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POVERTY IN CAMBODIA 26% OF THE CAMBODIAN POPULATION LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. THE AVERAGE DAILY INCOME IS LESS THAN US$2 PER DAY 85% LIVE IN RURAL AREAS, IN WHICH 90% ARE FARMERSDEPEND ON AGRICULTURE OF PADDY CULTIVATION
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POVERTY IN CAMBODIA • 26% OF THE CAMBODIAN POPULATION LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. • THE AVERAGE DAILY INCOME IS LESS THAN US$2 PER DAY • 85% LIVE IN RURAL AREAS, IN WHICH 90% ARE FARMERSDEPEND ON AGRICULTURE OF PADDY CULTIVATION • POOR FARMERS STRUGGLE WITH SMALL PLOTS OF LAND, GROWING A SINGLE CROP WITH LOW YIELD. • SOME OF THEM NEITHER FARM LAND NOR HAVE LAND AND NO SOURCE OF INCOME.
CAMBODIAN PARTNER • PHNOM NEANG KANGREI ASSOCIATION • PNKA GOAL: • TO IMPROVE THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE POOREST AND MOST • VOLUNERABLE PEOPLE TO EMPOWER THEM TO CONTROL • THEIR OWN FUTURE TO BECOME SELF RELIANT
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES • • Increase food security and nutrition • • Increase income generation • • Promote hygiene and good environment • • Clean water and sanitation • • Self help group and saving • • Gender mainstreaming • • Response to disaster risks reduction • • Capacity and skills building • • Life skills and vocational • • Small infrastructure construction • • Behaviour change education • • Mainstreaming human rights
THE PROGRAM PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORTS WITH SHORT AND LONG TERM SUPPORT • PHYSICAL SUPPORT • • Essential assistance • • Health care and prevention • • Financial support • • Facilitate family development plan and set up Self Help Group • • Facilitate community’s products to markets • • Skills training, education awareness and understanding • EMOTIONAL SUPPORT • • Help them to change negative thinking, mindset and behaviour • • Give opportunity to full participation and decision making • • Build ownership and Common Good within community