Partners

One of the most exciting (and humbling) aspects of going to Cambodia this summer is meeting amazing leaders doing amazing things. Tiffany Gardner, Executive Director of the One World Foundation forwarded information about our prospective partners... Here is a summary of our prospective NGOs:

Cambodia Center for Human Rights:

CCHR is a non-governmental human rights organization designed to promote and protect democracy, human rights and development in the country.

CCHR envisions a Cambodian civil society where human rights and democracy are fully respected and that the people enjoy the benefits of development to which they have fully participated. The organization seeks to be one of the main actors in building a strong foundation of democracy at the grass-root level and working on informing the public to create awareness on human rights and democracy concepts and principles. CCHR also works to protect the rights of the victims of human rights violations.

The main programs of the organization are: (i) Education program; (ii) Radio program; (iii) Advocacy and Public Relations program and (iii) Monitoring and Investigation program.

To learn more about CCHR, visit their website at http://www.cchr-cambodia.org/about/en/.


Cambodia Center for Social Development

CSD was established in Phnom Penh, Cambodia as a non-profit, non-governmental organization. CSD seeks to promote democratic values and improve the quality of life of the Cambodian people through training, seminars, research, publication, broadcasting, partnership with other like-minded organizations and institutions and dialogue with Cambodians from all walks of life.

The mission of CSD is to encourage broad participation in public affairs at both the national and local level, develop a respect for human rights and the rule of law, enhance transparency and accountability in the public sphere, and raise awareness of issues of national concern through all forms of media.

CSD has a Legal Unit, Governance Unit and Public Forum Unit that deal with various aspects of its mission.

To learn more about CSD, visit their website at http://www.csdcambodia.org/publicforum.html.


Cambodian Living Arts (CLA)

Given the immense destruction of the arts during the Khmer Rouge, the mission of Cambodian Living Arts is to support the revival of Cambodian traditional art forms and to inspire contemporary artistic expression. The organization envisions Cambodia in the year 2020 as a country experiencing a cultural renaissance so dynamic that the arts have become Cambodia’s international signature.

CLA’s four core programs—teaching, performing, recording, and new commissions—support 16 master musicians and nearly 300 students and assistant teachers to develop skills and relationships that will enable them to generate income and develop as leaders, while also helping to preserve and celebrate their heritage.

To learn more about CLA, visit their website at http://www.cambodianlivingarts.org/about.


Tiny Toones

Tiny Toones is a local dancing group that was born in the Bassac area of Phnom Penh. It was established to give a chance to the local children to express themselves artistically and to push to the forefront the urban American dance style known as break dancing. Tiny Toones’ goal is to provide an after school environment for children to be part of a ground breaking break dance group, which teaches dancing skills and skills to survive and be responsible and successful in today’s society.

To learn more about Tiny Toones, visit their website at http://www.tinytoonescambodia.com/.