Mrd Presentation

Community Development Project in Kampong Cham Province

Mr. Chan Sophea

Contents I- Project Brief II- Project Achievements 1. VDC ( Village Development Committee) 2. Training 3. IGAs (Income Generating Activities) 4. Infrastructure

I- Project Brief  Objective:

Poverty reduction through - Enhance the Capacity of stakeholders (VDC + training) - Improve living environment - Strengthen Income generating activities - Enhance the capacity of local staffs  Project Location: Batheay district, Kampong Cham province - Sambo Commune: Chong and Tabaek village - Chbar Ampouv Commune: Stung Chhveng village

Project Brief (Con.)  Project -

Project period: Dec. 2006- Nov. 2008 (24 months) Total budget: USD 940,790 (of which pilot project: USD 464,000

 Project -

period & budget:

Implementation:

Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), Cambodia Korea Rural Community & Agriculture corporation (KRC), Republic of Korea

II- Project Achievements 1- VDC (Village Development Committee)  Why -

is VDC needed?

One poor household can do nothing to escape from poverty Collective actions by organizations or groups are stronger counteractions to poverty rather than efforts by one household

VDC (con.) 

What for?

“Powers” to negotiate with outside counterparts such as buyers and sellers “ Voices” to represent their opinions to decision making which affect to their livelihood such as village development and administrative decision

What for ? (con.) “ Collective action” to escape from poverty cooperatively as “A core- body” for solidarity of villagers “ self- reliance village organization” to stand alone in sense of managing capacity and financial capability

VDC (con.) 1-1 VDC Establishment (June, 2007)  Village General Meeting - Consulting for villagers - Selection of Candidates - Support from PDRD  Election of VDC members - Vote by villagers - 9 members and 2 advisors - 5 men and 4 women  Registering at PRDC

VDC (con.) 1-2 Village fund establishment  Incomes - users’ fee from the project components - interest from the village credit  Expenditures - O&M costs of infrastructure and facilities - village development project 1-3 Internal regulation establishment - PMC team provided a model - VDC decided the details following the village situations - Foundations of daily activities of VDC

2- Training -

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Training in Korea VDC Operation by PDRD Leadership, Problems solving, Facilitation technique, Writing proposal, Management, Planning, Monitoring, Meeting and Reporting by PDRD Pilot project management and operation by PMC team Village credit operation and management by MRD Farm production technology by PNSA

2- Training (con.) -

Farm machinery operation by sellers Village workshop participation National workshop participation Irregular training by PMC team Self-training through decision making, persuasion process, meeting and contacts with outside organizations

3- IGAs (Income Generating Activities)  Village -

credit provision

Group loan without collateral as “Grameen Bank” Small scale loan around $ 50/ hh Operate by women’s sub-committee under VDC Interest of village credit = A source of village fund

 Example

of IGAs

Pig Vegetable growing

Chemicals

Poultry

Agricultur al IGAs

Fertilizer

Buying seeds

Fish raising

Buying bamboo tree for basket manufacturing

NonAgricultural IGAs

Retailing petroleum at village

Operating retail shop at village

4- Infrastructure 3

village hall constructions/ 3 villages  3 desks & 3 chairs / 3 VDC  3 white boards, 3 file boxes/ 3 VDC  Village library establishment:

1,308 books, 6 bookshelves, 18 iron tables, 108 plastic chairs/ 3 VDC

 Hand

pump well construction:

34 wells/ 3 villages

 Village

villages

road rehabilitation: 5,739m (width 3.0-4.5m)/ 3

 Reservoir

rehabilitation:

2,890m (width 3m and 1 m height)/ 2 villages  Farm -

machinery provision:

20 two wheels cultivators 3 engines power paddy threshers 20 water pumps 20 water intake horses 3 second hand trucks Ceremonial tent set ( 1tent, 15 tables and 150 chairs)