Archive for the 'NGO profiles' Category

Christian Aid (CA)

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Christian Aid (CA) is an agency of churches in the UK and Ireland. CA works wherever the need is greatest, irrespective of religion or race. Inspired by Christian values, CA believes that all people have the right to a full and decent life. CA believes in strengthening people to find their own solutions to the [...]

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged outside the country. It is administered by a Board of Bishops and lay people, and is staffed by men and women committed to the Catholic’s Church’s apostolate of helping those in need. It [...]

Catholic Association for Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Monday, September 6th, 2010

The Catholic Association for Overseas Development (CAFOD) raises funds from the Catholic community in England and Wales, the UK government and the general public so that it can: promote long-term development; respond to emergencies; raise public awareness of the causes of poverty; speak out on behalf of poor communities; promote social justice in witness to [...]

CARE International in Cambodia

Monday, September 6th, 2010

CARE International in Cambodia is a board based humanitarian aid organisation which has been working in Cambodia since 1973 focussing on the most vulnerable individuals, households and communities. CARE is an implementer, not a donor as such, partnering in development with local organisations. CARE receives funds from key donors and works in partnership to ensure [...]

Canada International Development Agency (CIDA)

Monday, September 6th, 2010

The Canada International Development Agency (CIDA) has been present in Cambodia since 1991 and started with a post conflict aid program. In 2000 a project support unit for CIDA called the Canadian Cooperation Office (CCO) was established. CIDA’s current focus is on health, food security and community development. Community -based projects and those in disadvantaged [...]

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Monday, September 6th, 2010

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to promoting greater equity in global health, education, public libraries, and support for at-risk families. The foundation was created in January 2000, through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries, and the William H. Gates Foundation, which [...]

Baptist World Aid Australia –BWAA

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Baptist World Aid Australia (BWAA) is a Christian organization which funds development activities in at least 15 countries across Africa, South Asia and South East Asia. BWAA has supported projects in Cambodia since 2003 and currently supports two partner organisations, both situated in Phnom Penh. Funds are available for development activities of Christian faith-based organisations [...]

Mith Samlanh Organization

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Mith Samlanh (“Friends” in English) is a local organization working with Cambodian street children, their families and the community to develop creative projects that effecitively support the children to become in dependent and productive members of the community. Mith Samlanh ws established in August 1994 as a non-religious organization working with street children in Phnom [...]

The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee- CHRAC

Monday, September 6th, 2010

The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC, also referred to as Action Committee) was created on August 02, 1994 by a group of local non-governmental organizations and associations for the purpose of joint cooperation in the promotion of human rights, liberal democracy, and development in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The establishment of the Action Committee [...]

Landmine Victims Assistance Fund (LVAF)

Monday, September 6th, 2010

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is the aid agency of the Australian Government. The strategic objectives of the Australia-Cambodia Development Cooperation Strategy are to increase productivity and incomes of the rural poor, reduce vulnerability of the poor, and strengthen the rule of law. One of the AusAID funds is the Landmine Victims Assistance [...]