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Commune Level Organized Service & Engagement Gender Advancement Program (CLOSE-GAP) Commune Level Organized Service & Engagement Gender Advancement Program (CLOSE-GAP) aims to improve gender equality indecision-making at the sub-national level in five target provinces in Cambodia. This program will work to enhance capacity and leadership of Women and Children Consultative Committee Councilors at a 50 communes in the five target provinces to effectively respond to the needs of women and girls in their jurisdiction through commune investment planning and resource allocation at the sub-national level.
Empowering Marginalized Communities (Cambodia):  .FY 2021 funds will be used to educate and train local community members and representatives who will become the advocates for land and natural resources rights, freedom of expression, civil rights, indigenous rights, and advocacy skills. These community members and representatives will support community-led campaigns to advocate for land and natural resource issues and provide venues for fair and peaceful solutions to human rights violations. This activity will promote participation of community members, especially women and youth, in decision-making at the local level; support monitoring and investigation of rights violations, including gender-based violence; and provide protection, legal aid, and representation community representatives and activists who are unjustly persecuted...The activity supports USAID/Cambodia's CDCS 2020-2025 Development Objective 3 "Human rights protected and government accountability advanced," and specially the Intermediate Result 3.1, "Strengthened defense of constitutional and other legal rights" by advancing the respect for and protection of human rights of the Cambodian people. The activity also supports the Administration's priorities under the "Renewing and Championing Democracy and Human Rights," in which the activity seeks to increase knowledge and awareness among marginalized communities on land and natural resource rights, civil liberties, and indigenous rights; build advocacy skills of affected communities and encourage them to engage in collective action to find fair and peaceful solutions to rights violations; and provide legal and other forms of protection to community representatives and activists harassed for asserting rights and seeking redress for abuses. .
WaterSHED WaterSHED seeks to foster a viable and sustainable market for household water treatment and storage (HWTS) products, giving rural Cambodians access to affordable, quality..products for HWTS.
One Window for Citizens (OW4C) (Cambodia):  .With FY 2020 funds, USAID will seek to expand the ability of citizens to hold local governments accountable for administrative services, through the One Window Service Offices (OWSO), in Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, and Siem Reap provinces by utilizing a civic tech tools that will enable citizens and service users to report on efficiency/satisfaction of OWSO services and hold local governments accountable for improved administrative services...The OWSO activity supports the Mission Objective 1.2 (CDCS DO1) "Strengthen Credible Voices to Promote Democratic Principles and Human Rights" and contribute to CDCS Intermediate Result 1.2: "Build strong, resilient and politically engaged civil society groups through support to strengthen the organizational and technical capacity of civil society organizations, business associations, trade unions, the private sector, and individuals to advocate and engage for policy reforms and government accountability." This activity supports the Indo-Pacific Strategy under the Indo-Pacific Transparency Initiative's Institutional and Informational domains. The activity was competitively awarded based on the best value to the U.S. government, in accordance with federal procurement regulations... .
Constitutions, Laws, and Legal Systems Support the development of constitutions, laws, and legal systems that are derived through democratic processes and are consistent with international human rights standards. Ensure that the public participates in the legal process as appropriate, perceives laws as legitimate and worthy of adherence, and respects the authority of law and legal institutions. Includes efforts to end impunity and enable peaceful transitions to democracy, as well as efforts to harmonize customary or religious law with state-based legal systems.
Increased Competition in Cambodian Political Life Increased Competition in Cambodian Political Life
Protecting Fundamental Freedoms (Cambodia):  .Using FY 2019 funds, the activity will promote and protect.fundamental freedoms (freedom of speech, assembly and expression) in Cambodia..The activity will provide legal and practical support to human rights.defenders, land and environmental activists, civil society and political.activists, journalists and other individuals whose basic rights and fundamental.freedoms violated. The activity will also support grassroots communities to.advocate for solutions to their challenges, including land disputes. It will.also monitor and report on fundamental freedom violations and engage with local.and international stakeholders and human rights mechanisms to address.Cambodia's fundamental freedom issues. .. ..The activity supports Mission Objective 1.2 (CDCS DO1)."Strengthened credible voices to promote fundamental democratic principles and.human rights" by advancing the respect for and protection of human rights of the.Cambodian people. The activity falls under the Administration priority to."Advance American Influence" (National Security Strategy, Pillar IV) by.addressing human rights violations in Cambodia. This activity supports the.Indo-Pacific Strategy through the Indo-Pacific Transparency Initiative under.the Human Rights domain. The activity is implemented through a non-competitive.grant awarded to CCHR based on the organization's unique qualifications in.accordance with federal procurement regulations. ..
Documentation Center of Cambodia-Endowment DC-Cam is an independent research institute that has its origins in the Cambodian Genocide Program created at Yale University in 1994 with a grant from the U.S. Department of State.  DC-Cam aims to serve as a permanent resource providing the public with a better historical understanding of the Khmer Rouge regime.  It also serves as a resource for Cambodians and others who may wish to pursue legal redress for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity perpetrated under the Democratic Kampuchea regime from 1975-79.  DC-Cam catalogues public documents; interviews former Khmer Rouge functionaries; maps mass graves; produces the magazine Searching for the Truth; maintains a library, audio-visual studios, printing house and exhibition hall; manages a training institute; and provides psycho-social assistance to those victims who suffered torture under the Khmer Rouge regime through the Victims of Torture Project.
Health Information, Policy and Advocacy (HIPA) (Cambodia):  The Health Information, Policy, and Advocacy (HIPA) project will improve the quality and use of population and health data reported within the Cambodian government's health information system and vital statistics registration database.  The refinement of the health information system will improve the accuracy and quality of reported data from both public and private health care providers.  In FY 2016, activities will introduce a new user-friendly dashboard for use by health and non-health authorities to improve the planning and allocation of resources for health priorities at all level.  HIPA will pilot an electronic tuberculosis (TB) information system to increase the efficiency of reporting TB data and linking it to the overall health information system.  Reliable data is essential for Cambodian government officials and other stakeholders to make informed decisions about policies and resource allocations leading to improved accountability of health care service delivery.
The Maternal and Child Health Program To provide support for a program in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program.
Performance Evaluation of Program on Rights and Justice II (PRAJ II) Performance Evaluation of Program on Rights and Justice II (PRAJ II)
USAID Greening Prey Lang (Cambodia):  .The USAID Greening Prey Lang activity works to protect Cambodia's largest designated conservation area and help the local people who depend on it for their livelihoods. The activity improves forest management, promotes resilient and low-emissions development, and advocates for improved governance of the Prey Lang extended landscape. The activity provides technical assistance for sustainable landscape management and biodiversity conservation to beneficiaries who depend on the area's ecological services, such as water, biodiversity, and food. It works to increase the capacity of relevant stakeholders to assess and address sustainable landscape issues. In addition, this activity supports community-based organizations, private sector, and other stakeholders to better manage Protected Areas and Community Forests to ultimately reduce environmental crimes, such as land encroachment, illegal logging, and wildlife poaching. In addition, the activity improves market linkages for non-timber forest products and eco-tourism...The activity falls under the Administration's priority to promote climate security and resilience, modernize information, and champion equity and inclusion for all. The activity also supports the Indo-Pacific Framework and contributes to Mission Objective 1 (CDCS DO1) "Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Broadened.".
USAID Digital Workforce Development (formerly USAID Digital Future Cambodia ) (Cambodia):  .The USAID Digital Future Cambodia activity aims to create a cohort of Cambodian youth with enterprise-driven skills, training, and qualifications that will help them contribute to Cambodian society and succeed in a modern digital economy. The activity will also support an open internet and freedom of information exchange in order to encourage competition, innovation, and promote international standards for information technology (IT) certification and advance Cambodia's economic diversification in the digital age. FY 2021 funds will be used to strengthen targeted IT certifications, short-courses, non-degree programs, and bachelor's degrees offered by Cambodian higher education institutions (HEIs), build capacity of HEI faculty to prepare them to meet accreditation standards, and increase scholarship, internship, and networking opportunities to support practical skill-building and linkages to job opportunities for Cambodian youth...The activity supports all USAID/Cambodia's CDCS 2020-2025 Development Objectives by promoting internet freedom of information exchange, empowering youth through education and enterprise-driven job skills, and supporting sustainable economic livelihoods through market-based solutions. The activity will contribute to U.S. foreign policy priorities in the Indo-Pacific region by building partnerships between U.S. and Cambodian universities and expanding digital access, thus reducing malign regional influence and supporting growing economic opportunities and prosperity for Cambodians and Americans. The activity will also support multiple priorities of the Administration, including 1) Renewing and championing democracy and human rights; 2) Building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce; and 3) Modernizing IT, data, and mobility. The activity will be competitively awarded based on the best value to the U.S. government, in accordance with federal procurement regulations..
Evaluation of the Counter-Trafficking in Persons Program (CTIP) The project was to evaluate the CTIP program to determine if it is successful in improving coordination and collection of data between anti-trafficking actors; enhancing victim care through development and implementation of national standards; and improving access to justice for victims of trafficking, both directly and indirectly.
Supporting Forests and Biodiversity (Cambodia):  The Supporting Forests and Biodiversity project mitigates climate change and positively impacts biodiversity by improving governance and protecting targeted forests in Cambodia. With FY 2014 funds, activities will support community forestry groups pursue protection of their area, facilitate constructive dialogue between government and civil society, and increase equitable and sustainable income generation. The results will be reduced deforestation rates and greenhouse gas emissions; improved community management and governance of forests in partnership with the Cambodian government, civil society, and the private sector; and increased incomes for targeted groups. The project will play a supporting role in combatting wildlife trafficking through improved natural resource management and training activities. These results build on previous successes and will contribute to Cambodia's Enhancing Capacity for Low Emissions Development Strategy.
Solid Waste Management Accountability Platform (SWAP) (Cambodia):  .With FY 2020 funds, SWAP seeks to improve waste management through a new and innovative "civic tech" community monitoring system, coupled with waste receptacle distribution and an awareness and information campaign in several target provinces. The activity will allow user complaints to be registered and information disseminated to prompt service providers to respond with service improvements. The activity includes a monitoring and evaluation system that will be used to assess project's impact and possibilities for wider-scale use. As this will be the final tranche of funding, efforts will focus on ensuring utilization of civic tech tools...The activity contributes to Mission Objective 1.2 (CDCS DO1) of "Strengthening credible voices to promote fundamental democratic principles and human rights" and to CDCS Intermediate Result 1.2 "Build strong, resilient and politically engaged civil society groups through support to strengthen the organizational and technical capacity of civil society organizations, business associations, trade unions, the private sector, and individuals to advocate and engage for policy reforms and government accountability." This activity supports the National Security Strategy priority, to "extend the influence of the United States abroad by promoting the fundamental American values of democracy and governance, " and aligns with the Indo-Pacific Strategy under Indo-Pacific Transparency Initiative's Institutional and Informational domains. The activity was competitively awarded based on the best value to the U.S. government, in accordance with federal procurement regulations..
Program on Rights and Justice II (PRAJ II) The Program on Rights and Justice II in Cambodia (PRAJ II) focuses on human rights advocacy, rule of law promotion and biodiversity protection to address some of these challenges. Building upon the success of its six-year predecessor, the Program on Rights and Justice in Cambodia (PRAJ), this project continues EWMIs innovative work to promote access to justice, improve the professional standards of the future Cambodian legal community, and strengthen grassroots advocacy and community networks, including communitybased advocacy to protect Cambodias biodiversity. New initiatives under PRAJ II include activities to improve the collection and use of justice system data, develop the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Justice, and improve court administration and case management in selected courts.
Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) (Cambodia):  The Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) activity supports children to thrive and reach full developmental potential by promoting nurturing care for the most vulnerable newborns and young children, beginning with expectant mothers and parents. IECD strengthens the capacity of community volunteers through training and mobilization to support households on nurturing care, and to conduct malnutrition and disability screening for children under five years of age. IECD also supports homestead food production by promoting home gardening to increase household consumption of nutritious foods, and support income generation. The activity promotes best practices in water, hygiene, and sanitation including the use of latrines and safe drinking water. IECD adapts existing resources and tools to improve and broaden developmental monitoring and early identification of children with developmental delays and disabilities, and to increase referral to quality, sustainable services.  This activity supports a multi-sectoral approach that strengthens nutrition service delivery at health facilities and in communities. .USAID awarded IECD through a competitive process in which the offeror with the best value to the U.S. government was selected..This activity addresses the administration's "Advancing global health security and mitigating development and humanitarian impacts" priority by providing inclusive opportunities for livelihoods and addressing hunger and malnutrition. It also contributes to achieving the USAID/Cambodia's CDCS 2020-2025 Development Objective (DO) 2, "Health, education, and welfare of Cambodians improved through enhanced services" and DO 1, "Inclusive and sustainable economic growth broadened." ....
Capacity Development Partnership Fund Phase III (CDPF) (Cambodia):  .USAID/Cambodia, in partnership with other donors, builds the capacity of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports through the Capacity Development Partnership Fund (CDPF). CDPF is a multi-donor partnership managed by UNICEF to strengthen the Cambodian education sector to ensure that children increasingly receive quality, inclusive, and equitable education in more conducive learning environments. CDPF promotes better quality teaching and learning by: 1) building a system of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for teachers to enhance their access to quality and relevant professional training to build their skills and competencies; 2) implementing school-based mentoring approaches for teachers, as part of a broader CPD framework and system; 3) assisting teachers to use positive discipline methodologies to promote student learning and to reduce violence in schools; 4) strengthening school-based management to promote transparency and accountability at schools; 5) building education system resilience to COVID-19 and other unprecedented emergency situations; and 6) enhancing multilingual education and inclusion...This activity falls under the Administration's priority to end the COVID-19 pandemic, advance global health security, and mitigate development and humanitarian impacts as well as to champion equity and inclusion for all by leveraging partnership and resources for strengthening education systems and fostering inclusiveness, resilience and sustainability. The activity will contribute to USAID/Cambodia's CDCS 2020-2025 Development Objective 2, "Health, education, and welfare of Cambodians improved through enhanced services." It will also contribute to USG Education Strategy's Objective 2, "Expand Access to Quality Basic Education for All, Particularly Marginalized and Vulnerable Populations.".
USAID/OFDA Grant for Cambodia Humanitarian Coordination and Risk Management in Cambodia
Enhancing Quality of Healthcare Activity (EQHA) (Cambodia):  Enhancing Quality of Healthcare Activity (EQHA) will improve the quality of public and private health facilities to develop and implement patient-centered quality improvement (QI) plans. With FY 2021 funds, EQHA will institutionalize QI approaches within the sub-national health system by increasing local management and ownership, integrating disease-specific QI needs into the routine public health assessment system, and strengthening a national performance-based incentive program. EQHA will work with the public and private sector to improve modern contraceptive use, tuberculosis case detection, and HIV/AIDS integration. EQHA will partner with health professional associations and councils to promote a continuing professional development system to strengthen regulation and licensing reform efforts and will support the implementation of the new management of health services law that includes an accreditation system. EQHA will work with health training institutions to reform training methodologies to produce better-trained healthcare providers. EQHA will continue to build on its quality improvement platform to improve the Cambodian health system's preparation, detection, and response to COVID-19 community transmission in Cambodia..EQHA supports the Administration's priorities to enhance U.S. leadership in responding to the disruption and suffering caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. EQHA will also support the development and application of information technology platforms, data, and tools to support health workforce capacity, promote e-referral systems, and foster transparent and accountable healthcare systems to respond to citizens' needs. EQHA contributes to USAID/Cambodia's CDCS 2020-2025 Development Objective 2, "Health, Education, and Welfare of Cambodians Improved Through Enhanced Services.".
Accountability in Governance and Politics (A-GAP) (Cambodia):  The Accountability in Governance and Politics program strengthens Cambodian political parties, creates more transparent political processes, and informs the electorate.  U.S. government assistance promotes accountability of elected leaders through constituency dialogues.  The program supports public opinion polls and emphasizes building progressive leadership through its work with young people and women.  Anticipated results include strengthened multi-party competition, increased public demand for electoral reform, enhanced accountability of elected officials, and increased youth civic engagement and women's participation in the political process.  Through this program, the U.S. government will capitalize on the political competition and debate that the 2013 national elections spurred to define a new electoral reform agenda, strengthen the professionalism of the political parties, and advance policies and practices that are responsive to citizens' interests.
Increased Relevance, Quality & Access in Education Increased Relevance, Quality and Access in Education
Development Innovations (Cambodia):  Development Innovations brings together Cambodian civil society organizations and technologists to develop information and communications technology (ICT) solutions to address Cambodia's development challenges. A central feature of activity continues to be its ICT for development advisory services, which many individuals and organizations consider as the only neutral high-quality advice and technology referrals service available in the local market.  With FY 2017 funds, the USG will continue to support Development Innovations to provide advisory services to help civil society organizations design, test, implement, and scale-up ICT solutions.  The USG will ensure that Development Innovations can eventually transfer its advisory services to a local sustainable entity after the project ends. Throughout all of the activities that Development Innovations implements, the USG will continue to leverage partnerships and private sector engagement with civil society.