LWF-Cambodia

LWF-Cambodia has been working in Cambodia since 1979

1979-1996 emergency
1996-1998 resettlement and rehabilitation
1999-2002 community development
2003-2008 rights-based empowerment
2010... localization
LWF-Cambodia Project Area

CAMBODIA
GOAL
EMPOWERED RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND
PARTNER HOUSEHOLDS MANAGE
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS BY
THEMSELVES, KNOW & ADVOCATE FOR
THEIR RIGHTS & OBTAIN IMPROVED &
SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
OBJECTIVE
1.EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES MANAGE DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS

2.EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES KNOW THEIR RIGHTS ,

SOLVE CONFLICTS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND
ADVOCATE FOR THEIR RIGHTS WITH DUTY BEARERS
OUTSIDE THEIR COMMUNITIES

3.EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES OBTAIN SUSTAINABLE AND

IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS

4.STRENGTHENED ORGANIZATION WITH IMPROVED

EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY FOR THE
SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM
Partners and Partnerships
Facilitation
Common Goals Awareness
Coordination Monitoring & evaluation
Strategic Alliances LWF Capacity Building
Solidarity
Resource Sharing
Advocacy
Networking National People Regional
Partners Partners Motivation
Policy guidance Linkages
International
Technical Support Partners Interdependency

Accountability Dignity
Sustainability Empowerment
Graduation Process
(growing together, growing apart)

G
Level of LWF R
leadership, involvement, A
facilitation and support D
decreases over time U
Level of individual, A
household and community T
participation, ownership, I
capacity and empowerment O
increases over time N
6-8 years of partnership
Human Rights Advocacy
FOR WITH BY
the people
Lin k to the Hu ma n Rig hts A ppro ach
# 5: VDC & community have good advocacy & networking skills
Indicators Low capacity (no Improved Advanced Empowered
advocacy) 1-4 Capacity capacity /Graduated
(advocacy for) 5-8 (advocacy with) (advocacy by)
9-12 13-16

5.1 rights LWF led Balance towards Balance towards Community led
awareness & processes and LWF leadership community processes and
advocacy skills activities leadership activities
5.2 community
mobilization for
networking
5.3 management
of advocacy
campaigns
5.4 equal gender
participation and
benefits
Total score:
Analysis:
Recommendation
Results of annual community self-
assessments of VDC empowerment
Sustainable
Development 16 Community
Initiatives
Concepts

0
2002 2003

Facilitation &
Advocacy &
Communication
Networking
Management
& Leadership