UNITE! Activism to end violence against women and girls
The campaign aimed to engage the whole world in the conversation by generating awareness and sharing important information. The campaign also recommended actions we could take to help tackle the global epidemic of sexual and gender-based violence and promote wellbeing by highlighting key issues and findings from the TOGETHER baseline survey and gender analysis related to early marriage, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), which are critical areas of focus for TOGETHER. This campaign was in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goal #5 – Gender Equality.
Tho’s Story of Change
Ms. Tho said” I decide to call my husband to return home, because I have many works to manage such as planting more crops, looking after vegetables and animals. Now, my husband comes, so he helps me to do housework and take care of the crops, so I can go through the village to purchase vegetables.”
Good cooperation and support from PDAFF has helped to expand new crop cultivation (Orange and yellow watermelon) to access new market opportunities with better profit earning.
Vegetable is the potential crop contributing to improve the family economy of farmers there, that farmers can earn as daily income or in a short period of time. According to a July report from the Kandieng District Agriculture Office, the area under vegetable cultivation was about 63 hectares, which mostly were the leafy vegetables, since it is the traditional practice of the farmers there on the such crop for many decades. They thought that the leafy vegetables can be grown well in their area and each family just grows vegetables on a small plot.
World No Tobacco Day 2022 event
On June 13, 2022, members of ADRA Cambodia’s TOGETHER team celebrated World No Tobacco Day on the theme of “Tobacco Poisons our Environment.” The event highlighted the harmful effects of tobacco use and secondhand smoke on newborn babies, children, pregnant women, and youth.
Sreynorng’s Story of Change
Sreynorng was gentle and quiet. The first day she started class, she was not energetic and she was frightened of other kids. She didn’t even talk to the teachers.
Three weeks later, Sreynorng had built a good relationship with her classmates.
Grandparents are raising grandchildren while their parents are migrating
Grandma said, “I feed a youngest grandson with nutritious food like soft food with a variety of vegetables and meat, but sometimes feed him with family food and soup. After cooking…
My change for my child
After she joined in the project, she has changed. She has joined the discussion group meetings more regularly and became active with other participants in the group. Before, she ate less green vegetables. When she has changed to eat vegetables more frequently, she understands the benefits for her family. Her child ate a lot every day and her skin became brighter and nice. She understands more about general health, drink water from water filter, three food groups. Now for cooking, she uses meat, fish, and lots of green vegetables.
ADRA’s Work in Cambodia
Frank Spangler from ADRA Canada has a zoom call with some of the staff of ADRA Cambodia to discuss the work of ADRA in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Learn about the many ways that ADRA Canada has supported this country from the recovery of the civil war in the 1990s through the response to the COVID pandemic.
Christmas Blessings and a Warm Season’s Greeting
From our ADRA Cambodia family! We have appreciated all of the support that you have given to ADRA’s works throughout the year.
TOGETHER Project Announcement
Following the announcement by The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, ADRA Cambodia is pleased to be partnering with ADRA Canada to ensure that some of the most vulnerable people, especially women and girls, in Cambodia, Kenya, the Philippines, and Uganda can exercise their health-related human rights.
