Miscellaneous – Khmer Community Development

COVID-19 response: Part 2. Food and Economic Security.

In the previous article, we have spoken about KCD’s awareness on hygiene campaign as a part of immediate response to the new threats brought by COVID-19. Today we will have a look at how KCD is addressing issues of food and economic security during the pandemic.

It is well known that the virus has resulted in an economic crisis around the world. For Prek Chrey this issue has also become crucial. As many businesses closed, many people in the community have lost their jobs. Siv also mentions that, as many ethnic Vietnamese depend on foods that they bring from the market in Vietnam, closing the border has threatened their food and economic security. Therefore, people had to search for alternative ways of income generation and ensuring their food security. Read more “COVID-19 response: Part 2. Food and Economic Security.” →

Child Rights

COVID-19 response: Part 1. Hygiene and awareness.

The year 2020 has brought new challenges to humanity. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all the spheres of human lives. Even though the situation in Cambodia is relatively safe, the country has also suffered from the virus. It is especially visible in rural communities where people have limited opportunities for access to information and income generation. On 6^th June we went to our target area in Prek Chrey commune to speak with KCD field staff and some beneficiaries to reflect on our activities related to response to COVID-19. Read more “COVID-19 response: Part 1. Hygiene and awareness.” →

Miscellaneous

Looking for “M&E Consultant (IEPD project)” and “Community Education…

Kindly be informed that now Khmer Community Development (KCD) is looking for the qualified persons to fill two various roles with KCD, are “M&E Consultant (IEPD project)” and “Community Education Consultant”. You are asked to submit your CV and Letter of interest to KCD if your capacity is found fits to our requirement. Please click the link below to get more information.
Read more “Looking for “M&E Consultant (IEPD project)” and “Community Education Consultant”” →

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Looking for Consultant

KCD are looking for who support to KCD staff in making role play to produce film relate to the topic “hygiene and sanitation as part of the information and training provided to reduce the risk of spread of COVID19” through online.

Please click the link below to get more information. Read more “Looking for Consultant” →

Miscellaneous

KCD’s response to COVID-19

Due to the situation with COVID-19 in Cambodia and for safety reasons, from 23.03.2020 KCD has switched the office staff from Phnom Penh to work from home.

We have called all our Phnom Penh staff back from the field in order to avoid any kind of misunderstanding, canceled all the activities that require numbered participants and are now revising our strategies to respond to the situation.

We urge all our staff, beneficiaries, stakeholders and partners to stay safe and take measures to prevent the spread of infection.

We are deeply concerned about the spread of fake news about the virus in social networks, therefore, we have decided to take action to provide true information to everyone interested. Please find time to check and subscribe to our Facebook page to access the accurate information and latest updates about our work.

Keep Calm and Stay Safe!

KCD team.

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Big success for KCD staff

Today we are extremely happy to congratulate two KCD staff to be selected for participation in Bread for the World Development Volunteer Service South-North Program. Horng Kimmuoy – Child Rights Fascilitator and Meng Long – Community Development Project Assistant have successfully passed through the tough selection process and were granted an opportunity to spend 13 months volunteering in Germany at one of BfdW’s partner NGOs. Read more “Big success for KCD staff” →

Forum Theatre

Join our upcoming Forum Theater Trainings

KCD is happy to announce that on 29-31 January we will be offering our first Forum Theater training to NGOs from Phnom Penh, who are willing to learn about this methodology. To learn more about training course, click here.

Unfortunately, there are no more spots for training course in January. However, if your organization is interested in learning about Forum Theater and its’ implementation as a tool of social change, we will be offering 3 more free workshops from February to March 2020. Trainings can be conducted in Phnom Penh or in province, depending on interest of the participants.

To register for workshop, please send an email to youth_kcd@hotmail.com, or fill in the contact form.

Hope to see you at the workshop soon!

Child Rights

Say Visal – KCD Project Officer in Germany

Experience exchange is becoming more and more important in contemporary NGO world. Sharing ideas and experiences, conducting study visits and work exchanges – all of these is a powerful tool for young professionals to increase and improve their capacities as well as for experienced specialists to share their knowledge and experience.

Today we are bringing you a remarkable example of KCD’s young professional – Say Visal, a former Child Rights Project Officer, who is doing his experience exchange placement in Germany for already 4 months, being a part of the volunteer exchange program sponsored by Bread for the World.

Forum Theatre

Get out of your comfort zone to achieve more!

On 18-20th September KCD team has traveled from our cosy Phnom Penh office to Jombok Hoas Training Centre Resort. This was not just a regular teambuilding trip, our goal was to see, how far can we go beyond ourselves.

As you might probably know, KCD is using Forum Theater Methodology in its project activities. Training and implementing Forum Theater definitely requires a certain level of professionalism. Funny enough, no one of us has professional theater background. Thus, it might seem very challenging for our staff to use the method that we have never studied at university.

But life itself is a challenge and as NGO workers we should take it for granted. Every time, one of is using Forum Theater in their work activities, it is a step out of their comfort zone. So we have decided to challenge ourselves even more and to see, how far can we go out of our comfort zone. Read more “Get out of your comfort zone to achieve more!” →

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Alain Fressanges 15.09.1948 – 26.07.2019

It is our deepest sorrow to announce the sudden passing of Alain Fressanges. Alain has passed away on 26.07.2019. KCD can not express, what a big loss it is for our organization.

Alain was a highly valuable and inspirational member of our team and a deeply respected part of Cambodian civil society. Coming to Cambodia as a tourist 14 years ago, his big heart simply could not stay away from the poverty and problems that he saw in one remote rural area of the country. So, Alain stayed and decided to devote his energy to serving the Cambodian society.

It is hardly possible to express, how much hid did for Prek Chrey community. He donated all of himself to improve people’s lives there and to establish the civil society in Cambodia. His efforts will always remain with us and we promise to continue the work he has started.

Alain will forever remain a part of KCD, because he is KCD. We will always remain in the hearts of our staff, his friends and community members. For us he was and still is a constant source of inspiration and motivation. Our prayers go out to Alain and his family. We have loved him in life, let us not forget him after death.