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Community DevelopmentCommunity Development

Project in Kampong ChamProject in Kampong ChamProvinceProvince

Mr. Chan Sophea


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ContentsContents

I- Project BriefI- Project Brief

II- Project AchievementsII- Project Achievements

1.1. VDC ( Village Development Committee)VDC ( Village Development Committee)2.2. TrainingTraining

3.3. IGAs (Income Generating Activities)IGAs (Income Generating Activities)

4.4. InfrastructureInfrastructure


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I- Project BriefI- Project Brief

Objective:Objective: Poverty reduction throughPoverty reduction through- Enhance the Capacity of stakeholders (VDC +Enhance the Capacity of stakeholders (VDC +

training)training)- Improve living environmentImprove living environment-

Strengthen Income generating activitiesStrengthen Income generating activities- Enhance the capacity of local staffsEnhance the capacity of local staffs Project Location:Project Location: Batheay district, KampongBatheay district, Kampong

Cham provinceCham province-

Sambo Commune: Chong and Tabaek villageSambo Commune: Chong and Tabaek village- Chbar Ampouv Commune: Stung Chhveng villageChbar Ampouv Commune: Stung Chhveng village


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Project Brief (Con.)Project Brief (Con.)

Project period & budget:Project period & budget:- Project period: Dec. 2006- Nov. 2008 (24 months)Project period: Dec. 2006- Nov. 2008 (24 months)

- Total budget: USD 940,790 (of which pilot project:Total budget: USD 940,790 (of which pilot project:

USD 464,000USD 464,000 Project Implementation:Project Implementation:- Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), CambodiaMinistry of Rural Development (MRD), Cambodia

- Korea Rural Community & Agriculture corporationKorea Rural Community & Agriculture corporation

(KRC), Republic of Korea(KRC), Republic of Korea


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II- Project AchievementsII- Project Achievements

Why is VDC needed?Why is VDC needed?- One poor household can do nothing to escape fromOne poor household can do nothing to escape frompovertypoverty

- Collective actions byCollective actions by organizationsorganizations oror groupsgroups arearestronger counteractions to poverty rather than effortsstronger counteractions to poverty rather than efforts

by one householdby one household

1- VDC (Village Development Committee)


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VDC (con.)VDC (con.)

What for?What for?Powers to negotiate with outside counterpartsPowers to negotiate with outside counterparts

such as buyers and sellerssuch as buyers and sellers

Voices to represent their opinions to decisionVoices to represent their opinions to decision

making which affect to their livelihood such asmaking which affect to their livelihood such as

village development and administrative decisionvillage development and administrative decision


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What for ? (con.)What for ? (con.)

Collective action to escape from poverty cooperativelyCollective action to escape from poverty cooperatively

as A core- body for solidarity of villagersas A core- body for solidarity of villagers

self- reliance village organization to stand alone inself- reliance village organization to stand alone in

sense of managing capacity and financial capabilitysense of managing capacity and financial capability


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VDC (con.)VDC (con.)

1-1 VDC Establishment (June, 2007)1-1 VDC Establishment (June, 2007) Village General MeetingVillage General Meeting- Consulting for villagersConsulting for villagers- Selection of CandidatesSelection of Candidates

- Support from PDRDSupport from PDRD Election of VDC membersElection of VDC members- Vote by villagersVote by villagers- 9 members and 2 advisors9 members and 2 advisors

- 5 men and 4 women5 men and 4 women Registering at PRDCRegistering at PRDC


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2- Training2- Training

- Training in KoreaTraining in Korea- VDC Operation by PDRDVDC Operation by PDRD- Leadership, Problems solving, FacilitationLeadership, Problems solving, Facilitation

technique, Writing proposal, Management,technique, Writing proposal, Management,Planning, Monitoring, Meeting and ReportingPlanning, Monitoring, Meeting and Reportingby PDRDby PDRD

- Pilot project management and operation byPilot project management and operation byPMC teamPMC team

- Village credit operation and management byVillage credit operation and management byMRDMRD

- Farm production technology by PNSAFarm production technology by PNSA


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2- Training (con.)2- Training (con.)

- Farm machinery operation by sellersFarm machinery operation by sellers

- Village workshop participationVillage workshop participation

- National workshop participationNational workshop participation

- Irregular training by PMC teamIrregular training by PMC team

- Self-training through decision making,Self-training through decision making,

persuasion process, meeting and contactspersuasion process, meeting and contacts

with outside organizationswith outside organizations


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3- IGAs (Income Generating Activities)3- IGAs (Income Generating Activities)

Village credit provisionVillage credit provision- Group loan without collateral as Grameen BankGroup loan without collateral as Grameen Bank

- Small scale loan around $ 50/ hhSmall scale loan around $ 50/ hh

- Operate by womens sub-committee under VDCOperate by womens sub-committee under VDC

- Interest of village credit = A source of village fundInterest of village credit = A source of village fund


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Example of IGAsExample of IGAs

PigPig

PoultryPoultry

Buyingseeds

Buyingseeds

Fishraising

Fishraising

FertilizerFertilizer

ChemicalsChemicals

Vegetable

growing

Vegetable

growing

Non-Non-

AgriculturalAgricultural

IGAsIGAs

Retailingpetroleumat village

Retailingpetroleumat village

Operatingretail shopat village

Operatingretail shopat village

Buying bamboo treefor

basket manufacturing

Buying bamboo treefor

basket manufacturing

AgriculturAgricultur

alal

IGAsIGAs


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4- Infrastructure4- Infrastructure

3 village hall constructions/ 3 villages3 village hall constructions/ 3 villages3 desks & 3 chairs / 3 VDC3 desks & 3 chairs / 3 VDC3 white boards, 3 file boxes/ 3 VDC3 white boards, 3 file boxes/ 3 VDCVillage library establishment:Village library establishment:

1,308 books, 6 bookshelves, 18 iron tables, 108 plastic chairs/ 31,308 books, 6 bookshelves, 18 iron tables, 108 plastic chairs/ 3VDCVDC

Hand pump well construction:Hand pump well construction:34 wells/ 3 villages34 wells/ 3 villages

Village road rehabilitation:Village road rehabilitation: 5,739m (width 3.0-4.5m)/ 35,739m (width 3.0-4.5m)/ 3

villagesvillages


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