and Kob villages to revise their guidelines, structure and roles of FA committee members and to improve their bookkeeping record of contribution from villagers. The FA committee consists of three members (one woman) in each village. The main purpose of the associations was to assist community people, especially elderly people and poorest family when they face emergency cases such as sickness, dead, etc. e. ADOVIR monitored and supported the road building committee in Kob and Beng Snoul villages to build 800 meters of road and to construct two places of culverts as community plan through food for work activity that started in mid-June 2007. Finally, 1,000 meters of road was dug and 12,669 kg of white rice was distributed to 100 families (428 persons; 189 women and 184 children) in the two villages. The committee planned to finish the construction of two culverts in the dry season (January 2008). The road connected two isolate villages; Kob and Beng Snoul that benefits 1,594 people (632 children) of 338 families, particularly for children to get to school. f.

ADOVIR implemented their program in cooperation with Commune Councils (CCs) in Ampil Pram Daeum Commune and provided 25 chairs to the commune office for arrangement of meeting and training. In order to support CCs in preparation of the 2008 Commune Plan, ADOVIR supported transportation to 30 Village Chiefs and representatives (6 women) from 14 villages to attend two times of the two-day separate meetings on November 29-30, 2007and December 04-05, 2007 at the commune office. The meetings were organized by commune councils to explain village and commune planning process for fiscal year 2008 to the village representatives. The village chiefs and representatives are able to lead communities to develop 2008 village plan and to integrate it with commune plan. As a result, 2008 commune plans were developed with more comprehensive responses to their community needs.

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Organization Capacity Assessment Tool (CAT) and be able to use it to assess their organization growth. Based on evaluation done by trainers, participants understand the training topics well and they applied the knowledge and gained their capacity to strengthen their organizations. ADOVIR used CAT to assess their organization in December 2007. Objective 2: Improve program design; effective and efficient implementation; enhanced program outcomes.

2.1. Internal monitoring for Kumnit Thmey Organization (KNTO) A monitoring visit was carried out from 01-06 August, 2007 for KNTO by six members of CWS partnership program, Kompong Thom and Battambang and Banteay Meanchey Project Team. The monitoring was led by Monitoring & Evaluation Unit staff of CWS Phnom Penh and Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant. The objective of the monitoring was to assess the capacity of KNTO in the organization development and program implementation. Based on the monitoring result, KNTO staff have capability to run their organization well and their Integrated Community Development Program which benefits to the poor and vulnerable people. Monitoring result was presented to KNTO staff and recommendations were incorporated in FY08 plan for improvement. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: a. ADOVIR has successfully handed over community school support in Thmey village to Government cluster school in Ampil Pram Deam Commune. Since FY 2004, in cooperation with the Government cluster school, ADOVIR had supported Parent Association in Thmey village to build a two-class school, dig one pond, and support two volunteer teachers. Currently the Government cluster school assumes responsibility for providing and supporting schoolteachers. b. Village structures in old target villages of CFEDA and KNTO has been strengthened and improved. CBOs and key persons increased capacity, ownership, and participation in village development activities. As CFEDA and KNTO have increased their capacity for program and organization aspects and they were put as planned partners, which mean CFEDA and KNTO replicate its successful services to other remote areas. This has been proved by results of internal monitoring carried out by the Partnership Program team from 01-06 August 2007. c. CNGO partners; CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR increased cooperation with relevant NGOs and network such as BTM CNGO network, MEDICAM, MAG and CMAC etc. They also have good cooperation and relationship with Government departments and authorities, especially commune councils, village chiefs, cluster schools, HC and District Health Office. The authorities have recognized the quality services of CNGO partners that provided to their community people. The CCs in Ampil Commune, Oddar Meanchey Province welcomes KNTO to work and support the communities in their commune.

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b. CNGO partners: CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR expanded their programs into other remote target areas such as Malai district of Banteay Meancy province, Banteay Ampil district of Otdar Meanchey province and Ampil Pram Deam Commune, Bavel district of Battambang province, where are located very distance from the towns. It was difficult for partners and project staffs to travel to the target areas as the roads are muddy. Therefore, they required to adjust their plan in response to the situation.

LESSON LEARNT: a. Building capacity to only leader and senior partner staff is not sustainable due to the unexpected staff resignation from the partner organizations, which affect the organization’s operation and productivity. Therefore, the potential staff needs to be identified and built the capacity so that knowledge is hold by more than one staff and they can be replaced or promoted in case of the vacancy of the key position. b. FY08 proposals were delayed in approval for CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR because Partnership started to apply new Partnership Operating Guideline that all submitted proposals required to go through the funding committee for approval and the project and program staff prioritized for the training on Monitoring and Evaluation system setup, which was organized by CWS M&E Unit staff in July- August, 2007. Therefore, the project received proposals from the partners in late June 2007. New proposals from partners for FY09 will be submitted to CWS in May 2008, so the project staff will have enough time to assess their proposals. ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED: Planning to recruit the three new holistic CNGO partners has been delayed because new holistic partnership guideline requires quite high criteria that CNGOs in Battambang province cannot fulfill and the process to assess each potential partner requires considerable time as well. The project also focused in assisting of CFEDA and KNTO to expand their program into other remote areas in the post-conflicted and under-served communities. Moreover, the project assisted them to develop three-year strategic plan and proposals (FY2009-2011) and FY09 plan for the Direct Aid Program (DAP) proposal called by the Australian Embassy. However, the project staff already identified and assessed the potential CNGOs in Battambang and the selection is schedule for February 2008. FUTURE PLANS: The main action plans for the second semester of FY’08 are: ƒ

Continue to strengthen capacity of CFEDA and KNTO and support them to phase out their program from the old target villages and expand their program to Malai District, Banteay Meanchey and Banteay Ampil District, Oddar Meanchey Province.

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KOMPONG THOM PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (LOCAL INSTITUTION DEVELOPMENT)

INTRODUCTION During the report period covering from July to December 2007, Kompong Thom Partnership Project has been supporting our new partner, Khmer Organization for Rural Development (KORCD) since it was selected as a holistic partner in June 2007. KORCD implements Integrated Community Development in eight target villages, three communes, of Santuk and Baray districts, Kompong Thom province. KORCD serves its services to 1608 families that included 711 families (3,555 populations, 2239 women) are direct beneficiaries and 897 families (5,260 populations, 2261 women) are indirect service. In addition to institution support, the partnership project Kompong Thom provided project grants and capacity building to small grant partners such as Cooperation for Indigenous People and Development in Cambodia (CIDC), Cambodian Organization for Peace (COP), Health Care and AIDS Prevention Organization (HAPO) and Adsu local Church. Of which CIDC focuses on peace building in ten target villages in Phan Nheum Commune, Prasat Balang District; COP works on the Decentralization in 14 target villages in Cheung Deung Commune, Baray District; HAPO objectively works on school dropouts in nine target villages in Trapeing Ruissei and Tbeng Communes, Kompong Svay District; and Adsu Church focuses on the braid cotton scarf weaving program in Adsu village in Prasat Sambo District. Each of these grants represents CWSC’s mission to work across faith, support children at risk, build peace or work with indigenous people. The report is highlighted the key outputs for the first six months including significant accomplishments, significant changes, major challenges, lesson learnt and outstanding issues and future plan.

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During this 6- month period, the Partnership Project Kompong Thom accomplished the following:

Objective 1: To strengthen the capacity of holistic CNGO Partners and Small Project fund recipients to facilitate program that will effectively and sustainable improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable.

1.1 Matured organizational capacity for CNGO partners As part of new holistic partner selection, Kompong Thom Partnership Project conducted the capacity assessments for two CNGOs; Cooperation for Indigenous People and Development in Cambodia (CIDC) and Health Care and AIDS Prevention Organization (HAPO) to examine the possible potential for future holistic partners. As a result of the assessment, we see that, HAPO staff show their commitment working toward its goal although their skills are likely limited,

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especially on the community facilitation and report writing. At the field level, HAPO has positive outputs where in 80% of the school dropout children in the target villages returned to continue their studies with the support of school materials from HAPO. Their parents also received support of vegetable seeds for home garden that allowed parents to earn income. Schoolteachers were also happy to see their students return to school. On other hand, CIDC puts much time and energy on “Conflict Resolution” training to their target communities over times; as a result, the established Peace Committee has solved 15 cases of conflicts in 8 villages, of which 3 cases on domestic violence and 13 cases related to land conflicts. There are 13 cases more that the committee continues to solve one by one with support from the commune councils. The villagers feel confident and trust on their peace committee in solving the conflicts, which is reducing overall violence in the village. According to the commune council report, it shows that a domestic violence has been reduced significantly in Phan Nheum Commune. Having seen the positive result from their interventions, both organizations were encouraged to continue this work with small grant support from CWS Cambodia. A two-day Training Need Assessment to six KORCD staff was also organized at KORCD office to assess their individual staff capacity, especially on skills related to the community development work. The assessment found that KORCD staffs need 24 relevant subjects to be fulfilled over times. However, within this six months, out of 24 topics, the project coordinator trained and coached them on 13 subjects such as how to conduct PRA, Training Need Assessment, Community Organizing, Report Writing, Facilitation and Presentation skills, Conflict resolution, Training of Trainer, Role and Responsibilities of VDC, financial management and report, Vision Mission & Goal development, and Organizational guidelines (Project, SHG, Cow bank, and rice bank) 1.2 CNGO partner matured in technical capacity a. To ensure a better plan for the community and partner organization, Kompong Thom Partnership project coordinator together with the Program Officer conducted a five-day training workshop of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) on 10-14 September 2007 at CWS Kompong Thom Office for 10 participated staff1. After learning the theory for two-day, all participants were asked to practice actual PRA for three days in Baray district’s Thnoat Chum commune’s Kang Meas Tbong village. The actual field practice enabled KORCD staff to learn and continue PRA in another eight villages in their three target communes with participation of 221 villagers (141 women), where other nine target villages were completed PRA by KORCD staff alone. The results of PRA documented for future reference. b. In improving quality of report writing skill, three KORCD staff and one CIDC staff were sent to attend the Report Writing Skill, which was organized by CWS Partnership Program office Phnom Penh. As the outcome of this training, KORCD staff could write a mid-year report and submitted to the partnership project on time. It was observed that staff could write report with less support from the CWS Project Coordinator and quality of report content is much improved compared to last year. However, the partnership staff will continue to provide coaching to KORCD staff on reporting. Kompong Thom Partnership project also supported other two staff from Cambodian Organization for Peace (COP) and Cooperation Christian for Development in Cambodia (CCDC) to receive scholarship to the training course on Monitoring and Evaluation at VBNK Phnom Penh. 1

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1.3 Matured practice among partners a. KORCD staffs were able to provide training course on Home Garden, Compost fertilizer Making and Traditional Pesticides to 80 target families with support from the Partnership Project Kompong Thom. After the training, there were 35 families practiced the skills in vegetable gardening at their houses. b. In addition, the two emerging weaving groups with 24 members were established in Kangmeas Chueng and Kangmeas Tbong villages. Up to now, there are 24 kromas from the two groups were weaved and sold to their neighboring villagers. The groups are happy with the program as they feel that their traditional heritage that was lost for long time has been promoted with support from KORCD and CWS Cambodia. c. In relations to the community health promotion, KORCD staff, with fund support from Kompong Thom Partnership, raised awareness on basic health education to 160 families in the target villages (see more about health awareness raising in Significant Changes ”b” below). 1.4 CNGOs, CBOs, CCs and VDCs are to implement small projects in support of the most vulnerable in their communities The meeting with community people and local authorities for VDC election and Village Committee for Program Management (VCPM) in the nine target villages of KORCD had organized by KORCD staff in cooperation with the Provincial Department of Rural Development (PDRD) and District Rural Development Office (DRDO) staff. As a result with strong support from the commune councils, there were nine VDC team leaders, 52 VCPM and 12 Advisors were selected from 708 villagers (449 women). The VDCs and VCPMs have officially recognized by the government as they were directly involved in the election process. 1.5 Vulnerable people received emergency relief through CNGO partners See detail report under Emergency Response activity page 8.

OBJECTIVE 2: To provide overall management, supervision and capacity building to Partnership Program Staff; develop and strengthen mechanism, practice, guideline and tools that will improve the partnership program and lead to enhanced outcome.

2.1 Improved capacity of CNGO partners to plan, implement, monitor, assess, and report outcome: 2.1.1-Field Monitoring Visits a. Project staff conducted field and office visits to new holistic partner, KORCD, to provide engaged coaching to ensure the five-year strategic plan (2008-2012) developed, job description of staff is was reviewed, and the PRA documentation of the nine target villages is finalized. A training need assessment for KORCD staff; facilitated the development of the

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guidelines for SHGs, weaving, and cow banks . With this CWS support, KORCD is able to form five SHGs with 60 members. Among those members are eight women who wove Kroma before the Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime. Kromas are a necessary part of rural attire for both men and women. In order to revive this skill and use it as a way to generate income for village women, KORCD, facilitated the formation of two weaving groups (one group from Kang Meas Choeung and another group from Kang Meas Tbong village). KORCD with fund support from CWS acquired four traditional looms for the two groups and they started weaving activities in mid-September 2007. More notable, under a good coordination of KORCD staff, the pagoda committee of Kang Meas contributed one monk-house to accommodate the weaving activities. As observed by the partnership project and partner staff, the weaving program is progressing positively with active participation from their members.

Picture 2.1.1a: Traditional heritage of Kroma weaving has been promoted among the Khmer women in KORCD’s target areas

b. During the flood assessment in Tnoat Chum, Kang Meas Choeung, and Kang Meas Tbong villages one critical case of a family with the mother pregnant with a high fever, while their children and husband were already hungry due no earned income and therefore no food in the house during the flood. CWS and KORCD staff in cooperation local authorities sent her to the health center for medical treatment with support of CWS funds.

Picture 2.1.1c: Sick woman and family and her photo with CWSC Director

c. Following the implementation plan for FY08, the project coordinator attended the quarterly meetings of KORCD to closely monitor what kinds of the gaps the partner has and what should be filled in order to strengthen the management systems and leadership in the organization. Through the meetings, since KORCD already have strategic plan on hand, they developed the annual plans and split into the quarterly work plans. We found that KORCD is able to prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly plans including the budgets. 2.1.2-Participation in the Meetings and Workshops a. Apart of the M&E system development workshop and field practice for CWS Cambodia, the Partnership Project Coordinator also participated in the first 3 days workshop. Throughout the workshop, the project staff learned the M&E theories and participated in the actual field practice. This exercise was found important and enable the project staffs to use these tools to conduct the actual monitoring and evaluation with their partners.

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Picture 2.1.2e: Monitoring and Evaluation classes and Mrs. Prak Vimeany, project coordinator at field practice

b. The Project coordinator attended a full partnership program meeting at CWS Kompong Thom office that was organized and chaired by the Partnership Manager. The program meeting allowed all staff from different project areas met together and learned from each other. All the partnership program and project staff fully participated in the meeting and they were be able to present their annual plans, concerns and updates, challenges and lesson learnt. From this activity, the program and project have integrated capacity building training and workshop plan under coordination of the partnership program officer. This will avoid of duplicates training or workshop that usually happen in the past.

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: a. It was observed after three KORCD staff were sent to attend the Report Writing Skill organized by the Partnership Program Office, they are able to write their semi-annual report with acceptable quality and submitted to Kompong Thom Partnership Project on time. However, there room to improve. b. Due to a strong emphasis and effort of primary health care awareness conducted by KORCD staff in cooperation with health center, there were 85 families found using mosquito nets, 35 families drink boiled water, 15 families cleaned their houses and 10 pregnant women went to check their health at health center while 15 women were receiving birth spacing, according to the report of KORCD. c. Under the facilitation and coordination of KORCD staff in cooperation with local authorities and elderly, numbers of the SHG members have increased in home garden, pig raising, small businesses and earned income from their vegetables planting without Working Capital Assistance (WCA) support from CWS Cambodia. With the earnings from their home garden and animal raising, some SHG members reported they were now able to send their children to school. d. In the revival of traditional heritage of Kroma weaving lost for decades, there is strong of interests of the community people; four traditional looms have been purchased and installed for the two SHGs. Excitingly, the program started with fruitful products, of which some Kromas sold to their neighboring villages. Having seen the positive outputs from this program, the SHGs requested for semi-automatic loom2s to be installed in their villages so 2

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that they can productively made for their income. By this report period, four semi-automatic looms were already bought and the progress will be reported in the next report. In addition to creating a small additional income, the revival of weaving is giving women a new lease on life, a routine to follow, a space to chat and stay in better communication, and a new role in their village. MAJOR CHALLENGES: a. There were two floods in KORCD target areas where caused difficulties to the villagers but also affecting travel to the village by CWS/KORCD staff. The roads were flooded and impassable so travel by boat to the target villages was long and tedious. All farmland were covered by floodwater, some activities (vegetable planting etc) were postponed. b. This year the varieties of fish due to the Stung Chinit dam Picture a: CWS Staff visited Flood construction, so with fishing and farming activities cut Impacts daily laborers cannot depend on that income any more. Therefore, they migrate to other provinces for employment and left their children at home with elders. Some of them are SHG members therefore a few of them missed their monthly saving while some other children were asked to work inside and outside the villages due to the food shortage in family. LESSON LEARNT: a. KORCD in good cooperation with local authorities and CWS staff, 82 extremely hungry families were identified and provided food assistance. Immediately after the food distribution, the Country Representative called for a reflection meeting with all CWS response team, Village Leaders and KORCD staff. In meeting was found that there were tensions and conflicts in the villages where other hungry people do not receive food assistance. The tensions came to the nine village leaders who were directly involved in identifying the most vulnerable recipients for the first food distribution while other people were also in equal need of food. Under the leadership of the Country Representative, she advised to solve the conflicts immediately by encouraging KORCD staff, village leaders, and CWS partnership team to consider the second food assistance to reach any family whose situation was as dire as the first 82 families. By mid-November 2007, KORCD staff in cooperation with local authorities identified 257 hungry families more and distributed food. The tensions and problems were solved after the second food distribution. We learned to be very careful to set clear parameters, and then follow them b. In terms of capacity building for partners, the project staff could conduct the training more effectively and efficiently with support of the Partnership Program Officer. For instance, the trainings of PRA, Strategic Planning and Community-based Organization and Management were jointly facilitated by the program and project staff. A joint training team made the participants more interested in the training topics than one trainer alone. The support from the partnership program manager and program officer in building capacity of partners are very crucial for the project.

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ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED: As the above mentioned, there were two times of flood in KORCD target areas and damaged a huge floating rice field in Baray and Satuk Districts. The major root causes were because the government new dam constructions in Stung Chinit and the dams do not have a good control of water. Therefore, overflowing of water cannot be managed and destroyed the rice field downstream. The project and KORCD encouraged the local authorities to put complaints to the upper level for resolution. However, there was no response related to this issue for the moment; and KORCD and local authorities advised by CWS staff to approach the Ministry of Hydrology and Water Management. FUTURE PLANS: a. Conduct echo training on basic financial management and administrative to KORCD staff b. Conduct echo training on SHG bookkeeping and checking book Method to KORCD staff c. Send two KORCD’s staff to attend training on Management of Change community trainer organized by the Partnership Program

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ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP PROJECT INTRODUCTION Partnership Program has been exploring for 5 years now to best work with a variety of Christian partners. While the partnership program supports Christian organizations in Kompong Thom (see report), the Program office also works with other Ecumenical Partners based in Phnom Penh and other provinces focuses on building capacity among the interfaith partners and local churches such as Cambodian Students Christian Mission (CSCM), Kampuchea Christian Council (KCC), Initiatives for Change Association (ICA) and Local Church Development Association (CDA) in Svay Rieng Province. Strategically, CWS Cambodia commits its effort to strengthen ecumenical institutions, both organizational and technical development so they can link and maximize their missions and service to the marginalized and vulnerable populations in a complexity of social concerns including the conflict of different religions and culture practices. Ecumenical Project supports the partners to identify the community problems and needs as well as strategic response to the target groups. In addition to an ongoing capacity building, the Ecumenical Partnership Project, through small grant scheme, support partners, especially CSCM and CDA have started to build their communities through the Self Help Group (SHG) approach and provide technical agriculture skills. ■ SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS In this reporting period, CWS Partnership Program has also undertaken three significant pieces of work with Lutheran World Federation in order to broaden the understanding between Buddhists and Christians: Objective 1: To strengthen the capacity of ecumenical partners CSCM, ICA, KCC and small project fund recipients to facilitate program that will effectively and sustainably improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable.

1.1 Matured organizational capacity for three ecumenical partners a. In November 2008, the Ecumenical Partnership Project staff conducted a one-day meeting for all ecumenical partners for an orientation on organizational development concepts and review their Vision, Mission and Goal (VMG). 23 partner staff1 from 4 CNGOs2 participated. At the end of the meeting, all partner staff have understood the purpose for VMG and core values using as guidance for all members in organization to do their works for their people. b. The project staff with support from the Partnership Program Manager assisted KCC Executive Committee (eight committee members, three women) to review their Vision, Mission and Goal and Core Values. Meanwhile, the Executive Committee also reviewed the roles and functions of Board members prior the new General Assembly. In addition, KCC prepared selection criteria for boards and sent it to all KCC’s members so they could understand about the roles of board members and can stand for the election during the assembly that will be held in March 2008.

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c. With support from the ecumenical project staff, 3 target villages3 in Takeo Province conducted Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) by CSCM on 27-29 September 2007. PRA is documented. Another one and half day workshop also conducted for 4 CSCM staff (1 woman) by CSCM in coordination with Ecumenical Partnership Project staff. This workshop was to determine and prioritize the problems that relate to community livelihoods, capacity, and health issues. SWOT Analysis was used to find the issues that are most critical to use for development of the strategic plan. Key information in target villages was documented and will be used to assist those villages which are poor. d. As part of the joint support undertaken by CWS, AFSC and MCC the ecumenical partnership project staff with CWS field accountant was able to review ICA financial and bookkeeping, followed by an orientation on basic financial management and a basic accounting system installed for ICA that they could record all financial transactions such as monthly income and expenses.

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1.2 Matured technical capacity for ecumenical partners a. In terms of building technical expertise for the ecumenical partners, the ecumenical partnership project supported 4 CSCM staff, 3 ICA and 3 KCC staff to organize a two-day workshop from 25-26 September 2007 to provide the orientation of PRA tools and techniques. All participants have practiced PRA and they were able to use PRA tools4 for gathering data from Tampoung, Smanmany and Dong villages. As the result, they were able to facilitate focus group discussion with the community people. During this report period, the PRA was documented by CSCM for future reference of development work. b. A two-day training on Presentation Skills was conducted by the Ecumenical Partnership Project cooperated with Partnership Program staff for 13 CNGO partners staff5. The objectives of training were to build techniques of presentation and communications. All participants had opportunity to develop their materials to present to the groups. As observed, most participants were confident to speak in front of the participants and they were asked to practice more in their actual work. c. Ecumenical Partnership staff in cooperation with a former partner, COWS have organized a study tour for three local church partners from Svay Rieng to learn the process of organizing Self Help Group and project management from committee members and learned good practices of home gardening activities from the farmers in Promat Dei Village, Pukyuk Commune. The local church partners also learned about challenging points in working with the poor people in the rural areas. Tamoung, Smanmany and Dong Social mapping, Venn diagram, transect mapping, wealth ranking, seasonal calendar, community resource mapping and semi-structure interview 5 All KCC: 3, ICA: 3, CSCM: 4 and Local Church Svay Rieng:3, of them 3 women 3

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d. ICA, is a non-funding support partner of CWS Cambodia, has received capacity building from CWS for a few years ago. ICA also receives fund support from other funding partners. However, a financial accountability is one of the key concerns of funding partners such as American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). In response to above concern, the three leaders of CWS, AFSC and MCC had a collaborative meeting to discuss about how the funding partners joint efforts to support ICA to improve and ensure the sound financial management. CWS Field Accountant in cooperation with the Ecumenical Partnership Project Staff provided a short training on Basic Accounting System and asked them to practice. As an outcome, ICA accountant is able to practice on recording all financial transactions. 1.3 Matured practices among ecumenical partners a. CSCM organized workshop on “Cross Culture and Peace Building” to 16-17 students (4 women) a month, in which they learn about the different religion perspectives. During the sessions, participants raised many questions regarding of peace building concept without discrimination between Christianity and Buddhism. The sessions were also discussing about the approaches of how they can work together with harmony and living with dignity in communities. This peace-building concept will be integrated into their development plan and implementation of the project. b. With the encouragement from the Ecumenical Partnership Project staff, ICA team organized a special event to raise fund among their teenage students who are ICA members who were voluntary donation. The event has raised about 45-50 US dollars every month to assist 80100 street children and young vulnerable people who were in starvation. During the food distribution, ICA team also organizes an “Open Forum” for students and those vulnerable groups to share the experiences how to motivate self-confidence to face current situation in their daily living. The forum has given an opportunity for ICA members to discuss and learn how to respond to that kind of situation. Objective 2: To improve program design; effective and efficient implementation; enhanced program outcomes.

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c. A meeting between LWF senior staff and CWS Partnership Program staff with presence of CWS Deputy Director to discuss hosting internship student for the research on “Women and Youth Empowerment” among the ecumenical partners. LWF also asked CWS Partnership Program staff to facilitate the workshop on “the Buddhist and Christian Values" in their Annual Staff Retreat and seek support from CWS to translate the “Diakonia Document” and review of “Lutheran Small Catechism”. In response, on 27 August 2008, the partnership team including Ecumenical Project staff, Organizational Development Program Officer and Partnership Program Manager, with technical advice from CWS Country Representative, was facilitated the workshop of the above topic with 300 LWF staff participated. The participants were actively listening and asking questions about the values of Buddhism and Christianity. They reflected the shared values to their organization vision, mission, core values and goal. Most participants really expressed their understanding of the common values and how different believers can work together. d. On the other hand, the Ecumenical Partnership Project staff with support from the Partnership Program Manager and Country Director agreed to abridge and translate document of Diakonia and Lutheran Small Catechism. Diakonia document is very deep theological and conceptual which was quite difficult to translate. A translation team was formed including Ecumenical Partnership project staff, Partnership Program Manager and Operation Manager, with support from the Country Director, the Diakonia document was abridged before giving for translation. The process went very slow as they need to find the right Khmer meaning and contextualized the concepts to use so that the non-Christian can be understood. After completion, the team needs to review with the Country Director for consistency. The translation of Diakonia is targeted to complete by the end of January 2008. In addition, the Luther Small Catechism document was originally translated by Kampuchea Christian Council (KCC). However, the first translation was not contextualized to use the right theological terminologies. As a result, the translation committee will retranslate it together with the Country Director. This document will be done by the end of February 2008

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Ecumenical Partnership Project in collaboration with Partnership Kompong Thom Project hosted an intern student from Hong Kong as part of a joint internship between CWS Cambodia and Lutheran World Federation Cambodia (LWF) to conduct research on “Women and Youth Empowerment” among the ecumenical Picture 2.1.1b: Internship student and CWS staff with a partners. The purpose is to explore the impact of partnership program on women group discussion and youth empowerment among the ecumenical and non-faith partners. The intern student met with different groups of women and youth in CWS and its partner’s target areas. The outcome and recommendations from this research will be shared between CWS and LWF for documentation and future reference for improvement as needed.

Similarly, the project staff accommodated another three internship staff (one woman) from Svay Rieng local churches conducted an exposure trip to CWS partners including COWS, BFDK and KORCD to learn about SHG concepts, formation process, documentation and rice bank groups, home gardening of the poor, youth team, and to learn experience of vocational Kroma weaving project at Adsu Church and KORCD target area. From this exposure visited, the internship staff learnt more on how the integrated community development work with community and they have ideas to linkage how their local church can support community, particular the poor and vulnerable people where they support in the future. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: a. With support from the Ecumenical Project and Partnership Program staff, CSCM key staff are able to conduct the community meeting and facilitate to collect information by using PRA tools and techniques. An ongoing coaching and mentoring enable CSCM to conduct PRA and develop simple proposal. As a result, CSCM has PRA documents on hand and able to write a simple proposal submitted to CWS for the vegetable planting and health promotion in the target areas. b. In connection with the skills trained last year about the community development concept and approach, CSCM staff has formed three SHGs with 35 members participated in the three target villages. SHG members were encouraged to grow vegetables. As an ongoing support and coaching from the Ecumenical Partnership Project staff, CSCM staff understand the spiritual concept and community development and also increased their community development facilitation skills through their pilot vegetable project.

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c. With support from CWS field accountant, ICA understands a basic financial management and they already have a basic computerized accounting system for recording their financial transactions. The other donors AFSC and MCC feel confident to support ICA with small grant to implement the project activities. d. According to the research to KCC last year coordinated by CWS partnership program, the result shows that KCC has been concerned on the leadership and management. From those points, the Ecumenical Project staff took close attention and provided ongoing coaching on how to improve KCC management and leadership. As a result, KCC has recognized their weakness and asked CWS Cambodia to help for the future improvement. KCC is now able to prepare themselves for the new General Assembly which will be held in early 2008. MAJOR CHALLENGES: a. The translation of Diakonia document is not in annual plan. This document is very deep theological and conceptual which was quite difficult to translate. The translation team with support from the Country Representative, spent way of time to work on translation and review for accurate meaning and consistency. The process went very slow as they need to find the right Khmer meaning and contextualized the concepts to use so that the nonChristian can be understood. The partnership staff need to reschedule other activities to the next semester in order to accommodate this task. This implies that without further personal we cannot take on the work that we are qualified to do; particularly in ecumenical partnership. However, the translation of Diakonia is targeted to complete by the end of January 2008. b. The Ecumenical Partnership Project tries hard to train and coach to all ecumenical partners regarding management skills, of which report writing is the most difficult area that all partners have been struggled with. Although CWS keeps training on this topic, the quality of reports from ecumenical partners are still concerned and limited even though they write in Khmer. However, the Ecumenical Project staff will continue to provide coaching on reporting so that they can improve over time. c. The ecumenical partnership project has been directly working with three ecumenical partners and one local church association for capacity building. Some training need to be done through cooperation with technical units such as financial management, proposal writing and strategic planning. As additional un-expected tasks added (Diakonia, Cathalism), those above mentioned trainings were not achieved against plan. These trainings will be conducted in the next semester. LESSON LEARNT: a. CSCM is a faith-based organization that has been operating by the Cambodian students. The organization members have been trained with faith based-approaches, of which spiritual development and relationship building with God is most important. However, with support from CWS Cambodia, CSCM have had opportunities to learn the organizational and community development work over times. Through learning exchange and sharing experiences from other CWS partners, CSCM has been able to establish the communitybased organizations, especially Self Help Group (SHG) and provided training on agriculture techniques to the SHG members. CSCM staff and community recognize that CSCM does not only focus on spiritual work but it also works for the improvement of the lives of very poor people. Moreover, based on field observation from CSCM staff, the villagers fully st

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appreciated in the development work as they have seen CSCM provides good services for their communities, especially to the poor and marginalized groups. b. Church Development Association (CDA) leaders have received numbers of training from CWS on the leadership and management as well as community development work. They originally focused on their spiritual development which now they draw to both spiritual and community development work as they believe that Christians also need to have both spiritual and livelihood development. c. KCC is the council that works for both spiritual and community development for the vulnerable people, especially for victimized children and women and their communities. There was a research conducted by an internship student for KCC. The research shows achievements that KCC accomplished and also found some issues related to the management and leadership of the institutions including the accountability and transparency. Ecumenical Partnership Project staff presented all findings and recommendations to KCC members. KCC members recognized their strengths and weaknesses. Now, KCC seeks support from CWS Cambodia to improve their organization. At this moment, KCC is discussing the process of organizing the General Assembly. They hope that the new assembly will give a good opportunity to select the new leaders for KCC. KCC members really impressed their appreciation of the research that gives them the ways to improve in the future. d. Under the leadership of the Country Representative, the Partnership Program Staff prepared to facilitate “Buddhist and Christian Values” for Lutheran World Federation during their staff retreat in Kampong Som. In this workshop, the program staff learned different organization culture practices, management system and people. The encouragement from the Country Representative allows the program staff to learn new context and use knowledge and skills related to the organizational development, peace building and ecumenical support.

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The project staff will support CSCM to conduct strategic plan workshop in January 2008. The project staff will cooperate with Finance Staff to conduct short course on basic financial management to ecumenical partners The project staff will conduct the orientation on PRA and field practicum for Local Church Association Svay Rieng The project staff will organize the partners’ quarterly meeting The project staff will support and assist KCC to conduct General Assembly The project staff will coordinate with CNGO partners in Kampong Thom to organize internship for ecumenical partners to learn the program implementation The project staff will build relationship with small grant partners and provide fund support The project staff will conduct regular visit to partners office and their field works

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INTEGRATED HUMANITARIAN MINE ACTION MALAI DISTRICT, BANTEAY MEANCHEY PROVINCE (LOCALITY DE-MINING)

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CHURCH WORLD SERVICE - CAMBODIA

INTEGRATED HUMANTARIAN MINE ACTION MALAI DISTRICT, BANTEAY MEANCHEY PROVINCE Reporting Period: 1 July- 31 October 2007

INTRODUCTION Over the last three decades Cambodia has suffered massive internal political and social upheavals, which have invariably resulted in extensive conflict. Amongst those suffering the most are the men, women and children whose homes and villages were battlegrounds during 25 years of conflict. The extensive laying of landmines between 1979 and 1996 led to Cambodia becoming one of the most mine-affected countries in the world. Since the 1990s, efforts in mine action have centered on utilizing manual clearance techniques to clear land for resettlement of returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The challenges in Cambodia now are to save the lives of the rural poor by providing efficient and effective clearance utilizing the variety of tools available. Mine affected communities are physically restrained from working themselves out of poverty with minefields acting as real barriers to socio-economic development. Agricultural land is blocked, resettlement of vulnerable households restricted and development and infrastructure projects halted due to the real and physical threat of Remnants of Conflict (RoC)1 infested land. Lack of economic opportunities force the poor in mine-affected communities to take risks, which expose them further to death or injury through exposure to RoC. Households denied agricultural land turn to forest foraging for survival that in turn increases their chances of injury or death. Malai district in Banteay Meanchey province is situated on the border between Thailand and Cambodia and was the scene of heavy fighting for many years. The K5 mine belt runs through Malai district, creating a barrier between communities and access to the border and employment in Thailand. Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) from the years of conflict is still being found on a regular basis. Additionally, the area is targeted due to its proximity to the border town of Poipet where scrap metal dealers are based who target specific communities for the metal found in RoC. The problems caused by mines and UXO in the ex-battlegrounds of Malai require continuous intervention. MAG seeks to address these problems by providing efficient, effective and safe clearance using an integrated Humanitarian Mine Action Team under the generous support of Church World Service (CWS). CWS Cambodia has, over several years, consistently made funding available to MAG Cambodia, for example recently in Kampong Thom province, where clearance operations took place in support of people whose physical, economical and social welfare was threatened by mines and UXO. Thousands of affected families have benefited from MAG activities supported by CWS.

1 MAG uses the term Remnants of Conflict (RoC) to describe all items recovered and destroyed as part of its humanitarian disarmament activities, which include Anti-Personal and Anti-Vehicle mines, Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), abandoned and unexploded ordnance (UXO) and SA/LW. This term has been developed to reflect more accurately the broad range of clearance activities undertaken by MAG

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPISHMENTS: MAG is fortunate to be given another opportunity to collaborate with CWS and continue its mine clearance operations on a new project in Malai district, Banteay Meanchey province. MAG is a long-standing partner of CWS, providing assistance to mine and UXO victims in the most affected provinces for many years. The comprehensive mine action capability afforded by working under the generous support of CWS has greatly assisted MAG in pursuing responses to the immediate development needs of communities threatened by landmines and UXO. Following previous successful partnerships with CWS, MAG was again selected by CWS Cambodia to provide an integrated response through HMA to the social and economic problems faced by the people of Malai. The selection of the exact sites for mine clearance within the province by MAG during this project is subject to agreement by MAG, CWS, Cambodian Family Economic Development Association (CFEDA), the Provincial Government (PMAC) and the Mine Action Planning Unit (MAPU). The two main criteria for site selection are: ƒ

Sites that, through the clearance of mines and UXO, will have the greatest positive economic and social impact on the residents in the district of Malai, in accordance with priorities as established between CFEDA, CWS and MAG

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The sites that are most suitable according to the logistical and technical requirements and capacity of MAG Cambodia

1. PROJECT CAPACITY Mine Action Team (MAT) The MAT supported by CWS will be deployed on sites in Malai District Banteay Meanchey province for a total period of sixteen months (twelve months original project period plus a four month no-cost extension period. A MAT consists of 15 people - 12 deminers (1 of whom is also the driver), 1 senior deminer, 1 supervisor and 1 Trauma Care Medic. The teams are multiskilled. Deminers are trained in secondary skills such as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), trauma care, survey and marking techniques, data gathering and mine awareness. This means members of the team can break away from clearance activities to conduct EOD tasks in surrounding villages, or provide mine awareness training to villagers where required. The MAT structure allows MAG to provide a greater flexibility of response to the situations experienced on the ground. A technical survey is conducted prior to commencement of any clearance operation. The primary purpose of this survey is to assist deployment planning by defining, as accurately as possible, the real nature and scope of the mine/UXO problem in addition to collecting other important technical information related to the task. This can range from the type of soil the teams will experience, to the feasibility of deploying mechanical support to remove vegetation cover, or the deployment of a Mine Detection Dog (MDD) team. Most of this information is gathered through selective exploratory clearance of a suspect area. The findings of this clearance are then analyzed by senior staff and a proposed clearance plan for the site is drafted. Ostensibly, this plan defines how the task will be approached, what resources will be required and how long the operation should take. A further review is conducted mid-way through the operation, primarily to reassess the original plan in light of any new information that may have come to hand, either from the clearance work itself, or from villagers living in the area. st

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Additional Support – MAG deployed an additional toolbox asset not directly funded by this grant in support of the CWS funded clearance activities. This additional asset was a Tempest mechanical scrub-cutting machine. Manual demining teams are generally twice as productive with support provided by the Tempest. Time spent preparing the land for actual demining is vastly reduced by the presence of the Tempests, allowing deminers more time to actively search for mines. 2. PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND OUTPUTS Through the generous support of the CWS, MAG Cambodia is able to deploy one MAT – The MAT has been tasked with conducting assessment, clearance, disposal and Mine Risk Education (MRE) in support of CWS development activities throughout targeted development communes in Malai district. The following section provides an overview of the activities undertaken by the team and the outputs they have achieved during this reporting period. Summary of outputs achieved during the reporting period. ƒ

The team cleared 32,859m² of suspect land across 2 minefield sites directly benefiting 26 families comprising 150 people.

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Removed 12,301 pieces of metal fragmentation from working lanes. Metal fragmentation is debris that gives off a signal and needs to be treated as a potential mine and fully investigated, a time-consuming and labour-intensive process.

Clearance enables land to be safely used by local communities. Specific details on the clearance sites follow: Banteay Ti Pir village, Ou Sampoar commune Malai district Banteay Meanchey province Banteay Ti Pir 1 minefield – clearance of this site was undertaken by the MAT to provide safe land for resettlement and cultivation to benefit 9 families comprising 43 people. Kbal Tumnob village, Ou Sampoar commune Malai district, Banteay Meanchey province Kbal Tumnob 1 minefield – clearance of this land for agricultural purposes will benefit 17 families comprising 107 persons. Outputs Table: Month

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3. Project Beneficiaries

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Figure 1: Monthly clearance areas 5. Factors affecting progress This reporting period coincides with the peak of the wet season in Cambodia. Although heavy rain continued to impact upon productivity during this reporting period, gradually improving weather conditions were reflected in incremental increases in productivity from July to September. Productivity was also lower in July due to a one week stand-down period for national staff holidays, and in October due to the two week stand-down period for the P’chum Ben holiday. a. Project Land Use MAG Cambodia continues to work closely with the MAPU, the Provincial Department for Rural Development (PDRD) and CWS in the target areas to ensure that the intended beneficiaries receive land demined by MAG. Through the support of CWS, a total of 26 families comprising of 150 people will benefit from safe land for a combination of resettlement and agriculture.

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7. INTERNAL TRAINING AND MONITORING 7.1

Training

MAG field, technical and administrative staff undergo regular training which leads to enhanced levels and quality of support for programme activities. During this reporting period the following training took place – Training took place in Battambang from 20th -31st August 2007 for three new members of the MAG mapping team. This team map reclaimed land to remove it from the national atlas of mine contamination which will have a considerable positive impact upon the planning process for HMA in mine-affected areas. Training on the use of strimmers to support clearance activities took place during July for selected deminers in Battambang. Training in the operation of an innovative new dual-sensor technology detector took place for selected deminers from various teams in Siem Reap from the 9th-30th September. Administration and support staff have also undergone training during this period, including the Human Resource Officer who attended a course on Human Resource Management in Phnom Penh during August 7.2

Monitoring

As areas are cleared, comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) procedures are implemented. All minefields and operations are subject to QA checks. It is worth noting that a mine accident has never occurred on land cleared by a MAG team. Once QA is completed the land will be handed back to communities for agricultural and social purposes, producing a basis for sustainable economic and social growth - empowering affected populations. Monitoring visits are conducted at least every month to operational teams by the Standards and Training Officers and other senior operations staff from provincial levels. These members of staff spend most of their time monitoring field operations ensuring that standard operations procedures (SOPs) are maintained.

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A team Supervisor reports directly to the Mine Action Officer (MAO) and then the MAO reports directly to the Mine Action Coordinator (MAC), who is responsible for all operations at a regional level. The MAC, in turn, reports to the Regional Manager, of whom there are 2 within the MAG Cambodia Programme, each responsible for work in 3 of the 6 provinces in which MAG works. The Regional Managers reported directly to MAG’s Country Programme Manager, who has overall responsibility for all aspects of the project, and reports directly to the Head of Operations at MAG Headquarters in the UK. During this reporting period, regular internal monitoring visits were conducted by MAG Mine Action Officers, Standard and Training Officers, and the Mine Action Coordinator. Activities were monitored across the project team deployment area during this reporting period

8. COORDINATION MAG works in close relationship with local communities and authorities, other partners and other NGOs and development agencies to ensure that the cleared land is given to the right people and that demining resources in all provinces are best deployed to maximize the impact on conflictaffected communities MAG also works very closely with the Cambodian Mine Action Authority (CMAA). MAG is a member of the steering committee that is developing the National Mine Action Strategy, and regulates all its activities with the Authority to ensure that our work meets international standards and the plans of the Royal Government of Cambodia. Furthermore, MAG’s programming in Cambodia is closely coordinated with the national demining institution – CMAC. MAG and CMAC were the first agencies to conduct joint planning activities in Cambodia. MAG and CWS conduct regular planning and coordination meetings at both a regional and country level. Operations are discussed weekly both formally and informally within the regional structure. The selection of target sites is a joint process undertaken in partnership between the two organizations and agreed in writing before operations commence. The MAG regional manager liaises regularly with local authorities and all stakeholders to ensure that operations are proceeding in an efficient and effective manner. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: During this reporting period, MAG teams received good cooperation from its partners, local Communities and the local authorities in the operational area. MAJOR CHALLENGES: No major challenges were presented to project implementation during this reporting period and MAG teams received good cooperation from its partner, local communities and the local authorities in the operational area. ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED: There were no issues unaddressed during the reporting period. LESSONS LEARNED: Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An highlighted the impact mines and UXOs have on communities in a speech he gave in Phnom Penh in January 2006. He stated: ‘…even when landmines and UXO do not directly kill or hurt people, they are a major obstacle to the development of the country because the contaminated land cannot be used for agriculture or st FY08_1 Mid-Year_Narrative MAG Demining Project 72

resettlement, people cannot travel or access basic social infrastructures. Getting rid of landmines is a prerequisite to lift affected populations out of poverty.’ The work undertaken by the MAT supported generously by CWS is contributing to removing the obstacle referred to. The MAG teams see firsthand the impact the known threat or suspected threat a single item let alone a whole minefield can have on the livelihoods of communities. Please see the attached Case Study at Annex D for an example of the impact that CWS funded MAG clearance can have on the lives of some of the poorest families in rural Cambodia. MAG Cambodia is pleased to report that during this four-month no-cost extension period MAG activities mean that 26 families comprising of 150 men, women and children will be able to have more fulfilling livelihoods through CWS funding of the clearance of 32,859m² of land, whilst the removal of 41 AP mines and 2 items of UXO has undoubtedly contributed towards saving the lives and limbs of people in those mine-affected communities of Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia. Additional support from MAG mechanical assets not directly funded under this grant has also contributed significantly to the clearance progress to date. In summary, during the total 16 month period covered by this grant, clearance of 199,386m² of land by MAG team MAT 16 has taken place, which represents an achievement of 94.41% against targets. In the process, 384 AP mines and 21 items of UXO have been located and destroyed. Additionally, 84,379 pieces of metal fragmentation were removed from the working lanes. These activities have directly benefited 354 people from 61 mine-affected families. MAG would like to take this opportunity to thank CWS Cambodia for its continued valued support for MAG Humanitarian Mine Action activities in the Kingdom Of Cambodia. “I am very happy because I know that after MAG’s clearance, I will have absolutely safe land for cultivation… I would also like to give thanks to CWS for their support to MAG to enable the good work of clearing mines and UXO for the safety of the people of Cambodia. I hope that your support will enable us to use our farmland for agriculture, and that the produce from that will one day enable us to build better homes and have better lives here.” Meak Choeun (F, 50), beneficiary and mother of six, from Kbal Tumnob village, Malai district.

All images © MAG Cambodia 2007

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MINE ADVISORY GROUP CASE STUDY MAKE A DIFFERENCE AFTER HAVING SAFE AND ACCEBLE LAND

CASE STUDY

Location –Kbal Tumnob village, Au Sampoar commune, Malai district, Banteay Meanchey province Donor – Church World Service CW728 Date – October 2007 Report and pictures by – Khan Thavrak (CLW, Battambang) Translated by – Yean Maly ( Project Officer, Phnom Penh) Beneficiary Name(s) and Age – Meak Choeun (F, 50)

50 year-old Meak Choeun lives with her husband Pat Sok, 53, in Kbal Tumnob village, in Malai District of Banteay Meanchey where MAG is currently clearing mine-contaminated land under funding from CWS for agricultural purposes. They married in 1980, and have 3 sons and 3 daughters. “Back in 1975 I became a soldier in the Khmer Rouge, stationed in Pailin.” she told us “From 1979 we fought there against the soldiers of the government and the Vietnamese troops, but they won and took control of Pailin in 1988, so I escaped to the Samloth district of Battambang. In 1989 we fought back to regain control of Pailin again – everyday I had to evade the danger from countless bombs.” Like many other former Khmer Rouge, Choeun’s family came to settle in Malai in 1991, moving to Tumnob village in 1992. This area was also the site of numerous battles between the years 1980 to 1986. When the conflict ceased in 1996, land was divided up and given to the families of former soldiers. Her family received 2 hectares which are amongst the areas MAG have recently been clearing. Choeun continued her story, detailing the extremely dangerous methods her husband had used to deal with the particular problem they had with their land “ That first year my husband tried to clear our land so we could cultivate it - he found so many mines and UXO he filled around 2 or 3 sacks with them… so many!! He dug a hole and put them in it, placed firewood over it then lit it and ran clear. Sometimes he would take the explosive out to use for fishing, but that’s something he will not do anymore.” st

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Choeun’s husband was very worried as he knew their land was still highly contaminated, so in 1997 he made a decision to seek outside help. “My husband asked a private demining company to clear land for us. They charged 3,200 Thai Baht (around $80USD) for 1 hectare. After they cleared it, we rented part of our land to a newly-married couple from Kampong Thom who had come here to settle. We thought the land was safe, but when they started to clear vegetation away so they could cultivate the woman stood on a landmine and her leg was blown off. Following that terrible accident we also lost our cow, killed in a mine explosion in the same area. My family and others were now really afraid to go near that land, so we had to leave it unused” she said. With the severe economic blow of the loss of a cow which they could not afford to replace, coupled with the very real daily fear of serious injury or even death if they tried to cultivate their land, the family had to seek other ways to survive. “Two of my children are now working in Thailand as laborers; my husband also works for other local people doing jobs like picking beans or corn, he gets around 70 Baht ($1.75USD) a day for that. But that kind of work is not regular, so he also goes fishing sometimes when he doesn’t have other jobs to do.” Unfortunately, Choeun’s husband also suffers regular bouts of ill-health from injuries he received during the years of conflict “My husband was injured many times during the conflict.” she told us “Then, in 1985, he crossed a tripwire and set off a booby-trap. He was seriously injured by mine shrapnel. Even now, more than twenty years later, he suffers. There were hundreds of tiny pieces, like needles, which stayed in his body and developed into Tetanus. We removed the large pieces, but he still gets convulsions and sometimes lumps appear which weep pus and pieces of the shrapnel come out of them. We have to pay for medicine for him, so I also have to work when he is ill. It is not easy dealing with this recurring sickness in our family; I am very worried by it.” However, Choeun is now more optimistic about their future “Things are getting better – in 2007, MAG started to clear my land and that of the other villagers. I am very happy because I know that after MAG’s clearance, I will have absolutely safe land for cultivation. I plan to use half a hectare to produce rice and on the rest I will sow other crops like bean and corn”. A MAG Technical Survey Team (TST04) arrived in Kbal Tumnob in March 2007 and after surveying and marking, MAG Mine Action Team (MAT) 16 started clearance in August. To date, these two teams have found and destroyed 14 AP mines, 4 items of UXO and cleared 28,789m² of land. This clearance Choeun, her husband and one of her daughters at work in their rice field will benefit a total of 107 men, women and children from 17 families in the village.

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Finally, Choeun expressed her sincere thanks to MAG and the donor for making her land and that of others in the area safe “I wish to give my appreciation and thanks to the MAG clearance teams for their work on my land and here in the village. I would also like to give thanks to CWS for their support to MAG to enable the good work of clearing mines and UXO for the safety of the people of Cambodia. I hope that your support will enable us to use our farmland for agriculture, and that the produce from that will one day enable us to build better homes and have better lives here.”

Choeun pictured with her husband and four of her family – they are very happy with MAG’s clearance and the support from CWS

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CRISES TO CHRONIC - - - WHEN IT JUST GOES ON AND ON DEMINING MAKES LIFE DIFFERENT: PEACE OF MIND AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE Kbal Tumnob village is located on the Thai border in Malai District, Banteay Meanchey Province. It is well known as the former battlefield between the Khmer Rouge forces and Cambodian government troops during the civil war in the 1980s until 1998. After we had a peace settlement, many people with no other possibilities to settle down here; and knowing they might get land came when it was still contaminated with mines and unexploded ordnances (UXOs). Real progress cannot begin when any community is still under the threat and the shadow of landmines. Under the support of Church World Service Cambodia, with funds from Christian Aid and NCCA/AuSAID the Mines Advisory Group provides, effective and safe clearance using an integrated Humanitarian Mine Action Team. In late 2000, CFEDA was selected for their spirit and innovation by CWS as a holistic partner. This gave them opportunity for training and on coaching to develop their small organization and provided funds to implement Integrated Community Development in this village. In this district, which is within the K5 mine belt, there have consistently been around 35 casualties per year according to Cambodian Mine & UXO Victim Information System data. The demining began in July 2006 until now. By the end of July 2007, the team cleared 161,351 m2 of suspect land across 3 minefield sites. They found and destroyed 279 anti-personnel (AP) mines, and 19 UXO, directly benefiting 44 families.

Deputy Village Chief of Kbal Tumnop village verified clearance mark with VDCs during handover of land to the community after clearance.

The Deputy Village Chief in Kbal Tumnob, Mr Kim Yi’s family is one of the households that benefited from the demining. Mr Kim Yi, his wife, Kov Pha, and his eight children live on 300 square meters (10m x 30m) land. He said, “my family just moved to live here in early 2006, before it was covered with landmines and UXOs., we had to be very careful, especially the children who don’t believe the danger of mines; we couldn’t plant fruit trees. Kim Yi pointed to where he used to live about 130 meters from this land.

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Mr Yi said, “CFEDA provided me with long bean, morning glory and cabbage seeds plus a water filter. With the 3 ducks and cow, he is able to eke out a living.” At the time of our interview, he has raised 10 ducks and planted bananas, sugar cane and gourds behind his house. Mr Yi added that he is hoping to expand his home garden with more fruit trees. He has become a model farmer because he knows about planting trees. Mr Yi also says “There is not much domestic violence in this village but the difficulty my villagers face is poverty, even the inability to help each other when a family member is sick. (The commune health centre is located about 10 km from his village and travel is very difficult during rainy season when roads become mud, and floods are frequent. Before we left, Mr Kim Yi said he, “would like to express thanks to CFEDA for giving me the where-with-all to improve life for my family and getting the mines out of this ground. I feel less restless now because my family lives on our own land, safe from danger.”

Mr Kim Yi in his home garden and duck raising activity in Kbal Tumnob village

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CASE STUDY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS (TBAS) IN POR VILLAGE – KOMPONG THOM PROVINCE Cambodia has one of the highest rates of infant and maternal mortality1 in the region. Traditionally, women give birth at home, often in unsanitary conditions due to the lack of access to provincial referral hospital, distance and poverty. Some cultural practices about childbirth are also dangerous for the mother and child. Many deaths can be prevented with improved hygiene and basic medical knowledge. TBAs are important for women living in rural CWS target areas. Ms Nov Phat, 59 years old, living in Por village about 27 Km from Kompong Thom provincial town works as a village TBA who received refresher training from CWS. This village has two TBAs. Ms Phat explained that the TBA’s role in the community was very useful as they helped make women aware of mother and child health, family planning, the importance of a tetanus vaccination, children’s vaccinations and safe delivery. As I arrived late afternoon in Por village, I only had Photo of TBA, Ms Nov Phat taken after the chance to talk to a few women who in the past interview by RPDO received birth delivery from TBA Phat, the women told me that they appreciated the CWS assistance because it improved the health of children and mothers in the village. They thought the TBA in their village knew a lot about health and hygiene and was good at teaching these things to mothers. I also spoke with one of the women who was standing nearby with her eight month old child who was in good health. “Ms Phat, the TBA in our village taught me about health and sanitation. After I received this teaching my child and I are healthy. Three years ago, my two sons often had sickness. I was very worried because I did not understand about child health and sanitation. When CWS started working in our village, CWS staff and the TBA talked with me about child health related with poor hygiene. I understood well and I practiced the lessons every day. As you can see now with your own eyes, my child and I are healthy.” She added, “I have confidence in our TBA Ms Phat and hope that with her hard work, the health and hygiene of women and children in Por village will keep improving.” When I asked Ms Phat about her difficulty, she complained to me about her poor living standard as most of the women in her village are very poor. Each time she provides birth delivery service they pay her voluntarily from 2,000 Riel to 3,000 Riel. Some didn’t pay her at all, but she never asked for. Ms Phat advised pregnant women to seek further medical assistance at the provincial hospital if she sees that there will be health complications involved. Finally, Ms Phat would like to thank CWS for providing her with necessary tools for birth delivery such as scissors, cottons and gloves. So far she has attended two training sessions organized by CWS and she also received 10,000 Riel per day for attending the training. She suggested that if CWS could pay her a small salary every month to support her family, she would be much appreciated as her husband is doing nothing to earn a living, except casting net to catch fish.

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CASE STUDY SELF HELP GROUP CREATES JOBS AND IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS

With grant and assistance from KNTO, the shelf help group named “Village Development Association” in Russey village was established on 20 October 2002 and has successfully completed many cycles of loans. In the beginning, there were only 9 members. Some members used loans for animal raising, some for small businesses and others for vegetable growing. These business ventures proved profitable for the members. “When the rest of the community saw this, the number of shelf help group members increased to fifteen,” said Don Huot, secretary of shelf help group.

“Village Development Association” SHG checking its bookkeeping record

SHG member, Ms Rean Ratha, is busy running her small business in front of her house.

This self help group (SHG) is very important as it helps improve food security and living conditions of many people in Russey village. It does not only provide opportunities for its members to start a new business but also increases people’s knowledge and skills. Members learn from each other and that builds solidarity,” he added.

One of the shelf help group members, Ms Rean Ratha said, “Before I became a member of the shelf help group the living condition of my family was very difficult because I needed to borrow money from the middle person in the village which required me to pay high interest rate”

“Now my family living condition is much better, I have money to buy rice bran for my pigs, I can send my children to school, and especially I am now able to run a small business at home”, said Ms Chea Sokin, also a member of the shelf help group. Mr. Don Huot added that money from SHG given to any of its member who is seriously sick and st

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needed emergency medical treatment, he does not require them to pay interest rate, when this happens, he often calls for a meeting with all the members to decide whether they should personally contribute money or they should take money from the SHG. The amount of money each member can borrow has no limit as far as the money is available, and they can borrow only until the saving day has come. Ms To Mary said, “I am currently hired to do the rice harvest and I am raising chickens and pigs at home aimed at raising my living standard. Sometimes, I can borrow up until 400, 000 riel (USD100) from the shelf help group. It seems to me that this “Village Development Association” SHG is very well managed by Mr. Don Huot, demonstrating mutual solidarity and assistance among its members. The bookkeeping is also well recorded and maintained. One more important thing is that he never keeps the remaining balance at zero. Mr. Don Huot went on to say that he noticed that people living in Russey village have increased their knowledge to 80%. Now they know how to plant chili, herbs and lemon grass. A monthly meeting with all its SHG members has been regularly conducted in which the issues of saving, loans, husbandry, health such as malaria, bird flu and the knowledge gained from the meeting is later on shared to other villagers who did not attend the meeting. In this village there is no migration of people or any act of domestic violence. The most outstanding points to remember about this SHG are: ƒ

There is transparency and accountability in operating the SHG with clear guidelines and is well understood and followed by all members.

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A meeting with all its members is often held to seek agreement first before any action has to be taken regarding saving and loan.

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This SHG has open mind to assist other poor and vulnerable villagers without any discrimination aimed at providing equal benefits to all the people in the community even though they are not members of the SHG.

Finally, Mr. Don Huot proudly said with smile that he would commit to maintain and try his best to continue SHG activities to the prosperous growth by standing on its own feet if KNTO phases out in the future.

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FMER,FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE

This picture was taken in front of CWS Svay Rieng Office When CWS Vietnam Country Director, Ms. Agneta Visited and learnt CWS Cambodia works in assisting to vulnerable people and their communities in Cambodia

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PHNOM PENH CENTRAL OFFICE FMER, FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Introduction CWS Cambodia has been functioning with qualified national staff in all positions with one expatriate holding position of Country Representative. Fiscal year 2008 is a good year as the organization starts a new life letting go of the past, which full of anxiety, resistant to change, in order to continue to be a learning organization. Some changes in working systems and management of the CWS Cambodia Program come from reflection and review exercise participated in by all staff. In this first semester of FY08 three offices are leading, supporting the programs; Partnership Program, Direct Services Program (known as Community Development Program) and FMER1 Unit. In this reporting period, a significant achievement was the establishment of M & E System for the organization which represents a huge body of work involved key staff through a series of planning sessions, workshops, meetings, reflection sessions and field work. The M & E Handbook is now in place for implementation. The role of M and E shall be to support the Direct Services Program’s implementation of new Com Dev Model in very remote areas of Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear, and the Partnership Program is also implementing the new Partnership Protocol with CNGO partners in Battambang, Banteay Meanchey and Kompong Thom provices.

1. Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting: 1.1. Planning: Each program/department has reviewed logical framework and annual detailed work plan for fiscal year 2008 in adapting to the M & E system and to support the program priorities. Senior Management Team meetings were conducted bi-weekly to handle ongoing issues such as staff policies, MoUs with government and IOs/NGOs, funding and other internal and external issues that have been raised for immediate solution. Also a monthly meeting is held by CWS Program Oversight Group (POG) to address the ongoing program development, identify strategic issues which are challenging the organization and develop specific action plans to follow as well as lesson learned for improvement. In these project and program level planning exercises, CWS chooses those options which, ƒ Address a major need of its target group, ƒ It has the greatest expertise in carrying out, ƒ Best fits its mission, goals, and the mandates of its major stakeholders, ƒ It can successfully acquire the resources to carry out, ƒ Avoid duplication of what other organization are doing, ƒ Are most effective use of its resources

1.2 . Monitoring: CWS Cambodia is beginning to explore the “Most Significant Change” Model for monitoring and reporting. The Most Significant Change is systematically reviewed by POG to inform program modification. With this regard, under leadership of Deputy Director, a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) handbook was prepared and produced for CWS Cambodia participated by the key Program and Project staff, FMER staff with facilitated by an external consultant, Dr. Betman S.

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Bhandari coming from Center for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST) and supported by CWS Country Director. This output is not just a manual but presents a system of thinking at CWS as Learning Organization. This handbook was developed to accommodate where we are now and where we would want to go. The Handbook is guiding CWS staff a formal way to be consistent review of CWS work as it does or does not measure up to meeting its goals related to changing the lives of the rural poor in an honest and transparent way. Furthermore, after Monitoring and Evaluation handbook was finalized, the full program monitoring for the first semester of fiscal year 2008 was conducted by M&E Officer, RPD Officer and Deputy Director from 10 December 2007 to 4 January 2008. The duties of the Monitoring team is to work with the implementing staff in order to assist them in taking a step back from their work to tell the stories of their success so that they may be capitalized on and also to identify the gaps, so they may closed. The main objectives of this mid-year monitoring are; ƒ

To enhance accountability. Monitoring helps to demonstrate and verify that activities have been implemented in line with the given mandate, according to plan;

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To improve management and decision-making. Through monitoring, information is obtained on overall progress with project or program implementation, and on issues or problems that emerge and which need to be addressed; and

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To encourage learning. By monitoring, the people involved become more aware of what works well and what not, and they can make adjustments so that project or program implementation in future may be more successful.

Projects which have been monitored are BTB and BTM Partnership, SvR WatSan, KPT Partnership, and KPT/PvH Direct Service Projects. For data collection the M&E team interviewed beneficiaries, local authorities (commune chief, commune council, village chief and village development committee), Project Manager, Project Coordinator, Team Leader and Field Staff, and all CNGO staff. For the secondary data, we collected information from Log-frame FY08, Monitoring Indicator Form, Detailed Annual Operational Plan of projects. The findings will be reviewed first at the project level in the field, then present to POG for follow up actions to improve the gaps in the next semester. (For more details about the internal report please contact to CWS Cambodia, the Report title is “Full Program Monitoring Report, First semester FY08, Internal Report”).

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1.3 Reporting & Proposal Development: Reporting – As of 31 December 2007, eight reports were written and sent on time to appropriate funding partners and government department ministries. Those reports include: a full program and financial report, Semi-annual year-end report, End of CBDRR Progress report for ADPC, Six month Audit report for EED, Two CDC quarterly reports (for Royal Cambodian Government, Ministry of Rural Development), In-depth report for CWS NZL and UMCOR report. Proposal Development - Seven proposals were developed and submitted for funding support from FY08 onwards; Peace Proposal submitted to EED, ICCO, NCCA (EED approved), ERP proposal submitted to CWS NY HQ for multiple years funding (this will consider from FY09), PPDRR proposal to support Svay Rieng Provincial Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan (PDRRAP) for 2008 – 2010 in coordination with NCDM submitted to ADPC (on progress), AusAID proposal to support CNGO BTB/BTM for FY09 (not yet response), renew Wat-san proposal and Malai Demining submitted to NCCA/AusAID (partial funding approved).

2 Finance : The Finance Office in Phnom Penh processed all of the financial transactions from each CWS activity, produces monthly financial reports, the annual financial reports, reports to funding partner organizations as required, and the co-ordination of the audit of CWS financial statements. This Office also reviews and consolidates all of the project budgets, and closely monitors actual expenditure against those budgets and against expected levels of income. The annual budget FY08 was prepared for all Projects and Programs to achieve the realistic budget for the whole year FY08 expenditure and input into the ACCPAC Accounting system. Finance also facilitated the mid-year budget FY08 and reviewed for all Projects and Programs. In the first six months of FY08, each finance staff member including the Deputy Finance Manager, the cashier and the Data Processor continued their work in promoting transparency and accountability for the organization as a whole. All Finance staff has shown excellent performance and their competency to fulfill their jobs independently and effectively. This competency allows the Finance Manager to focus more on the management, audit recommendations, and building relations with funding partners through reports, budgets, and strengthening the understanding of Financial Policies and Procedure Manual throughout the organization. The Finance Manager received routine support from the Deputy Director for Program Support on day-to-day supervision, donor relations, and communication skills. 2.1. Fiscal Operations: In the first six months of FY08, the Finance Department achieved the followings: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

The mid-year of FY08 financial reports and narrative reports were received as scheduled, which enabled finance to generate financial report on time to funding partners and the Royal Government of Cambodia. Facilitated the review of the mid-year Budget for FY08 with all Project/Program Managers. This review is part of budget monitoring for accuracy of the actual expenses for each activity compared to logframe activities set out by Projects and Programs. Amended the Financial Policy on “Line of budget Approval” which was approved by Senior Management Team members and put into practice effective Feb08. Generated the quarterly financial reports and sent to ADPC as per agreement. st

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2.2. Accounting Software and System: The following revisions were made: ƒ The backup of financial data into the system is more secure and effective. CWS Cambodia now has its own central server for regular backup. ƒ Imported approved annual budget for FY08 into the Accounts software to produce more monthly detailed financial reports for the project and the programs. 2.3 Internal Audit to CNGO partners: In order for CWSC to strengthen capacity of CWS holistic partners in accounting and financial management, a Field Accountant and Assistant of Field Accounting were hired to conduct and review the means of safeguarding the assets of the organization, appraise the economy and efficiency with which resources are employed, legitimate and properly recorded with properly supporting documentations, efficiency and effectiveness of the CNGOs accounting system and to review internal control structure through reviewing the systems established to ensure compliance with policies, regulations and procedures. Seven CWS partners2 (holistic partner) were audited. Those were verified and checked all transaction in bookkeeping, accounting system whether or not each expense is charged to the right purpose or right budget line item and to investigate reports of suspected wrongdoing, misuse of resources as well as to check submission of falsified or inflated expense receipts/vouchers etc. From all findings obtain during audit, audit reports or recommendations were provided to individual CNGO (auditee) with column for management comment in the audit report for the purpose of audit review. Furthermore, Field Accountant staff conducted a follow-up audit review following the completion of each audit to verify the completion of agreed-upon management actions with recommendations. The first field visit was conducted to CFED to provide advisory and coaching in accounting bookkeeping and financial report preparation. In addition, the financial report format was set up for CFED and coached accountant and other staff how to use it. 3

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The Administration Office continues to provide a variety of support to CWS Cambodia program making sure that staff work comfortably, safely and effectively and that the integrity of the organization is maintained. This includes all operations of the agency. 3.1 Facilities, assets and technical Support: Office space and outsourcing: The Administration Office manages all new and renewal contracts for office space for CWS in Cambodia. Currently, CWS Cambodia has its office in Phnom Penh, and field offices in Svay Rieng, Kompong Thom, Preah Vihear, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey provinces and Country Representative’s house. CWS’s Phnom Penh office was moved to House no. 69z, Street 450, Sangkat Tuol Tompoung II, Khan Chamcar Mon, Phnom Penh at the end of August 2007 after the contract ended without renewal by the house owner. With this moving, Administration Office managed transportation to move all office equipment, furniture, computers, electronic and other computerized equipments and network cables to reinstall at new office. Furthermore, The Administration Office also manages contracts

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for consultant and volunteers. From July to December 2007, one consultant was retained for setting up Monitoring and Evaluation System for CWS. Purchase of office equipment and supplies for projects: The Administration Office purchased mosquito nets, hammocks, blankets, flashlights, mats, clear plastics, sprays and antimalarial (mefloquine) for program staff in Phnom Penh, Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear Project staff. Since the Province has a high incidence malaria, it is necessary that staff be wellprotected. In addition to the purchase of routine supplies, the Administration Office has taken the lead in purchasing office assets including computers, printers, filing cabinets, computer desks, office chairs, digital camera for staff in Phnom Penh and projects. Regulations and Formalities: Approvals received from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Works and Transport approvals are necessary for vehicle acquisition. The Administration Office managed the process of registering 3 motors and obtains appropriate license plates. In addition, the Administration office coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in processing visas extension for a consultant. Car Donation to Ministry of Rural Development: The administration Office preceded the donation of two used cars to the Ministry of Rural Development. In addition, A letter to inform the Ministry of Foreign Affair and the Council for Development was prepared to request them deleting those cars from the record of CWS vehicles list. 3.2. Operations: The Administration Office is in a professional, transparent and honest way. Administration Office is in charge of transportation for CWS staff, donors and visitors in Cambodia for both in Phnom Penh or to the project areas; provided logistics supported to visitors, donors, and funding partners which while they were in Cambodia, and provided the coordination of extension passport, purchase air-tickets and request for entry visas for staff members who travelled to abroad. The Administration Office is responsible for sending reports, correspondence, and shipping within Cambodia and abroad; arranged logistics for workshop inside and outside CWS office. All fixed asset are completed for Svay Rieng, Kompong Thom, Preah Vihear, Battambang and Banteay Mean Chey office. The Administration Office is responsible for printing the End -Year report, 2007 and Monitoring and Evaluation Handbook. The Administration Office handled an annual order of 25,000 cowbells for CWS Elkhart and handles correspondence with a professional attitude. 3.3. Partnership: Local Institution Development: CWS Cambodia provides learning opportunities through internships for trainees and graduates from a local partner (Cambodian Women’s Development Agency) for office skill practice. The trainees completed a 2-3 month short course on office skills development by working closely with receptionist. They learn basic skills in answering phone call, send faxes, take messages, greeting visitors professionally, made copy documents for staff and type documents. 14 of their young women have qualified employment after their internship. st

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The Time sheet for Country Representative is prepared and sent to New York monthly for their monitoring. National Holiday and other announcements are distributed to New York and CWS’ funding partners. Communication: The Admin Office, Human Resource Manager, the IT Administrator was recruited to do IT’s work. This move to completed maintenances file server, backup regularly from server, antivirus server with updated definition, clean virus from all PCs. In addition, the IT Officer and IT Administrator made minor computer repairs (both hard and software) making sure that they function properly. Amendment MoU with Royal Government of Cambodia: The Administration Office with support from the Country Representative to renew the Memorandum of Understanding between Church World Service Cambodia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for sign which was completed in August 2007. Administration Office contacted with the Council for Development of Cambodia (CDC) to register CWS project activities. This register made CWS purchase vehicle with tax exemption. Health insurance and Accident for CWS staff, and Cars: The Administration Office arranged insurance for CWS staff and vehicles with FORTE insurance company. Furthermore, Administration Office supported staff when they get sick or accident by contact to staff and Forte insurance company Office was responsible to claim money from Forte insurance to the staff. During this mid-year report, there were three staff risked traffic accidence during the travel and mission and five staff were sick (one death, Mr.Mao Narin-Driver). Job announcement: the Administration office announces all vacancies in the Cambodia Daily newspaper and put in each members mailbox at the CCC.

3.4. External Visitors in the period (July to December 2007) Representative for Asia Pacific, Former Representative for CWS Cambodia, Representative for CWS Vietnam and Consultant from abroad came for field visit to CWS Cambodia, attended the memorial service Ms. Onesta Carpene (help Cambodia via NGO Forum, CCC, YRDP, and CIDSE since 1980 until 2001), and contact Monitoring and Evaluation report. No. Visitors’ 1

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3.5. Country Context Affecting Operations: a. New traffic lights were replaced and installed at several main roads in Phnom Penh. The traffic law recently adopted by the National Assembly has been in effected since September 12, 2007. This measure is intended to reduce the traffic accidents in Phnom Penh b. Prime Minister Hun Sen blasted Government officials for land grabbing and promised to fight land theft. He said before about 30,000 to 40,000 hectares of land and forest had been grabbed or burnt down, but after the government appealed for a halt to this, it increased to 200,000 hectares. If we appeal time and time again and they continue these crimes… would they possibly start a coup? This must be a possibility. He added the government could not afford to wait for the passage of an anti corruption law to tackle the land grabbing crisis, adding that penalties for such offensives were already outlined in the Land Law, Forestry Law and Fisheries Law. (Cambodia Daily 17 –18 February 2007) c. Cambodia suffered its worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever last year and it killed 407 people, most of them children, the highest toll in nearly a decade. Dengue, which causes fever, headaches and agonising muscle and joint pains, had infected nearly 40 000 people since the first outbreaks last May, Ngan Chantha, director of the Health Ministry's anti-dengue programme, said on Friday 04 January 2008. "It is the worst number of infectious cases ever in Cambodia," he said, noting the disease infected 16 000 people and killed 424 in 1998.-Reuters 4. 0 Human Resource Management The Human Resource Department is responsible for managing the implementation of employment policies and staff development of the organization; to ensure the personnel procedures are accurate and the organization compiles with the Cambodian Labor Law. The Human Resource Manager oversees staffing requirements to ensure the agency is functioning at optimum conditions. 4.1. Personnel 4.1.1. New Hires 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Database Management Officer (start date 2 July 2007) 2 Community Development Worker-PVH (start date 2 July 2007) 1 Community Development Worker-KPT (start date 2 July 2007) 2 Community Development Worker-PVH (start date 23 July 2007) IT Assistant (start date 23 July 2007) 1 Community Development Worker-SVR (start date 27 Aug 2007) 1 Community Development Worker-KPT (start date 3 Sept 2007) 1 Project Coordinator-KPT

4.1.2. Resignation 1. Human Resource Manager (resigned 16 Nov 2007) after 9 years service 2. Staff Development Coordinator (did not complete probation 31 July 2007) 3. Reporting and Proposal Development Officer (resigned 7 Dec 2007) to finish his master in Australia 4. Deputy Project Manager-KPT (resigned 6 Sept 2007) 5. Community Development Worker-KPT (resigned 12 Dec 2007)

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4.1.3. Retirement 1. Driver-PHN (retired 31 July 2007) 2. Driver-KPT (retired 31 Dec 2007) 4.1.4. Termination 3. Cleaner-PNH (terminated 16 Oct 2007) 4. Part-time Cleaner-PNH (ended service 17 Oct 2007) 4.2. Staff Development Human resource is a key component in the functioning of an organization. In order to build a strong foundation of organization, capacity building consisting of skills and knowledge development is needed. Because CWS is a learning organization, all staff are encouraged and supported to develop their capacity based on their actual training needs in order to perform their work effectively. Internal promotions are encouraged, so this is taken in considerations when each staff development plan is done, finding ways to help the staff gain enough knowledge and skills to move forward in their career. All staff have the opportunity to attend either short training courses or continue their academic study. For internal trainings, 124 staff were able to receive eight different trainings to further enhance their skills. External trainings in Cambodia consisted of 19 different trainings with 59 staff participation. In addition staff are able to attend short training courses abroad based on their work responsibility. Two staff were able to attend CWS Pakistan, Sphere training in Bangkok, Thailand, while two senior management team members and 2 project managers had an opportunity to share experience and practice on ‘Engaging with local, state and national Government’ for other peer organizations from Philippines (Developers Foundation), India (WDRC), Sri Langka (Devasarana) and CWS New Zealand during International Partners Learning Exchange workshop in the Philippines organized by CWS New Zealand. 4.2.1. Scholarship support CWS provides full and partial financial support to staff for their academic study. This academic study is relevant to the current work of the staff as well as for their future career. One staff started her academic pursuit for a bachelor degree this semester. 4.2.2. Internal CWS Training Several in-house trainings were organized in order to fulfill the needs of CWS staff. The lists of trainings are in the table 1 below. 4.2.3. External Training New Community Development Workers are required to attend a six weeks CHART training course in order to better serve the community they work in, using the CWS Com Dev model. Expected outputs of the training: ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

Listening and observations skills Interview skills Drawing map ARLP – story telling

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4.2.4. Oversea Training 4.2.4.1 Monitoring and Evaluation with a Particular Emphasis on SPEARE Minimum Standards in Thailand. Expected outputs of the workshop for participants to understand and discuss: ƒ The importance of M & E for an effective project/program implementation ƒ Some tools and techniques needed to understand M&E ƒ The experiences and gaps in the current activities of participants in M&E practices ƒ Some recommendations to develop/improve M&E systems of their organizations, ƒ The implementation of some Quality and accountability tools, such as Sphere Minimum Standards to conduct M&E exercises, and ƒ Some techniques used for practical evaluation/simulation experience to their own organizational context This training will help provide some ideas for CWS M&E Officer to work with the Emergency Relief & Preparedness Coordinator in developing a better M&E tool for ERP projects. 4.2.4.2 Partnership Learning Exchange in the Philippines’ Expected outputs of the workshop for participants to understand and discuss: ƒ

To share how we each approach our work within our difference contexts and what we have learned about development and poverty alleviation from our experiences. Four topics were presented and discussed from difference organization during the workshop; 1. 2. 3. 4.

Strategies for developing sustainable livelihoods, by Developers Foundation Strategies for community building, leadership and peace, by Devasarana Engaging with local, state and national government, by CWS Cambodia, and Strategies for building and supporting a people’s movement presented by WDRC

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Village Development Plan & Simple Proposal SHG concepts and bookkeeping

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CWS Community Development model Community Organizing

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English training

Angkor City

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Bachelor of Arts in Accounting (year 1)

Sovanaphumi University

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Bachelor in HRM (year 4)

UME

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Problem Solving & Decision Making

CRD

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Food for Work

WFP

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MCH(Maternal, Child Health)

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Arsenic and Bacteria training test

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Workshop on social accountability

ADB & VBNK

Workshop on Bio-sand filter implementer’s meeting

CAWST

5 year strategic plan on disaster management

NCDM

Regional Meeting on Implementation of the Flood-Vulnerable Inventory Mission

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ToT on Anti-Corruption

PACT-Cambodia

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District Disaster Risk Reduction Action Plan Dev. Meeting

CCK

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Effective aid of NGO research’s findings discussion meeting

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NCDM

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NCDM

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Partner Learning Exchange

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APPENDIX I

SUMMARY OF FINANCES AND VARIANCE ANALYSIS

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE - CAMBODIA

FINANCIAL SUMMARY AND VARIANCE ANALYSIS STATEMENT OF FUND RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE 6 MONTHS 01 JULY TO 31 December 2007 STATEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT’ S RESPONSIBILITIES It is the responsibility of Management to prepare the financial statements for each financial year. In preparing the financial statements, Management is required to: Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Organisation will continue its operations. Management is responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Organisation. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as is reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Organisation and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

REVIEW OF BUDGET INCOMES AND EXPENSES IN FY 2008 Revenues are USD$996,057-that is above budget in the amount of USD$707,736 Expenses are USD$542,853 that is USD$164,883 or 23% below the budget. CWS – Cambodia received a clean report from the auditors The financial report as well as income and expense statements can be viewed as below:

Opening Balance: 266,940 The financialFund audited report as well as income and expense statements canUSD$ be viewed as below: Donations/Revenues and Transfers:

USD$ 996,057

Total Fund Available:

USD$ 1,262,997

Closing Fund Balance:

USD$ 720,144

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STATEMENT OF FUND RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007

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STATEMENT OF FUND RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Financial Statements For the 6 months 01 July, 2007 to 31 December, 2007

Statement of funds

Schedule Reference

Amount USD

266,939.62

Opening fund balance : ADD - Incoming amounts : Svay Rieng WatSan Project Ecumenical Partnership Kompong Thom Community Dev 't Project Kompong Thom Partnership Banteay Meanchey Demining Project BTB / BTM Local Instituion Dev 't Project Phnom Penh Central Office ADPC Project DIPECHO Project

4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14

89,373.50 0.00 420,164.51 64,622.96 52,864.00 210,411.46 125,483.44 33,137.57 0.00

996,057.44 1,262,997.06

Total fund available LESS - Outgoing amounts : Svay Rieng WatSan Project Ecumenical Partnership Kompong Thom Community Dev 't Project Kompong Thom Partnership Banteay Meanchey Demining Project BTB / BTM Local Instituion Dev 't Project Phnom Penh Central Office ADPC Project DIPECHO Project

Amount USD

4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14

62,666.60 7,967.68 162,047.43 27,389.75 0.00 109,582.41 167,302.62 5,896.25 0.00

F

542,852.74 0.00

Less- Fund Reserve:

720,144.32

Closing fund balance : Notes to the Financial Statements 14 Schedules 1 to 14 form an integral part of these Financial Statements Date: 31 January, 2008

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007 Balance Sheet

Schedule Reference

Amount USD

Amount USD

Cash and bank balances : Cash on hand Cash at banks

1

23,295.74 1,245,018.80

1,268,314.54

Amounts receivable :

2

ASSETS

10,629.64 1,278,944.18

TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES Amounts payable :

3

558,799.86 558,799.86

TOTAL LIABILITIES

720,144.32

ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES Represented by : FUND BALANCES CWS program Svay Rieng WatSan Project Ecumenical Partnership Kompong Thom Community Dev 't Project Kompong Thom Partnership Banteay Meanchey Demining Project BTB / BTM Local Instituion Dev 't Project Phnom Penh Central Office ADPC Project DIPECHO Project

4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14

33,854.44 (7,967.68) 252,579.56 36,216.48 206,152.84 173,777.11 25,591.57 (60.00) 0.00

F

720,144.32 720,144.32

TOTAL FUND BALANCE Notes to the Financial Statements 14 Schedules 1 to 14 form an integral part of these Financial Statements Date: 31 January, 2008

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007

Cash at Banks

Amount USD

In current account with : Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore (US Dollar account - interest bearing) Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore (US Dollar account - interest bearing) Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore (US Dollar account - interest bearing) Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia, Phnom Penh (US Dollar account) Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia, Phnom Penh (Cambodian Riel account) ACLEDA Bank, Kompong Thom,Cambodia (US Dollar account) ACLEDA Bank, Kompong Thom,Cambodia (Cambodian Riel account) ACLEDA Bank, Svay Rieng,Cambodia (US Dollar account) ACLEDA Bank, Svay Rieng,Cambodia (Cambodian Riel account) ACLEDA Bank, Battambang,Cambodia (US Dollar account) ACLEDA Bank, Battambang,Cambodia (Cambodian Riel account)

725,299.12 274,132.55 125,250.10 47,569.29 3,942.83 12,161.11 8,945.09 10,585.86 8,591.79 26,277.43 2,263.63

Total Cash at Banks :

1,245,018.80

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007 Amount USD

Amount USD

Amounts Receivable Advances to CWS Projects and staff Staff Advances Project Advances

1,551.16

1,551.16

Awaiting reimbursement : Telephone deposits Josephine Barbour Personal CWSW - Cow bells /Scarfs and shipping Other Debtors

2,527.00 6,391.82 0.00 159.66

9,078.48 10,629.64

Total amounts receivable :

Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007

Amounts payable :

Amount USD

Amount USD

F

Held in trust : National Taxation Funds Held in Trust Provident Fund Vehicle Replacement Funds Funds Reverve Josephine Barbour - Personal CWSW - Cow bells /Scarfs and shipping

Total amounts payable :

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0.00 120,061.86 90,810.00 347,928.00 0.00 0.00 558,799.86

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007 Chart Project

Svay Rieng WatSan Project Total Amount USD-FY08

Amount USD

6 months

Opening balance :

7,147.54

Local Institution Building Community Commune Cambodian Based Council Non-Gov'tal Organizat 'n Support Organizat 'n Amount Amount Amount USD USD USD

Food Security Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Peace

Women's Equity

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Natural Learning Resource Management Organisation

Support Office

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

-

-

-

-

*

ADD - Incoming amounts : UMCOR NCC/Australia ICCO CWS Tools of Hope CWSW/New York (SED) SHG Repayment WCA C. D Discretionery Funds Disposal General Equipment Other (Disposal general equipment)

24,987.50 44,731.00 19,335.00 320.00 -

Total incomes

89,373.50

Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil society Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving out Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency Response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

23,545.88 225.00 809.46 1,141.47 3,770.29 12,247.32 386.63 1,504.22 7,743.81 3,118.60

-

3,494.29 84.81 3.50 915.97 311.63 1,364.68 244.41

54,492.68

-

8,173.92

-

62,666.60

-

Administration charge Total expenditure Less Fund Reserve Closing balance

-

-

1,432.22 25.98 1.28 23.40 467.90 66.16

906.54 17.27 0.85 60.97 311.00 43.98

14,334.27 263.13 2,164.25 12,247.32 3,283.38 2,436.45

1,620.75 352.55 3.10 111.18 1,504.22 1,133.34 160.26

-

1,757.80 225.00 65.72 1,132.73 494.52 75.00 1,183.50 167.35

6,419.30

-

-

2,016.95

1,340.60

34,728.80

4,885.41

-

5,101.61

-

-

-

-

962.89

-

-

302.54

201.09

5,209.34

732.81

-

765.24

-

-

-

-

7,382.19

-

-

2,319.50

1,541.70

39,938.14

5,618.23

-

5,866.85

-

-

-

-

33,854.44

* The opening fund balance from Partnership Program fiscal year 2007 amount of US$ 54,975 carried forward from fiscal year 2006, is included in this opening balance, based on the internal funding plan allocation of CWS Cambodia.

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007 Chart Project

Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear project Total Amount USD-FY07

Total Amount USD-FY08

12 months

6 months

Amount USD

Local Institution Building Community Commune Cambodian Based Council Non-Gov'tal Organizat 'n Support Organizat 'n Amount Amount Amount USD USD USD

Food Security Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Peace

Women's Equity

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

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8,230.10 525.00 677.12 2,882.70 1,730.22 202.20 3,695.36 659.86

5,853.61 1,034.40 375.93 735.96 39.80 1,366.19 394.09

(5,537.52)

Opening balance : ADD - Incoming amounts : CWSW/New York (SED) CWS Tool of Hope Christian Aid NCC/Australia EED ICCO UMCOR SHG Repayment WCA C. D Discretionery Funds Disposal General Equipment Other (Disposal general equipment) Interest on bank account EED Total incomes

62,791.00 328,856.60 24,987.50 81.43 1,115.00 2,332.98 -

LESS - Outgoing amounts : Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil society Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving out Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency Response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

81,440.00 525.00 7,306.54 6,839.68 9,707.32 2,524.36 3,509.85 23,717.65 5,340.40 -

Administration charge Total expenditure

-

Less Fund Reserve Closing balance

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420,164.51 -

21,065.20 1,307.42 1,525.70 6,264.96 112.91 6,522.03 1,442.45

6,132.51 1,006.92 303.83 37.03 1,271.13 366.67

-

10,086.96 (671.55) 277.68 107.04 143.08 2,193.46 472.17

140,910.80

-

38,240.66

21,136.63

-

5,736.09

9,118.09

-

12,608.84

1,367.71

-

1,891.33

162,047.43

-

43,976.75

10,485.80

-

14,500.16

8,757.44 1,082.65 554.20 166.01 764.78 2,259.34 545.01

10,528.23 1,104.39 527.03 443.70 (79.04) 2,128.26 613.91

10,785.94 1,765.18 392.61 259.43 1,303.61 3,509.85 4,281.88 846.25

14,129.43

15,266.49

23,144.75

-

18,602.57

9,799.97

2,119.42

2,289.97

3,471.72

-

2,790.39

1,469.99

16,248.85

17,556.46

26,616.47

-

21,392.96

11,269.97

-

252,579.56

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007

Chart Project

Kompong Thom Partnership Total Amount USD-FY08

6 months

Opening balance :

Amount USD

Local Institution Building Community Commune Cambodian Based Council Non-Gov'tal Organizat 'n Support Organizat 'n Amount Amount Amount USD USD USD

Food Security Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Peace

Women's Equity

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Natural Learning Resource Management Organisation

Amount USD

Amount USD

Support Office

Amount USD

(1,016.73) *

ADD - Incoming amounts : EED ICCO

CWSW/New York (SED) Other Income

Christian World Service/NZ

7,344.50 8,222.00 7,766.40 40,980.00 310.06

Total incomes

64,622.96

LESS - Outgoing amounts : Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil society Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving out Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency Response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

Administration charge Total expenditure Less Fund Reserve Closing balance

12,050.36 200.00 441.00 399.19 1,877.09 587.14 1,727.46 5,692.92 842.00

10,772.86 200.00 441.00 399.19 1,877.09 587.14 1,727.46 4,443.90 582.00

1,277.50 1,249.02 260.00

23,817.16

-

-

-

21,030.64

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,572.58

-

-

-

3,154.60

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,786.52 417.98

27,389.75

-

-

-

24,185.25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,204.50

36,216.48

* The opening fund balance of fiscal year 2007 from Community Development Program amount of US$ 10,000 carried forward from fiscal year 2006, is included in this opening fund balance , based on the internal funding plan allocation of CWS Cambodia.

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007 Chart Project

BTB / BTM local instituion dev 't project Total Amount USD-FY08

6 months

Opening balance : ADD - Incoming amounts : Christian World Service/NZ CWSW/New York (SED) CWS Tools of Hope EED ICCO UMCOR AJWS SHG Repayment WCA Other Income Total incomes

LESS - Outgoing amounts : Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil societ Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving o Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

Administration charge Total expenditure Less Fund Reserve Closing balance

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Amount USD

Local Institution Building Community Commune Cambodian Based Council Non-Gov'tal Organizat 'n Support Organizat 'n Amount Amount Amount USD USD USD

Food Security Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Peace

Women's Equity

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Natural Learning Resource Management Organisation

Amount USD

Amount USD

-

-

-

Support Office

Amount USD

72,948.06 30,000.00 112,008.00 3,110.37 60,828.00 4,000.00 465.09 210,411.46 36,178.88 300.00 1,256.74 196.00 2,082.96 39,168.06 13,783.44 2,323.00

-

-

-

36,166.46 300.00 1,256.63 195.83 2,082.96 39,123.06 13,777.20 2,321.73

-

-

12.43 0.11 0.17 45.00 6.24 1.27

-

-

-

95,289.08

-

-

-

95,223.86

-

-

65.22

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,293.34

-

-

-

14,283.55

-

-

9.78

-

-

-

-

-

-

109,582.41

-

-

-

109,507.41

-

-

75.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

173,777.11

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007 Chart Project

Banteay Meanchey Demining project Total Amount USD-FY08

Amount USD

6 months

Opening balance :

153,288.84

Local Institution Building Community Commune Cambodian Based Council Non-Gov'tal Organizat 'n Support Organizat 'n Amount Amount Amount USD USD USD

Food Security Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Peace

Women's Equity

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Natural Learning Resource Management Organisation

Amount USD

Amount USD

Support Office

Amount USD

*

ADD - Incoming amounts :

Christian Aid NCC/Australia EED Interest on bank account EED Total income

LESS - Outgoing amounts : Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil societ Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving o Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency Response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

52,864.00

52,864.00 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Administration charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total expenditure

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Less Fund Reserve

-

Closing balance

206,152.84

* Adjusted the opening fund balance of fiscal year 2007 from Kompong Thom Demining carried forward from fiscal year 2006 amount of US$ 3,936.59, for the CWS own means, as email advised from EED on 02 April, 2007.

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007

Chart Project

Ecumenical Partnership Total Amount USD-FY08 6 months

Opening balance :

Amount USD

Local Institution Building Community Commune Cambodian Based Council Non-Gov'tal Organizat 'n Support Organizat 'n Amount Amount Amount USD USD USD

Food Security Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Peace

Women's Equity

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Natural Learning Resource Management Organisation

Amount USD

Amount USD

Support Office

Amount USD

-

ADD - Incoming amounts : CWSW/New York (SED) NCC/Australia ICCO Total incomes

-

LESS - Outgoing amounts : Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil society Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving out Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency Response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

4,332.00 2,085.68 510.73 -

4,332.00

2,085.68

510.73

6,928.41

6,928.41

Administration charge

1,039.27

1,039.27

Total expenditure

7,967.68

7,967.68

Less Fund Reserve Closing balance

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(7,967.68)

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007

Chart Project

Phnom Penh Central Office Total Amount USD-FY08

Amount USD

6 months

Opening balance :

67,410.75

Local Institution Building Community Commune Cambodian Based Council Non-Gov'tal Organizat 'n Support Organizat 'n Amount Amount Amount USD USD USD

Food Security Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Peace

Women's Equity

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Natural Learning Resource Management Organisation

Amount USD

Amount USD

Support Office

Amount USD

*

ADD - Incoming amounts : CWSW/New York (SED) ICCO CWS ODD CWS Agent Reimbursement C. D Discretionery Funds Martha Teas Memorial Funds Mey Meakea Memorial Funds Interest on general bank account Other (Disposal general equipment) Disposal Vehicle Admin costs recovered CWS Total incomes LESS - Outgoing amounts : Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil society Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving out Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency Response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

43,532.00 23,243.55 875.00 9,601.15 11.00 5.00 48,215.74 125,483.44 9,540.15 67,567.81 24,889.11 6,405.94 5,073.68 1,295.78 44,292.21 8,237.94 167,302.62

Administration charge Total expenditure Less Fund Reserve Closing balance

167,302.62

9,540.15 67,567.81 24,889.11 6,405.94 5,073.68

1,295.78 44,292.21 8,237.94 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

167,302.62 167,302.62

25,591.57

* The fund balance of DPCHO carried forward from fiscal year 2006 amount of US$ 3,072 is included in this opening fund balance of fiscal year 2007, as this for the Admin cost, confirmed letter of DCA on 24 May, 2007. * Adjusted the opening fund balance of fiscal year 2007 from Kompong Thom Demining carried forward from fiscal year 2006 amount of US$ 3,936.59, for the CWS own means, as email advised from EED on 02 April, 2007.

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007

Chart Project

ADPC Project Total Amount USD-FY08

6 months

Opening balance :

Amount USD

Local Institution Building Community Commune Cambodian Based Council Non-Gov'tal Organizat 'n Support Organizat 'n Amount Amount Amount USD USD USD

Food Security Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Peace

Women's Equity

Natural Resource Management

Learning Organisation

Support Office

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

(27,301.32)

ADD - Incoming amounts : ADPC

33,137.57

Total incomes

33,137.57

LESS - Outgoing amounts : Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil society Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving out Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency Response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

1,895.70 3,607.56 392.99 5,896.25

Administration charge Total expenditure Less Fund Reserve Closing balance

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5,896.25

1,895.70

3,607.56

392.99 -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,896.25 5,896.25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(60.00)

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Church World Service - Cambodia Program Schedule to the Financial Statements As at 31 December, 2007 Chart Project

Consolidated Total Amount USD-FY08

Amount USD

6 months Opening balance :

266,939.62

Local Institution Building Community Based Organizat'n Amount USD

Commune Council Support Amount USD

Food Security

Cambodian Non-Gov'tal Organizat'n Amount USD

Food Production Amount USD

Income Generation Amount USD

Health

Emergency Response

Advocacy

Peace

Women's Equity

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Amount USD

Natural Learning Resouce Management Organisation

Amount USD

Amount USD

Office Costs

Amount USD

*

ADD - Incoming amounts : CWSW/New York (SED) CWS Tool of Hope CWS ODD Christian Aid Christian World Service/NZ EED ICCO UMCOR NCC/Australia ADPC DIPECHO American Jewish World Service CWS Agent Reimbursement SHG Repayment WCA C. D Discretionery Funds Other (Disposal general equipment) Other Income Mey Meakea Memorial Funds Martha Teas Memorial Funds Interest-bank account and deposits Disposal General Equipment/Vehicle Admin costs recovered CWS

235,114.00 43,532.00 37,766.40 339,311.47 69,050.00 49,975.00 97,595.00 33,137.57 23,243.55 4,401.43 11.00 775.15 875.00 11,934.13 1,120.00 48,215.74

Total incomes

996,057.44

LESS - Outgoing amounts : Personnel-expatriate Personnel-National Technical support CWS staff development CWS Organizational Development Education and training for civil society Support for partners, c 'parts etc Credit and Self Help Groups giving out Community WatSan Construction Grants and contributions Emergency response General office costs Vehicles & fixed assets

Administration charge Total expenditure Less Fund Reserve Closing balance

9,540.15 227,010.63 26,139.11 16,219.68 13,650.02 23,130.90 12,247.32 43,961.97 6,741.53 96,133.75 19,861.94

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24,559.49 1,392.23 1,529.20 7,180.93 424.54 7,886.71 1,686.85

6,132.51 1,006.92 303.83 37.03 1,271.13 366.67

51,271.31 500.00 1,697.63 595.02 6,045.73 39,710.20 1,727.46 18,731.83 2,903.73

11,519.18 (645.57) 278.96 130.44 143.08 2,661.36 538.33

494,637.00

-

44,659.96

9,118.09

123,182.91

14,625.79

48,215.74

-

6,698.98

1,367.71

18,477.43

2,193.87

542,852.74

-

51,358.94

10,485.80

141,660.34

-

0.09

0.02

0.26

9,663.98 1,099.92 555.05 226.98 764.78 2,570.34 588.98

24,874.93 1,367.64 527.20 2,607.95 12,247.32 (34.04) 5,417.88 3,051.63

14,302.39 2,117.74 395.72 3,978.17 1,303.61 5,014.07 5,808.21 1,006.51

-

9,987.89 750.00 742.84 4,015.43 2,224.74 277.20 4,878.86 827.21

5,853.61 1,034.40 375.93 735.96 39.80 1,366.19 394.09

-

-

9,540.15 68,845.31 24,889.11 6,405.94 5,073.68 1,295.78 45,541.23 8,497.94

15,470.04

50,060.52

33,926.41

-

23,704.17

9,799.97

-

-

170,089.14

2,320.51

7,509.09

4,204.54

-

3,555.63

1,469.99

-

-

417.98

16,819.66

17,790.55

57,569.61

38,130.95

-

27,259.81

11,269.97

-

-

170,507.12

0.03

0.03

0.11

0.07

-

0.05

0.02

-

-

0.31

720,144.32

* Note: Opening fund balance of fiscal year 2007 different from the closing fund balance of fiscal year 2006, as we returned the DIPECHO unspent fund from last year to Dan Church Aid in fiscal year 2007:

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APPENDIX II

ANNUAL OUTPUTS/ LOGFRAMES

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE - CAMBODIA

Church World Service Cambodia Log-frame Mid-Year FY08 Report Project Name: Direct Service Program Office Project No.

Narrative Summary

Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Overall Objective: To improve the communities' capacity on peace building, emergencies response and disaster risk management and develop their ability to define their development direction in a participatory and democratic manner. Theme 1: Capacity Building for Development Planning OBJECTIVE Develop community capacity to enage with Government institutions and CBOs to define their development direction and manage their affairs in a participatory and democratic manner Output 1.1: Enhance program coordination with sectoral forums (NGOs and government) at national level

▪ At least 2 networking meeting with

▪ Meeting report

relevant NGOs and Government Institutions ▪ At least one networking meeting with

▪ Meeting report

DOLA/PLAU

1.1.1

1.1.2

Activities Attend the networking meeting with relevant NGOs and Government Institutions

Attend networking meeting related to Commune Council/ Decentralization affairs

Direct Service Program

CWS's Inputs ▪ Program Manager/Officer, vehicle

Program Manager/Officer, vehicle

Actual Output ▪ 2 times attended in PRN-C meeting, 1 time attended in Food Security Network workshop, 2 times MEDiCAM

Variances/ Remarks ▪ As called

▪ Attended training workshop on ▪ As called

Citizen Rating Report (CRR) with CCSP

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1.1.3

Arrange meeting with relevant NGOs & Government Institutions

Strengthen leadership among local partners and community structure to better understand and implement community development principles and processes

Activities Provide training on Leading and Managing Rural Organization to 25 CC members in SvR 1.2.2 Provide training on Com Dev concepts to 40 CCs/VLs in SvR Output 1.5: Successful withdrawal of CWS from selected partner communities; hand-over of selected programming to local actors (CBOs and other local institutions) 1.2.1

▪ Program Manager/Officer, budget

materials, vehicle

▪ 25 CC members (20% women)

trained in Leading and Managing Rural Organizations (SvR) ▪ At least 50% of them are able to

manage the handed over community assets (SvR) ▪ 40 CCs/VLs (40% women) trained in Com Dev. concepts (SvR) CWS's Inputs ▪ Program Officer, budget, training manual, materials ▪ Credit Program Coordinator, budget,

training manual, materials

▪ Attended workshop on

nationalism ant its effect to society and political ( ACT) In Oct 2007 ( 2days) ▪ 2 times attend in Gender network meeting (GAD) Aug-November 2007 ▪ Training curriculum, training report, participants list

▪ Monitoring report, Field visit

▪ As called

▪ Participants' commitment

▪ CCs' commitment

report, project report ▪ Training curriculum, training

▪ Participants' commitment

report, participants list Actual Output ▪ Next Semester Plan

▪ February 08

▪ No done because time

▪ Will be done in February 08

Variances/ Remarks

constraints.

▪ Exit strategy developed

▪ Exit strategy guideline

▪ Time available for program

▪ Handing over and phase-out plan

▪ Handing over plan

▪ Previous handing over

staff developed ▪ Capacity assessment of CCs, VLs

▪ Assessment result report

and CDFs conducted

Direct Service Program

▪ December 07, May 08

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experience contribute to make the process go smoothly ▪ CCs, VLs are able to maintain community clean water resources & hygiene facilities

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1.5.1 1.5.2

1.5.3

Activities Develop exit strategy, handing over and phase-out plan

CWS's Inputs ▪ CD Program Manager/Officer, time

Actual Output ▪ No done because time constraints.

Variances/ Remarks ▪ December 07 - February 08 will be done in Feb.08

Conduct capacity assessment of CCs, VLs and CDFs in preparation for handing over

▪ Program and project staff, vehicle,

▪

▪ March 08

Conduct orientation meeting on exit strategy guidelines to staff

▪ Program Manager, Program Officer,

▪

▪ April 08

▪ Baseline survey report

▪ Potential villages available

Output 1.6: Assess and select new target villages and community partners

1.6.1

Activities Develop baseline survey questionnaires and conduct survey

budget, materials

Program Coordinator, guidelines

▪ 40 new target villages in SvR

identified CWS's Inputs ▪ Program Officer, FMER staff, budget,

materials, vehicle, computer, project staff

Actual Output ▪ Secondary data, local

Variances/ Remarks ▪ January - May 08

authority and community participation

Theme 2: Meeting Basic Need and Building Self-reliant, Sustainable Livelihoods OBJECTIVE Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable people Output 2.1 Improve overall community health status and individual health condition

Direct Service Program

▪ 20 staff trained in primary health care

▪ Training report

▪ Staff have better

▪ Health guidelines revised

▪ Health guidelines

▪ Nutrition guidelines developed

▪ Nutrition guidelines

understand on preventable diseases ▪ Staff refer to health and nutrition guidelines to implement activities

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2.1.1

Activities CWS's Inputs Coordinate with OD to conduct ▪ Program Officer and project staff, training in primary health care to budget, materials 20 project staff (KPT-PvH & SvR)

2.1.2

Revise health guidelines

▪ Program Manager, POG members

2.1.3

Develop nutrition guidelines

▪ Program Manager, POG members

Output 2.5 Improve agricultural productions, food security and household income among vulnerable people, self-help/ interest groups in target communeties

▪ 16 staff trained on animal raising,

SRI and home gardening ▪ 16 staff trained on SHG concept and

record keeping

Actual Output ▪ This activity will implement

next semester due to time constraints ▪ Wait for POG approval

▪ Training report, action plan,

monitoring report ▪ Training report, action plan,

monitoring report

▪ 14 interest group trained on concept

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Will be done in February 08

▪ Participants list, report

▪ Staff are able to demon-

strate their knowledge & skill to community people ▪ Staff are able to form SHG & provide training on SHG concept and record keeping ▪ Participants commitment

of group formation

2.5.1

2.5.2

Activities Provide training on animal raising, SRI and home gardening to 16 staff

CWS's Inputs ▪ Credit Program Coordinator, budget, materials

Actual Output ▪ 15 field staffs (6 women staff) of KPT and PVH have been trained on chicken raising

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Staff are able to demonstrate their knowledge

Provide training on SHG concept and record keeping to 16 staff

▪ Credit Program Coordinator, budget,

▪ 14 field staffs (6 women staff)

▪ Staff are able to form SHG

materials

of KPT and PVH have been trained on SHG concept and record keeping.

Theme 3: Strengthening Civil Society OBJECTIVE Strengthen target community understanding and practice of peace building and restorative justice

Direct Service Program

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Output 3.1 CWS staff play an active role in facilitating conflict resolution in target communities and building peace

▪ 20 CWS staff trained on peace

▪ Training report, participant list

concept, conflict resolution, trauma management

▪ 20 staff trained on Anti-Corruption

commitment to bring and integrate peace concept into their daily work ▪ Training report, participant list

strategies

Activities

CWS's Inputs ▪ Peace Coordinator, budget, materials

3.1.2

Coordinate with CDRI to conduct training to SMT members on peace concept and conflict resolution

▪ Peace Coordinator, budget, materials

3.1.3

Conduct training on Trauma management to CWS staff

▪ Peace Coordinator, budget, materials

Provide Anti-Corruption strategy workshop to CWS staff

▪ Peace and ER Coordinators, budget,

3.1.4

Direct Service Program

▪ Staff commit apply to Anti-

Corruption value in their professional as well as personal life

Coordinate with CDRI to conduct training to CWS staff on peace concept and conflict resolution

3.1.1

▪ Staff demonstrate their

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

▪ No done because time

▪ Will be done in March 08

constraints. ▪ March 08

▪ No done because time

▪ Will be done in May 08

constraints. materials

▪ An Anti-corruption workshop

conducted for 21 staff ▪ A white ribbon ceremony on eliminate of domestic violence was organized in Chorm Khsan commune on Dec., 19 in coordination with KPT/PvH project. There were 417 participants.

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▪ Will be done in April 08 ▪ Requested from a district

chief in one area where CWSC works recently

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▪ A training on Peace

Building Concept was conducted to 10 CWS Timor Leste and 43 Youth group members attended from 12-16 Nov, 2007 (26 women) ▪ A training on relationship building was provided to ICSO staff in Ratanakiri, in cooperation with Partnership Program.(17 multi-faith staff) ▪ A meeting on Community Peace volunteer criteria and process of selection was conducted with 15 KPT/PvH staff (6female) in December 2007 Output 3.2 VDCs, CCs, CDFs active in responding to conflict in their communities and utilizing Local Capacities for Peace approaches

▪ 20 project staff (KPT-PvH, SvR)

▪ Unplanned

▪ Unplanned

▪ Training report and participants ▪ Staff accept LCP concept

trained on Local Capacity for Peace concept and assessment ▪ Local Capacity for Peace applied in

▪ As part of the regional plan

list

as insight knowledge

▪ Post training evaluation, field

development work in at least 15 villages

assessment and field trip report Actual Output

▪ Staff constantly aware of

the consequence of their action

3.2.1

Activities Conduct training on Local Capacity for Peace to CWS staff

CWS's Inputs ▪ Peace Coordinator, budget, materials

▪

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Will be done in January 08

3.2.2

Conduct LCP field assessment

▪ Peace Coordinator, budget, materials,

▪

▪ April 08

vehicle

Direct Service Program

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Theme 4: Emergency Response and Preparedness OBJECTIVE Improve disaster preparedness and response capabilities among target communities Output 4.1 Establish Village Disaster Preparedness Committees and provide necessary support so that they can function well

▪ 20 staff able to provide CBDRM

▪

training to VDPC ▪ 2 Disaster Preparedness meetings

conducted at provincial level

4.1.1

4.1.2

4.1.3

4.1.4

Activities Coordinate with NCDM to provide refresher training to 20 staff in CBDRM

CWS's Inputs ▪ ERP Coordinator, budget, materials

Actual Output ▪ Not done due to time constraints

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Will conduct in June 08

Conduct training on Sphere Minimum Standard and Accountability to 25 CWS staff

▪ Program Officer, ERP Coordinator,

▪

▪ February 08

Conduct Orientation to CWS staff on Disaster Management and Emergency Response guidelines Coordinate with project staff and PCDM to conduct disaster preparedness meeting

▪ ERP Coordinator, ERP guidelines

▪

▪ May 08

▪ ERP Coordinator, Project staff, budget,

▪ A workshop on provincial

Direct Service Program

Program Assistant, budget, materials

materials, vehicle

disaster risk reduction action plan was conducted on July 25 jointly with ADPC, NCDM and Action Aid Cambodia at Svay Rieng PSDD meeting hall. 60 persons participated include PCDM of Svay Rieng

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all DCDMs, all Provincial Department, NCDM, PADEK, Oxfam, WFP, CFED, ADIFE. ▪ A workshop on provincial

disaster risk reduction action plan launching was conducted on September 13, jointly with ADPC, NCDM at Chne Tonle meeting in Svay Rieng. 136 persons participated include, NCDM PCDM of Svay Rieng, all the DCDMs, CCDMs, Provincial Departments/Units, PADEK, CRS, UNICEF, Oxfam, CFED Oxfam, ADIFE and ACLEDA Bank. Output 4.2 Improve staff capacity on emergency first aid to apply at community level

4.2.1

Activities Coordinate with CRC to provide CBFA training to 20 project staff

Output 4.3 Improve physical security and well-being of vulnerable people and disaster victims in times of emergency

Direct Service Program

▪ 20 staff trained on Community Based

▪

▪ April 08

First Aid (CBFA) CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

▪ ERP Coordinator, budget, materials

▪

▪ 500 vulnerable people and disaster

▪

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Apr. 08

victims received commodities assistance

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4.3.1

Activities Provide emergency reliefs to 500 VPs and disaster victims in SvR and other affected areas

CWS's Inputs ▪ ERP Coordinator, Project staff,

budget, vehicle

Actual Output ▪ 339 most vulnerable families

or 1,677 people (858 women), as Aug. flash flood victims, received 339 food packages (each family get 2 kg of white rice, 2 kg of iodine salt and 4 cans of sardine on 30 Oct. and 17 Nov. 2007 in Kompong Thom.

Variances/ Remarks ▪ The assistance were

provided through CWS KPT Partnership Project and KORCD as a holistic partner of CWS. ▪ The used fund will be

reimbursed to CWS-C by CWS NY in Feb. 08.

▪ There was no response in

SvR due to time constraints and lack of staff. Theme 5: Program Development, Management and Supervision OBJECTIVE Effective and efficient program mamanagement and functioning; enhance community development planning and practice Output 5.1 Monitor and support field staff and field operation in appropriate manner

5.1.1

5.1.2

Activities Field visit to monitor project management (12 times) Field visit to monitor project implementation and staff performance (24 times)

Direct Service Program

▪ Monthly program monitoring visits

▪ Trip report

(monitoring of project management and implementation and field staff performance) CWS's Inputs ▪ Program staff, budget, vehicle

▪ Six visits conducted; 3 times

▪ Monthly

in KPT-PVH and 3 times in SvR watersan ▪ 12 visits were conducted; 6 times in KPT-PVH and 6 times in SvR

▪ Monthly

▪ Program staff, budget, vehicle

Actual Output

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▪ Unexpected work occurred

Variances/ Remarks

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Output 5.2 Improve planning, management and monitoring capabilities of program and project staff

▪ Field staff able to plan, implement

▪ Trip report, project report,

and manage project activities ▪ Program staff able to monitor and

individual annual plan ▪ Trip report

manage project activities effectively

5.2.1

Activities Coach project staff on program implementation

CWS's Inputs ▪ Program Officers/Coordinator

▪ Program Manager/Officer

Conduct community development reflection (1 time)

▪ Program Manager/Officers/

5.2.4

Conduct training on Participatory Impact Assessment (PIA) to 20 project staff

5.2.5

5.2.3

5.2.6

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Monthly

on problem identification, communication, feed back,

Conduct training on CWS Com Dev model to 20 project staff (KPT-PvH)

5.2.2

Actual Output ▪ Coaching PVH and KPT staff

▪ Provide 2 days of training

▪ September 07

course on CD model to 20 project staff of KPT-PVH ▪

▪ June 08

▪ Program Officers/Coordinators

▪

▪ June 08

Develop 4 Tools to guide project staff: VP House Hold, Monitoring sheet, Village plan and village assessment

▪ Program Officers/Coordinators

▪ Develop 3 tools: Monitoring

▪ Jully-December 07

sheet, village development plan and village data

January-June 08

Provide training on 6D/ PPCM Model to 20 project staff

▪ Com Dev Program Officer/Project

Direct Service Program

Coordinators

Manager

▪ Provide 4 days of a training

▪ November 07

course on 6D/PPCM to 20 project staff of KPT-PVH

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Church World Service Cambodia Log-frame Mid-Year FY08 Report Project Name: Kompong Thom Village Based Community Development Project Project No.

Narrative Summary

Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Overall Objective: To develop the communities' capacity to define their development direction and improve them to meet their basic need; access to basic social services; sustainable livelihood opportunities and food security. Theme 1: Capacity Building for Development Planning OBJECTIVE Develop community capacity to engage with Government institutions and CBOs to define their development direction and manage their affairs in a participatory and democratic manner Output 1.1: Enhance program coordination with ▪ At least 4 coordination meetings with ▪ sectoral forums (PROCOCOM) related provincial departments provincial departments (PDRD, ▪ 5 coordination meeting with 3 ▪ PDoA, PDoE, PDoH), district district authorities and related offices authorities and CCs ▪ 18 meetings with commune councils ▪ from 6 communes ▪ 6 meetings with PROCOCOM ▪ ▪ ▪ At least 2 coordination meeting with PLAU for training/workshop for CCs. Activities 1.1.1 Attend coordination meetings with PDRD, PDoA, PDoE, PDoH

KPT Village Based Community Development

Actual Output

CWS's Inputs ▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinators

Program Officers

2 Coordination meeting with PDRD took place as resulted ▪ program plan of CWS shared including new target areas for 12 villages in 2 districts and PDRD shared its watSan plan and welcome with new program plan and new model of CWS in KPT

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ PDRD told us that they use

ADB fund for WatSan ▪ project in Sraoeurng

commune but this year project staff see only 2 villages that drilled well and latrine built.

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1.1.2 Organize semester meetings with district authorities and agriculture, education, rural development office and OD/HC

▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinators ▪ Meeting with Provincial

Program Officers, budget, vehicle

Department of Rural Development, both sides agreed on schedule and procedure of VDC election in 12 villages ▪ Meeting with district authority informed about CWS project in new target areas for 2

▪ Agreed 2 trainers from

PDRD used its curriculum and one of trainers used to provided trainings before so it was going on well ▪ The district authority

welcome CWS and help to support as needs

districts Prasat Sambo and Santuk

1.1.3 Organize quarterly meetings with commune councils for 6 communes 1.1.4 Attend PROCOCOM monthly meeting

1.1.5 Network with PLAU

Output 1.2: Strengthen leadership among local partners and community structure to better understand and implement community development principles and processes

▪ Project Coordinators, field staff,

▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinators ▪ Project staff attended 2

Program Officers

prococom monthly meeting and shared to project manager ▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinators ▪ Project Manager and project coordinator attend integrated Program Officers, vehicle commune plan meeting ▪ 80 participants (60 VDCs and ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

KPT Village Based Community Development

▪ planned in next semester

▪ Jan 08 and Apr 08

budget

20 CCs) attended quarterly meetings 100 VDCs, VLs, and CCs participated in annual planning workshop 120 VDCs, VLs, CCs trained on leadership skills (women 40%) 120 VDCs, VLs, CCs trained on CD concepts (women 40%) 700 vulnerable people in 30 villages awarded on CD concepts

▪ Project was asked to jointly

supported AIDS days

▪ Commune plan of

Sraoeurng consistent with project plan about 70%

▪ Meeting minutes

▪ Communities' commitment

▪ Participant list, village plan

▪ Communities' commitment

▪ Project report, attendant list

▪ Communities' commitment

▪ Project report, attendant list

▪ Communities' commitment

▪ Project report, attendant list

▪ Communities' commitment

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Activities

CWS's Inputs

1.2.1 Conduct VDCs/CCs quarterly meeting for improving and strengthening capacity of VDCs/CCs in target areas

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

1.2.2 Conduct annual planning workshop to VDCs, VLs and CCs in 30 villages

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

1.2.3 Coordinate with PDRD to conduct training in leadership, role & responsibility to 120 CCs and VDCs

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

Actual Output ▪ Quarterly meeting was not

organized but project staff have meeting with individual VDCs and CCs members every month in target villages ▪ Project staff coached VDCs

develop village development plan, resulted 10 villages develop development plan prepared in 10 villages ▪ Coordinated with PDRD

organized VDC election in 12 villages, resulted 73 VDCs members (28 women) elected ▪ Coordinated with PDRD

1.2.4 Conduct training on CD concept to 120 participants (VDCs, VLs and CCs)

KPT Village Based Community Development

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

provided training on roles and responsibilities to 73 VDCs members from 12 villages ▪ Conducted training on problem analysis and village development to 66 VDCs members (25 women) in 12 villages

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ Quarterly meeting will start

from January 2008 due to project staff met CC members for coordination of activities ▪ The capacity of VDC to

village plan is very young so project staff need to coach more times.

▪ VDC members are elected

and 2 women members in each village and one reserved member also is identified ▪ 2 trainers from PDRD

provided training to new VDCs members ▪ 2 CC members also attend

and participants understood about 60%, it is very useful that the VDCs need to develop first, so CD concept moved to next semester.

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▪ Provided stationary 13 items

1.2.5 Conduct community meeting on CD concept to 700 VPs in 30 villages

Output 1.3: Vulnerable families better able to plan and manage household resources, leading to improvement in overall living conditions Activities

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

▪ Community people joined

discussion actively and they wanted to share their living condition and problems to be solved

▪ 60 vulnerable families in 30 villages

coached on household planning ▪ 120 VPs from 30 villages trained on

▪

family assessment CWS's Inputs

1.3.1 Conduct training on household planning and family assessment to 60 VDCs

▪ Budget, staff, materials

1.3.2 In coordination with VDCs, organize small group meeting with VPs to develop household planning

▪ Budget, staff, materials

1.3.3 Support and monitor VPs in implementation of household plan

▪ Budget, staff, materials

1.3.4 Conduct workshop on family assessment to 120 VPs

▪ Budget, staff, materials

KPT Village Based Community Development

to VDCs in 12 villages for village plan and other reports, proposal, and files. ▪ Baseline survey (PLA) used 11 tools conducted for 12 villages with total participants of 821 (512 women)

Actual Output ▪ Conducted VP family

assessment for 18 families in 6 villages for supporting income generation ▪ VP household planning for

individual families for 18 families in 6 villages

▪ On going support VP to

implement family development plan for 18 families in 6 villages Planned in next semester

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ Assessment conducted

due to project wanted to respond 18 VP families who are needed promptly ▪ The household planning is

in part of the family assessment plan, it is just ranged important points not making detail plan yet ▪ Project supported small

grant for income generation and project staffs are monitoring their activities ▪ Jan-08

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Output 1.4: Improve literacy and numeracy among 9 target communities

Activities

▪ 9 literacy teachers selected and

trained ▪ 180 illiterate people (50% women) able to read and calculate ▪ 9 literacy classes in 9 villages functioned well ▪ 20 sets of community mobile libraries established

▪ Project report, attendant list ▪ Project report, examination

result ▪ Monitoring report, student list,

teachers' record ▪ Community mobiled libraries

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

1.4.1 Coordinate with Provincial/ District Non-formal Education to select and train literacy teachers with 30% women

▪ Budget, Project staff, materials

1.4.2 Assess illiterate people in 9 villages

▪ Project staff

1.4.3 Conduct 9 literacy classes for 180 students (50% women)

▪ Project staff, budget

1.4.4 Collaborate with WFP to provide food to students and teachers

▪ Project Manager/ Coordinator,

1.4.5 Support education materials to 180 students and 9 teachers 1.4.6 Cooperate with Education Office to organize International Day of Literacy

▪ Budget, Project staff, education

▪ Planned in next semester

food available for literacy program this year project planned to respond with its afford. ▪ Jan - Feb. 08

materials, illuminating materials, ▪ Budget, Project staff

▪ This activity is not done due

▪ Sep. 07

KPT Village Based Community Development

▪ Coordinated with district

Variances/ Remarks

education office, as result deputy chief of district education office is assigned as partner with CWS-project ▪ Literacy program will be

implemented in 4 villages Sraoeurng, Beng, Chaom Boeng and Thmey

Program Officers, budget, vehicle

Planned in next semester ▪ Project keeps contact with

WFP

▪ 3 literacy teachers are

identified, in Beng, Thmey and Tomnub villages (1 women) and Anlung Slen will be identified in January ▪ Illiterate people assessment

will be done in January 08

▪ Jan - Jun 08 ▪ WFP informed us that no

the project is not recruit the Literacy teacher yet

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1.4.7 Support 20 sets of community mobile libraries

▪ Budget, Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

1.4.8 Support allowance and per-diem to Non-formal Education Officer to attend monthly meeting in Phnom Penh

▪ Budget, Project staff

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-08

▪ Jan-Jun 08

Theme 2: Meeting Basic Need and Building Self-reliant, Sustainable Livelihoods OBJECTIVE Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable people Output 2.1 Improve overall community health status and individual health condition

▪ 40 trained TBAs are able to provide

▪

▪ ▪

▪

▪

▪

KPT Village Based Community Development

pre and post natal care consultation to pregnant and lactating women 40 TBAs refreshed and updated their knowledge and skill on pre and post natal care consultation one time TBA quarterly meeting organized in cooperation with health centers Approximately 1000 villagers improved birth spacing, mother/ child health through awareness and/ or consultation 40 trained VHVs are able to provide awareness on primary health care, avian flu, malaria, dengue fever, and HIV/ AIDS 1000 people from 30 villages awarded of HIV/ AIDS and sexual transmitted diseases prevention 2000 people from 30 villages awarded of primary health care

▪ OD/ HC report, project report

▪ Commitment of TBA,

and OD/ HC staff ▪ OD/ HC report, project report

▪ HC report, project report ▪ HC report on birth rate, birth

▪ Commitment of villagers

spacing, mortality and mobility rate ▪ HC report, project report

▪ Commitment of VHVs and

health center staff

▪ Project report, monitoring

report ▪ Project report, monitoring

report

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▪ 2000 people in 30 villages awarded of ▪ Project report, monitoring

dengue fever, malaria and avian influenza prevention ▪ World AIDS Day organized for 300 people Activities 2.1.1 Cooperate with OD to provide primary health care training to 20 field staff 2.1.2 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 TBAs in 30 villages 2.1.3 Cooperate with OD/ HC to provide training to TBAs on safe delivery, delivery, pre and post natal care consultation to pregnant and lactating women and provide TBA kit (as request from health center) 2.1.4 Coordinate with OD/ HC to provide refresher training to 40 TBAs 2.1.5 Coordinate with health center staff to organize TBA quarterly meeting 2.1.6 Support TBAs to provide awareness on birth spacing, child health to 1000 people 2.1.7 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 VHVs in 30 villages

KPT Village Based Community Development

report ▪ Project report

CWS's Inputs Project staff, budget, materials

▪ Project staff, budget

▪ Budget, training materials, project

staff, vehicle

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Project manager and The trainings moved to Feb project coordinator contacted 2008 provincial department of health ▪ Project staffs cooperated ▪ Actually 21 TBAs are with VDCs in 12 villages existing TBAs selected by identified 24 TBAs HCs and 3 TBAs are added ▪ Project manager and ▪ Chief of provincial health department told us to project coordinator contacted discusses with OD/HC to provincial health department prepare agreement first

▪ Budget, training materials, project

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ May-08

staff, vehicle ▪ Budget, project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb., May 08

▪ Budget, project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. - Mar. 08

▪ Project staff, budget

▪ Project staffs cooperated

▪ 10 women and 9 men,

with VDCs in 12 villages identified 19 VHVs

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the final selection will be cooperated with HCs. 17 VHVs are existing VHVs selected by CHs and 2 VHV are added.

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2.1.8 Cooperate with HC to provide ▪ Budget, training materials, project training to 40 VHVs on primary staff, vehicle health care, avian flu, malaria and dengue fever, HIV/AIDS.

▪ Moved to Feb 08

▪

2.1.9 Support material and IEC to VHVs to provide awareness to 1000 people in 30 villages on HIV/ AIDS and STD prevention

▪ Budget, IEC materials, project staff

2.1.1 Coordinate with HC to conduct quarterly meeting with 40 VHVs

▪ Budget, project staff

2.1.1 Support 40 VHVs to conduct awareness on primary health care to 2000 people in 30 villages

▪ Budget, IEC materials, project staff

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-Mar. 08

2.1.12Support 40 VHVs to conduct awareness on dengue fever, malaria and avian influenza to 2000 people in 30 villages

▪ Budget, IEC materials, project staff

Planned in next semester

▪ Apr. - May 08

2.1.1 Coordinate with OD/ HC to organize World AIDS Day with 300 participants

▪ Budget, project staff

KPT Village Based Community Development

Not done in this semester moved to next quarter

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Coordinated with CC and HC

▪ Duet to training to VHVs

will be moved next semester

▪ Feb., May 08

▪ 116 women participated

organized AIDS day in Sraoeurng commune 198 participants from 5 villages

in the meeting which took about 4 hours.

Question-answer asked for 57 participants 60% could answer. 30 participants who could answer received 30 Sarong and another 27 participants received Soaps

They could answer but their answers were partly correct only (60%).

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Output 2.2 Improve knowledge and practice of target communities on food nutrition, and health status of malnourished children five years and under

▪ 2000 people applied nutritious food

▪ Project report, growth for their children and family members monitoring report of VHV after awareness ▪ 360 malnourished children under ▪ Project report, growth five years in 9 villages monitoring report of VHV improved health condition

Activities 2.2.1 Support 40 VHVs to provide awareness on nutrition to 2000 people in 30 villages. 2.2.2 Collaborate with VHVs to provide nutrient food to 360 malnourished children in 9 villages Output 2.3 Improve access to safe water and household sanitation and reduce incidence of water-borne diseases in target communities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

▪ Communities' participation

▪ Communities' participation

Variances/ Remarks

▪ Field staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan - Jun 08

▪ Field staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan - Jun 08

▪ 120 families benefited from

▪ Project report, monitoring

▪ Road accessible to target

construction of 40 open wells ▪ 100 families benefited from

construction of 20 aprons

report ▪ Project report, monitoring

report

areas ▪ Road accessible to target

areas

▪ 150 vulnerable families benefited from ▪ Project report, monitoring ▪ ▪ ▪

▪

▪

KPT Village Based Community Development

150 ceramic filters distribution 800 people improved household sanitation condition 40 families benefited from construction of 40 household latrines 750 school children and teachers in 5 primary schools can access to clean drinking water 750 school children and teachers from 5 primary schools educated on water and sanitation World Water Day organized with 300 participants

report ▪ Project report, monitoring report ▪ Project report, monitoring report ▪ Project report, monitoring report ▪ Project report, monitoring

report ▪ Project report, monitoring

report

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Activities

CWS's Inputs

2.3.1 Cooperate with VDCs to select families benefits from 40 open wells and 20 aprons

▪ Project staff

2.3.2 Cooperate with VDCs to support beneficiaries to construct open wells and aprons

▪ Project staff, budget, construction

2.3.3 Cooperate with VDCs to select 150 vulnerable families to receive water filter in 30 villages

Actual Output ▪ Cooperated with VDC

identified 4 open wells in Chaom Thnanh village for 20 families

Variances/ Remarks ▪ The construction will be in

January Contribution from members collected 10,000 Riel for each well

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - May 08

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. 08

2.3.4 Provide 150 water filters to 150 vulnerable families in 30 villages

▪ Project staff, budget, construction

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - May 08

2.3.5 Support VHVs to provide water and sanitation education to 800 people in 30 villages

▪ Project staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. - May 08

2.3.6 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 vulnerable families benefit from 40 latrine constructions 2.3.7 Support beneficiaries in latrine construction 2.3.8 Cooperate with school masters and teachers to provide water filters and how to maintain

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. 08

KPT Village Based Community Development

materials, vehicle, ring molds

materials, filter molds, vehicle

▪ Project staff, construction materials,

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - May 08

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. - May 08

budget ▪ Project staff, budget

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▪ Project staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. - May 08

2.3.1 Cooperate with PDRD to organize ▪ Project staff, budget, IEC materials the World Water Day with 300 participants

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. 08

2.3.9 Support HC to provide water and sanitation awareness to 750 school children and teachers in 5 primary schools

Output 2.4 Children of vulnerable families have the necessary materials to attend primary schools

▪ 100 children (60% girls) of vulnerable ▪

Activities

children to go to school

CWS's Inputs

2.4.1 Cooperate with VDCs to select the school children of vulnerable families

▪ Project staff

2.4.2 Cooperate with District Office of Education to provide education materials to 100 children (60% girl) from vulnerable families 2.4.3 Encourage parents to keep on supporting their children's education

▪ Project staff, budget

2.4.4 Cooperate with school teacher to provide incentive to high score (60% up) targeted children

▪ Project staff, budget

KPT Village Based Community Development

▪ Parents support their

families received education materials and motivated to attend school Actual Output ▪ 34 school children of

Variances/ Remarks ▪ 19 school boys and 14

vulnerable families selected from 8 villages in Kompong Thom ▪

school girls

▪ Distribution of education

materials will be on January 2008 ▪ Field staff

Advises given to parents for 18 VP families in six villages through income generation support. ▪ Moved to next semester

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▪ Project staffs have provided

advices to 18 families who project supported income generation with small grant ▪

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Output 2.5 Improve agricultural productions, food security and household income among vulnerable people, self-help/ interest groups in target communities

▪ At least 70% of 160 trained families

▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

improved their livestock raising technique and increased numbers of livestock At least 60% of 40 trained families start raising fish At least 80% of 40 trained farmers practiced SRI in their rice plot At least 90% of 160 trained households have home garden 9 demonstration farmers are able to prepare 9 demonstration plots 9 Field Days organized for 270 farmers in 9 different demo plots 588 people introduced concept and

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ No epidemic diseases

Community participation

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ Fingerling available

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ No severe flood and drought

occurrence ▪ Project report, trip report ▪ Project report, trip report

▪ Farmer's commitment

No migration ▪ Project report, trip report ▪ Project report, trip report

advantages of self-help/interest group formation

Activities 2.5.1 Cooperate with VDCs to select 160 families in 30 villages for livestock raising training 2.5.2 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on livestock raising to 160 selected families. 2.5.3 Provide each target village of 10 fowl alternatives and 2 livestock's

▪ At least 49 self-help/interest groups

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ Community's participation

formed on their own initiative ▪ 30 self-help/interest groups funded as pilot activities

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ Groups qualified

and interest

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-08

▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. - Feb. 08

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

training materials ▪ Budget, fowl alternatives, livestock

and vaccines

and vaccination to 160 families in 30 villages

KPT Village Based Community Development

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2.5.4 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 families in 30 villages for fish raising training

▪ Project staff

2.5.5 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on fish raising to 40 families in 30 villages.

▪ Project staff, budget,

2.5.6 Provide fingerling and materials to 40 families who raise fish in 30 villages

▪ Budget, fingerlings, plastic net and

2.5.7 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 families in 30 villages for SRI training

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. 08

2.5.8 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on SRI to 40 families in 30 villages.

▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. 08

2.5.9 Provide rice seed to 40 families in 30 villages

▪ Budget, rice seed

Planned in next semester

▪ Apr. 08

2.5.1 Cooperate with VDCs to select 160 families for home gardening in 30 villages 2.5.1 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on vegetable growing to 160 families in 30 villages

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-08

▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. - Feb. 08

2.5.12Provide vegetable seed to 160 families in 30 villages

▪ Budget, vegetable seeds

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

KPT Village Based Community Development

▪ The selection will be done

▪

in January 08

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar-08

training materials

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

plastic sheet

training materials

training materials

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2.5.1 Cooperate with VDCs select 9 demo farmers in 9 villages 2.5.14Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on IFM to 9 demo farmers in 9 villages. 2.5.1 Provide seeds and materials to 9 demo farmers in 9 villages 2.5.16Organize field day in 9 places with 9 demo farmers for 270 people 2.5.1 Conduct community meeting on SHG and the advantages of group formation in 30 villages

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-08

▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. 08

2.5.1 Form 49 SHG/ interest group at least 12 members of each group

▪ Project staff and materials

KPT Village Based Community Development

training materials ▪ Budget, seeds, materials

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

▪ Project staff, budget

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jun. 08

▪ Project staff, budget

Community meeting on SHG conducted in 12 target villages with small groups and individuals for 398 participants (289 women) ▪ 2 SHGs formed in Chaom Boeng village and Sraoeurng village with total of 28 families

▪ The SHG concept integrated

in all meeting with villagers mostly women

▪ The formation of SHGs is

not so interested because each village has similar group operated.

In particular palm sugar group with vulnerable members formed in 5 villages with 3-5 members for each group.

These group formed just for encouraging saving and sharing live experiences not operate like SHG model.

Rice seed bank formed in 5 villages: Thnot Chhour with 34 families, Beng 27 members, Chaom Boeng 36 families, Beong Khvek 11 families, and Anung Sleng 7 families

Rice seed given for flood affected families as part of rehabilitation activities, and community people initiated ideas to form into bank for sustainability.

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2.5.1 Conduct workshop in SHG concept and the advantages of group formation for 588 participants

▪ Project staff, budget,

2.5.2 Provide training on SHG bookkeeping to 245 participants

▪ Project staff, budget,

2.5.2 Provide grant support/ WCA to 30 SHGs/ interest group

▪ WCA grant

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ May. - Jun. 08

training materials

training materials

Theme 3: Strengthening Civil Society OBJECTIVE Strengthen target community understanding and practice of peace building and restorative justice Output 3.1 Community key persons (CCs, VDCs, VLs, elderly, monk) play an active role in peace building, responding to conflict, and utilizing LCP approaches in their communities

Activities

▪ 100 key people ( teacher, VDC, VLs,

elderly, TBAs, VHV, monk) trained in understanding conflict ▪ 48 CC members received reflection workshops on Working for Peace ▪ 40 VDCs, VLs and CC members trained on LCP concept

KPT Village Based Community Development

▪

▪

▪

▪

CWS's Inputs

3.1.1 Conduct 4 training courses on ▪ Program coordinator/officer, Understanding Conflict to 100 key project coordinator, budget, training material persons for 24 villages 3.1.2 Conduct 2 Reflection Workshop on Working for Peace to 48 CC members.

▪

▪ Program coordinator/officer,

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. - Feb. 08

Planned in next semester

▪ Apr. 08

project coordinator, budget, training material

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3.1.3 Conduct 2 training courses on LCP concept to 40 participants

▪ Program coordinator/officer,

Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. 08

project coordinator, budget, training material Theme 4: Emergency Response and Preparedness OBJECTIVE To ensure meeting basic need of the most vulnerable people and victims of the emergency in the province by prioritizing the target communities and to enhance community capacity to prepare for and respond to disaster in their communities. Output 4.1 Village Disaster Volunteers function ▪ 48 VDVs (24 female) selected in 24 ▪ actively, commune and village disaster villages preparedness plans developed and ▪ 60 VDVs and CCs received CBDRM ▪ implemented in target communities training ▪ 200 interested key people in 24 ▪ villages received echo training on CBDRM from VDVs. ▪ At least 1,000 people in 30 villages ▪ aware of disaster preparedness ▪ At least 5 disaster mitigation projects ▪ implemented in the most disaster prone areas. ▪ 100 key persons including VDVs, ▪ VDCs, CCs, VLs enhanced the capacity on community based disaster preparedness twice a year. Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

4.1.1 Cooperate with VDCs and VLs to select 48 VDVs in 24 villages

▪ Project coordinator, budget

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan-08

4.1.2 Coordinate with PRC to provide 2 training courses on CBDRM to VDVs and CCs.

▪ Program/Project coordinator, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan-08

KPT Village Based Community Development

training materials

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4.1.3 Support VDVs to conduct echo ▪ Project coordinator/staff, budget, training on CBDRM to 200 intertraining materials ested key persons in 24 villages 4.1.4 Support VDVs to conduct disaster ▪ Project staff, budget, IEC materials preparedness awareness in 30 villages for 1000 interested people. 4.1.5 Facilitate VDVs, VLs, VDCs and ▪ Project staff CCs to develop village disaster mitigation plans.

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan-08

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-Mar 08

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-08

4.1.6 Support VDVs, VDCs, VLs and CCs to implement 5 disaster mitigation projects.

▪ Budget

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-May 08

4.1.7 Organize and facilitate semester meeting for 100 key persons

▪ Program/Project coordinator, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb and Jun 08

Output 4.2 Improve capacity of VDVs to provide first aid services to emergency victims and most vulnerable people Activities 4.2.1 Coordinate with PRC to provide 2 training courses on CBFA to 48 VDVs

workshop materials ▪ 48 VDVs trained on CBFA and

CWS's Inputs ▪ Program/Project coordinator, budget,

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

▪ The training moved to Feb 08

▪

▪

▪

training materials

Output 4.3 Respond well-being of vulnerable people ▪ 500 vulnerable people and disaster victims received commodities and disaster victims in times of assistance emergency

KPT Village Based Community Development

▪

equipped first aid kit

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Activities

CWS's Inputs

4.3.1 Provide emergency relief to 40 VPs and disaster victim families in affected areas

▪ ERP Coordinator, Project staff,

4.3.2 Support food assistance to 500 flood and or drought victim families in target areas.

▪ ERP Coordinator, Project staff,

4.3.3 Support emergency kits to PRCs

▪ Budget, project coordinator/manager

budget, vehicle

Actual Output ▪ Provided food to 30 flooded

Variances/ Remarks ▪ The distribution on 27 Aug

affected families in 3 villages each family received 25 kg of white rice, 2 bottles of fish souse, 2 bottles of soy souse 1 bottle of vegetable oil, and 1 kg of iodine salt.

budget, vehicle

▪ Rice seed provided to 115

flood affected families in 5 villages with total of 2300 kg for dry season rice growing ▪ Proposal will be submitted from PRCs in Jan 08

in Boeng Khvek, Thnot Chhour and Anlung Sleng

▪ In Nov 08 each family

received 20 kg of rice seed

▪

Theme 5: Project Development, Management and Supervision OBJECTIVE Effective and efficient program management and functioning; enhance community development planning and practice Output 5.1 Monitor and support field staff and ▪ Monthly project monitoring visits ▪ ▪ field operation in appropriate manner (monitoring of project management and implementation and field staff performance) ▪ Semester monitoring visit for M&E ▪ system Activities 5.1.1 Field visit to monitor project management (12 times)

KPT Village Based Community Development

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinator,

Project manager and deputy Project manager monitored PRA, VDC selection, trainings and stay overnight for 9 times

Program Officers, vehicle

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ Coaching given on training

PRA presentation, stay overnight, and learning

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5.1.2 Field visit to monitor project implementation and staff performance (24 times)

▪ Project Manager, Program Officers,

5.1.3 Conduct monitoring & evaluation system two times per year

▪ Project manager / coordinator

KPT Village Based Community Development

vehicle

vehicle, Program officers/coordinator Program manager

Project coordinator monitored staff performance for 19 times and project manager monitored for 6 times

▪ Coaching and advise given

Project manager, coordinator and project staff participated monitoring system conducted by FMER program

▪ Monitoring system conduct

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field staffs on SHGs, VDC working with VP, village plan, training, selection of beneficiaries

first time by FMER focused on planning. Needed to be improved six months and quarterly, monthly planning,

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Church World Service Cambodia Log-frame Mid-Year FY08 Report Project Name: Preah Vihear Villaged Based Community Development Project Project No.

Narrative Summary

Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Overall Objective: To develop the communities' capacity to define their development direction and improve them to meet their basic need; access to basic social services; sustainable livelihood opportunities and food security. Theme 1: Capacity Building for Development Planning OBJECTIVE Develop community capacity to engage with Government institutions and CBOs to define their development direction and manage their affairs in a participatory and democratic manner Output 1.1: Enhance program coordination with sectoral forums (PROCOCOM) provincial departments (PDRD, PDoA, PDoE, PDoH), district authorities and CCs

▪ At least 4 coordination meetings with ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Activities 1.1.1 Attend coordination meetings with PDRD, PDoA, PDoE, PDoH

PvH Village Based Community Development

related provincial departments 5 coordination meeting with 3 district authorities and related offices 18 meetings with commune councils from 6 communes 6 meetings with PROCOCOM At least 2 coordination meeting with PLAU for training/workshop for CCs.

▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinators ▪ One Coordination meeting

Program Officers

with PDRD Officers as resulted project plan for VDC election and training in new target areas for 18 villages in Chorm Khsan district

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ PDRD agree to cooperate

first time elected VDC in 12 villages in Rumor Sre, Teuk Kraham and Chorm Khsan commune

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1.1.2 Organize semester meetings with district authorities and agriculture, education, rural development office and OD/HC

▪ One coordination meeting

▪ PDoH director ask CWS to

with PDoH as resulted the Director of PHD agree to coordinate

follow her agreement form for MOU

▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinators ▪ Meeting with district authority ▪ The district authority

Program Officers, budget, vehicle

informed about CWS project in new target areas for 18 villages in 4 communes of Chorm Khsan district

welcomed CWS and help to support as needs

▪ Meeting with district education ▪ The district Education

informed about CWS activity concerning with education such as support students from poorest families and Non Formal Education 1.1.3 Organize quarterly meetings with commune councils for 6 communes

▪ Project Coordinators, field staff,

▪ planned in next semester

1.1.4 Attend PROCOCOM monthly meeting

▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinators

1.1.5 Network with PLAU

▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinators ▪ Program Officer and project

Officer welcome CWS activities and help to support

▪ Jan 08 and Apr 08

budget

Not done

▪ for KPT to join

Program Officers

Program Officers, vehicle

▪ PLAU agree to support

coordinator conduct meeting with PLAU for training to CCs One project staff attended integrated commune plan workshop in province

PvH Village Based Community Development

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Output 1.2: Strengthen leadership among local partners and community structure to better understand and implement community development principles and processes

▪ 80 participants (60 VDCs and ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Activities

20 CCs) attended quarterly meetings 100 VDCs, VLs, and CCs participated in annual planning workshop 120 VDCs, VLs, CCs trained on leadership skills (women 40%) 120 VDCs, VLs, CCs trained on CD concepts (women 40%) 700 vulnerable people in 30 villages aware on CD concepts

▪ Communities' commitment

▪ Participant list, village plan

▪ Communities' commitment

▪ Project report, attendant list

▪ Communities' commitment

▪ Project report, attendant list

▪ Communities' commitment

▪ Project report, attendant list

▪ Communities' commitment

CWS's Inputs

1.2.1 Conduct VDCs/CCs quarterly meeting for improving and strengthening capacity of VDCs/CCs in target areas

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

1.2.2 Conduct annual planning workshop to VDCs, VLs and CCs in 30 villages

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

1.2.3 Coordinate with PDRD to conduct training in leadership, role & responsibility to 120 CCs and VDCs

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

PvH Village Based Community Development

▪ Meeting minutes

Actual Output ▪ Quarterly meeting was not

organized but project staff have meeting with individual VDCs and CCs members every month in target villages

▪ Project staff coached VDCs

develop village development plan, resulted 18 villages develop development plan prepared in 18 villages ▪ Coordinated with PDRD

organized VDC election in 12 villages, resulted 60 VDCs members (24 women) selected

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ Quarterly meeting will start

in January 2008 due to project staff met CC members for coordination of activities and VDCs were busy in village planning ▪ The capacity of VDC to

village plan is very young so project staff need more times top coach them.

▪ VDC members are elected

and 2 women members integrated in each village

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▪ Coordinated with PDRD

provided training on roles and responsibilities to 60 VDCs members, 12 VCs from 12 villages and 6 CC members from 3 communes 1.2.4 Conduct training on CD concept to 120 participants (VDCs, VLs and CCs)

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

▪ 2 trainers from PDRD

provided 3 training courses to new VDCs members VCs and CC members

Conducted training on simple ▪ The CD concept training proposal, village development move to February 2008 due plan to 74 VDC members to VDC need village plans (22 women) in 12 villages Provided stationary 12 items to VDCs in 12 villages for village plan and other reports, proposal, and files.

1.2.5 Conduct community meeting on CD concept to 700 VPs in 30 villages

Output 1.3: Vulnerable families better able to plan and manage household resources, leading to improvement in overall living conditions

PvH Village Based Community Development

▪ Budget, Staff, materials

Baseline survey (PLA) used ▪ Community people joined 14 tools conducted for 12 discussion actively and they villages with total participants wanted to share their living of 557 (400 women) condition and problems to be solved

▪ 60 vulnerable families in 30 villages

coached on household planning ▪ 120 VPs from 30 villages trained on

▪

family assessment

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Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

1.3.1 Conduct training on household planning and family assessment to 60 VDCs

▪ Budget, staff, materials

1.3.2 In coordination with VDCs, organize small group meeting with VPs to develop household planning

▪ Budget, staff, materials

1.3.3 Support and monitor VPs in implementation of household plan

▪ Budget, staff, materials

Support ideas and vegetable ▪ seeds to 27 VP families to growing morning glory 25 banchs, mustard 19 banchs

1.3.4 Conduct workshop on family assessment to 120 VPs

▪ Budget, staff, materials

Planned in next semester

Output 1.4: Improve literacy and numeracy among 9 target communities

with 27 VP families in 12 villages and supporting them to plan make home gardening and plan vegetable ▪ VP household planning for

individual families for 27 families in 12 villages

▪ 9 literacy teachers selected and

due to project wanted to respond 27 VP families who are needed to improve their living condition ▪ The household planning is

only for vegetable and household sanitation

▪ Jan-08

▪ Project report, attendant list

trained ▪ 180 illiterate people (50% women)

able to read and calculate ▪ 9 literacy classes in 9 villages functioned well ▪ 20 sets of community mobile libraries established

PvH Village Based Community Development

▪ Project staff build relationship ▪ Assessment not conducted

▪ Project report, examination

result ▪ Monitoring report, student list,

teachers' record ▪ Community mobile libraries

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Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

1.4.1 Coordinate with Provincial/ District Non-formal Education to select and train literacy teachers with 30% women

▪ Budget, Project staff, materials

1.4.2 Assess illiterate people in 9 villages

▪ Project staff

1.4.3 Conduct 9 literacy classes for 180 students (50% women)

▪ Project staff, budget

1.4.4 Collaborate with WFP to provide food to students and teachers

▪ Project Manager/ Coordinator,

1.4.5 Support education materials to 180 students and 9 teachers

▪ Budget, Project staff, education

1.4.6 Cooperate with Education Office to organize International Day of Literacy

▪ Budget, Project staff

1.4.7 Support 20 sets of community mobile libraries

▪ Budget, Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

1.4.8 Support allowance and per-diem to Non-formal Education Officer to attend monthly meeting in Phnom Penh

▪ Budget, Project staff

Planned in next semester

PvH Village Based Community Development

▪ Coordinated with provincial

education , as result the Non Formal Education officer welcomed CWS and as partner with CWS-project

Variances/ Remarks ▪ 5 literacy teachers are

transferred to join training at KPT province

▪ Identified literacy program will ▪ Illiterate people assessment

be implemented in 5 villages O Ksan, Trapeang Thom, Svay, Veal Thom and Kork

Program Officers, budget, vehicle

Planned in next semester

▪ WFP not plan support food

will be done in January 08

▪ Jan - Jun 08

▪ Only in KPT planned

in PVH ▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan - Feb. 08

▪ This activity is not done due

▪ Sep. 07

materials, illuminating materials,

to we do not select the literacy yet

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▪ Feb-08

▪ Jan-Jun 08

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Theme 2: Meeting Basic Need and Building Self-reliant, Sustainable Livelihoods OBJECTIVE Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable people Output 2.1 Improve overall community health status and individual health condition

▪ 40 trained TBAs are able to provide

▪

▪ ▪

▪

▪

▪ ▪

▪

PvH Village Based Community Development

pre and post natal care consultation to pregnant and lactating women 40 TBAs refreshed and updated their knowledge and skill on pre and post natal care consultation one time TBA quarterly meeting organized in cooperation with health centers Approximately 1000 villagers improved birth spacing, mother/ child health through awareness and/ or consultation 40 trained VHVs are able to provide awareness on primary health care, avian flu, malaria, dengue fever, and HIV/ AIDS 1000 people from 30 villages aware of HIV/ AIDS and sexual transmitted diseases prevention 2000 people from 30 villages aware of primary health care 2000 people in 30 villages aware of dengue fever, malaria and avian influenza prevention World AIDS Day organized for 300 people

▪ OD/ HC report, project report

▪ Commitment of TBA,

and OD/ HC staff ▪ OD/ HC report, project report

▪ HC report, project report ▪ HC report on birth rate, birth

▪ Commitment of villagers

spacing, mortality and mobility rate ▪ HC report, project report

▪ Commitment of VHVs and

health center staff

▪ Project report, monitoring

report ▪ Project report, monitoring

report ▪ Project report, monitoring

report ▪ Project report

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Activities 2.1.1 Cooperate with OD to provide primary health care training to 20 field staff

CWS's Inputs Project staff, budget, materials

2.1.2 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 TBAs in 30 villages

▪ Project staff, budget

2.1.3 Cooperate with OD/ HC to provide training to TBAs on safe delivery, delivery, pre and post natal care consultation to pregnant and lactating women and provide TBA kit (as request from health center) 2.1.4 Coordinate with OD/ HC to provide refresher training to 40 TBAs 2.1.5 Coordinate with health center staff to organize TBA quarterly meeting 2.1.6 Support TBAs to provide awareness on birth spacing, child health to 1000 people 2.1.7 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 VHVs in 30 villages

▪ Budget, training materials, project

2.1.8 Cooperate with HC to provide training to 40 VHVs on primary health care, avian flu, malaria and dengue fever, HIV/AIDS.

PvH Village Based Community Development

Actual Output Program officer and project coordinator contacted provincial health department ▪ TBAs were selected by HU

in the previous year

staff, vehicle

▪ Program officer and project

coordinator contacted provincial health department

Variances/ Remarks PDoH need CWS make MOU due to new policy of MOH ▪ Actually 20 TBAs are

existing TBAs selected by HCs and HU ▪ Chief of provincial health department told us to make MOU with PHD before any cooperation activities

▪ Budget, training materials, project

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ May-08

staff, vehicle ▪ Budget, project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb., May 08

▪ Budget, project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. - Mar. 08

▪ Project staff, budget

▪ All 18 villages have existing

▪ 36 VHVs (18 women)

▪ Budget, training materials, project

36 VHVs and we need to check with OD or HC on their role and responsibility ▪ Moved to Feb 08

staff, vehicle

selected by HC and HU

▪ Needed Sign MOU between

CWS and PDoH

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2.1.9 Support material and IEC to VHVs to provide awareness to 1000 people in 30 villages on HIV/ AIDS and STD prevention

▪ Budget, IEC materials, project staff

2.1.10 Coordinate with HC to conduct quarterly meeting with 40 VHVs

▪ Budget, project staff

2.1.11 Support 40 VHVs to conduct awareness on primary health care to 2000 people in 30 villages

▪ Budget, IEC materials, project staff

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-Mar. 08

2.1.12 Support 40 VHVs to conduct awareness on dengue fever, malaria and avian influenza to 2000 people in 30 villages

▪ Budget, IEC materials, project staff

Planned in next semester

▪ Apr. - May 08

2.1.13 Coordinate with OD/ HC to organize World AIDS Day with 300 participants

▪ Budget, project staff

Output 2.2 Improve knowledge and practice of target communities on food nutrition, and health status of malnourished children five years and under

PvH Village Based Community Development

Not done in this semester moved to next quarter

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Not done in PVH

▪ Needed Sign MOU between

CWS and PDoH

▪ Feb., May 08

▪ KPT was organized and

implemented

▪ 2000 people applied nutritious food

for their children and family members after awareness ▪ 360 malnourished children under five years in 9 villages improved health condition

▪ Project report, growth

▪ Communities' participation

monitoring report of VHV ▪ Project report, growth

▪ Communities' participation

monitoring report of VHV

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Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

2.2.1 Support 40 VHVs to provide awareness on nutrition to 2000 people in 30 villages.

▪ Field staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan - Jun 08

2.2.2 Collaborate with VHVs to provide nutrient food to 360 malnourished children in 9 villages Output 2.3 Improve access to safe water and household sanitation and reduce incidence of water-borne diseases in target communities

▪ Field staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan - Jun 08

▪ 120 families benefited from

▪ Project report, monitoring

▪ Road accessible to target

▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

▪

▪

PvH Village Based Community Development

construction of 40 open wells 100 families benefited from construction of 20 aprons 150 vulnerable families benefited from 150 ceramic filters distribution 800 people improved household sanitation condition 40 families benefited from construction of 40 household latrines 750 school children and teachers in 5 primary schools can access to clean drinking water 750 school children and teachers from 5 primary schools educated on water and sanitation World Water Day organized with 300 participants

report ▪ Project report, monitoring report ▪ Project report, monitoring report ▪ Project report, monitoring report ▪ Project report, monitoring report ▪ Project report, monitoring report

areas ▪ Road accessible to target

areas

▪ Project report, monitoring

report ▪ Project report, monitoring

report

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Activities

CWS's Inputs

2.3.1 Cooperate with VDCs to select families benefits from 40 open wells and 20 aprons

▪ Project staff

2.3.2 Cooperate with VDCs to support beneficiaries to construct open wells and aprons

▪ Project staff, budget, construction

2.3.3 Cooperate with VDCs to select 150 vulnerable families to receive water filter in 30 villages

Actual Output ▪ Cooperated with VDC

identified 1 open wells and 2 deep wells for 30 families in Svay village, Rumdoh Sre commune

Variances/ Remarks ▪ The construction will be in

January The communities will contribution sand, gravel and labors

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - May 08

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. 08

2.3.4 Provide 150 water filters to 150 vulnerable families in 30 villages

▪ Project staff, budget, construction

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - May 08

2.3.5 Support VHVs to provide water and sanitation education to 800 people in 30 villages

▪ Project staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. - May 08

2.3.6 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 vulnerable families benefit from 40 latrine constructions

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. 08

2.3.7 Support beneficiaries in latrine construction 2.3.8 Cooperate with school masters and teachers to provide water filters and how to maintain

▪ Project staff, construction materials,

PvH Village Based Community Development

materials, vehicle, ring molds

materials, filter molds, vehicle

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - May 08

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. - May 08

budget ▪ Project staff, budget

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2.3.9 Support HC to provide water and sanitation awareness to 750 school children and teachers in 5 primary schools

▪ Project staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. - May 08

2.3.10 Cooperate with PDRD to organize the World Water Day with 300 participants

▪ Project staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. 08

▪ 100 children (60% girls) of vulnerable

▪

▪ Parents support their

Output 2.4 Children of vulnerable families have the necessary materials to attend primary schools

families received education materials and motivated to attend school

Activities

CWS's Inputs

2.4.1 Cooperate with VDCs to select the school children of vulnerable families

▪ Project staff

2.4.2 Cooperate with District Office of Education to provide education materials to 100 children (60% girl) from vulnerable families

▪ Project staff, budget

2.4.3 Encourage parents to keep on supporting their children's education

▪ Field staff

2.4.4 Cooperate with school teacher to provide incentive to high score (60% up) targeted children

▪ Project staff, budget

PvH Village Based Community Development

children to go to school Actual Output ▪ 60 school children of

Variances/ Remarks ▪

vulnerable families selected from 12 villages in 3 commune of Chorm Ksan ▪ Not done

▪ Distribution of education

materials will be on January 2008

Not done

▪ Moved to next semester

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will advice when students received school materials

▪

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Output 2.5 Improve agricultural productions, food security and household income among vulnerable people, self-help/ interest groups in target communities

▪ At least 70% of 160 trained families

▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

▪ ▪

Activities 2.5.1 Cooperate with VDCs to select 160 families in 30 villages for livestock raising training 2.5.2 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on livestock raising to 160 selected families.

PvH Village Based Community Development

improved their livestock raising technique and increased numbers of livestock At least 60% of 40 trained families start raising fish At least 80% of 40 trained farmers practiced SRI in their rice plot At least 90% of 160 trained households have home garden 9 demonstration farmers are able to prepare 9 demonstration plots 9 Field Days organized for 270 farmers in 9 different demo plots 588 people introduced concept and advantages of self-help/interest group formation At least 49 self-help/interest groups formed on their own initiative 30 self-help/interest groups funded as pilot activities

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ No epidemic diseases

Community participation

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ Fingerling available

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ No severe flood and drought

occurrence ▪ Project report, trip report ▪ Project report, trip report

▪ Farmer's commitment

No migration ▪ Project report, trip report ▪ Project report, trip report

▪ Project report, trip report

▪ Community's participation

▪ Project report, trip report

and interest ▪ Groups qualified

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-08

▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. - Feb. 08

training materials

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2.5.3 Provide each target village of 10 fowl alternatives and 2 livestocks and vaccination to 160 families in 30 villages. 2.5.4 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 families in 30 villages for fish raising training 2.5.5 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on fish raising to 40 families in 30 villages. 2.5.6 Provide fingerling and materials to 40 families who raise fish in 30 villages 2.5.7 Cooperate with VDCs to select 40 families in 30 villages for SRI training 2.5.8 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on SRI to 40 families in 30 villages. 2.5.9 Provide rice seed to 40 families in 30 villages 2.5.10 Cooperate with VDCs to select 160 families for home gardening in 30 villages 2.5.11 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on vegetable growing to 160 families in 30 villages 2.5.12 Provide vegetable seed to 160 families in 30 villages 2.5.13 Cooperate with VDCs select 9 demo farmers in 9 villages

PvH Village Based Community Development

▪ Budget, fowl alternatives, livestock

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

and vaccines

▪ Project staff

▪ The selection will be done

▪

in February 08 ▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar-08

training materials ▪ Budget, fingerlings, plastic net and

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

plastic sheet ▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. 08

▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Mar. 08

Planned in next semester

▪ Apr. 08

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-08

▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan. - Feb. 08

Planned in next semester

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

training materials ▪ Budget, rice seed

training materials ▪ Budget, vegetable seeds ▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

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▪ Feb-08

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2.5.14 Cooperate with PDoA to conduct training on IFM to 9 demo farmers in 9 villages. 2.5.15 Provide seeds and materials to 9 demo farmers in 9 villages 2.5.16 Organize field day in 9 places with 9 demo farmers for 270 people 2.5.17 Conduct community meeting on SHG and the advantages of group formation in 30 villages 2.5.18 Form 49 SHG/ interest group at least 12 members of each group

▪ Project staff, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Budget, seeds, materials ▪ Project staff, budget ▪ Project staff, budget

▪ Project staff and materials

Planned in next semester ▪ Planned in next semester

Not done

Not done

Planned in next semester ▪ Project staff, budget, 2.5.19 Conduct workshop in SHG concept and the advantages of training materials group formation for 588 participants Planned in next semester ▪ Project staff, budget, 2.5.20 Provide training on SHG bookkeeping to 245 participants training materials 2.5.21 Provide grant support/ WCA to ▪ WCA grant ▪ Planned in next semester 30 SHGs/ interest group Theme 3: Strengthening Civil Society OBJECTIVE Strengthen target community understanding and practice of peace building and restorative justice Output 3.1 Community key persons (CCs, VDCs, ▪ 100 key people ( teacher, VDC, VLs, ▪ VLs, elderly, monk) play an active elderly, TBAs, VHV, monk) trained in role in peace building, responding to understanding conflict conflict, and utilizing LCP approaches ▪ 48 CC members received reflection ▪ in their communities workshops on Working for Peace ▪ 40 VDCs, VLs and CC members ▪ trained on LCP concept

PvH Village Based Community Development

▪ Feb. 08

training materials

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▪ Feb. - Mar. 08 ▪ Jun. 08 ▪ Project staff discuss with

VDCs and Village chief on SHG concept ▪ Project staff discuss with VDCs and Village chief on SHG concept ▪ Feb. - Mar. 08

▪ Feb. - Mar. 08 ▪ May. - Jun. 08

▪ ▪

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Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Planned in next semester ▪ Jan. - Feb. 08 project coordinator, budget, training material Planned in next semester ▪ Program coordinator/officer, ▪ Apr. 08 project coordinator, budget, training material Planned in next semester ▪ Program coordinator/officer, ▪ Mar. 08 project coordinator, budget, training material Theme 4: Emergency Response and Preparedness OBJECTIVE To ensure meeting basic need of the most vulnerable people and victims of the emergency in the province by prioritizing the target communities and to enhance community capacity to preapre for and respond to disaster in their communities. 3.1.1 Conduct 4 training courses on Understanding Conflict to 100 key persons for 24 villages 3.1.2 Conduct 2 Reflection Workshop on Working for Peace to 48 CC members. 3.1.3 Conduct 2 training courses on LCP concept to 40 participants

Output 4.1 Village Disaster Volunteers function actively, commune and village disaster preparedness plans developed and implemented in target communities

▪ Program coordinator/officer,

▪ 48 VDVs (24 female) selected in 24 ▪ ▪

▪ ▪

▪

PvH Village Based Community Development

villages 60 VDVs and CCs received CBDRM training 200 interested key people in 24 villages received echo training on CBDRM from VDVs. At least 1,000 people in 30 villages aware of disaster preparedness At least 5 disaster mitigation projects implemented in the most disaster prone areas. 100 key persons including VDVs, VDCs, CCs, VLs enhanced the capacity on community based disaster preparedness twice a year.

▪ ▪ ▪

▪ ▪

▪

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Activities 4.1.1 Cooperate with VDCs and VLs to select 48 VDVs in 24 villages 4.1.2 Coordinate with PRC to provide 2 training courses on CBDRM to VDVs and CCs. 4.1.3 Support VDVs to conduct echo training on CBDRM to 200 interested key persons in 24 villages 4.1.4 Support VDVs to conduct disaster preparedness awareness in 30 villages for 1000 interested people. 4.1.5 Facilitate VDVs, VLs, VDCs and CCs to develop village disaster mitigation plans. 4.1.6 Support VDVs, VDCs, VLs and CCs to implement 5 disaster mitigation projects. 4.1.7 Organize and facilitate semester meeting for 100 key persons Output 4.2 Improve capacity of VDVs to provide first aid services to emergency victims and most vulnerable people Activities 4.2.1 Coordinate with PRC to provide 2 training courses on CBFA to 48 VDVs

PvH Village Based Community Development

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

▪ Project coordinator, budget

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan-08

▪ Program/Project coordinator, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan-08

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Jan-08

▪ Project staff, budget, IEC materials

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-Mar 08

▪ Project staff

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-08

▪ Budget

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb-May 08

▪ Program/Project coordinator, budget,

▪ Planned in next semester

▪ Feb and Jun 08

training materials ▪ Project coordinator/staff, budget,

training materials

workshop materials ▪ 48 VDVs trained on CBFA and

▪

equipped first aid kit

CWS's Inputs ▪ Program/Project coordinator, budget,

Actual Output ▪ Not done

training materials

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ Need ERP Coordinator

contact PRC in PVH

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Output 4.3 Respond well-being of vulnerable people and disaster victims in times of emergency Activities

▪ 500 vulnerable people and disaster

▪

▪

victims received commodities assistance CWS's Inputs

4.3.1 Provide emergency relief to 40 VPs and disaster victim families in affected areas

▪ ERP Coordinator, Project staff,

4.3.2 Support food assistance to 500 flood and or drought victim families in target areas.

▪ ERP Coordinator, Project staff,

4.3.3 Support emergency kits to PRCs

▪ Budget, project coordinator/manager

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

▪ No request from community

▪

▪ No request from community

▪

budget, vehicle

budget, vehicle

Not done

▪ Need ERP Coordinator

contact with PRC Theme 5: Project Development, Management and Supervision OBJECTIVE Effective and efficient program mananagement and functioning; enhance community development planning and practice Output 5.1 Monitor and support field staff and field operation in appropriate manner

PvH Village Based Community Development

▪ Monthly project monitoring visits

(monitoring of project management and implementation and field staff performance) ▪ Semester monitoring visit for M&E system

▪

▪

▪

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155

Activities

CWS's Inputs

5.1.1 Field visit to monitor project management (12 times)

▪ Project Manager, Project Coordinator,

5.1.2 Field visit to monitor project implementation and staff performance (24 times)

▪ Project Manager, Program Officers,

5.1.3 Conduct monitoring & evaluation system two times per year

▪ Project manager / coordinator

PvH Village Based Community Development

Program Officers, vehicle

vehicle

vehicle, Program officers/coordinator Program manager

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Program officers and project coordinator conduct regular field monitored. Support staff to conduct PLA, VDC selection, trainings and stay overnight with field staffs

▪ Coaching given on the job

Program officers and Project coordinator monitored staff performance every 2 weeks, totally 12 times in the first 6 months periods

▪ Coaching and advise given

training on PLA operation, stay overnight, and learning from each other

field staffs on SHGs, VDC working with VP, village plan, training, selection of beneficiaries

Program officers, project ▪ Monitoring system conduct coordinator, staff participated first time by FMER focused monitoring system conducted on planning. by FMER program

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156

Church World Service Cambodia Log-frame Mid-Year FY08 Report Project Name: Svay Rieng Water Sanitation Cooperation Project Project No.

Narrative Summary

Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Overall Objective: To expand the coverage of improved water supplies and sanitation facilities to underserved population of Romeas Hek and Romdoul District, Svay Rieng Province, and to improve health and hygiene practices related to water borne diseases and sanitation. Theme 1: Capacity Building for Development Planning OBJECTIVE Develop community capacity to engage with Government institutions define their development direction and manage their affairs in a participatory and demonstrative manner Output 1.1: Enhance program coordination with sectoral forums: provincial (PDRD, PDoAFF), district authorities and CCs.

•

Activities:

4 Quarterly meetings with provincial department; district authorities and commune councils organized

Minutes of meeting

CWS's Inputs

1.1.1 Strengthening relationship with Svay Rieng PDRD for implementing WatSan project

•

Project Coordinator and Project staff Motorbike, vehicle

1.1.2 Strengthening relationship with 2 district authorities and 6 communes in CWS target area

•

Project Coordinator and Project staff Motorbike, vehicle

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

•

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

2 times meeting, once with PDRD • July-Dec. 07, Jan-Jun. 08 Director and another with PDRD coordinator • Select beneficiaries • Training • Filter, latrine and upgrade hand pump • 46 (13 women) of CCLs,CCs, VCs, • Meeting for strengthening VDCs and VAs in 5 Com of Romeas • and collaboration between and Romdoul districts. authorities and CWS •

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Output 1.2: Strengthen leadership among local partners and community structure to better understand and implement community development principles and processes

•

40 CCs/VLs (40% women) trained in Leadership skills/practice

•

40 CCs/VLs (40% women) trained in Com Dev concepts

•

300 vulnerable people from 15 villages trained in CD concepts

Activities:

•

•

•

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

1.2.1 Provide training on Leadership skill to 40 CCs/VLs in SvR

•

Credit Program Coordinator, PDRD budget, training manual, materials

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

1.2.2 Provide training in CD concept to CCs/ VLs

•

Credit Program Coordinator, PDRD budget, training manual, materials

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

1.2.3 Assist the CDFs to conduct training course on Com Dev concept to 300 vulnerable people from 15 target villages

•

Credit Program Coordinator, CDFs, budget, materials

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

•

60 vulnerable people from15 villages coached in household planning and practice

•

•

120 vulnerable people trained on how to conduct family assessment

•

Output 1.3 Vulnerable families are better able to plan and manage household resources, leading to improvement in overall living conditions

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

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Activities: 1.3.1 Support CDFs to coach 60 vulnerable families on household planning 1.3.2 Support CDFs to provide training on family assessment to 120 vulnerable people Output 1.5: Successful withdrawal of CWS from selected communities; hand-over of selected programming to local actors (CCs, and VLs)

CWS's Inputs •

CWS staff, CDFs, budget, materials

•

CWS staff, CDFs, budget, materials

•

Activities: 1.5.1 Conduct handing over CWS assets to community members in 50 villages

50 villages successfully exited

Actual Output •

Not done

•

It will be adjusted mid-year FY 08

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

•

CWS's Inputs •

Program and project staff, budget

Variances/ Remarks

Actual Output •

Not done

Variances/ Remarks •

It will be done in June of next 6 month FY 08

Theme 2: Meeting basic need and building self-reliant, sustainable livelihoods OBJECTIVE Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable people Output 2.1 Improve overall community health status and individual health outcomes

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

•

500 people received awareness on primary health care conducted by CDFs with the support from CWS

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

•

500 people received awareness on dengue fever and malaria conducted by CDFs with the support from CWS

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

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Activities: 2.1.1 Support CDFs to conduct awareness on primary health care to community 2.1.2 Support CDFs to conduct awareness on dengue fever, malaria and avian influenza to community Output 2.2 Improve understanding of good nutrition among target communities and health status of under and malnourish children

CWS's Inputs

Output 2.3 Improved access to safe water and household sanitation; reduce incidence of water borne diseases in the target communities

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

Variances/ Remarks

•

Project staff, CDFs, budget, IEC materials

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

•

Project staff, CDFs, budget, IEC materials

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

•

500 people received nutrition awareness conducted by CDFs with the support from CWS

•

Activities: 2.2.1 Support CDFs to conduct awareness on nutrition to 500 people in 15 villages

Actual Output

•

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output Not done

Variances/ Remarks

•

Project staff, CDFs, budget, IEC materials

•

•

480 families benefited from 160 hand pumps construction

•

•

•

250 families benefited from 50 aprons construction

•

•

•

14 well committees formed (40%, women)

•

•

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•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

160

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

•

14 well committees and 160 users (40%, women) trained on hand pump maintenance

•

•

•

400 vulnerable families of 15 target villages benefited from 400 biosand filter distribution

•

•

•

400 people trained on biosand filter use and maintenance

•

•

•

800 people educated on water and sanitation

•

•

•

120 families in 15 villages benefited from 120 latrines construction

•

•

•

5 primary schools benefited from 25 installation of biosand filters

•

•

•

300 school children, and 8 teachers benefited from 2 hand pumps construction

•

•

•

750 students and teachers from 5 primary schools educated on water and sanitation

•

•

•

Approximately 300 children and 12 school teachers improved their health condition through 2 demonstration latrines at 2 primary schools.

•

Progress report, latrine construction list

•

•

300 people participate in World Water Day celebration

•

Progress report

•

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Activities:

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

2.3.1 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in constructing 160 hand pumps for 480 beneficiaries in CWS target areas.

•

Project staff, PDRD staff, CDFs Budget

•

Not done

•

It will be done in the next 6 month of FY 08

2.3.2 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in in constructing/ upgrading 50 aprons of hand pump/ open wells benefited 250 families.

•

Project staff, PDRD staff, CDFs Budget

•

32 upgrade hand pumps were constructed benefit to 205 persons including 49 children (114 women and 24 girls).

•

Constructed in 15 new villages in 5 communes of Romeas Hek and Rumduol.

2.3.3 Collaboration with SvR PDRD in formation of 14 well committees in 15 villages

•

Project staff, CDFs, PDRD budget, materials

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

2.3.4 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in providing training on hand pump maintenance to 14 well committees

•

Project staff, CDFs, PDRD budget, training manual, spare parts

•

Not done

•

It will be done next quarter of next 6 month FY 08

2.3.5 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in providing 400 biosand filters to 400 families in 15 villages.

•

Project staff, PDRD staff, CDFs, Budget, biosand filter molds

•

232 Filters benefited for 1,285 including 305 children (659 women and 155 girls).

•

Installed in 9 new villages, Daung commune of Romeas Hek District.

•

12 water filters were installed in six pagodas benefited to 49 monks, 105 laymen, 25 nuns and 10 children

•

One water filter was installed in one health center in Daung Commune benefited to 8 staff (6 women);

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

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•

One water filter was installed in Daung Commune benefited to 11 commune councils and one clerk (2 women).

2.3.6 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in providing training on biosand filter use and maintenance to 400 people

•

Project staff, CDFs, PDRD budget, training manual

•

513 (86 women) trained on water filter use and maintenance

•

Project staff, PDRD staff and CDFs trained in 15 villages,5 communes of 2 districts

2.3.7 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in educating clean water and sanitation to 800 people in 15 villages

•

Project staff, CDFs, PDRD budget, IEC materials

•

218 (111 women) educated on clean water and sanitation

•

Project staff, PDRD staff and CDFs trained in 15 villages,5 communes 2 districts

2.3.8 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in supporting communities to construct 120 latrines

•

Project staff, PDRD staff, CDFs, Budget, construction materials

•

51 latrines benefited for 276 families including 74 children (149 women and 33 girls

•

Constructed in 7 new villages, Daung commune of Romeas Hek District.

2.3.9 Install 25 biosand filters in 5 primary schools

•

Project staff, PDRD staff, CDFs, Budget, biosand filter molds, construction materials

•

27 filters installed in six primary and and one secondary schools benefit to 52 teachers (12 women), and 2,288 children (950 girls)

•

Those filters installation are in Romeas Hek district's Daung commune

2.3.10 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in constructing 2 hand pums for 2 primary schools in CWS target areas.

•

Project staff, PDRD staff, CDFs Budget

•

Not done

•

It will be adjusted mid-year FY 08 due to no schools for hand pump construction.

2.3.11 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in education on WatSan to 750 students and teachers

•

Project staff, CDFs, PDRD budget, IEC materials

•

64 school teachers (11 women) and 778 students (341 women) in 6 primary and one secondary schools

•

Trained in 9 schools of 5 communes of Romeas Hek and Romdoul Districts.

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

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2.3.12 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in constructing 2 school latrines for 2 primary schools in CWS areas. 2.3.13 Conduct refresher training on WatSan to 10 CDFs, and 3 PDRD staff

•

Project staff, PDRD staff, CDFs, budget, construction materials

•

Not done

•

It will be adjusted mid-year FY 08 due to no schools for latrine construction.

•

Program and project staff, CDFs, PDRD, budget, training manual

•

Not done

•

It will be adjusted mid-year FY 08.

2.3.14 Collaborate with SvR PDRD in celebrating the World Water day

•

Project staff, CDFs, PDRD budget, materials

•

Not done

•

It will be done the next quarter FY 08.

Output 2.5 Improve agricultural production, food security and household income among vulnerable people and interest groups in target communities

•

14 interest groups formed consist of 12 members in each group

•

Progress report, group list

•

160 vulnerable people trained on home gardening

•

Training report, monitoring visit

•

168 people trained and supported on concepts of group formation, and management

•

Training report, monitoring visit

Activities:

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

2.5.1 Form 14 interest groups with at least 12 members in each group

•

Project and program staff, CDFs, budget

•

Not done

•

It will be done the next quarter FY 08.

2.5.2 Coordinate with program staff in supporting CDFs to provide training course on home gardening to 160 vulnerable people

•

Program and project staff, CDFs, budget, materials, vegetable seeds

•

148 (41 women) trained on home gardening.

•

Beneficiaries from 15 villages of 5 communes of Romea Hek and Rumduol trained

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

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2.5.3 Conduct training on interest group concept and advantages of group formation to 168 people

•

Program and project staff, CDFs, budget, materials

•

Not done

•

It will be done the next quarter FY 08.

Theme 5: Project Development, Management and Supervision OBJECTIVE Effective and efficient project management and functioning; enhance community development planning and practice Output 5.1: Field staff and field operation appropriately monitored and supported

•

Activities: 5.1.1 Regularly field visit to project implementation areas, and field staff performance

SvR WatSan Cooperation Project

Monthly project monitoring visits (monitoring of project management, project implementation and field staff performance)

•

Monthly achievement report

CWS's Inputs •

Project coordinator

Actual Output •

Monitoring training, water filter ,upgrade hand pump activities

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Variances/ Remarks •

2-3 days a week

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Church World Service Cambodia Log-frame Mid-Year FY08 Report Project Name: Partnership Program Office Project No.

Narrative Summary

Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Overall Objective: Theme 1: Capacity Building of CNGOs and Ecumenical Partners and Provide Small Grants to CNGO Partner OBJECTIVE. 1 Strengthen the capacity of holistic • CNGO & Small Project fund recipients • CFEDA and KNTO expanded  continue to support partner practiced necessary organizational CNGO partners and small project their target and activities to the fund recipients to facilitate systems and technical capacity to new remote areas. program that will effectively and carry out effective community sustainably improve the living development interventions in support • Four partners developed their  continue support partners condition of the most vulnerable of the most vulnerable strategies to develop their strategies • Two small grant partners

• continue support to partner

received funds for advocacy campaign on child abuse& human rights Output 1.1: Matured organizational capacity for CNGO partners

• Defined V, M, G for 5 partners

• KORCD, CFED, CFEDA &

KNTO defined their VMGs • Developed strategic plan for 5 partner • KORCD, CFED, CFEDA &

KNTO developed strategies Activities: 1.1.1

CWS's Inputs

Support the Partnership Project • Program and Project staff, budget, BTB, BTM, KPT & Ecum. in training materials developing strategic plan for partners

Partnership Program

Actual Output Program staff assisted the Project staff to develop strategies for 4 partners (KORCD, CFED, CFEDA, KNTO)

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One more partner will review its VMG next report One more partner will develop strategy next report Variances/ Remarks One ecumenical partner will develop its strategy next report period

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Output 1.2: CNGO partner matured in technical capacity

• Partners improved leadership &

• None

• will be done next semester

• A Report Writing course was

• will follow up and improve

management skills • Improved quality of report

conducted for 12 partners (4 holistic). • Partners obtained PRA skills

• KORCD & CSCM obtained

PRA documentations • Partners obtained TOT & CD skills

• Ecumenical partners obtained

Presentation Skills

reporting skills

• will support other partners

to conduct PRA • will continue to improve

their facilitation and presentation skills

• "Community Based Org. and

Management" was organized in Kompong Thom Office. 21 participants (8 women) participated. Activities: 1.2.1

1.2.2

CWS's Inputs

Conduct training on "Management of Change" for all partners

• Program and Project staff, budget,

Conduct training on "Report Writing" for all partners

• Program and Project staff, budget,

Actual Output • None

materials

materials

Variances/ Remarks • will be done next report

period

• 21 participants (5 women) from • The Program staff will

12 partners (4 holistic) participated in Report Writing course.

follow up during next report period

Of which, 2 CFEDA, 2 KNTO, 1 ADOVIR, 3 KORCD 1 CIDC, 2 CFC, 1 SAMAKY, 1 CFED, 3 CSCM, 1 ICA, 2 KCC, 2 Local Church.

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1.2.3

Support the project staff to facilitate PRA training for partners

• Program and Project staff, budget,

materials, vehicle

• Supported Partnership Project

Kompong Thom to conduct training on PRA for KORCD with 10 participants (6 from KORCD, 2 CSCM, 2 KCC). • Following the PRA training, 4

CSCM, 3 KCCs & 3 ICA staff conducted a field practice of PRAs in three target villages in Takeo Province. 1.2.4

Conduct training on "TOT for Community Trainers" to partners

1.2.5

Support the project staff to facilitate CD Concept training

Output 1.3 Increased Advocacy & Awareness Raising activities in partner's targets

• Program and Project staff, budget,

materials

Partnership Program

• Program staff will provide

coaching on data analysis of PRA

• The Program staff assisted

Ecumenical Project staff to facilitate a two-day training on Presentation skills, with 13 participants (3 women) participated.

• Program and Project staff, budget,

materials, vehicle

• The Program staff assisted

Partnership Project Kompong Thom to conduct Training on "Community Based Org. and Management", in Kompong Thom Office. 21 participants (8 women) participated.

• 3 CNGOs received small grant • Events conducted

• None

• Two partners (CSF & CHRAC)

• Continue small grant

received small grant. • A campaign called 19 Nov World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse under the theme of "Run Half Marathon to Stop All Forms of Child Abuse"

support to partners

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was organized by CSF in Baloung District, Ratanakiri Province. • The Human Right Day,

• None

10 Dec under the theme of "We all have obligation to promote and defend human rights" was organized by CHRAC in Phnom Penh. Activities: 1.3.1

CWS's Inputs

Provide small grants to CNGO • Program staff and budget partners to implement activities including Child at risk, women, ..etc

Partnership Program

Actual Output • CSF organized a campaign

called 19 November-World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse under the theme of "Run Half Marathon to Stop All Forms of Child Abuse" in Baloung District, Ratanakiri Province. There were about 300 participants included school children, teachers, , security police and relevant stakeholders. The event was presided by the Provincial Deputy Governor, Police Chief, Director of Education Depart.

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Variances/ Remarks • will continue to provide

small grant to other partner

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• CHRAC, with partial funding

support from CWS, organized the Human Right Day, 10 Dec under the theme of "We all have obligation to promote and defend human rights" through Street Parade and rally in open and public area in Phom Penh, with approximately 5,000 people from 59 different human right organizations, Union Federations and the Special Representative of Secretary General of the United Nations for Cambodia. Theme 2: Management and Supervision OBJECTIVE. 2 Provide overall management, • CNGO Partners possess necessary supervision and capacity building organizational systems and technical to Partnership Program field staff; capacity to carry out successful, develop & strengthen mechanism, quality community development practice, guideline and tools that will interventions improve the Partnership Program & lead to enhanced outcomes • Strategies, mechanisms, guidelines,

policies, tools developed, tested and updated

• KNTO was monitored twice

and feedback was given

all current partners

• CFED was evaluated and

feedback was given • KNTO, CFEDA, CFED,

ADOVIR, COWS & BFDK were audited by CWS. • Proposal Appraisal Tool for

holistic partners existed

• TNA and Follow Up Tools

for partner capacity assessment were developed

Partnership Program

• will continue to monitor

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• Continue to develop other

necessary tools for the program • The Program staff will

revise the tools to fit with the partner's context

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Output 2.1 Improved capacity of CNGO partners to plan, implement, monitor, assess & report outcomes Activities: 2.1.1

• At least 12 visits to holistic partners

• 7 field visits conducted to KORCD, • Continue field visit to the

at least two times per partner/year

KNTO, CFEDA, ADOVIR, ACED, CFED, COWS&BFDK

CWS's Inputs

Visit partners at least two times • Program staff, budget and time per year to monitor outputs

Actual Output

•

•

•

Provide feedback to partners regarding programming

• Program staff, budget and time

Kompong Thom for flood assessment &food assistance One visit to KNTO & CFEDA in Bateay Meanchey for introduction & monitoring One visit to ADOVIR & ACED Battambang for relationship building One visit to CFED to present its final program evaluation & field visit to target community Lately, visited to COWS and BFDK (phased out partners) to learn their community work.

• After field visited to KORCD,

feedback meeting was done for the improvement regarding the field implementation & Self Help Group & weaving program and new rice bank. • Findings &recommendations

of field monitoring to KNTO was presented to their staff

Partnership Program

Variances/ Remarks

• 3 field visits conducted to KORCD • Continue field visits to the

•

2.1.2

partners

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partners • Continue field visit

• Continue field visit

• Continue field visit

• Continue field visit

• Further feedback will carry

out within the next report period

• CWS M&E Team will

continue to monitor within this reporting period

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• A final program evaluation

result of CFED Svay Rieng was presented and feedback discussion was carried out among their staff. Output 2.2 Improved program implementation at field level; and improved staff management and development

• At least 2 visits to project field office

per year

• Provided coaching to the

Project Coordinator Kampong Thom for better planning, implementation & reporting

• CWS continue to provide

coaching &build their staff capacity

• Continue to visit field office

to support staff

• Provided coaching to the

Project Manager Battambang on strengthening financial, and planning

Activities: 2.2.1

2.2.2

Visit to project field office and target partners related to management issues

CWS's Inputs • Program staff, budget

• 3 visits to Kampong Thom

Partnership Program

Variances/ Remarks • Continue to visit field office

Project Office and two visits to Battambang and Banteay Meanchey Office.

Provide feedback to project staff • Program staff, budget related to program management

Output 2.3 Improved program management and coordination

Actual Output

• During the field office visits,

meeting with staff were carried out to ensure a sound management & financial issue

• At least 3 program meetings/year

• Program meeting was carried

out in Kompong Thom Project

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• Continue feedback for staff

improvement

• Conduct next meeting

within the next report period

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• # meetings with POG & SMT

• Attended 2 POG meetings

&two SMT meetings • # meeting with other NGOs

• Attended 5 meetings with

CCC-NGO-GPP, Civil Society on Aid Effectiveness Dialogue, Community Organizing Dialogue and Farmer's Development Dialogue. • 9 meetings with Ecumenical

Partners of ICA, KCC &CSCM and small grant partners of CC, CSF &CHRAC as well as non-funding partners of CFC, Samaky & DPKS. • Meeting with LWF about the

hosting internship student & facilitating workshop on the Buddhist &Christian Values" and translation of Diakonia & Small Catechism

• Continue POG & SMT

meeting • Continue meetings with

NGOs partners

• Continue meetings with

multi-faith partners

• Continue meetings with

multi-faith partners

• Facilitated the workshop on

"Relationship Building" for Indigenous Community Support Organization (ICSO) with 17 multi-faith staff in Ratanakiri Province, on 20-21 November 2007

Partnership Program

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Activities: 2.3.1

Conduct program meetings

CWS's Inputs • Program staff, budget

Actual Output • One program meeting was

conducted in Kompong Thom Project Office to agree on TOR, Project &Program plan FY'08 2.3.2

Attend POG & SMT Meeting

• Program staff, budget

• Attended 2 POG meetings

&two SMT meetings 2.3.3

Attend the meeting with other NGOs (partners, donors, network)

• Program staff, budget

• Attended workshop on the

"Financial Management" was organized by CCC-NGO-GPP

Variances/ Remarks • Conduct next meeting

within the next report period

• Continue POG & SMT

meeting • Continue meetings with

all stakeholders

• Attended workshop on the

"Aid Effectiveness" organized by CCC-NGO PhD student • Attended workshop on the

"Civil Society Organization Dialogue on aid effectiveness" organized by NGO Forum. • Attended workshop on the

"Community Organizing" was organized by ADHOC • Attended regional workshop of

"Asian Zone Emergency and Environment Cooperation Network/AZEECON" was organized by the National Committee for Disaster Management and Lutheran World Federation.

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• Attended workshop on the

"Development Dialogue" was organized by CEDAC. • Attended "Annual General

Meeting" organized by CCC • Meeting with Ecumenical

Partners of ICA, KCC &CSCM to build relationship and learn what can be partnered in the future. • Meeting with new small grant

partners: CC, CSF & CHRAC, to build relationship and seek deeper understanding about their organization before the small grants were released. • Meeting with non-funding

partners: CFC, Samaky and DPKS who approached CWS for capacity building to their staff. Four staff from above partners were invited for the training on "Report Writing & CBO and Management". • CWS Cambodia also worked

in cooperation with the international NGO of Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to host the intern student for the

Partnership Program

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research on the Ecumenical Partnership focusing on the women empowerment and youth group. • In addition, LWF asked CWS

Cambodia Partnership Staff to facilitate the workshop on the "Buddhist & Christian Value" session during Annual Retreat with 300 staff in Sihanuk Ville, August 27, 2007. • Attended workshop on Land

Titling and Poverty Reduction organized by Analyzing Development Issues (ADI) Output 2.4 Better informed programming & practice as result of periodic evaluations of CNGO partners Activities: 2.4.1

2.4.2

• # Program M&E to partners

routinely

to KNTO to learn and give feedback to the partner CWS's Inputs

Support the project manager to develop TOR for M&E

• Program/project staff, time, budget

Coordinate for internal or external M&E to partners

• Program/project staff, time, budget

Partnership Program

• One M&E exercise carried out

FMER staff

Actual Output • Assisted Project Manager of

• Program and Project staff

continue to monitor the partners Variances/ Remarks • Continue support Project

BTB & KTM to develop monitoring tools for M&E workshop

Manager for monitoring

• Cooperated with M&E team

• Cooperate with M&E team

and consultant to develop the M&E tools and conducted M&E exercise to KNTO for testing tools

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to continue monitoring to partners

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Output 2.5 Defined partnership strategies and developed necessary tools for monitoring & assessing program capacity

• Developed new partner profiles

• Developed "partner selection tool" and • Proposal Appraisal Tool was

• Grant monitoring tools

• M & E forms for partnership

2.5.1 2.5.2

2.5.3

2.5.4

• will be done when new

partner selected

"proposal assessment tool"

Activities:

• None

developed and presented to POG. • Grant monitoring tool was

developed and presented to the Country Director • Monitoring forms of SHG, Funeral Association, VDC, Partner Capacity Assessment were developed .

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Support project staff to compile • Project/program staff, budget new partner's profiles

• None

Develop "Partner Selection & • Project/program staff Proposal Assessment Tools"

• Proposal Appraisal Tool for

Develop Grant Monitoring Tool • Program staff

Cooperate with M&E staff to develop M&E Forms for partnership

Partnership Program

• Project/program staff, budget

• will revise based on the

feedback from POG. • will share with partnership

staff for testing • will use the hand book as

M&E tools

Variances/ Remarks • will be done when the new

partners selected holistic partner was developed and presented to POG to get feedback. The tool was used to appraise proposal of KNTO, CFEDA and ADOVIR for FY08 • Grant monitoring tool was developed and presented to the Country Director • Monitoring forms of SHG, Funeral Association, VDC, Partner Capacity Assessment were developed and incorporated in the M&E Handbook

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• will develop the partner

selection tool

• The tool will be shared to

the program team • will use M&E Handbook as

a tool to monitor the project

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Output 2.6 Improved profiling & promotion of CNGOs partners to other donors for resource mobilizations

Activities: 2.6.1

2.6.2

• # Donor coordination meeting

• A donor meeting with Mekong

• None

Plus and AusAID was carried out to discuss about CFED Svay Rieng Financial Issue. CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Coordinate meeting with other • Program staff donors Mplus, AusAID, Hiefer,

• Partnership Program staff

Attend NGO/ donor forum

• None

coordinated a meeting with MekongPlus & AusAID as they are funding partners of CFED Svay Rieng. Meeting was focused on financial quality check. CWS internal audit conducted a global audit to CFED based on the request from Mekong Plus & AusAID.

• Program staff

Variances/ Remarks • will continue to improve

CFED financial system & staff capacity within next report period

• will continue meeting with

other NGO & donors

Output 2.7 Staff development; effective training and mentoring of field office staff; enhanced capacity building of program office staff

• Program staff possess OD skill

M&E system development • Project staff possess project cycle

management skill

Partnership Program

• 6 Partnership Staff attended

• Ongoing coaching and follow

up the progress of project implementation to ensure the quality of work

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• will continue to build OD

skills • will continue to provide

coaching to project staff

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Activities: 2.7.1

Provide on-going coaching to

CWS's Inputs • Program staff

Actual Output • Coaching meetings with

ecumenical Program officer & capacity building Program officer regarding the training course and approaches on how working with them more effectively.

program and project staff on the

OD & Project Cycle Management

• Ongoing coaching to Project

2.7.2

Encourage program & project • Program/project staff staff to learn necessary skills through internal & external training/ workshop

Partnership Program

•

Variances/ Remarks • will continue coaching to

ensure the program staff can carry out their job effectively

• will continue to support the

Managers in Kompong Thom and Battambang regarding the approaches working with partners and exit strategies between CWS & partner and Partners with their community

project managers to ensure the exit plans set up

Six Partnership staff attended the M&E Training early FY08 and carried out a field practice to test the tools developed by the team. As a result, staff understood definition, tools used and take ownership on M&E to the project in future

• will encourage staff to learn

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other skills related to the program management

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Church World Service Cambodia Log-frame Mid-Year FY08 Report Project Name: Kompong Thom Partnership Project Project No.

Narrative Summary

Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Overall Objective: To build strong communities that will impact positively on the standard of living of poor and vulnerable people, the equality of women and overall peace. Theme 1: Capacity Building of CNGO and Ecumenical Partners OBJECTIVE. 1 Strengthen the capacity of holistic CNGO partners and small project fund recipients to facilitate program that will effectively and sustainably improve the living condition of the most vulnerable Output 1.1: Matured organizational capacity for 1 CNGO partners

KPT Partnership Project

•

KORCD's Strategic Plan (VMG) developed

•

Strategy of KORCD existed

•

The developed strategy will be submitted to the board of directors to review

•

Annual Plan document developed

•

Annual plan with details of activities and timeframe was developed and in use.

•

None

•

CAT conducted for HAPO, COP and CIDC

•

Capacity Assessment was conducted for HAPO&CIDC

•

Staff was not able to achieve the three partners. due to the engagement of M&E system development. CAT will be done in Jan08 for COP.

•

KORCD staff are able to use CAT

•

None

•

This will be done in May08

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•

KORCD's Admin & Staff policies reviewed

•

None

•

This was delayed due to KORCD staff engaged with other important event.

•

Training need assessment identified (TNA)

•

Training Need Assessment was conducted for KORCD

•

None

•

Staff policies implemented by KORCD staff

•

Staff policy was developed & put in use

•

This will be review next year

Activities:

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

1.1.1

Train KORCD staff on strategic • Program and Project staff, budget, plan (VMG) training materials

•

1.1.2

Assist KORCD to develop annual plan

•

1.1.3

Use CAT to evaluate HAPO, CIDC and COP

KPT Partnership Project

Variances/ Remarks

Project staff with support from partnership program officer conducted training on strategy planning workshop for the six KORCD and two CSCM staff from 13-17 Oct07.

•

The strategy will be reviewed by KORCD's board director

After the strategy plan was developed, the 6 KORCD staff with support of CWS staff developed the Annual Plan of FY'08 • Program and project staff, motorbike, • CAT was carried out to HAPO materials on 20-21 August07 with full participation of partner's staff and 60 parents of school children; and CIDC carried out its CAT on 24-25 Oct07 with participation of partner's staff and 40 local authorities.

•

Plan of Action FY'08 is in use.

•

Project staff will conduct CAT for COP in Jan08.

•

Project staff, motorbike

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1.1.4

Provide training on CAT Assessment to KORCD

•

Project staff, budget, materials, motorbike

•

None

•

CAT will be done in May08

1.1.5

Coach KORCD staff to revise administration system and staff policy

•

Project staff, materials, motorbike

•

None

•

Coaching will be carried out with KORCD staff to review admin system and staff policies

1.1.6

Conduct TNA for KORCD staff • Project staff, motorbike, materials

•

TNA was conducted for KORCD and put in staff development plan

•

None

1.1.7

Monitor KORCD staff on plan implementation of annual and organizational manage_ ment policies

•

Project staff, motorbike

•

Project staff monitored the KORCD staff and program four times per month to make sure the management system & activities carried as planed

•

Project staff also stayed at the communities with partner staff to learn more about their livelihood

1.1.8

Select Village Development committee(VDC) and Village Committee for Program Management (VCPM)

•

Project staff, motorbike, materials Provincial Rural Development Department (PRDD) and District Rural Development Department. (DRDD)

•

KORCD staff cooperated with PRDD staff and DRDD staff to select nine VDC leaders and 52 VCPM and 12 Advisors in nine target villages of KORCD.

•

New VDCs and VCPMs not yet trained & KORCD &project staff will train the new VDCs

•

8 target villages of KORCD conducted and documented PRA

•

KORCD staff conducted PRA in nine target villages in three communes (Thnoat Chum, Phnov & Taingkrasaing) with cooperation from VDC, CC & 286 villagers (214 women).

•

None

Output 1.2: CNGO partner matured in technical capacity

KPT Partnership Project

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KPT Partnership Project

•

KORCD staff have good team work

•

KORCD staff have worked hard with a consultation and participation with stakeholders

•

Continue to improve the effectiveness of program implementation

•

Financial report from KORCD is acceptable

•

KORCD submitted monthly & quarter financial reports with acceptable quality Jul-Nov07

•

Project staff continue to monitor closely

•

KORCD staff are able to train SHG • KORCD trained 8 SHGs on committee members on bookkeeping Bookkeeping in the height target villages.

•

Project staff will train KORCD staff to fulfill the gaps on bookkeeping skills

•

KORCD staff are able to present their work in the meeting/ workshop

•

KORCD staff slightly improved their presentation skill through meeting and workshop

•

Project staff will provide training on the presentation skills next quarter

•

KORCD staff are able to solve problems in their target areas

•

KORCD has continued to monitor its village conflict resolution committee in their target communities

•

Project staff will provide training on problem solving to KORCD staff

•

KORCD staff are able to write report and submit on time

•

KORCD submitted a mid-year report of FY08 earlier.

•

Project staff will coach on the quality of report

•

Study tour organized for 6 CNGO staff and 9 community members

•

None

•

This will be carried out in April'08 to visit a silk weaving program

•

10 CNGO staff improved their community development work after the training

•

KORCD staff are able to train their target villagers on home gardening, compost making & traditional pesticides.

•

KORCD will continue their skills on community development work

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Activities:

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

1.2.1

Conduct PRA training to • Program and project staff, budget, KOCRD staff and coach them in materials, vehicle the field

•

Project staff conducted a training on PRA to 6 KORCD, 2 KCC and 2 CSCM staff from 10-14 Sept07. Participants were asked to practice the actual PRA in one village. KORCD completed its PRA in the nine villages.

•

None

1.2.2

Provide training on leadership • Program and project staff, budget, and management to partners materials, vehicle

•

Project staff conducted the Community-Based Org & management course from 11-15 Dec 07 with 21 people (6 KORCD, 2 KCC, 1 ICA, 2 CSCM, 2 CFC, 1 CIDC, 1 HAPO, 1 Adsu Church, 2 CDA, 1 DPKS&2 teachers

•

Project staff will monitor and KORCD will train the same course to VDC and village leaders

1.2.3

Provide echo-training on basic • Project staff, motorbike, materials financial management to KORCD finance staff

•

Project staff provided training bookkeeping to KORCD staff and ongoing monitor financial report

•

Project staff will provide ongoing coaching and build strong financial management

1.2.4

Provide training on SHG and book keeping to KORCD staff

Project staff, motorbike, materials

•

Project staff conducted SHGBookkeeping to six KORCD staff and nine VDCs on 18-19 Dec07.

•

Project staff will provide ongoing monitoring to SHG bookkeeping

1.2.5

Coach KORCD staff on • Project staff, motorbike, materials presentation and listening skills

•

None

•

This training will be carried out next quarter

KPT Partnership Project

•

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1.2.6

Conduct training workshop on • Program and Project staff, budget, Conflict Resolution to CNGO materials partners

•

None

•

This training will be carried out next quarter

1.2.7

Train KORCD staff on report writing

•

Three KORCD staff sent to attend the Report Writing in Phnom Penh organized by the Partnership Program 12-16 Nov07. KORCD is able to write report and submitted to CWS on time. Partnership Project Kompong Thom also supported small funds for two staff of CCDC& COP to join the training course of M&E organized by VBNK institution

•

Project staff will check and give feedback to KORCD regarding quality of report

1.2.8

Conduct study tour to 6 CNGOs • Project staff, budget, materials staff & 9 community members

•

None

•

The study tour will take place in April08 to see the silk weaving program

1.2.9

Train 10 CNGO staff on CD concept

Output 1.3 Matured practice among partners

KPT Partnership Project

•

Program staff, budget and materials

•

Program and Project staff, budget, materials

•

KORCD staff provided the five training courses on home home garden & compost pet & traditional pesticides

•

KORCD will practice more on their community facilitation skills

•

Good relationship between CNGO staff and CBO, CC and Authorities

•

KORCD regular joined in the monthly meeting with CC.

•

CC members happy with KORCD participation

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•

KPT Partnership Project

Target beneficiaries of the partners have home garden, animal raising compost making, Kroma weaving group and rice bank

•

75 families from eight vegetable groups have home garden

•

Project staff encouraged KORCD staff to mobilize the villagers to plant vegetables

•

One-widow family in Vaing Cheung village received one cow bank

•

Three cow banks not delivered to other 3 villager due the price increased

•

10,800 kg from 90 families were returned back to their community rice bank

•

KORCD will encourage other members to return paddy rice to their rice bank

•

80 families received home garden training & 35 families practiced the skills.

•

KORCD will continue to encourage other villagers to plant vegetables.

•

24 kromas form two weaving groups were solved

•

Semi-automatic looms not yet installed

•

Mortality rate caused by preventable disease reduced (%)

•

85 families report using mosquito nets, 35 family drink boiling water&15 families clean houses, 10 pregnant women checked their health at health center & 15 women received birth spacing. One open well dug in Vaing Cheung village.

•

KORCD will continue to monitor community health

•

Number of target groups of partners received awareness on gender, human rights and peace building conducted by partners with supports from CWS

•

Gender and human right concept integrated in all meeting with communities

•

KORCD will keep extend gender and human right next report period

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Activities:

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

1.3.1

Encourage CNGO partners to • Project staff, motorbike build relationship with CBOs, CCs, VDC and authorities

•

KORCD engaged all village leaders, commune councils, elders in the meeting & other important events.

•

KORCD will continue to involve local authorities in all development process

1.3.2

Encourage and support • Project staff, motorbike KORCD staff to train target communities on home garden, animal raising, compost making, Kroma weaving, and rice bank

•

KORCD staff provided training on compost making & planting vegetables to 80 families and 35 families already practiced the skills.

•

KORCD will continue to encourage other villagers to plant vegetables.

•

Two groups with 24 members (24 women)of Kroma weaving were formed in Kangmeas Tbong & Kangmeas Cheung village and the weaving is in progress and 24 kromas were made and sold to neighbors

•

Other four semi-automatic looms have not been installed due to lack of technical people to train to the weaving groups.

•

KORCD raised awareness on basic health to 160 families in the target villages. After the awareness, 85 families report using mosquito nets,35 family drink boiling water&15 families clean houses, 10 pregnant women checked their health at health center & 15 women received birth spacing. One open well dug in Vaing Cheung village.

•

KORCD will continue to monitor community health

1.3.3

Support KORCD in providing primary health care to communities

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•

Project staff, motorbike

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1.3.4

Support KORCD to provide

•

Project staff, motorbike

•

KORCD integrated concept of gender, human right in all meeting with communities

•

KORCD did not conduct a separate course for the gender and human right

•

Two small project grant approved

•

CIDC and Adsu Church already submitted their proposals to the project

•

The proposals are in the process of appraisal by the funding committee

training on gender, human rights,

and peace building to the target communities

Output 1.4 CNGOs, CBOs, CCs and VDCs are to implement small projects in support of the most vulnerable in their communities Activities: 1.4.1

Select two small project grant partners

Output 1.5 Vulnerable people receive emergency relief through CNGO partners

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CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

•

Program and project staff

•

CIDC submitted a proposal for 50 out-school children and Adsu (local church) applied for the weaving program for their 94 members (49 women)

•

The proposals have not been approval yet

•

85 vulnerable/ victim families in KORCD target areas received ontime emergency relief

•

339 families in Santuk& Baray district of KORCD target received food assistance with 50 kg, 4 cans of canned fish, 2 kg of salt per family

•

Flood caused by the over flooding from Stung Sen & Stung Chinit river due to new construction of dams

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Activities:

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

1.5.1

Assessment of emergency situation

•

Project staff, motorbike

•

Project staff with support from the partnership & Emergency Response program staff in cooperation with KORCD & local authorities to conduct flood assessment for two steps concerning food hunger. Finally, 82 families for 1st step &257 families for 2nd step received white rice 16,950kg, 1356 canned fish cans,678 kg (ration: 50kg rice, 2kg salt, 4 cans of canned fish)

•

There were 390 flood victims requested for the food assistance but the assessment was able to give to 339 most vulnerable families

1.5.2

Provide grant (USD1000.00) and conduct field monitoring

•

Project staff, budget, motorbike

•

Partnership project contributed 2,068 USD for the two responses in addition to the budget from Emergency Response office Phnom Penh

•

The project budget could only respond for the first food distribution.

•

Women's Day awareness organized

•

None

•

This will be carried out on 8 March 2008

Output 1.6 Increased advocacy awareness in KORCD target areas Activities: 1.6.1

Support CNGO partner to organize Women's Day awareness

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CWS's Inputs •

Project staff, budget

Actual Output •

None

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Variances/ Remarks •

Organize on 8 March08

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Theme 2: Management and Supervision OBJECTIVE. 2 Improve program design; effective and efficient implementation; enhanced program outcomes Output 2.1 Improved capacity of CNGO partners to plan, implement, monitor, assess and write report

•

Activities:

72 field visits to CNGO partners conducted

•

30 field visits to KORCD and communities

CWS's Inputs

•

Actual Output

Project will continue to monitor activities

Variances/ Remarks

2.1.1

Conduct field monitoring/ visit • Project staff, motorbike to partner 4 times to the field & 2 times at the office

•

30 field visits to KORCD and communities to provide coaching and monitor the organization and activities

•

Project will continue to monitor activities

2.1.2

Attend monthly and quarterly meeting with partner

•

Project staff attended monthly meeting with KORCD for 6 times

•

Project staff will continue to join in the monthly and quarterly meeting

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•

Project staff, motorbike

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Church World Service Cambodia Log-frame Mid-Year FY08 Report Project Name: Battambang and Banteay Meanchey Partnership Project Project No. Narrative Summary

Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Overall Objective: Theme 1: Capacity building and support of holistic CNGO partners OBJECTIVE Strengthened capacity of CNGO ▪ CNGOs and small project fund partners and small project fund recipients have the necessary recipients to facilitate effective and organizational system & technical sustainable programs that will improve capacity to carry out effective the living condition of the most community development vulnerable. interventions in support of the vulnerable. Output 1.1: Emerging organizational capacity ▪ FY 2008 grants were approved and for 3 newly engaged CNGO partners provided to 3 partners (CFEDA, and maturing organizational capacity KNTO & ADOVIR) to implement ICD for 3 established CNGO partners. program in remote villages. ▪ 3 new CNGOs selected as holistic

partners. ▪ CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR obtained 3 year- strategic plans and proposals.

Actual Output

▪ FY 2008 grants were provided

to CFEDA, ADOVIR & KNTO to implement ICD program in 41 remote villages. ▪ None ▪ CFEDA & KNTO prepared

and developed 3 yearstrategic plans & proposals.

Variances/ Remarks

▪ The programs benefited

directly to 3,272 families (16,914 persons) and indirectly to 3,770 families . (18,683 persons). ▪ The selection was planned in the second semester. ▪ Coaching of ADOVIR regarding development of 3 year-strategic plan, scheduled in the second semester.

▪ 3 partners (CFEDA, KNTO and

ADOVIR) obtained revised financial, administration & staff policies/ guidelines.

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▪ Policies and guidelines (finance, ▪ The guidelines are

Administration, staff, community pond & school) of CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR were revised and created.

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improved and reflected to current situation & change within the organizations & their communities.

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▪ 3 partners (CFEDA, KNTO &

ADOVIR) improved and created village profiles, monitoring tools and reports. ▪ 6 partners (CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR) and 3 new partners assessed capacity needs and developed capacity building plan. ▪ ADOVIR assessed organizational performance by using CAT. ▪ V, M, G & core values of 3 new

▪ None

▪ Activity was planned in the

second semester.

▪ Capacity building needs for

CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR were conducted and capacity building plan were prepared. ▪ ADOVIR was assessed organizational growth by using CAT. ▪ None

partners defined. Activities: 1.1.1.

1.1.2

1.1.3

Assess & appraise proposals and plan of CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR.

Select 3 new holistic CNGO partners.

Prepare agreement and disburse grants for CFEDA, KNTO, ADOVIR and 3 new CNGO partners.

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to new partners next period

▪ The result was incorporated

with improvement plan. ▪ The activity was planned in

the second semester.

CWS's Inputs ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

▪ Staff will assess capacity

Holistic grants Project and Program staff Transportation Training fund/materials. Training room.

Actual Output ▪ Assessed and appraised

proposals of CFEDA, KNTO, & ADOVIR for FY 2008.

▪ Collected information of

CNGOs in BTB and BTM. Met 5 CNGOs to understand and learn more about their organizations. ▪ Prepared agreements and provided disbursement of grants to CFEDA, KNTO and ADOVIR.

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ The project staff will release

fund based on agreement

▪ Selection of holistic

partners is planned in the second semester.

▪ USD 38,500 was

disbursed to 3 partners (USD 14,000 for CFEDA, USD 14,000 for KNTO & USD 10,500 for ADOVIR).

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1.1.4

1.1.5

1.1.6

1.1.7

1.1.8

Conduct meeting with CFEDA, KNTO, ADOVIR and 3 new partners to explain partnership operation guideline.

▪ Organized the meeting with

Conduct financial monitoring for 6 partners.

▪ Conducted monthly financial

Provide mentoring, coaching and field monitoring regarding organizational strengthening & program implementation.

▪ Provided coaching and field

Provide training & coaching to partner staff (CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR) to develop strategic plan and proposals. Provide coaching and mentoring to partner staff (CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR) to revise financial, administration & staff policies/ guidelines.

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CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR separately to explain CWS partnership operating guideline

monitoring for CFEDA, KNTO ADOVIR.

monitoring to CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR related to organizational development and program implementation. One morning section of case story writing training was organized for nine staff of CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR (4 women). ▪ Organized training and coaching for CFEDA & KNTO staff to develop three yearstrategic plans and proposals. ▪ Provided coaching to CFEDA,

KNTO and ADOVIR to revise financial, administration, staff policies and to create program guidelines (community pond & community school support).

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▪ Partners understand about

the guidelines & time frame of partnership between CWS and the partners. ▪ Partners have improved

finance system (report, record and management). ▪ They strengthen and

improve organizational and program aspects.

▪ This strategic planning was

supported by partnership program staff

▪ The project staff will follow

up the implementation of these guidelines

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1.1.9

▪ None

Provide coaching and mentoring to partner staff (CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR) to develop and improve village profiles, monitoring tools and reports.

the second semester.

1.1.10 Conduct capacity building need assessment of KNTO, CFEDA, ADOVIR and 3 new partners & prepare capacity building plans.

▪ Conducted capacity building

1.1.11 Conduct CAT to evaluate ADOVIR organizational growth.

▪ Used CAT to assess

1.1.12 Provide coaching to 3 new partners to define V, M, G and core values. Output 1.2 Emerging technical capacity among 3 newly CNGO partners, maturing technical capacity among 3 established CNGO partners.

▪ None

need assessment for KNTO, CFEDA & ADOVIR and prepared capacity building plan for them. organizational growth of ADOVIR.

▪ Capacity building need

assessment for new partners was planned in the second semester. ▪ The staff will use result of

CAT for improvement plan ▪ Activity was planned in

the second semester.

▪ At least 2 training courses (LCP,

conflict resolution, CAT, & PIA) organized and provided for 40 CNGO partner staff (20 staff/ course).

▪ At least 2 workshops related to

▪ Two training courses on

strategic planning and CAT, what is organization and values were organized and provided to 24 staff (11 women & 13 men) of CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR. ▪ Not achieved.

program implementation organized for 30 partner staff.

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▪ Activity was planned in

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▪ CFEDA and KNTO used

the knowledge gained to develop 3 year-strategic plan and ADOVIR used CAT to assess their organization growth. ▪ It is rescheduled in the

second semester because time was prioritized for assistance of CFEDA and KNTO in preparation of Direct Aid Program (DAP) proposals for Australian Embassy.

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▪ At least 5 CNGO partner staff

supported to attend relevant training & workshop.

▪ One exposure visit organized for 12

▪ Five staff of CFEDA, KNTO &

ADOVIR (4 men & 1 woman) were supported to attend four-day report writing training, organized by CWS Partnership Office. ▪ None

second semester.

▪ Internship organized & facilitated

▪ None

▪ Activity was planned in the

for 4 CNGO partner staff. ▪ One refresher training course

second semester. ▪ None

▪ Activity was planned in the

organized for 15 VLAs from target villages of CNGO partners. 1.2.1

1.2.2 1.2.3

Organize and provide training & training follow-up to partner staff.

Organize & facilitate program related workshops. Coordinate with relevant network & institution for partner staff to attend training & workshop

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second semester.

CWS's Inputs ▪ Fund for training, visit , workshop & ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

knowledge gained to improve their report writing.

▪ Activity was planned in the

CNGO partner staff.

Activities:

▪ Partner staff used the

internship. Project and program staff/time. Transportation. Training materials/documents. Training room.

Actual Output ▪ Provided two-day training

on CAT and what is organization & values for 13 staff of CFEDA, KNTO & ADOVIR. ▪ Organized five- day training on strategic planning for 11 staff of CFEDA & KNTO.

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Staff will provide training on

this subject to new partners

▪ The training was facilitated

by partnership program staff

▪ Not done

▪ It is rescheduled in the

▪ Coordinated with Partnership

▪ Staff wrote actual report for

second semester. Office staff to send 5 partner staff to attend report writing training at CWS PHN Office.

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the project when they came back

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1.2.4

Organize and facilitate exposure visit for partner staff. 1.2.5 Organize internship for CNGO partner staff. 1.2.6 Coordinate with VLA trainer of DAHP & organize VLA refresher training. Output 1.3: Developing practice among 3 newly engaged CNGO partners & maturing practice among 3 established CNGO partners.

Activities: 1.3.1

1.3.2

1.3.3

▪ Activity was planned in the

▪ None

▪ Activity was planned in the

▪ None

▪ Activity was planned in the

second semester. second semester. second semester.

▪ CFEDA and KNTO increased

capacity in providing capacity to VCPM regarding to the rights-based, leadership, domestic violence etc. ▪ CFEDA and KNTO able to support CCs to explain CCDM sub-decree for VCs, VDCs & VDVs and provide refresher training for VDVs. ▪ ADOVIR able to support a need led CBOs ( funeral associations and well groups etc). ▪ ADOVIR able to integrate gender, human rights and peace building in programming.

▪ None

▪ It was planned in the second

semester.

▪ None

▪ It was planned in the second

semester.

▪ None

▪ It was planned in the second

semester. ▪ None

▪ It was planned in the second

semester.

CWS's Inputs

▪ Holistic grants Provide coaching & mentoring to CFEDA & KNTO staff related Project and Program staff to capacity building for VCPM. ▪ Transportation Provide coaching to CFEDA & ▪ Training fund/materials. KNTO staff to support CCs related to CCDM sub-decree extension and provide refresher training for VDVs. Provide coaching to ADOVIR staff to form and support needs led CBOs

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▪ None

Actual Output ▪ None

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Activity was planned in the

second semester. ▪ None

▪ Activity was planned in the

second semester.

▪ None

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▪ Activity was planned in the

second semester.

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1.3.4

Output 1.5: Resources mobilized in support of CNGO partners.

Activities: 1.5.1

Share funding information & establish link between CNGO partners and potential donors. Output 1.6 CNGOs, CBOs, CCs etc. are to implement small projects in support of the most vulnerable in their communities. Activities: 1.6.1

1.6.2 1.6.3

▪ None

Provide coaching to ADOVIR staff to integrate gender, human rights and peace building in their program.

Conduct appraisal of proposal and field assessment. Prepare agreement and grant disbursement. Monitor project implementation.

▪ Activity was planned in the

second semester.

▪ At least one CNGO partner received

fund from other funding agency.

▪ CFEDA & KNTO was assisted

to prepare program plan and budget FY'09 for DAP proposals for Australian Embassy.

CWS's Inputs ▪ Project and Program staff

▪ At least 3 small projects approved

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks ▪ Staff will continue to share

with CFEDA and KNTO..

funding information to all partners

▪ Not achieved

▪ It is rescheduled in the

second semester.

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output ▪ Conducted appraisal of peace

education proposal of DYBTB. ▪ None ▪ Conducted field monitoring &

coaching to ACED staff for the implementing small grant that provided in June 2007 and for the period from June- October, 2007

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submitted to Australian Embassy.

▪ Shared funding information

and implemented (health, peace building, community development, food security and HIV focused program etc.). ▪ Project staff ▪ Transportation. ▪ Fund for small project.

▪ The proposals were

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ The proposal was sent

to the program level for approval ▪ Activity is rescheduled in the second semester. ▪ ACED used the grant for implementation of preparation stage of ICD program in nine new villages in Phnom Prek District, Battambang.

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Output 1.7 Vulnerable people provided emergency relief through CNGO partners.

▪ At least USD 700 made available

Activities: 1.7.1 1.7.2

Conduct assessment of emergency situation. Provide grant & monitoring.

Output 1.8 Increase public awareness raising activities through CNGOs & Govt. Departments.

CWS's Inputs

Provide grant, materials and transportation.

▪ It had no request.

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

▪ ER fund. ▪ Project staff. ▪ Transportation.

▪ Not done

▪ It had no request.

▪ Not done

▪ It had no request.

▪ At least USD 300 contributed to

▪ Not achieved.

▪ It had no appropriate

CNGOs & Govt.Dept for organizing awareness raising events.

Activities: 1.8.1

▪ Not achieved.

and disbursed through CNGOs for emergency relief.

request.

CWS's Inputs ▪ Fund. ▪ Materials & transportation. ▪ Project staff/time.

Actual Output ▪ Not done.

Variances/ Remarks ▪ It had no appropriate

request.

Theme 2: Management and Supervision OBJECTIVE Improve program design; effective and efficient implementation; enhanced program outcomes. Output 2.1 Better informed programming and practice as result of periodic evaluation of CNGO partner achievements.

▪ External evaluation organized for

KNTO

▪ External evaluation was

rescheduled to next year

▪ Internal monitoring conducted for

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▪ Not achieved

CFEDA and KNTO

▪ Seven-day monitoring was

conducted for KNTO to assess their organization and program.

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▪ Its result had incorporated

in FY 2008 plan for strengthening of their org. & program.

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Activities: 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4

Prepare/organize external evaluation. Conduct evaluation. Present evaluation result. Conduct monitoring for KNTO

CWS's Inputs ▪ Program and Project staff ▪ Transportation ▪ Evaluation fee

Actual Output ▪ CWS M&E team conducted

internal Monitoring &Evaluation to CFEDA, KNTO&ADOVIR ▪ Six members of Partnership

Program team conducted monitoring of KNTO (August 01-06, 2007).

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Variances/ Remarks ▪ External evaluation was

rescheduled to next year

▪ Monitoring feedback was

given to KNTO staff.

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Church World Service Cambodia Log-frame Mid-Year FY08 Report Project Name: Ecumenical Partnership Project Project No.

Narrative Summary

Objectively Verifiable Indicators

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

Overall Objective:

Theme 1: Capacity Building of Ecumenical Partners OBJECTIVE Strengthen the capacity of ecumenical partners CSCM, ICA and KCC and small project fund recipients to facilitate program that will effectively and sustainably improve the living condition of the most vulnerable Output 1.1: Matured organizational capacity for three Ecumenical partners

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•

Strengthening of Ecumenical partners in:

•

VMG and Core Value of three Ecumenical partners reviewed and defined

•

CSCM, KCC, ICA and Local Church Association were oriented on VMG and Core Values

•

CSCM will review its VMG next quarter and KCC will review VMG in its General Assembly

•

Training Need Assessment conducted for three partners

•

Not done yet

•

Will be done in the next report period

•

Monthly and Quarterly meeting conducted for programming reflection

•

Two quarterly meetings with Ecumenical partners (ICA, CSCM, KCC to follow up with program activities)

•

Continue meeting with ecumenical partners and local church association

•

Governance and managing governing boards of three ecumenical partners encouraged and coached

•

One meeting with KCC to discuss about the roles and responsibility of Boards

•

will conduct meeting with CSCM and ICA in next report period

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•

Financial, administrative, staffing system and policies reviewed

•

Financial system was installed for ICA with orientation

•

Others will be done next report period

•

Strategic plan& proposal developed; and project designed

•

CSCM defined their critical issues and SWOT analysis

•

CSCM will develop its strategy next quarter

•

Three ecumenical partners coached on project implementation, monitoring, reporting, staff supervision and financial management.

•

Two meetings with local church association and Ecumenical partner to review their plan FY08

•

Continue regular meeting with all partners

•

CAT conducted for CSCM

•

Not done yet

•

Will be done next period report

Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

1.1.1 Conduct partnership workshop to three ecumenical partners ICA, CSCM and KCC to review VMG and Core Values

•

Program staff, budget, training materials and transportation

•

A day meeting with partners to provide orientation on VMG Core values to 19 people, 6 women (3 from local church, 8 from KCC, 3 from ICA and 5 from CSCM)

•

Partnership staff will help CSCM develop their VMG &core values in strategy workshop

1.1.2 Conduct Training Need Assessment to three partners

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

Not done yet

•

Will be done next quarter

1.1.3 Conducted monthly & quarterly meeting for programming reflection

•

Program staff, budget & transportation

•

•

Will continue in next quarter

1.1.4 Provide quarterly coaching & mentoring to maintain a functioning governing board of three partners

•

Program staff and transportation

•

Continue to provide coaching to partners

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Two meetings on review and reflect the activities work plan of ecumenical partners 9 participants from CSCM:3, ICA:3 and KCC:3 • A two day meeting with 8 committee members of KCC on role function of Board with clarify structure and identity

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1.1.5 Coach three partners to review financial, administrative and staffing systems and policies

•

Program staff and transportation

•

In collaborating with Field Accountant Unit to do the accounting review for ICA

•

This will continue to CSCM, and KCC

1.1.6 Assist partners to develop strategic plan and proposal, and design project

•

Program staff, training material, budget and transportation

•

One day meeting with 4 project staff CSCM, 1 woman to identify the critical issues from PRA data collection

•

Staff will follow up with CSCM to use this critical information in strategy development

1.1.7 Provide coaching on project implementation, monitoring, reporting, staff supervision and financial management.

•

Program staff and transportation

•

Two meetings with local church association and Ecumenical partners to discuss plan and action taken

•

Project staff continues to follow up implementation

•

3 partners CSCM, KCC and ICA with 10 people received PRA training and field practicum

•

Will follow up the data analysis and support other partner to conduct PRA field practicum

•

CSCM will continue to use the knowledge to make their strategy

•

Will follow up their delivery training to community

•

Staff will work with internal auditor to conduct a basic financial management for partners in the next quarter

Output 1.2: Matured technical capacity for ecumenical partners

Training of ecumenical partners in: •

•

•

•

Ecumenical Partnership Project

Nine partners staff trained on PRA

Nine partners staff trained on Strategic Planning

•

12 partner staff trained on CD Concept and Community Organizing

•

12 partner staff trained on Basic Financial Management

•

2 CSCM staff was sent to join the strategic planning of KORCD 8 people from CSCM, ICA, KCC and local church were sent to attend the training on CBO and management in CWS Kompong Thom Provided coaching on financial recording to all ecumenical partners

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•

12 partner staff trained on Presentation and Facilitation Skill

•

13 partner staff from CSCM, ICA, KCC received training on the presentation skills

•

continue coaching all quarterly meeting

•

12 partner staff trained on Report Writing and Gender Awareness

•

8 ecumenical&Local Church partners attended training on Report Writing at CWS office

•

Will insert gender topic in all training sessions

•

12 partner staff trained on Simple Proposal Writing

•

The project staff discussed with CSCM to prepare simple proposal for pilot project

•

Partner already submitted proposal to CWS funding committee

•

At least four partner staff attend external training/workshop for for supplementary competencies

•

Not done yet

•

This is cancelled during mid-year budget review

•

Study tour organized for three ecumenical partner staff

•

3 local church partners from Svay Rieng were sent to join the study tour with COWS partner Kompong Thom

•

Done

•

Internship organized for three ecumenical partner staff

•

Not done yet

•

Will be done next period report

Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

1.2.1 Provide training on PRA to 12 partner staff

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

Conducted PRA training to 10 partner staff, 4 women (4 CSCM, 3 KCC, 3 ICA) delivered by Program staff

•

Need one training PRA to Local Church Svay Rieng in third quarter 2008

1.2.2 Provide training on Strategic Planning to 12 partner staff

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

Sent 2 CSCM staff, 1 woman received training of actual strategic planning for KORCD at CWS Kompong Thom

•

This training will be done for CSCM to all partner in next semester

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1.2.3 Provide training on CD concept and CO to 9 partner staff

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

Sent 7 ecumenical partners to join in the CBO training conducted by partnership of partners (2 from local church Svay Rieng, 2CSCM, 2 KCC and 1 ICA)

•

Need to follow up their apply this training concept in community target area

1.2.4 Train 12 staff of partners on Basic Financial Management

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

Not done yet

•

It will be done in next report period

1.2.5 Train 12 staff of partners on Presentation and facilitation skill

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

With Program staff, conduct Presentation skills to 12 staff of Ecumenical Partners (3 ICA, 4 CSCM, 2 KCC and 3 local church)

•

None

1.2.6 Train 12 staff of partners on Report Writing Skills and Gender Awareness

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

•

Project staff will follow up with report writing quality

1.2.7 Train 12 staff of partners on Simple Proposal Writing

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

It will be done in next quarterly meeting of Ecumenical Partners

1.2.8 Search the training institution for scholarship and support the partner staff to attend training/ workshop as needed

•

Budget

•

Not done yet

•

This is cancelled during the budget mid-year review

1.2.9 Organize and facilitate study tour for three partner staff

•

Program staff, budget and transportation

•

Organize 3 staff of CDA SVR to field study on home garden with COWS, BFDK, and KORCD in Kompong Thom

•

Project staff will ensure they will apply in their areas

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Sent 8 Ecumenical Partner staff (3 women) to attend Report Writing Training that conducted by Partnership Program • Not done yet

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1.2.10 Organize internship for three partner staff

•

Output 1.3 Matured practice among the ecumenical partners

Program staff, budget and transportation

•

Not done yet

•

It will be done in next semester

Mentoring partners: •

Three partner profiles and baseline data developed and reviewed

•

Assisted CSCM to document their profiles of PRA

•

CSCM will use PRA result for planning

•

16 farmer families in ICA target area prepared compost pits for home gardening

•

Not done yet

•

This is cancelled

•

30 farmer families prepared home gardening & animal raising by CSCM

•

35 SHG members formed by CSCM

•

CSCM staff will follow up gardening activities

•

12 partner staff coached and mentored on gender, human rights, and peace building

•

Provided advise to CSCM and ICA staff on cross culture and development work

•

will support peace building activities to ICA and CSCM

Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

1.3.1 Assist CSCM to conduct PRA in three villages of their target areas

•

Program staff, budget, training material and transportation

•

CSCM had documentation of village profile of three target: Smanmany, Tamoung and Dong of Takeo Province from PRA data collection

•

Project staff will ensure CSCM use this document for planning

1.3.2 Provide coaching & mentoring on compost making and home gardening to ICA staff

•

Program staff, budget &transportation

•

Not done yet

•

This was cancelled as the a project staff got accident

1.3.3 Provide coaching & mentoring on the process how to prepare home gardening and animal raising to CSCM staff

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Program staff, budget &transportation

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Ongoing coaching and mentoring to CSCM staff included the approaches of community development

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Project staff will support partner staff to ensure the implementation of this project

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1.3.4 Coach and mentor partners on awareness of gender, human rights, and peace building

Output 1.4 Increased advocacy awareness raising activities in target areas

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Activities 1.4.1 Support Ecumenical Partners to organize or involve with woman right & International Children day

Program staff, budget &transportation

Woman Right and International Children Day organized by partners

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The project staff discussed about gender, peace building and human right concept to integrate in the project plan & implementation

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will continue and follow up

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With advise from ecumenical partnership, ICA staff were to mobilize resources with 40-50 dollars to help 80-100 street children and young victims

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Will encourage ICA to work more on this issues

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Not done yet

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Will be done in Mar 08

CWS's Inputs •

Program staff, budget

Actual Output •

Not done yet

Theme 2: Management and Supervision OBJECTIVE Improve program design; effective and efficient implementation; enhanced program outcomes Output 2.1 Improved capacity of Ecumenical • At least one visit per month to each • Regular visits to partner office partners to plan, implement and partner and their target areas monitor, assess and report outcome

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Variances/ Remarks •

Will support one partner to organize woman right 's day

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Will continue to visit other partner' target areas

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Activities 2.1.1 Conduct field monitoring/ visit to partner one time to the field and one time to the office

Output 2.2 Defined strategies & development of tools to monitor and assess programming capacity

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

•

Program staff, transportation

•

Two visits in CSCM's target area with 5-6 beneficiaries, 3 committee in one village on project achievement and two field visits to Local Church Svay Rieng with 25-30 people and discussed CD concept and initiatives to make project

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CSCM will start its project in February08. Project staff will discuss with local church more details about the project implementation

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Three Ecumenical partner profiles developed

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Not done yet

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Project staff will assist other partners to prepare

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Relevant evaluation tools of three partners developed

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Not done yet

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This will be done next report period

Activities

CWS's Inputs

Actual Output

Variances/ Remarks

2.2.1 Search and compile Ecumenical partner profiles

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Program staff

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Not done yet

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Project staff will assist other partners to prepare

2.2.2 Coach and mentoring partners to develop relevant evaluation tools

•

Program staff

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Not done yet

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Project staff will cooperate with CWS M&E Team to use CWS tools to monitor and evaluation

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APPENDIX III

CWS – CAMBODIA PROGRAM PERSONNEL LIST

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE – CAMBODIA

CWS – CAMBODIA PERSONNEL LIST (July – Dec 2007) PHNOM PENH OFFICE 1. Ms. Josephine Barbour 2. Mr. Chhouk Chantha 3. Ms. Romdoul Kim 4. Ms. Svay Samol

Country Director Deputy Director for Program Support Operations Support Manager (Consultant Sep 2007 to Feb 2008) Secretary of Country Director

Human Resource Department 5. Ms. Ang Dakmai 6. Ms. Ang Sopha

Human Resource Manager (Resigned 16 November 2007) Staff Development Officer (Resigned 31 July 2007)

Finance Department 7. Mr. Ok Libounna 8. Mr. Sar Heang 9. Ms. Lieng Oubol Leakhena 10. Ms. Prum Leakhena 11. Ms. Sar Chanyadeth

Administration Department 12. Ms. Chum Jany 13. Mr. Moun Ratha 14. Mr. Ly Bandith 15. Mr. Soeur Kemsy 16. Ms. Has Vicheka 17. Mr. Oum Vanthy 18. Mr. Mao Narin 19. Mr. Oun Vibol 20. Mr. Om Lim 21. Mr. Kong Phal 22. Huon Phon 23. Ms. Soun Malis 24. Ms. Soun Malen

Field Accountant Unit 25. Ms. Toun Sokheng

FY07_End -Year_Personnel List

Finance Manager (Resigned 2 January 2008) Interim Finance Manager (Promoted 7 December 2007) Deputy Finance Manager Cashier Data Processor

Administrative Officer Administrative Assistant Information Technology Officer Information Technology Officer Assistant (Recruited 23 July 2007) Receptionist/ Librarian Driver Driver/ Messenger (Retired 31 July 2007) Driver Driver Day Guard and Grounds Keeper Cleaner (Transferred 4 Dec 2007) Cleaner (Terminated 16 Oct 2007) Cleaner – Part-time (Ended service 17 Oct 2007)

Field Accountant (Recruited 7 May 2007)

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FMER Unit (Funding, Monitoring & Evalution, Reporting) 26. Mr. Heng Kun Monitoring and Evaluation Officer 27. Mr. Pech Vireak Reporting and Proposal Development Officer (Resigned 7 Dec 2007) 28. Uon Vichetr

Reporting & Proposal Development Officer (Recruited as Database Management Officer 2 July 2007, promoted to current position 3 Dec 2007)

Direct Service Program 29. Ms. Mao Sophal 30. Ms. Tauch Norneath 31. Mr. Pich Phourith 32. Mr. Koh Chhina 33. Mr. Nao Sok 34. Mr. Hong Reaksmey 35. Ms. Ek Sothea

Program Manager Program Coordinator for Peace (Transferred 16 July 2007) Program Officer Credit / Income Generation Coordinator Program Advisor – Peace Emergency Response & Preparedness Coordinator Program Assistant

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM 36. Mr. Mot Sana 37. Mr. Sar Paulerk 38. Mr. Kong Sedth

Program Manager Program Officer – Ecumenical Partners Program Officer – Organization Development

KOMPONG THOM – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 1. Mr. Kong Socheat 2. Mr. Kao Vanny 3. Mr. Em Vicheth 4. Mr. Khem Sophal 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Ms. Kim Van Thoeun Mr. Man Sarat Mr. Te Huy Leang Ms. Tek Thidamuny Mr. Chen Dechorith

10. Ms. Surn Meng 11. Mr. Ou Vannkea 12. Mr. Dy Sovann 13. Mr. Leang Seng Hourng 14. Mr. Chan Haksokhom 15. Ms. Mak Sreyny 16. Mr. Chey Pisith 17. Ms. Ay Satya 18. Mr. Bun Sakhan 19. Mr. Chan Sam Ol FY07_End -Year_Personnel List

Project Manager Project Coordinator Deputy Project Manager (Resigned 6 Sept 2007) Project Coordinator (Recruited 19 Dec 2007) Finance Officer Office Assistant Community Development Worker Community Development Worker Community Development Worker (Resigned 12 Dec 2007) Community Development Worker Community Development Worker (Transferred 7 May 2007) Community Development Worker Community Development Worker Community Development Worker Community Development Worker Community Development Worker Community Development Worker (Recruited 23 July 07) Community Development Worker (Recruited 23 July 07) Community Development Worker

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20. Mr. Hiek Chhai Ny

21. Ms. Peng Soungy 22. Ms. Samreth Amara 23. Mr. Sao Seng An 24. Mr. Chan Savat 25. Ms. Eang Thida

(Recruited 3 Sept 07) Community Development Worker (Recruited 2 July 07) Community Development Worker (Recruited 2 July 07) Community Development Worker (Recruited 2 July 07) Driver (Retired 31 Dec 2007) Driver Temporary Cleaner (Recruited 31 Dec 2007)

KOMPONG THOM – PARTNERSHIP PROJECT 26. Ms. Prak Vimeany

Project Coordinator

SVAY RIENG – WATER AND SANITATION PROJECT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Mr. Ven Yath Mr. Chhum Piseth Mr. Teng Phearom Mr. Ven Vannavuth Mr. Lim Kok

Project Coordinator Office Assistant Community Development Worker Community Development Worker Community Development Worker (Recruited 27 Aug 2007)

BATTAMBANG/BANTEAY MEANCHEY – PARTNERSHIP PROJECT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Mr. Lee Bun Kun Mr. Meach Sothea Ms. Nou Vary Mr. Chourn Narith Mr. Penh Saro Mr. Tim Vanna

FY07_End -Year_Personnel List

Project Manager Deputy Project Manager Project Coordinator Office Assistant Project Assistant Driver

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ANNEX A:

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE – CAMBODIA ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Mid -Year Report, Fiscal Year 2008

ADMIN/ FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCE

PEACE BUILDING

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

FUNDING, MONITORING, EVALUATION & REPORTING

CWS-CAMBODIA PROGRAM

VBCD-ACTIVITY KOMPONG THOM VBCD-ACTIVITY PREAH VIHEAR

DIRECT SERVICES WATSAN COOPERATION PROJECT SVAY RIENG NOTICE Manage Support

PARTNERSHIP

PP-ACTIVITY BATTAMBANG/BANTEAY MEANCHEY PP-ACTIVITY KOMPONG THOM

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ANNEX B:

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE - CAMBODIA GEOGRAPHICAL IMPLEMENTATION MID-YEAR REPORT, FY 2008

Banteay Meanchey Partnership )

) Project partners: ƒ Holistic Support: CFEDA and KNTO ƒ Small Project Fund: DYMB, DYMB ƒ MAG Demining ) Project Beneficiaries: [27 villages] ƒ Direct families: 2,060 + 26 (MAG) ƒ Indirect families: 2, 327

Preah Vihear Village Based Community Development Project partners: ƒ Government Departments (PHD, PDRD, PDEYS) ƒ CBOs/ VDCs/ VHVs ƒ Literacy Teachers

) Project Beneficiaries: [12 villages] ƒ Direct families: 769 ƒ Indirect families: 1, 359

Battambang Partnership ) Project partners: ƒ Holistic Support: ADOVIR ƒ Small Project Fund: DYBTB

Phnom Penh

)

) Project Beneficiaries: [14 villages] ƒ Direct families : 1,212 ƒ Indirect families : 1, 443

KPT Partnership )

Project Partners: ƒ Holistic Support: KORCD ƒ Small Project Fund: CIDC,COP, HAPO ,Adsu

) Project Beneficiaries: [8 villages] ƒ Direct families: 1608 ƒ Indirect families: 897

Svay Rieng WATSAN Cooperation Project ) Project Partners: ƒ Government Departments (PDRD, PDoAFF, PDoH) ƒ CBOs (VDCs, WUSC, CDF) ) Project Beneficiaries: [15 villages] ƒ Direct : 463 families, 71 civil servants, 2372 students, 179 priest ƒ Indirect : 1500 Families

Kompong Thom Village Based Community Development Project partners: ƒ Government Departments (PHD, PDRD, PDAFF, PDEYS) ƒ Community Change Agents ƒ CBOs/ VDCs/ VHVs/ TBAs/VDVs/ VLA and Prayers Group ƒ Literacy Teachers ƒ Self Help Groups

) Project Beneficiaries: [12 villages] ƒ Direct families: 82 1 ƒ Indirect families: 1, 226

) Emergency Response: ƒ Kompong Thom

: Direct Beneficiaries: 339

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CWS – CAMBODIA CURRENT DONORS/FUNDING PARTNERS CWS – CAMBODIA FY08 FUNDING PARTNERS