NH Annual Report 2007

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NEW HUMANITY CAMBODIA

ANNUAL REPORT2007


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Forewor

dfromtheCountryDirector Dear friends,

Once again, during the past year our activities have been diverse through our work not only in the field

of education and disability but also health and agriculture. We tried to implement our vision, offering

everyone the opportunity to receive an appropriate education.

One of the important events of the year 2007 was the expansion of our program in early childhood with

the opening of 8 new kindergartens in the provinces of Kompong Chhnang and Mondolkiri. The latter

one is among the most remote areas of Cambodia. So it is resolutely that we are turning to the little

ones, too often neglected, and also the ethnic minorities whose access to basic services, especially

access to knowledge, remains a challenge.

Implementing our vision also means to open new horizons to those who have little hope. That is why

we have continued during the year to strengthen our work with the disabled. The immediate results,

modest in terms of number but huge in terms of humanity, have given our entire staff, like myself, a

great deal of energy. That too is development, not only giving but also learning to receive.

However, to give our deeds their true dimension, we must be a part of a more global network. In other

words, links should be established with those who do not live in Cambodia but feel close to it, bridges

are to be spanned beyond all differences. Saying that, I think of all our private donors, especially those

residing in Italy who I had the chance to meet. Their support, far for being only financial, has made

them partners of New Humanity and friends of Cambodia.

It is with such spirit of sharing that we tried to improve our communication during the past year. Two

decisive steps have been made in this direction: the creation of a new web site and the publication of

our first public annual report.

The first achievement was made possible through the investment of volunteers, French and Italian, who

I would like to thank here. The second one is the result of an internal teamwork which I hope will make

you proud and happy to support us in our activities.

At the time of finishing these few lines of introduction, my thinking goes to all those who have

supported us with their generosity, their time and their moral support, as well as to the entire staff of

New Humanity, both local and international. Without their dedication, we would not have been able to

bring our modest but solid contribution to a better world where everyone will see their rights and

dignity respected.

Sincerely,

Herv Roqueplan

Country Director


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AboutourOrganization

Our Vision

A society where everyone has the same chance to receivean appropriate education, corresponding to their needs,aptitude and ability.

Our Mission

To develop and improve education services, especially forchildren, youth, women and disabled, by working inpartnership with local communities.

Our Values

Solidarity and Service: All our action is based on the values of Solidarity and Service inspired by

the Christian Faith.

Respect: Activities are implemented regardless of age, gender, race, religious belief or political

conviction, with dialogue and respect for the diversity of peoples, cultures and religions.

Cooperation: Each program of intervention is prepared and carried out by agreement and in

collaboration with the local population and the local authorities.

Needs driven project: Development projects are realized in response to the requests, needs and/or

emergencies of communities or groups of peoples.

Volunteerism: The programs use the abilities and competences of volunteers from any country,

including youth who intend to give alternative civil service.

Harmonization: Activities are developed in harmony with the general plan of human promotion

drawn from agencies of local development and from international public institutions, associations,

agencies and organizations.

Our background

New Humanity is a catholic international humanitarian organization. Nongovernmental, nonpolitical

and nonprofit making, it has been created by the P.I.M.E. (Pontificio Istituto Missioni Estere -

Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions) in 1992.

The same year we opened an office in Cambodia and signed our first Agreement with the Ministry

of Education. Since then we have carried out several education and/or rural development projects

in 5 different places: Kampong Speu (closed), Phnom Penh (since 1994), Kandal (since 2001),

Kampong Chhnang (since 2002), and Mondolkiri (since 2007).

To foster development integrating every members of the community, we implement programs in 4

sectors of activities: Education, Disability, Agriculture and Health. For each of our projects, we

focus on the most vulnerable, in other words, the children, the disabled and the women.

Among our priorities figures the training of local population. All our activities are implemented

using local human resources, the best way for us to make the community owning the project butalso to build its capacity for a future autonomy.


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About

Cambodia General Information

Land area 181,035 Km Religion Theravada Buddhist (96.4%)

Official language Khmer Currency Riel (KHR)

Type of Government Democratic Constitutional Monarchy

Chief of State King Norodom Sihamoni (since 2004)

Head of Government Prime Minister Hun Sen (since 1985)

Capital Phnom Penh Nationality Cambodian

Administrative Divisions 24 provinces/municipalities, 185 districts, 1621 communes, 13,886 villages

Demographics

Population (2005) 13,806,923 Density of population per km2 (2005) 76

Population Growth Rate (2005) 2.1 % Age Structure (2004)

Sex Ratio1 (2004) 93.5 0 - 14 years 39 %

Urban Population (2004 est.) 15.0 % 15 - 64 years 57 %

Average household size (2004) 5.1 Over 65 years 4 %

HDI (Human Development Index) in 2005 0.598 (Rank: 131st on 177 countries)

Ethnic Groups Khmer (90%), Vietnamese, Chinese, Hill Tribes, others.

Education

Literacy rate (15 years old +) 2004 73.6 % Enrolment Ratios2 2006/07 GER NER

Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Primary 2006 51.3 Primary 122.7 % 92.1 %

National Budget for Education 2007 19.2 % Lower Secondary 60.0 % 33.7 %

Upper Secondary 21.2 % 12.5 %

Health

Life Expectancy (2001) 57.4 years Under-5 Children underweight 2005 36 %

Total fertility rate (15-49) 2005 3.4 Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births) 2005 66

HIV Prevalence (15-49) 2005 0.6 % Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000) 2005 83

Economic

GDP 2006 $ 7.2 billion GNI per capita 2006 $ 480

GDP Growth 2006 10.5 % Inflation rate 2006 4.71 %

Contributions to GDP 2005 Population by industrial sector 2004

Agriculture 34.2 % Agriculture 74.2 %

Industry 26.7 % Industry 7%

Services 39.1 % Services 18.8 %

Population below poverty line (2004) 35.0 %

Disability

Population living with disability 4.7%

Disability by Type of impairment

Vision 29.5 % Tactile 10.7 %

Hearing 15.1 % Mental 8.7 %

Speaking 4.7 % Learning difficulites 1.2 %

Mobility 23.5 % Seizures/epilepsiy 1.4 %

Other 5.3 %

Sources: National Institute of Statistics (NIS), National Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Education

Youth and Sport (MoEYS), World Bank, UNDP, Unesco Institute for Statistics.

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Number of males per 100 females2 Percentages of children in school are represented by Gross Enrolment Ratios (GER) and Net Enrolment Ratios (NER). GER is the

number of pupils enrolled in a given level of education regardless of age expressed as a percentage of the population in the

theoretical age group for that level of education. NER is the number of pupils in the theoretical age group who are enrolled

expressed as a percentage of the same population.


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Project

LocationsIn 2007, New Humanity has worked in 4 different places:

In Kandal province we have started an Education and Development Project for the Disabled(EDPD) in 2001. We hope to carry it on until 2011.

InKompong Chhnang province, we have launched an Integrated Community Education Programin 2002. Since 2006, this program was divided into several projects:

Agriculture Development and Food Security (ADFS) Basic and Non-Formal Education (BNFE) Health Education, Prevention and Emergency Relief (HEPER) Disabled Day Care (DiDaCa) Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).

In Phnom Penh we continued to support a Master of Sociology-Anthropology in co-operationwith the Department of Sociology of the Royal University of Phnom Penh.

In Mondolkiri we started an ECCE pilot project with the implementation of 3 kindergartens inthe district of Pech Chhreada.


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OurStaff New Humanity Staff 2007

Kiry KosalADFS Project Coordinator

Vey ChumSecretary

Sony SournProject Manager

Samboun EkDiDaCa Project Officer

Veasna CheungBNFE Project Officer

Cristina TogniDisabled Project Advisor

Bunnarien BeanFinance Officer

Chamroeun NhekADFS Project

Coordinator

Kourchettana KunADFS Project

Officer

Lucia WongEducation Advisor

Neth PrakECCE Project

Officer

Ren AyalaAssistant Director

& University Program

Coordinator

Wanroth EmEDPD Project

Coordinator

Chendamony RuosFinance Officer

Sarun LachHEPER Project

Coordinator

Herv RoqueplanCountry Director


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EDUCATION

"You have the right to a good quality education. You

should be encouraged to go to school to the highest

level you can."Article 28,

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

in child-friendly language.


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We are working in many aspects of education, from early childhood to university studies, using

formal and non-formal ways. Except the Master Program in Sociology-Anthropology implemented

in the Royal University of Phnom Penh, all our activities are located in rural areas, namely

Kompong Chhnang and Mondolkiri Provinces.

In Kompong Chhnang province, we are working in 2 different districts (Boribor and Teuk Phos)

covering respectively 4 and 3 communes, which represent a total of 57 villages with a population

of around 37,500 people (8,000 families).

In Mondolkiri Province, we are currently working only in 3 communes of the district of Pech

Chhreadda, covering approximately a population of 4,000 people (700 families).

Early Childhood

Considering early childhood education and care as the necessary foundation of a successful human

growth, NH has implemented a kindergarten program with the purpose of developing childrens

basic intellectual skills and giving them adequate health care.

Through education and care, we aim to increase the enrollment of 6-year-old children in the first

grade of primary cycle but also students survival rate in primary school (the survival rate is the

percentage of a group of students who are enrolled in the first grade of an education cycle in a

given school year and are expected to reach a specified grade).

In Kompong Chhnang province

During the school year 2006-2007, NH continued to handle 5 kindergartens in the district of

Boribor with 125 children (71 female). The concern of parents and the enthusiasm of children are

revealed in the 87 percent of children attendance rate.

We have to recognize that this high attendance is partly due to the involvement of parents who

attended the monthly meetings organized by the staff of NH to analyze and evaluate the situation

of each child.

According to our evaluation survey we knew that throughout the meetings, the parents have

learned step by step how to live a better life following basic hygienic habits. Besides, the parents

can generate extra income for their family needs while their children are attending pre-school.

Before the classes begin, all our

kindergarteners take their breakfast

(rice porridge) thanks to the food

provision of NH and the

collaboration of the parents who

take turns to cook, clean the

classrooms and help sometimes at

the teacher's request. Most of the

children (80%) have been

increasing their weight along the

year according to the weigh

monitoring results.

At the end of the morning, prior to

go back home, the passage to the

shower has also become an

everyday habit during this pre-

school year.

All but 9 children from the school year 2006-2007 joined the public primary schools. The ones

who could not be enrolled were considered under age as they did not turn 6 before the beginning

of the school year.

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UCATIONFor the new school year 2007-2008 we welcomed 132 new children (74 female) in Boribor and

131 children in our 5 newly opened kindergartens in the district of Teuk Phos.

Cheum Chhoeun, 45 years old, is a farmer living in Andoung Roveang village,

Kompong Chhnang province. She has 6 children. Her youngest child is a boy

named San Ra who is 5 years old. San Ra is attending the kindergarten run

by New Humanity ECCE project. Every day his older sister takes him to the

kindergarten class on foot. His house is around 1.5 km away from the school.San Ra's mother has committed herself to contribute 1 kg of rice and 1

bunch of fire wood for the kindergarten students' daily porridge. Once every

2 weeks she comes to school to prepare porridge for the children there.

Once she got very sick. Her daughter had to quit from her studies in grade 5

kiri province

H has launched a new pilot project for early childhood education in Mondolkiri hoping to enhance

rom August 2007 our staff has established

efore taking up their post, like all the

H conducted a survey in the 3 communes

(49 female) among the neediest ones.

to encourage their involvement. So far the parents

ave responded with enthusiasm, committing themselves to collaborate with the children's daily

gram aims to increase student's survival rate from grade 1 to grade 9. In order

facilitate registration of children at risk from 6 to 20 years old into the formal school system,

in order to help with household chores. She admitted that she regretted tremendously that her daughter

had to stop studying. Currently, three of her children are studying, in primary school and kindergarten.

She said: I think knowledge is important for life; I dont want my children to drop out from school

anymore. I would do my best to send them to school as far as they can reach grade 12 (the last grade

of high school), and I believe that its important to start from kindergarten.

In Mondol

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equal chances for better education among ethnic minorities, and especially Phnong group. The

objectives of this program are basically the same as in Kompong Chhnang.

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3 kindergartens in 3 different communes.

According to our experience we have

accepted only five-year-old children.

Bteachers of ECCE program, the new ones

followed a training given by Krousar Yoeung,

a local NGO specialized in Early Childhood

Education. Most of the staff members in

Mondolkiri are Phnong to assure an easier

communication between teacher and pupils.

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to collect information about the general situat

data was collected the staff selected 77 children

Parent's meetings have been organized as well

ion specially detailed data on education. Once the

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breakfast and sending them to school.

cholarshipS

Basic Education

Our scholarship pro

to

we provided yearly scholarships consisting of school materials, uniforms, bags and slippers.Sometimes, in the neediest cases, we also gave bicycles, food and other emergency aid.

In the school year 20062007 we granted scholarship to 491 students (249 female) in Boribor

district.

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A monthly meeting for school scholarship committees in each school had been established with

the purpose of reducing the number of dropouts.

le) have passed the

g ce of education. Forsuch objective, NH has organized regular meetin with parents along the year. The 85 percent of

4 scholarships (231 female).

ase the chances for underprivileged students coming from rural areas to

ttend higher studies leading to real employment opportunities NH has established a scholarship

Mang Sichan, 53 years old, is a mother of 4 girls. She is currently

living in Ponley village (Kompong Chhnang province). At present, 3

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She reminded us that in her f

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Student's performance, in 15 schools, is

monitored by these committees including NH staff,

some teachers, respected community members,

parents concerned and a couple of scholarship

holders to assure their voice.

During the school year, 89 percent of our

scholarship holders (248 fema

exams to enter into the next grade compare to the

84 percent of success for other students in the

district. Regarding dropout percentages among our

students, only 0.4 percent has given up while the

district rate this year reached 4 percent of the total

student's population (the dropout rate is the

percentage of students who drop out of a given

grade in a given school year.

awareness about the importanOur program gives a special attention on raisin gs

attendance rate of parents during the 117 meetings prepared in 21 villages was a positive sign of

parents' involvement in their children's education.

For the school year 20072008 NH has granted 45

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echnical Education

In our attempt to incre

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program for youngsters who want to gain technical skills on computer science. At the same timeNH wish to support the development of qualified technical schools in Cambodia and it is the reason

why our organization has developed a partnership with the CIST (Center for Information System

Training).

of her daughters are studying (2 in Kompong Chhnang and 1 at

CIST in Phnom Penh) and the youngest one is a seller at the market.

Mang Sichan became widow 18 years ago. She makes her living by

buying and selling fish-paste at Ponley Market. Every morning she

has to get up at 5 o'clock and she comes back home at noon.

She told us that the profit is just enough to support her family forthe daily expenses and to send her

daughters to school, but she was

worried that this tight budget was

s or accidents.

amily there is not a male member to

help them and in addition she has no re

unable to cover health proble

latives in Kompong

Chhnang province to rely on. So far I have been struggling to

survive day by day since my husband died. I keep the hope that I

will be able to support my daughters until they finish grade 12. I

am thankful to New Humanity for supporting my oldest daughter to

continue her study on computer technology in Phnom Penh after

she finished grade 12 in 2006. I hope that after she finishes her

studies, she will be able to find a job and then, she could

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UCATIONThe 12 scholarship holders were selected from 2 provinces (Kompong Chhnang and Mondolkiri) to

study in the CIST and to receive alongside a scholarship granted by NH. These 12 new students

a determinate will to

ts of the scholarship holders have been asked to be part of this effort for the sake of

eir children's education and future, and so far they have responded positively at the measure of

chool & Mobile Libraries

especially among children and youth, NH has not only

rovided more books to the school libraries but also made easier the access of reading materials by

our contribution, NH has trained librarians for each school

efore furnishing 34 libraries with books and other pedagogical materials. Thanks to the variety of

ool libraries

ave welcomed a total number of

llages seems to be positive too as this activity was joined

y 342 children (15 percent of the total population in 8 villages). Even if only 103 adults were

have joined the first 4 scholarships holders studying in Phnom Penh since September 2006.

Due to the increasing number of beneficiaries, NH decided to create a small student center

managed by our staff and where 14 out of 16 students are living nowadays.

So far we do not have the final results of these students yet because their training last 2 years.

However, the intermediate results are encouraging and all the students show

succeed.

The paren

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their own possibilities. They agreed to contribute every month with an amount of 10 US dollars

and the boys and girls brought their own bicycles from home to use for transportation.

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To develop the reading habits in rural areas,

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running a mobile library in the villages.

In order to ensure the effectiveness of

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books available, the children and youth satisfy their curiosity and acquire more knowledge while

enjoying the reading.

This year the 8 sch

h

2,258 students. This figure

means that an average of 300students, aged from 6 to 22

years old, have visited the

libraries along the year. This

admission rate is positive given

that all these students correspond

to 64 percent of the total

population for the 8 schools.

According to our assessment, the

students have at least visited the

library 3 to 4 times. Although

these figures seem to be small,

we would not hesitate to say thatit is rather encouraging taking

into account the almost inexistent

habit for reading in Cambodian conte

The work of our mobile library in the vi

xt.

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interested in reading books, the frequency of the visits is hopeful since every child has

attendeaverage of 14 times whereas each adult has been present around 12 times. This regularity

is a sign of growing habit toward the enjoyment of reading.

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Literacy

Although there has been a lot of improvement on literacy programs worldwide, this fundamental

2007 18 new classes were organized

he attendance rate for this program was

Sot Yeng, a 37-year-old mother, has 5 children. She lives in Cheang

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in New Humanitys literacy class, Sot

ivelihood skills are likewise promoted to enable women to increase their family income with

ince 2006, 4 skill training courses started. Thanks to the support of NH and the concern of the

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human right remains a major challenge. NH aspires also to collaborate in this endeavor reducing

the percentage of illiterate people by conducting annual literacy training in its targeted areas.

Inin different villages for 340 participants

(new and previous students), 276 were

female. The age of the participants

ranged between 15 to 45 years old. The

classes were held regularly as a result of

well trained teachers, adequate

materials, and community involvement

through the facilitation of specific

locations into the villages.

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encouraging since around 83 percent of

students came regularly. Unfortunately,

23 percent of the participants dropped

out from the program. The monitoring

process revealed to us that 34 out of the

79 dropouts were female. The reasons

for such attitude were diverse: some

went to work in a garment factory (41),

some moved house (27), others had to

help their family at home (6) and some

get married (5).

Luong village (Kompong Chhnang Province). All her children are

studying. She relies on rice cultivation to support her family.

Sot Yeng spent one year of her life to complete the literacy cla

organized by New Humanity in 2005. She studied one hour a day

and 5 days a week. She told us that she studied at the formal

school until grade 3 only. Now at her age, she cannot remember

how to read and write.

After one year studying

Yeang can read, write, and calculate basic mathematic operations.

Moreover, from the lessons she has learned, she got a goodunderstanding about general hygiene, health care, and some

techniques for improving rice and vegetable cultivation.

Livelihood skills and handicraft promotion

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supplementary productive activities such as traditional handicrafts or operate small business in

their villages. Unfortunately, in rural villages, women especially from impoverished families have

little or non education at all. Therefore, they cannot have access to learn other skills.

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local community, the project has keep on going since then until today. The outcomes of these


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UCATIONtrainees are 93 girls and women. 82 out of 93 participants pass the assessment, and nowadays

40 out of 82 were selected to produce bags and clothes with silk. Other former trainees are still

producing school uniforms and bags since 2003.

The project of NH has tried to open a

close cooperation with the Sociology Department of the Royal University of Phnom Penh

ted the second intake and 15 students were chosen from different

resources for research on rural development

he major achievements of the Master Program in 2007 can be summarized in 3 categories.

have

th other institutions through an agreement between

fter one year from the end of the first intake of the Master Program (2004-2006), the

during the program.

market for these products in the local and

international market but we have to

recognize that this point remains weak.

Quality product and promotion needs still to

be improved and supported. According to

these beneficiaries this handicraft activities

do not increase considerably their monthly

income but still they consider it as other

source to improve their livelihood.

Higher Education Master Program

In

(RUPP), New Humanity is responsible for the Master Program in Sociology-Anthropology with

major in Rural Development.

At the end of 2006 NH star

social sciences. The aim was to extend this program in order to make it sustainable and

institutionalized within the Department of Sociology.

The idea fundamentally is to generate qualified human

and eventually the establishment of a social research center headed by Cambodians.

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The first accomplishment is related with students and academic activities: scholarshipsbeen granted for all the students, first and second academic semesters were completed, 2

fieldworks were conducted in Cambodia and 2 in Thailand, and individual and collective

tutoring were performed on regular basis.

The second referred to the links made wi

NH, RUPP and Chiang Mai University (CMU). The outcome of this agreement was an invitation

for the 15 students to attend two courses at CMU in Thailand. In addition, they benefited from

the library access and tutoring to develop their thesis pre-proposals. These links were extended

to other institutions such as the Regional Center for Social Sciences and Sustainable

Development (RCSD) and the Research Institute for Development IRD (France) with whom theties have been strengthened by students exchange, faculty exchange, and sharing information.

Finally, the third achievement is connected with steps made towards program sustainability. In

2007 most of the lecturers for the master program were Cambodians. These human resources

are from RUPP. Furthermore, 3 graduated students from the previous program were selected as

new human resources for the Royal University of Phnom Penh and Banteay Meanchey, a

northern province of Cambodia.

About our former students

A

coordination office and NH staff prepared a short study in 2007 to verify and evaluate the impactof this program for its direct and indirect beneficiaries. The figures in general showed positive

results especially regarding ongoing research activities, current job situation and skills acquired

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Ongoing research activities

Regarding the research activities pursued by the former students, we could verify gladly that most

of them (72 percent of the total) are still involved directly in social and cultural research. This

figure reveals us how the spirit of research has been appropriated by the master's holders,

committing themselves on relevant Cambodian issues.

Currents Jobs of former Master students

Company &

Private sector

staff

11.1%

University staff

40.7%

Government

staff

18.5%

NGO staff

14.8%

International

agencies staff

14.8% Skills acquired

Analysis &

Research

24%

Self confidence

23%

Decision Making

13%

Writing

11%Readin Habit

16%

English Language

13%

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DISABLED

"You have the right to special education and care if

you have a disability, as well as all the rights in this

Convention, so that you can live a full life."

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Getting reliable figures on disability in Cambodia is a real challenge. However we can consider that

3 percent of the total population (around 13 millions) has some kind of physical or mental

disability. An estimated figure stated that between 85-90 percent of persons with disability live in

rural areas. This fact implies that people with disabilities need to move towards urban centers to

have access to the adequate services offered over there.

Although urban centers like Phnom Penh and Battambang can provide specialized services for

disabled communities, there are many obstacles that people have to overcome before using it.

Some of those difficulties are: traveling costs, uneasy negotiation and services over-utilized.

Taking this situation into consideration, NH has set up an outreach program with 3 Day Care

centers for the disabled communities in the rural area. The program attempts to develop language

skills, interpersonal skills and basic literacy by providing special care and education. At the same

time we tried to improve their physical capacities through basic physiotherapy in order to increase

their autonomy. During the year, 28 people with disabilities have been welcomed in our centers

and 12 others have benefited of a personal assistance at home.

These two objectives could not have been achieved without people's commitments to care for the

disabled. NH strongly encourages the staff to be involved in improving their capacities in terms ofquality and efficiency for the sake of this marginalized community and their families. For

transportation NH provided a tuk-tuk, a three-wheeled motorbike, to bring the disabled back and

forth from their homes.

Teaching activities

Our staff teaches basic knowledge of Khmer language and mathematics for those disabled people

who are capable of receiving such education. Some of them have successfully acquired the basic

for writing, reading, and counting skills. They also learned how to interact with other people,

particularly with their classmates.Name: Chhin HoeukAge: 13 years oldSex: MaleDiagnosis: Cerebral palsy (a group of disorders and/or injuries damaging thebrain and affecting control of the muscles that sometimes involves speech

and learning difficulties), mental retardation and contracture on legs.

Original condition: He was not able to walk and he was unable to write andread a single word. Besides he had much difficulty in articulating words.

Condition in December 2007: He still has problems to walk on his own butnow Chhin is able to write a few words and to color pictures. Although he

shows some improvement, he still has difficulty in speaking.

Basic physiotherapy

In our 3 Daycare centers, the disabled receive 2 sessions of physiotherapy a day. For those who

stay at home, we sent our staff to them 3 times a week. Thanks to this continuous care and

attention, the program has already generated positive results. Some of its beneficiaries are now

able to walk by themselves, and some have been attending public school. It is our hope that more

will be able to integrate into the main stream in the future.

Another achievement is the involvement of some concerned parents who have been encouraged tolearn some basic physiotherapy to do for their children at home.

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DISABILITY

Name: Kong KearaAge: 9 years oldSex: FemaleDiagnosis: Club foot (a congenital foot deformity marked by a curledshape or twisted position of the ankle, heel and toes).

Original condition: She was unable to walk, even with prosthesis. This

lack of mobility made her feel unhappy and incapable to interact withother people.

Condition in December 2007: Nowadays Keara is able to walk withoutprostheses and she is going to public school by herself in grade 3. Now

she comes to our center just half day and that is when she shows us

her smile before playing with other children.

Health Care

As a result of fragile health condition of the Disabled, NH has set up a system of referral to cope

with some cases. If they get sick, we referred them to a medical specialist according to thespecific needs, i.e. Cambodia Trust for orthopedic treatment, Calmette Hospital for general

problems, National Pediatric Hospital for children, Tuberculosis Centre and Takeo Hospital.For an appropriate dental care, we had a dentist to check up all the disabled people in our 3

centers. However, the challenge is to make them keep a regular dental hygiene habit.

Name: Men SivornAge: 3 years oldSex: FemaleDiagnosis: Cerebral palsy for enfantOriginal condition: She can not speak, not write, not read and not

walk.Condition in December 2007: She start to speak, she can not write norread for her cerebral Palsy, now she can sit without holding, the

teacher did daily physiotherapy, She has received prostheses from

Cambodia trust, Now she can start to stand by herself, she had

improved a lot. She can recognize the object and the person by name.

It is improving also her socialization with the others.

Now, I am very happy to

e consider this activity an indispensable step towards

thly meetings with

see my daughter speaking a little and recognizing and playing with all

the people at the center and at home. I hope that my daughter will be able to walk one day

because I see the teachers try their best to make her exercise. In addition, she is receiving regular

physiotherapy. I can see she is improving little by little day by day. Sivorns mother.

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self acceptance. The disabled need to feel that they are

accepted and loved by their parents and society instead of

feeling being teased and marginalized.

In consequence NH has established mon

the parents to explain to them the advantages of

education; the possibilities of rehabilitation; the

importance of hygiene to prevent illness; how to see their

children inclusively and; how their children with disabilities

have the ability to learn.

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Outdoor visits

In order to harmonize the physical and intellectual development, our staff organized along the year

excursions and family visits, to favor cultural discovery and enhance social interaction of the

disabled. We firmly believe that interaction between disabled communities and society, between

disabled and non-disabled, even among the disabled families themselves, should be encouraged.

Although these activities remain a challenge, we keep trying for the wellbeing of our members.In 2007 NH staff and the mothers the Disabled from our 3 centers participated in an outdoor visit

to Tonle Bati (a popular resort for Cambodians) and Water Park. This year the 3 centers also

attended different ceremonies organized at the occasion of the Global Campaign Education week.

The staff along with the disabled students, paid regular home visits to the families of their

counterparts. During these family visits, they shared together a meal while exchanging

experiences.

Hun Hourn is a 4-year-old child who was born in Teuk Chrap village(Kompong Chhnang province). He was brought to the Disabled Day

Care center on January 1st, 2007. There, he was diagnosed with

Down syndrome, heart problem, and pneumonia. At that time, he

weighted 6.50 kg. He could neither stand up for himself nor speak

normally, just articulate a few words. He was always alone and most of

the time he cried. He did not show interest for the other children or

teachers at the center.

It was very difficult for him to eat vegetables. Hun Hourns mother

brings him to the center every day. His house is around 15 km from the

center. Therefore, New Humanity bought her a bicycle to make it easier

to commute to the center.

The center is open from Monday to Friday (7:00 am to 3:30 pm). Like

all children, there, Hun Hourn receives his breakfast and lunch at the

center. However, New Humanity also supports him by giving some money to his mother to buy extra

food for him on the weekend. After coming to the center for a few months, Hun Hourn was sent to

receive treatment to combat his pneumonia at National Pediatric Hospital in Phnom Penh. Finally, the

pneumonia was cured. Nevertheless, his heart problem is still there and according to the doctors

diagnosis he will need a surgery in the future. In case of having an operation, Hun Hourns life is having

higher risk than a normal child of his age. Currently, as a result of the care and daily therapy, he is now

better and happier than before.

Nowadays, he can stand up and walk by holding the wheel bar. Now, he likes to play with everyone in

the center. He is able to call his mother and give response when someone calls his name. He can eat

much better and more vegetables than before. The teacher told us that he generally shakes his head

showing his disagreement when he does not like something. He can also point to the bottle of water

when he is thirsty, and cries when he wants to defecate and urinate. Hun Huorn now weights 7.7 kg.

We all expect that in five months he will be able to walk without holding the wheel bar.

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AGRICULTURE

"You have the right to food, clothing, a safe place to

live and to have your basic needs met."

Article 27,




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According to different national and international organizations (World Bank, Asian Development

Bank, National Institute of Statistics) Cambodia's economic growth has improved in the last

decade. However, the improvement has been concentrated in urban areas, while in rural areas the

growth and performance has been disappointing.

For Cambodia's social and economic development, it is crucial to achieve a robust rural economy

due to agricultural activity is the most important source of employment and livelihood for 70

percent of the total population. According to the National Institute of Statistics, one person out of

five suffers undernourishment.

NH has implemented an agriculture development and food security (ADFS) project to contribute

modestly, for the achievement of the first Cambodia's millennium goal referred to the eradication

of extreme poverty and hunger. This program is located in the province of Kompong Chhnang and

covers the same population as our other programs.

Our main activity is to provide knowledge about agricultural techniques and management so as to

guarantee a sustainable agricultural activity in response to critical lack of information and

technology. In order to provide food security for poor families, NH has also carried on the

implementation of rice banks.

Rice Cultivation

In 2007, 206 farmers (168 women)

have attended our 8 courses on

technical rice cultivation. Once the

training finished, 37 farmers agreed to

become part of the model rice field

demonstration program to encourage

the other people to follow the

example.When problems occurred along the

year, NH staff organized meetings to

discuss and exchange issues related

with rice production. The attendance

rate of these meetings was around 90

percent each time.

The methods introduced during the trainings covered the use of natural fertilizer, bigger seedbeds,

and fewer seedlings per clump (farming intensification).

Sample CategorySample of farmers who

attended NH training

Sample of farmers who

did not attend NH training

Year 2006 2007 2006 2007

Piece of land used (sq.m) 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

Quantity of seeds used (kg) 86.3 60.9 183.7 204.5

Rice yield (kg) 2,290 4,152 1,967 2,177

Number of seedling used 5 -9 1 - 2 n/a n/a

Although the production has increased considerably for our target group, the amount of rice

needed is still insufficient. The reason why NH has launched the project of rice banks is to cope

with rice shortage. In 2007 the 5 rice banks created with the support of NH regrouped 511

beneficiaries. This year 360 out of 511 families have borrowed a total of 49,271 Kg of rice to

ensure their daily food supply. Each rice bank is managed by a farmers committee and all theborrowers showed great responsibility by fulfilling their commitment to pay 20 percent of interest

in rice.

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AGRICULTUREThe interests have been divided in four parts: one quarter was given to the kindergartens for the

childrens daily breakfast; one quarter for the committee members in order to pay for their work on

rice bank management; and the other half was added to the rice bank capital. The capital of the

rice banks is increasing sharply.

Vegetables Cultivation Pest Control Fertilizer

In 2007, NH introduced 10 courses on vegetables growing methods (farming diversification), pest

control, and use of natural fertilizer. 248 beneficiaries (219 female) attended the training to

improve their gardening production and then diversify their food.

According to the results of our impact evaluation on all the trainees, we obtained the following

results

31%

69%

5%

70%

10%

57%

39%

12%

28%

0%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Vegetables growing Use of Natura l

Pesticide

Use of Natural

Fertilizer

Use of Chemical

Pesticide

Use of Chemical

Fertilizer

Before training (2006)

After training (2007)

Changes on people behavior

An important element for vegetables growing is the irrigation system, especially during dry season;

therefore; NH granted 47 families with all the materials needed to build water wells and 2 manual

water pumps to ensure the water supply.

Livestock and Poultry Raising

In order to generate more income and food for their families, this year we introduced 208 farmers

(146 women) on how to rear pigs. A total of 50 trainees received 1 piglet and 54 kg of forage

each.While 41 sows were mated but have not yet given birth, 51 sows distributed last year gave birth

to 430 piglets. Thanks to the sale of their piglets 42 families got an average yearly income of 157

USD, and NH has received 132 piglets from the pig bank members as interest. Once these pigs

sold, NH could support forage expenses for the program's beneficiaries, an important action to

reduce the animal mortality rate which represents a real challenge. Though NH treated more than

436 pigs during the year, the mortality rate remained high (15 percent).

For poultry rearing, 127 farmers attended the training and 96 of them joined the chicken farm

project. They received some materials to build henhouse as some farmers started to raise chicken.

A sample of 16 families showed that they could generate a monthly income of around 7 USD

along with eggs and chicken meat. Knowing that 49 out of 96 families have children under-5 years

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In 2006 Sang Nhip, a 47-year-old woman living in the village

of Andong Roveang (Kampong Chhnang Province) attended NH

training on chicken rearing and has received 8 chickens.

Rearing chickens was not new for her as she has been doing it

since 2004. Unfortunately she did not get much benefit from

this activity because a lot of her animals got sick and died

eventually.

However, after joining our training, she learned how to preventchickens from getting diseases using easy and natural ways.

She also found out how to choose the right chicken race.

According to Ms. Sang Nhip, thanks to her new knowledge she

got a lot of chickens and much income from selling them.

Before receiving income from chicken rearing, her numerous

family members were in poor condition. Moreover, 5 out of her

8 children needed to study but she couldnt earn enough

money to send them to school. She even had to sell rice to

cover daily expenses. As a result, her family lacked food. She

had to borrow rice from other families with a 50 percent of

interest rate per year.

Now she gets more income from chicken rearing to support herfamily. She uses this money to send her children to school and

to buy rice and other food.

Mixed Farming Training in Schools

The success of an impoverished rural area in Cambodia relies heavily on how better the new

generations will handle productivity and profitability of more diversify production. In order to

provide more tools to these youngsters, NH has implemented a project to introduce basic and new

agricultural techniques in schools.

During the school year 2006-2007, NH conducted mixed farming training for a total of 449 grade

8 students in 3 secondary schools. The topics taught were: rice cultivation and intensification;

vegetables cultivation and diversification; natural fertilizer & pest control; pig and poultry rearing.

In 2007-2008, we conducted agricultural training for 278 new students in grade 8, coming from 4

secondary schools. The topics were identical to the previous year.

After the training season we conducted a comprehensive assessment for 3 schools to see how

much the students understood the content of each session. Though this examination was not

compulsory, 77.8 percent of the trainees attended it. The results indicates that 37.7 percent have

acquired a good knowledge of the topics taught, 42.4 percent have acquired a basic understanding

on agriculture issues, and 19.9 percent of the students need consolidation and revision.

For practice, NH staff of and students arranged places for gardening and compost shelters. These

places were prepared in 4 secondary schools and will be used in 2008. In addition, 2 poultry farms

were built in 2 secondary schools and the students will take care of it.

NH Community Learning Center

The farming system that our agriculture program is trying to develop with all its components needs

a demonstration place, where people can witness personally the results of the applied new

methods. NH community learning center makes it possible by establishing a small model farm that

comprises a pigpen, a henhouse, a vegetables garden, a water system for irrigation, and a small

rice field to demonstrate the intensification technique.NH staff and mothers of children with disability are in charge of keeping this center as an example

for our beneficiaries.

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HEALTH

"You have the right to the best health care possible,safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe

environment, and information to help you stay well."

Article 24,

Convention on the Rights of the Child



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The situation of health sector in Cambodia as well as education has showed positive results in

preventive care and curative care. However, there are still weak points: child malnutrition and

incidences of preventable diseases are still high.

The case of health care becomes worst in rural areas, where the traditional care remains important

for the 25 percent of the total rural population. Furthermore, people spend large proportions of

their total income in private and public medical care for low quality attention and services.

Health Education and Prevention

Our mission in this context is to join efforts with government and other agencies to support people

for better health, enhancing peoples knowledge on health and hygiene. NH also aims to make the

access to qualified medical care easier. Basically, our target groups are villagers, NH Literacy

program students, parents of kindergarteners (ECCE program) and Primary Schools teachers and

students in Boribor district.

NH Preventive Care 2007

Activity Beneficiaries Quantity

1. Basic Health Training Villagers 300 (279 female)

NH Kindergarteners parents 103 (90 female)

Boribor Primary Schools 98 teachers (40 female)

Students 3.663 students (1.103 female)

2. Donations:

Water Wells built Villagers 36 families

Mosquito nets Villagers 250 families

Ceramic water purifiers Villagers 50 families

Faucets Villagers 25 families

First aids boxes Students 26 Primary Schools

Every activity in this program has been monitored and evaluated through comprehensive

assessments and baseline health survey to understand the situation of four target areas. At the

end of 2007 we have conducted another health survey to explore deeper the current situation and

tackle accurately the weak points of our program.

22%

52%

79%

48%

39%

35%

61%65%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

No knowledge Basic knowledge Basic knowledge Good Knowledge

Pre-Test Training Post-Test Training

Teachers

Villagers

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HEALTHIn 2007 HERPER program has achieved to publish a complete series of 7 booklets on basic health

care for our beneficiaries. The subject matter of these publications is:

1. Personal Hygiene2. Health and Nutrition3. Hygiene and Environment4. Gastrointestinal System5. Respiratory System6. Sexual and Reproductive

Health

7. Prevention for pre andpost-natal

These booklets have become

an important tool to support

the trainings and preventive

health care campaigns.

Besides, posters of human body

systems were designed and printed out

to be distributed during the trainingsand workshops. These printed

publications are used also by other

organizations, especially the health

programs of catholic communities.

Emergency Relief

In 2007, we referred 118 people (83 female) to public or private health facilities (commune health

ly provided food support for poor families; powder milk for children who really need

Khan Sokoeun, 47 years old, is the husband of Choun Veasna,

he lived at the Khmer-Thai

nity has supported this family with

monthly food supply (20 kg of rice, 1

ighbors. On the contrary, they often

paying attention to food hygiene in order to live longer to take care of my children.

centers, provincial hospital of Kompong Chhnang, Takeo Eye hospital, Emergency hospital inBattambang, Phnom Penh hospitals). We helped them by providing transport, food and all

necessary medicines. These people were referred for diseases (84) as well as for pregnancy and

delivery (34).

NH occasional

external help; and in case of accidents.

37 years old. Married in 2000, they are the parents of 3 children

living in Andong Roveang village (Kompong Chhnang province). In

2006, Khan Sokoeun was diagnosed with HIV. After receiving

such a bad news, he brought his wife and 3 children to have the

blood test at once. The blood tests showed that his wife and hisyoungest son were also HIV positive.

Mr. Sokoeun told us that before 2000

border where he believed he got infected. In 2006 his health

condition got worse and he decided to return to his homeland in

Kompong Chhnang province.

Since June 2006, New Huma

kg of salt, 5 packs of instant noodles, and 1 bottle of fish sauce)

and the payment of the transportation expenses to and from the hospital. Too weak to walk, he just

does a little work around the house. He shared with us that due to his health condition and his wifes

declining health, his family could not generate any income. Thanks to the support of New Humanity,

some relatives, and generous neighbors, they are able to survive.

Although he is HIV positive, he never feels discriminated by the necome to talk and encourage him and his family. Also, they share their food with them. He said,I will

follow the doctor's instructions, taking tablets regularly, meeting the doctor at the appointed time, and

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Expenditures by sector

Sector of Activities Amount in USDEducation 153,880.77

Agriculture 42,012.17

Health 24,436.04

Disability 31,285.65

Support Local NGO (CfP) 10,000.00Communication & fund raising 2,266.76

Administrative costs 48,699.92

Bud

et2007

6

Total 312,581.31

Agriculture

13.4%

Health

7.8%

Education

49.2%

Administrative

costs

15.6%

Communication

0.7%

Support Local

NGO

3.2%Disability

10%

Expenditures by donor

Donors Amount in USDCEI 163,261.37

NH-PIME 64,156.11

CML-Cam To Me onlus 37,162.34

Misereor 20,180.64

Clown One Italia 11,057.58

Fulford Foundation 7,089.43

Sant' Egidio 4,394.98

Private donors 2,551.97

Association EPPAC (France) 2,072.89

Association Christian (Italy) 654.00

TOTAL 312,581.31

NH-PIME

20.5% CEI

52.2%

CML-Cam To Me

onlus

11.9%

Misereor

6.5%

Clown One

Italia

3.5%

Fulford

Foundation2.3%

Ass. Christian

0.2%

Ass. EPPAC

0.7%

Private donors

0.8%

Sant' Egidio

1.4%


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Dono

rs,

Partners,&

Friends CEI - Conferenza Episcopale

Italian

And also: Amici SAIMA, Gruppo Missionario Parrocchiale di SS. Gervaso e Protaso (Parabiago),

Association EPPAC, Cineteam,...

aPIMEServizio per gli interventiPontificio Istitutocaritativi a favore dei PaesiMissioni Esteredel Terzo Mondo

Misereorthe German catholic bishops'

organisation for development

cooperation

Clown One Italia

CML

Comunit Missionarie Laiche

CAM TO ME onlus

Community of Sant'Egidio

HKCLMAHong Kong y

Missionary A Catholic LaAssociazione Christian ssociation

Chiang Mai UniversityRoyal University ofPhnom PenhDepartment of Sociology

Faculty of Social Sciences

Regional Center for Social

and Sustainable DevelopmentRCSD

Tham Chiet / Up to You Center for InformationSystems Traininga project supported by

Enfants du Mekong and

Accenture.

a Khmer Handicraft Shop,

supported by Catholic NGOs

in Cambodia, for a Fair Trade

Handicraft.

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