CWS CAMBODIA

Report Period: 1st quarter; 2nd quarter; 3rd quarter; 4th quarter 
(1st Qtr = Jan – Mar; 2nd Qtr = Apr – Jun; 3rd Qtr = Jul – Sept; 4th Qtr = Oct – Dec)
CWS Fiscal Year: 1st Qtr= Jul – Sep; 2nd Qtr = Oct – Dec; 3rd Qtr = Jan – Mar; 4th Qtr = Apr–Jun

CDC Quarterly Report for Year 2008

Project Name : Direct Services Program
Project No. in CDC Database Record : 980103
Project Start Date : 01 January 2007
Project Completion Date : 30 June 2011
Project Location : Svay Rieng, Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear Province
Project Staff Expatriate : 0
Local Staff : 28 (7 women)
Total project cost (USD) : N/A
Total Project Allocation for the year (USD): USD620, 581.00
Total Expenditures for this period (USD): US 186,806.62

List of Donors:
Donors Incomes for this Quarter
CWS/NY SED US22,400.79
EED US$383.73
ADPC US$0.00
Interest Bank Account US$0.00
Total: US22,784.52

Detailed Expenses
Objective Project Achievements Indirect
Direct Cost
Cost
The overall objectives of CWSC’s Direct Service Program is 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 manager.
It provides capacity building for development planning, meeting basic needs and building
strengthening civil society through community understanding and practice of peace building and
restorative justice and emergency response to natural and man-made disaster in three provinces;
Svay Rieng, Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear.

SVAY RIENG PROVINCE

The overall objective is to expand the coverage of improved water supplies and sanitation
facilities to underserved population of Romeas Hek and Romduol Districts, Svay Rieng
Province, and to improve health and hygiene practices related to water bone diseases and
diseases and sanitation.
Theme 1. Capacity Building for Development Planning
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. Enhance program coordination with sectoral forums: provincial Department (PDRD,
PDoAFF), district authorities and Commune Councils.
26 meeting have conducted and coordinated by WatSan
Project Coordinator and staff during the quarterly report. Of
26, there are:
 21 coordination meetings with Svay Rieng provincial
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 governor, Provincial Health Department and commune
councilors of 5 communes of Romeas Hek and Rumduol
districts regarding on; INGO/LNGO and Associations’
quarterly accomplishments of emergency response and
disaster preparedness, preparing awareness raising on
health care, dengue fever, malaria, avian influenza and
nutrition in CWS’s target areas, and to discuss with
commune councilors on establishing water and sanitation
user group (WSUG), preparation of awareness raising on
health care, dengue fever, malaria, avian influenza and
nutrition to communities people and school children,
Leading and Managing Rural Organization training to
Commune councils and village leaders and World water
day celebration.
 5 various meeting such as monthly consultative
discussions between CWS and PDRD, WatSan project
quarterly meeting with district governors of Romeas Hek
and Rumduol districts, and International Year of
Sanitation meeting were attended and organized by
Project Coordinator and staff with PDRD, Provincial
Governor, Secretary of MRD, district governors,
Provincial Department officers, NGOs and other
stakeholders.

1.2 Strengthening leadership among local partner and community structure to better
understand and implement community development principles and processes
 Conducted two training courses on Leading and
Managing Rural Organization to 66 CDFs, CCS and VLs
who come from 27 villages. Among all of them, there are
10 (4 women) Commune Councilor members; 49 VLs (6
women) and 7 CDFs from Daung, Trash, Koki, Bos Mon
and Pong Toeuk communes of Romeas heik and
Rumduol districts.

Theme 2: Meeting basic need and building self-reliant, sustainable livelihoods

Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable
people
2.1. Improve overall community health status and individual health outcomes
2.1.1 Awareness raising:
393 community people (243 women), 43 teachers (6 women) and 1384
pupils (585 girls) from 5 villages, 4 primary schools and a secondary
school in 5 communes of Romeas Hek and Rumdoul districts attended 10
times of an awareness raising on primary health care, dengue fever,
malaria, avian influenza and nutrition which organized by CWS Cambodia
in collaboration with CDFs, PDRD and PHD. Of 10, there were;
 6 awareness raisings conducted in 3 villages (Tasuos, Tavaing and
Por Pel) and 3 primary schools (Trapeang Sla, Koki primary and
Trapeang Banteay) of 3 communes (Daung, Koki and Trash) of
Romeas Hek district which 274 villagers (180 women), 21 teachers (4
mistresses), and 799 school-boys (270 girls) attended.
 4 awareness raisings conducted in 2 villages (Bos Svay and Sek
Yum) of 2 communes (Bos Mon and Pong Teuk) of Rumduol district
which 119 villagers (63 women), 21 teachers (2 mistresses), and 585
school-boys (315 girls) attended.

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2.2. Improve access to safe water and household sanitation; reduce incidence of water borne
diseases in the target communities
2.2.1 Bio-Sand filter related Activities
180 bio-sand filters were produced/provided to; 115
vulnerable families, 6 primary and 2 secondary schools, 5
pagodas and two commune halls which benefit to about 556
household members, 78 teachers, 2,897 pupils, and 92
priests. Of 180, there are:
2.2.1.1 Bio-Sand filter installation for community
115 new beneficiaries were selected and provided training on
how to construct Bio-sand filter by Watsan cooperation
project staff in collaboration with PDRD staff, CDFs and
village leaders. 151 Bio-sand filters were constructed and
installed at those beneficiary houses in eight villages namely
Sra Mor village of Bos Mon commune and Bos Tauch,
Trapeang Pha Ao, Prey Tayorn, Sek Yum, Andaung Krasaing,
Tuol Takeo and Trapeang Thkov villages in Pong Toeuk
commune of Rumduol District. 556 persons including 131
children (556 women) benefit from provided filters.
2.2.1.2 Bio-Sand filter installation for Schools
53 Bio-Sand filters were installed at 6 primary schools and 2
secondary schools in Bos Mon and Pong Toeuk communes
namely Bos Plaing, Sra Mor, Bos Mon Leu, Cheang Am-
Setha, Sek Yum, Prey Tayorn Primary schools and Sao Yath,
Pong Toeuk secondary schools benefited to 78 teachers (9
women) and 2,897 students (1,329 girls). Each school
received the Bio-Sand filters from 3 - 10
depending on the number of students, rooms and buildings.

2.2.1.3 Bio-Sand filter installation for Pagoda

10 Bio-Sand filters were installed at 5 pagodas in Bos Mon
and Pong Toeuk communes. A pagoda received 2 filters. The
pagodas that received the filters are Bos Mon Leu, Sra Mor,
Bos Plaing of Bos Mon commune and Tuol Takeo, Sek Yum
of Pong Toeuk commune. Total beneficiaries
benefited from Bio-Sand filters installed at
pagodas are 92 (23 monks, 59 laymen. 6 nuns,
and 4 children).

2.2.1.4 Bio-Sand filter installation for Commune hall

2 bio-sand filters were installed for Bos Mon and Pong Toeuk
commune halls which benefited to commune councilors and
also served to villagers when they come to meet commune
councilors, the meeting between commune councils and
village chiefs, and other events made by NGOs, government
staff and people in these communes.
2.2.2 Training on Bio-Sand Filter uses and Hygiene
21 trainings on how to use bio-sand filters, hygiene and
sanitation conducted by project staff in collaboration with
PDRD staff and CDFs to 557 (144 women) bio-sand filter
beneficiaries in Romeas Hek and Rumdoul districts. Those
included the cycle of water, filter use and maintenance,
general hygiene and sanitation and etc are also included into
those training courses. Of 21 trainings, there were:

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  10 trainings conducted in 4 primary schools (Angkunh,
Trapeang Sla, Po Serei and Chea Theach) and 6
pagodas (Trapeang Sla, Angkunh, Chea Theach, Po
Serei, Daung and Chheu Teal) of Daung commune of
Romeas Hek district which 7 teachers (1 mistress), 109
pupils (51 school girls), and 108 priest attended.
 11 trainings conducted in Tuol Takeo village, 3 primary
schools (Bos Mon, Bos Mon Leu and Chean Am-Setha),
2 secondary schools (Sao Yath and Pong Teuk), 5
pagodas (Bos Plaing, Sra Mor, Bos Mon Leu, Tuol Takeo
and Sek Yum) which 19 villagers (2 women), 22 teachers
(3 mistresses), 279 pupils (71 school-girls), and 29
priests attended.

2.2.3 Latrine Construction related activities

36 latrines were constructed for 36 households in Trash and
Koki communes of Romeas Hek district. Of 36, there were;
 27 latrines benefited to 144 people (67 women) including
47 children (21 girls) in 4 villages namely Wat, Trapeang
Banteay, Por Pel and Mrak Teap of Tras commune.
 9 latrines benefited to 37 people (17 women) including 7
children (4 girls) in 3 villages namely Trapeang Skun,
Koki, Ta Sek in Koki commune.
2.2.4 Hand pump well Construction related activities
79 hand pump wells were constructed which benefit to about
509 people whom living in Trash Koki and Daung communes
of RomeasHek district. Of 79, there were;
 28 hand pump wells benefited to 147 beneficiaries (82
women) including 53 children (32 girls) in Por Pel, Wat,
Trapeang Banteay and Mrak Teap villages of Trash
commune.
 8 hand pump wells benefited to 96 beneficiaries (50
women) including 32 children (14 girls) in Trapeang Skun
village of Koki commune.
 43 hand pump wells benefited to 266 beneficiaries (125
women) including 79 children (29 girls) in Thmei,
Kampong Thna, Chea Theach, Trapeang Svay, Kra
Nhoung, Thlok Pring and Trapeang Rompeak villages of
Daung commune.
2.2.5 Establish WSUG related activities
In order to inspire community people to acquire WatSan
activities themselves, the Project staff, CDFs, PDRD work
together in collaboration with commune councilors, village
leaders in each commune and village in CWS Cambodia’s
target communities to form 31 WSUG committees comprised
of 155 members (62 women) in 31 villages of five communes
of Romeas Hek and Rumduol districts. Each committee
composed of one Leader, one Deputy, one Treasurer, and
two members responsible on water facilities and health
education. Of 31, there were;
 18 WSUG committees comprised of 1284
villagers (820 women) in 17 villages (Thmei,
Kampong Thna, Chea Theach, Trapeang Svay,
Kra Nhoung, Thlok Pring and Trapeang
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 Rompeak, Tavaing, Prey Kdei, Trapeang Skun,
Koki and Ta Se, Por Pel, Serei Or, Wat,
Trapeang Banteay, Mrak Teap and
Monipreuksa) of 3 communes (Daung, Koki
and Tras) of Romeas Hek district attended to
form.
 13 WSUG committees comprised of 907
villagers (516 women) in 13 villages (Veal,
Thmei, Bos Plaing, Bos Svay, Bos Mon Leu,
Bos Mon Krom and Sra Mor, Tuol Takeo, Prey
Srakum, Trapeang Thkov, Trapeang Pha Ao and
Bos Tauch) of Bos Mon and Pong Tuek
communes of Rumdoul district attended to
form.
2.2.6 World water day celebration
22nd March is World Water Day, and to mark this day, the
Svay Rieng WatSan cooperation project selected 21st March
to celebrate World Water’s Day 2008 at Tuol Takeo Pagoda
in Pong Toeuk commune of Rumduol district to raise the
awareness to community on sanitation and water scarcity
and its negative impacts of people’s aliveness around the
world as well as Cambodia. 100 beneficiaries (60 women)
that project provided hand pumps, assisted to upgrade hand
pumps, bio-sand filters and construct latrines attended. The
District Governor of Romdul, one Commune Council chief, US$
one Commune Councilor, 16 village leaders of Bos Mon and US$
50,258.12
Pong Toeuk communes, 7 CDFs and 6 CWS staff 7,538.73
participated. The celebration also shares with people how
they should do to maintain sanitation and water sources for
longer use through raising many questions to them and
provided kettles one in each to every respondent who gave a
correct answer.
II.1. Kampong Thom Province:
Theme 1. Capacity Building for Development Planning
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. Enhance program coordination with sectoral forums, provincial departments, and district
authority and commune councils.
10 coordination meetings were attended and conducted
between January and March 2008 by Kompong Thom Project
staff. Those meetings are:
 The International Women’s Day celebrated by project in
coordination with the Provincial Department of Women
Affairs at Kompong Thom town. 20 T-shirts were
distributed.

 On 26th February, project staff attended Committee

Operation Coordination meeting on HIV/AIDS program at
Provincial Health Department. The meeting focuses on
cooperation between NGOs and PAO, ODs, HCs and
how to support PLHA. 23 participants came from CWSC,
MODE, CWPD, BSD, 4 ODs (Baray, Santok, Prasath
Sambou and Stong), and 2 HCs (Santuk and Stoeng
Sen) participated.
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  On 19th February, project staff together with 35
participants who coming from 5 NGOs (CWS, MOED,
ADRA, WVC, and UNICEF), 8 CCs, PDRD, PWA, 4 ODs,
Director and Deputy of PAD participated a meeting on
Community Behavior Change at Provincial Health
Department. The objective is poorest of the poor and
vulnerable people in Kompong Thom target area are
remained limit accessing to health services. To address
this, NGOs and other agencies will work closely with all
levels of Health institutions.
 Two separately International Women’s day attended by
Project Coordinator and Team Leader at Kampong Svay
district with support from Caritas on 6th March and PWA
on 7th March at Provincial meeting hall.
 In coordination between KTP Project Manager and
Provincial Department of Education, Youth and Sport
(PDoEYS), two meetings on methodology and Adult
learning training to 20 non-formal teacher whom coming
from CWS Kompong Thom and Preah Vihear target
areas. As a result, PDoEYS will begin training those non-
formal teachers in early March with supported from CWS
Cambodia.
 Three coordination meetings between Project Manager,
Project Coordinator and Kompong Thom Cambodian Red
Cross to recruit Red Cross Volunteers (RCVs) in CWS’s
target villages.
1.2 Strengthening leadership among local partner and community structure to better
understand and implement community development principles and processes
 In collaboration between PDRD and CWS Kompong
Thom Project, 7 VDCs (2 women) representing of Svay
village, Sroeung commune, Prasat Sabou district of
Kompong Thom province were elected and provided
training on roles and responsibilities.
 A semi-annual VDC workshop was conducted at Tomnob
pagoda Sroeng commune on 15th February to present 6-
month achievements and review the 2008 work plan. 54
participants (15 women) attended the workshop including
VDC members, Village Leaders, CC members and
representative of district authority, PDRD, PWA, DEO and
HCs. As the results, participants worked together to
review village development plan and determine prioritized
activities for their villages and acquired initiative to
mobilize certain local resources.
 Two separate quarterly meetings were conducted at
Tipou and Sroeung communes on 16 January with 23
VDC members, 12 village leaders, one commune
councilor and one commune chief from 45 target villages
participated. These meeting arranged all VDC members
to share and discuss their lessons learn that they got from
their previous achievements on village development
works and therefore to identity prioritized needs for the
communities.
 Supported construction materials (2 m³ of Gravel, 70
sheets of zincs, 25 Kg of nails and 25 bags of cements) to
VDCs and villagers to build one community meeting hall
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 in Beng village, Sroeng commune of Prasat Sambo
district.
 Supported construction materials (8 bags of cement, 3
concrete rings and 30 Kg of steel) to villagers to build
culvert in Beng village, Sroeung commune of Prasat
Sambo district.

1.4 Improve literacy and numeric among 9 target communities

 11 selected non-formal teachers received 10 days training
on first module of pedagogy and methodology at CWS
Kompong Thom office. Another 10 days training on
second module of pedagogy and methodology will be
held April 2008.
Theme 2. Meeting Basic needs and building self-reliance and sustainable livelihood
Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable
people
2.1. Improve overall community health status and individual health condition
 24 TBAs and 24 VHVs from 12 target villages identified in
coordination with VDCs, Village Leaders and Health
Centers.
2.2. Improve knowledge and practice of target communities on food nutrition, and health
status of malnourished children under five years.
2.2.1 Training related
In partnership with WFP and in collaboration with Helen
Keller International, the project sent the filed staff to join MCH
training, organize and conduct the training to VHVs as below:
 2 days training on MCH and nutrition conducted by
project staff from 23-24 January 2008 at CWS Kompong
Thom office to 22 VHVs (9 women) from 12 target
villages. The training oriented the concepts of MCH. It
also included monitoring the weight gain of malnourished
children and how to enter MCH data. As the result, Most
VHVs gained knowledge on using theses concepts to
practice these processes with malnourished children and
mother.

 Three days (18-20th January) ToT training related basic

nutrition and MCH training module attended by a project
staff at WFP Phnom Penh. Similary, project staff will
provide the Echo training to VHVs ensuring they can
monitor and evaluate the MCH program with coordination
from project staff.
 A 3-day training on MCH module was conducted for 23
VHVs (9 women) at CWS Kompong Thom office from 5-
7th March in collaboration with Helen Keller International
and partnership with WFP. As results, 23 VHVs passed
post test and they understand on how to weigh infants,
how to fill up food distribution form, how to find the
infant’s age and how to record all related information into
yellow card and MCH food preparation. This training
helps to build up VHV’s confidences and knowledge to
educate people particular the lactating and pregnant
mothers on basic health message, how to take care and
feed themselves as pregnant and lactating mothers and
their infants, how to prepare healthy food using the
resources availability around. The topics include 3 groups
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 of Vitamin A, Iron, and iodine. The training also allowed
VHVs to prepare food for the children and cook CSB
powder.
2.2.2 Food Commodities distribution for MCH program
 On 25th February and 21st March, the project received two
times of food commodities from WFP which contained of
5,880 Kg of CSB powder, 4,500Kg of white rice, 294 Kg
of vegetable oil and 735 Kg of sugar to distribute to 296
children under 24 months of age, 97 pregnant women,
153 lactating mothers, 280 mothers of children aged from
6-24 months and 24 VHVs. Food ratio for each
beneficiaries group per distribution:
• Pregnant women: Rice: 4 Kg, CSB: 6 Kg
Oil: 0,3 Kg and Sugar: 0.75 Kg
• Lactating mother ( 0- 6 moths) : Rice: 4 Kg,
CSB: 6 Kg, Oil: 0,3 Kg and Sugar: 0.75 Kg
• Infants ( 7- 24 months) : Rice: 4 Kg, CSB: 6
Kg, Oil: 0,3 Kg and Sugar: 0.75 Kg
• Mother of Infants (7- 24 months): 4 Kg of rice.
• VHV: 15 Kg of rice
2.3. Improve access to safe water and household sanitation and reduce incidence of water-
born diseases in target communities
53 pupils (23 girls) and 2 teachers of Trapaing Trom primary
school received water and sanitation awareness raising from
Project staff on 01st February. The objective is to awaken the
pupils and teachers to acquire a good knowledge on water
born disease, safe water and personal hygiene and to keep
school compound clean.
2.4. Children of vulnerable families have necessary materials to attend primary schools
58 pupils (32 school-girls) whose are the children of
vulnerable families living in 12 target villages of Sroeung and
Tipou communes had selected and sponsored school and
student materials. 9 hand boards, 218 pens, 181 pencils, 395
books, 58 rulers, 58 erasers, 58 bags, 58 bags, 58 pair of
shoes and 58 uniforms are provided to them.
2.5. Improve agriculture productions, food security and household income among vulnerable
people, self-help / interest groups in target communities
 Two separate trainings on chicken and pig raising
conducted by Kompong Thom project in collaboration
with PDoA between March 11-12 and 20-21. 61
community people (42 women) from Tumnob village of
Sroeung commune attended. Participants are better
understanding of the diseases control and prevention and
how to raise their chicken and pig with technical skills.
 Two water pump machines provided to community people
who are living in two different villages (Thnort Chuor and
Boeng Khvek) which benefit to about 50 families through
dry season rice cultivation.
 A one day SHG internal exposure visit was conducted for
16 persons (8 women) from 11 target villages. The
purpose is to learn SHG management and its functioning
of a SHG in Ta Ream village (old CWS’s target area),
Tbaeng commune of Kompong Svay district. All
participants felt confidence with financial management

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 and effectively micro credit for income generation that this
group is succeeded.
 A small business on porridge selling was supported to a
vulnerable family whose is living in Cham Boeung village,
Sroeung commune of Prasat Sambo district to pave the
way that this family can generate income for their daily
aliveness. To setup this business Kompong Thom Project
spent about 159, 200 riels to buy equipment and
materials as business requires.


Theme 3. Strengthening civil society

Strengthen target community understanding and practice of peace building and restorative justice.
3.1. Community key persons (CC, VDCs, VLAs, elderly, monks) play an active role in peace
building, responding to conflict and utilizing LCP approach in their communities

 On 6th March, 2008 project staff celebrated International

Women’s Day in Sroeung village. 177 participants (114
women) including villagers, local authorities, VDCs and
community key agents, pupils and teachers, Chief of
Provincial Department of Women affairs and 6 project
staff are participated and attended. The objective is to
bring a better understanding of the women’s rights and
domestic violence against women and children issue to
the people living in this village.
 From 12-20 March, the Project staff in coordination with
VDCs conducted Community Peace Volunteers (CPVs)
election at 12 target villages. As result, 24 CPVs (12
women) were elected. Of 24, There are 8 CPVs (4
women) for 4 target villages of Tipou commune and 16
CPVs (8 women) for 8 villages of Sroeung commune.
 5 community representatives and one project staff were
supported to attend Peace Walk Dhammayietra from 17-
20, March in Takeo province. The objective is to
commemorate Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda on the
one-year anniversary of his death and to promote peace
in heart for everyone in the name of Ghosananda, who
founded Cambodia’s Peace Walk in 1992, died last year
at the age of 83, after a life of service that had a profound
impact on the long walk towards peace in Cambodia.


Theme 4. Emergency Response and Preparedness

To ensure meeting basic needs of the 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
4.1. Village disaster volunteers function actively, commune and village disaster plan developed
and implemented in target communities.
 70 scarf, 25 mosquito-nets, 25 blankets, 50 cooking pots,
10 tents, 10 Sarong and 20 mats are provided to CRC
Kompong Thom on February 18, for distribution to the
disaster victims included who are living in CWS’s target
area.
4.2. Response well-being of vulnerable people and disaster victims in times of emergency
 25 Red Cross Volunteer (13 women) were selected from
12 target villages in cooperation between Kompong Thom
Project and CRC. Of 25, there are 8 RCVs representing
to 4 villages of Tipou commune and 17 RCVs

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 representing to 8 villages of Sroeung commune.
 7 vulnerable families in Thmey village received 250 Kg of
white rice, 7 canned fish, 7 pack of salt, 7 bottles of
vegetable oil, 7 bottles of fish sauce and 14 bottles of soy
sauce.

Theme 5. Project Development, Management and supervision

5.1 Effective and efficient program management and functioning; enhance community
development planning and practice
 5 staff (2 women) of Kompong Thom project received 3-
day training on local capacity for peace (LCP) which held
from January 29-31, in CWS Preah Vihear office. The
objective is to build capacity to project staff working
effectively with community development work.
 4 staff (2 women) of Kompong Thom project attended 5-
day training on Creative Holistic Action research
Relationship for Transformation (CHART) module 5 and
another 2 staff for the first module with VBNK in Phnom
Penh.
 6 staff (3 women) of Kompong Thom project attended 2-
day training on “Building Peace in Our Life” which
organized by Peace Program staff from March 25-27, at US$
Kampong Som. US$
45,025.10 6,578.81
II.2. Preah Vihear Province:

Theme 1. Capacity Building for Development Planning

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. Enhance program coordination with sectoral forums, provincial departments, district
authority and commune councils.
 6 villages of Yeang commune were elected 30 VDC
members (12 women) in cooperation between Preah
Vihear Project, PDRD, district authorities and commune
councils.
 A semi-annual VDC workshop was conducted at Khsam
Khsan district on February 28, to reflection the success
and the challenge and future plan of Village Development
Committees (VDCs) and Commune Councils (CCs). In
addition, the workshop was able to help VDCs to ask for
the support from district, commune council and district
departments to address problems in their respective
communities. 57 participants (15 women) which compose
of district chief, VDCs from 12 villages in 3 communes of
Choam Khsan district.
 6 commune councilors of 3 communes conducted one-
day gender training separately in their 3 communes in
coordination with Preah Vihear project. 57 participants
(24 women) who are VDCs, VHVs and village leaders
participated. The purpose is to raise awareness among
the participants about gender concepts and behavior
change toward the workload division among men and
women.
1.2 Strengthening leadership among local partner and community structure

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  Two times of a two-day training on communication skill,
role and responsibilities of VDCs in community
development work were conducted from 21-24 March to
33 participants (6 women) who coming from 6 villages of
Yeang commune. Of 33, there were 2 CCs, 6 village
leaders and 25 new elected VDCs.
 Two times of a one-day orientation on how to write simple
proposal and planning conducted from 06-07 March by
CWS staff to 31 participants (25 VDCs-10 women, and 6
village leaders) in Yeang commune.
 3 times of a two-day training on community development
concepts and how to assess the vulnerable people (VP)
conducted by project staff between February 04 and 11 to
62 attendees (20 women); 41 VDCs (17 women), 15
Village Leaders ( 3 women ) and 6 commune councils.
The course helps them to; see the development is part of
their lives and they are the main actors in development of
the community, and to measure the positive change in the
lives of vulnerable people that work with.

 31 attendees (11 women); 5 CCs, 8 VLs and 18 VDCs

attended a quarterly meeting organized by project on
March 31. The purpose was to enable the attendees
share their accomplishments, challenges and future plan.
 144 households in Veal Po village contributed 1,700,000
riels in partnership with Preah Vihear project which
contributed 415,100 riels to construct a bridge; 40 meters
long, 3 meters wide and 5 meters height cross over a
small stream to engage their village and others.
1.3 Improve literacy and numeric among 9 target communities
 13 non-formal teachers (1 mistress) were selected from
13 villages (Veal Thom, Veal Po, Chat Taing, Trapaing
Thom, O-Khsan, Kork, Sre, Rolum Thmor, Yeang, Kong
Yong, Chaom Sre, Reasmey and An Til) in collaboriation
with district department of education. Additionally, those
non-formal teachers attended a 10-day training on
learning pedagogy, supported by CWS in collaboration
with provincial department of non-formal education. The
purpose is to build up self confidence and prepare the
volunteer for the forthcoming literacy class. Furthermore,
the purpose was to help the volunteer to know how to use
teacher and student’s books prior class begins.
Theme 2. Meeting the basic needs and building self-reliance and sustainable livelihood
Improve access to basic social services and amenities and improve overall food security of vulnerable
people
2.1. Improve overall community health status and individual health condition
 Two times separately of one-day training on Mother and
Child Health Care (MCH) were conducted for 21 VHVs
(15 women). 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 Scale.
 Two CWS staff who received training from Helen Keller
and WFP on basic nutrition conducted two times of a
three-day echo training to 37 Village Health Volunteers
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 (18 women). The objective was to build VHV’s
confidences and knowledge to ensure they can educate
people particularly the lactating and pregnant mothers
about basic health, how to nourish small children, how to
maintain their proper health while they are pregnancy and
breastfeeding and prepare contents of nutrition using the
available resources around. The topics include 3 groups
of foods, Vitamin A, Iron, and iodine. The training also
allowed VHVs to prepare food for the children and
prepare CSB powder.
2.2. Improve knowledge and practice of target communities on food nutrition, and health
status of malnourished children five years and under.
 In February and March, the project received two times of
food commodities from WFP which contained of 10,038
Kg of CSB powder, 8,150Kg of white rice, 2,323 Kg of
vegetable oil and 1,256Kg of sugar had distributed to 553
children under 24 months of age, 158 pregnant women,
234 lactating mothers, 553 mothers of children aged from
6-24 months and 43 VHVs. Food ratio for each
beneficiaries group per distribution:
• Pregnant women: Rice: 4Kg, CSB: 6Kg, Oil:
0,3 Kg and Sugar: 0.75 Kg
• Lactating mother ( 0- 6 moths): Rice: 4 Kg,
CSB: 6Kg,Oil:0,3Kg & Sugar: 0.75 Kg
• Infants ( 7- 24 months) : Rice: 4 Kg, CSB: 6
Kg, Oil: 0,3 Kg and Sugar: 0.75 Kg
• Mother of Infants (7- 24 months): 4 Kg of rice.
• VHV: 15 Kg of rice

2.3. Improve access to safe water and household sanitation and reduce incidence of water-
borne diseases in target communities
 60 bio-sand filters were produced/provided to 60 poorest
of the poor and vulnerable families in 9 villages which
benefit to about 302 household members including 166
women and 99 children (56 girls). Additionally, related
trainings also supplemented over the filters distribution to
ensure they are adapted with bio-sand water filter
technology.
 5 existing wells were upgraded with materials support
from CWS such as cements, mold for making well rings
that community people could not find them locally. These
upgraded wells are directly benefited to 67 households.

2.4. Children of vulnerable families have necessary materials to attend primary schools
 In order to inspire the poorest go to school, the Project
staffs in coordination with VDC to select 60 pupils (32
school girls) whose are living with poorest of the poor and
vulnerable families in 12 villages of Choam Khsan District
to support uniforms and school materials.
Theme 3.Strengthening civil society
Strengthen target community understanding and practice of peace building and restorative justice
3.1 Community key persons (CCs, VDCs, VLAs, elderly, monks) play an active role in peace
building, responding to conflict and utilizing LCP approach in their communities
 A 3-day training on Local Capacities for Peace (LCP) with
10 project staff attended to; learn how to explain definition

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 of LCP and its advantage to community people, discuss
on advantage of LCP-part of program implementation in
community to avoid conflict, change attitude, work
environment and acquire ideas prior assistance to
community, and use what they learnt from the workshop
to apply their daily work.
 8 PVH staff attended a workshop on Building Peace in
Our life. The objective is to strengthen communication
skills and be able to effectively negotiate peacefully for
simple life. As they are working direct with community
people, they will use what they learnt to practice with
VDCs, other related institutions and agencies and
community people as well.
 6 villages of Yeang commune are selected 6 Peace
Volunteers (one in each) to direct work with community
people, CWS and other related and associated
stakeholders to advocate peace building.
Theme 5 : project Development, Management and Supervision
Effective and efficient program management and functioning. Enhance community development
planning and practice.
5.1: Monitor and support filed staff and field operation in a appropriate time
 A 3-day panning workshop to prepared annual
operation activities was conducted. 16 staffs US US
participate in the planning workshop (5 women) to 67, 537.64 9,868.22
build capacity project staff on planning.

US$ US$
Sub Total: 162,820.86 23,985.76

Grand Total: US 186,806.62

Noted by: Approved by:

Date: / /2008 Date: / /2008

_____________________________ ___________________________________
Mao Sophal Chhouk Chantha
Community Development Program Manager Director for Programming
Annex:

1. List of Acronyms:
AIDS Acquire immune deficiency syndrome
CC Commune Council
CD Community Development
CDC Council for Development of Cambodia
CHART Creative Holistic Action research Relationship for Transformation
CNGO Cambodian Non Government Organization
CWS Church World Service
EEDGM Evangclisscher Entwicklungsdienst (Church Development Service-Germany)
HC Health Center
ICCOZ Inteskerkelijke Orgnisate Voor Ontwikkelingssamen Werking
MCH Mother and Child Health
NGO Non Government Organization
NYSED New York Social and Economic Development
PDRD Provincial Department of Rural Development
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 POLA Provincial Local Administration
PLA Participatory Learning and Action
PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal
TBA Traditional Birth Attendance
UMCOR United Methodist Committee on Relief
VHV Village Health Volunteer
VP Vulnerable People
VLA Village Livestock Agent
VDC Village Development Committee
WCA Working Capital Assistance
WFP World Food Program
WSUG Water and Sanitation User Group

2. CWSC Target areas in Svay Rieng, Kampong Thom and Preah Vihea provinces :

No Districts Communes Villages

Svay Rieng province
Doung Kampong Than, Trapeang Svay, Thmei, Chea Theach,
Romeas Trapeang Rumpeak, Thlok Pring, Kranhung
1 Haek
Kokir Trapeang Skon
Tras Voat, Trapeang Banteay, Mreak Teab, Popel
Bos Mon Srama
Rumduol
2
Pong Tuek
Bos Touch, Trapeang Ph'av

Kompong Thom Province has 12 villages

Prasat
Sraeung Choam Boeng, Boeng Khvaek, Anlong Slaeng, Tnaot
3 Sambour
Chuor, Sraeung, Thmei, Beng

Santuk Ti Pou
4 Choam Thnanh, Samraong, Trapeang Trom, Thmei

Preah Vihear Province has 18 villages

Choam Ksant
Kouk Sralau, Veal Thum, Veal Pou

Tuek Kraham Tuek Kraham, Chat Tang, Trapeang Thum, Sangkom

Choam Thmei, Ou Khsan
5 Khsant
Rumdaoh
Kouk, Svay, Srae, Rolum Thma
Srae
Choam Antil, Choam Srae, Kampeanh, Kong Yaong,
Yeang
Reaksmei, Yeang

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