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MCC Partners in Cambodia

Cambodian Community Finance Institution Network (CCFIN)

This network was formed by the NGOs and associations in February 2004 after a community finance study was presented by Canadian Cooperative Association (CCA). The NGOs involved agreed to work together to strengthen the gaps. There are 40 members in the network. MCC has agreed to provide an advisor to assist in leading the networks.

 

Christian Peacebuilding Services (CPBS)

This group provides mediation and peacebuilding activities within Christian and other organizations in Cambodia.

 

Dhammayietra Mongkol Borei (DYMB)

This organization provides home care visits and education on how to care for people with AIDS as well as people who are dying of other diseases. Staff work in 158 villages in all 13 communes in Mongkol Borei district.

 

EFC-Youth Commission (EFC-YC)

This organization works closely with Christian youth to develop young Cambodian Christian leaders. Activities range from relationship-based seminars to a day of tree-planting, from developing a quiet-time diary to holding a Youth Camp that draws more than 300 youth for a week of fellowship, learning, and worship each year. EFC-YC encourages holistic leadership and an adherence to one’s vocational training; that not all Christians must work in the church but rather be Christian examples wherever they find themselves.

 

NGO Forum in Cambodia

The NGO Forum is made up of local and international non-governmental organizations grounded in their experience of humanitarian and development assistance to Cambodia. The NGO Forum exists for information sharing, debate and advocacy on priority issues affecting Cambodia’s development.

www.ngoforum.org.kh 

Organization to Develop Our Villages (ODOV)

This is a Cambodian organization that grew from Mesang Integrated Development, a project implemented by MCC for nearly a decade. Today, community organizers work in five target villages, giving technical and management training to the village-elected leaders in health, agriculture and income generation. ODOV's small enterprise development program has helped villagers establish more than a dozen small businesses, including a bicycle repair shop, a fish hatchery and a noodle shop.

 

Phnom Penh Bible College (PPBC)

This College is the only non-denominational Bible School in Cambodia and enrolls an average of 75 students in their three-year program. The partnership with MCC started in November 2004 when the college began to include music electives in their curriculum. There are two music theory classes being taught as well as group piano and guitar lessons.

 

Prey Veng Irrigation Office (PVIO)

MCC has assisted PVIO for 15 years, including completing nine irrigations systems and two water pumping stations. As a result, more farmers have enough water to use in their rice fields. They have extended the area of cultivation and increased rice yield every year. The organization continues to work with farmers to develop small scale irrigation systems that are managed and maintained by the community; and to enhance food security through the rehabilitation of dams and existing irrigation systems. PVIO is also developing a system to organize farmers to share water during times of drought. MCC assists the organization in grant proposals and communications between potential donors and PVIO.

 

Returnee Integration Assistance Program (RISP)

This is a support network for returning Cambodians who were deported from the United States after they were convicted and served time for a felony. Many left Cambodia as children, lived in the United States for years and have little connection to contemporary Cambodia. MCC wishes to assist in restoring hope and dignity to people. RISP is the only organization addressing the issue of assisting returnees to integrate into Cambodian society.

www.rispcambodia.org

Royal University of Agriculture (RUA)

The Royal University of Agriculture is the leading institution for agriculture sciences in Cambodia. This cooperation began in Oct. 2005 when RUA requested assistand in developing a coherrent English surriculum for the students and in developing a program in environmental science as it relates to Cambodia agriculture. In addition, MCC assists in training prospective teachers without teaching methodologies and pedagogies.

 

Royal University of Phnom Penh

An MCC worker teaches English at the Royal University of Phnom Penh and also provide other administrative support in the English department. MCC provides advisor support to the Chemistry Department, helping to strengthen the curriculum and to involve students or staff in research relevant to the Cambodian context.

 

Takeo Community Forestry and Integrated Development Association (TCFIDA)

This group began in 1992 when MCC started working with villages to develop a community tree-planting project. It is comprised of 22 villages surrounding a 500 hectare community-coordinated tree plantation. The Association, created primarily to oversee plantation management, also works with communities to promote community organizing, rice and fertilizer banks, savings and credit banks, agriculture assistance and health education.

 

Women Peacemakers(WPM)

This group conducts workshops on topics such as children and women's rights, active non-violence and conflict resolution (in Kampong Cham province). These activities connect and strengthen relationships between local villagers and authorities. Together, they then form network groups to carry on learning in their respective villages as well as intervene in known situation of violence.

 

Youth for Peace (YFP)

Because a lasting peace depends on today’s youth to sustain it, YFP trains high school and university students in conflict resolution and peace making, empowering them to address the challenges Cambodia faces. Student leaders also conduct workshops in the community on issues from gangs to the environment. A student center provides a safe place for students to meet for discussions, prepare student initiatives, practice computer and team-building skills and explore creative arts such as drawing, music and dance. A small library provides resources on peace building as well as other reading materials.

www.yfpcambodia.org