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PARTI:INTRODUCTION

Cambodian Women’s Crisis Centre was founded and registered with the Ministry ofInterior in 1997with a simple goal; to helpwomen help themselves. ThreewomenlaunchedCWCCasalocalresponsetothesufferingwomenandchildrenweresubjectedto as a consequenceof thewar and the various formsof violence carriedout againstthem. With the generous support from Terre des Hommes Germany and theNetherlands they opened one small shelter in Phnom Penh, placing leaflets in localpolice stations, not imagining that within a few days their 25‐place refugewould befilled.

CWCC’sworkexpandedsteadilywithofficesopeninginBanteayMeancheyin1999andSiem Reap in 2001 and from social and emergency assistance to legal protection,community prevention and advocacywork at national and international levels. Overthepast 12 years, CWCChas secured a reputation forprovidingboth emergency andongoinghelpforwomenandchildren.Itisrecognizedbygovernment,civilsocietyandinternational agencies as a leading women’s organization advocating for the humanrightsofwomenandchildren,genderjusticeandtheeliminationofallformsofviolenceagainstwomen.

CWCCplaysasignificantroleinpromotingtheeliminationofviolenceagainstwomen,gender justice and a culture of peace by implementing a two‐pronged approach:protecting thehumanrightsofwomenandchildrenandadvocating forsocial change.WithadirectgoalofmakinggenderbasedviolenceunacceptableinCambodiansocietyand collaborating with state agencies for an effective judicial system. Additionalresponses for justice including mediation and reform programs for perpetrators arealsoencouraged.

CWCCcooperatescloselywithkeygovernmentministriesandnationalworkinggroupsto advocate for policy reform and enforcement and gender mainstreaming ingovernmentandstateinstitutions.Partnershipsbuiltoncooperationandtrustisvitaltosocial change. Lessons learnt from CWCC community based interventions can bereplicatedandalsoserveasaspringboardforadvocacy.

AsaresultoftheworkofCWCC,incollaborationwithotherhumanrightsorganizations,societalthoughtsongenderbasedviolenceandequalityarechanging.Violenceagainstwomenisgraduallybecomingunderstoodtobeagraveviolationofhumanrightswhichcan only be eliminated with the participation local communities and the politicalcommitmentofnationalleadersandpolicymakers.

CWCChasclearvision,mission,anoverallgoalandcorevaluesasstatedbelow.

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CWCC implements four strategicobjectives, under the scopeofCWCC’sStrategicPlan(2009‐2014): Prevention, Protection, Advocacy and Organizational Development.Throughthecollaborativeuseofafourprongapproach:rights,empowerment,holisticand community, the four program objectives allow for the provision of immediatepersonalsafetytoclientsandtheirchildrenandensuretheirfuturepersonalsafetybymeans of education and intervention for their abusive husbands, public officials andcommunityleaders.

PART2:OVERVIEW,ACTIVITIES,OUTCOMESOFPROGRAMS

1.PREVENTIONPROGRAM

Underthisprogram,therearefourprojectimplementedsuchascommunityorganizingproject, safe migration and reduce trafficking project, anger management for menproject,andpromotinggirls’accesstoeducation project.TheachievementsfromJan‐June2012oftheprojectsareasfollows:

1.1 CommunityOrganizing(CO)Project

From January toDecember2012, CommunityOrganizingProjectprovided training tothe local authorities, villagers, and volunteer networks to inform and sensitize themabouttheproblemsofviolenceagainstwomeninCambodia.Thetrainingalsoteachescommunitymembershowtorespondtoviolenceagainstwomen,andinvolvesmenandwomenofallagesandatalllevelsofsociety,usingestablishednetworks.

In order to provide effective intervention for gender based violence cases andpreventinggenderbasedviolence in the targetcommunities,CWCChaschanged theirstrategiesfromprovincialnetworktodistrictnetworkbyestablishingthedistrict‐basedmulti‐sectoral networks which consist of deputy district governor, CCWC, police,healthpersonnel, communitymembers,Women’sAffairsandSocialAffairs.CWCChasestablished9DBMSNsinPhnomPenh,5DBMSNsinSiemReap,4DBMSNsinBanteayMeanchey and 3 DBMSNs in Kampong Thom. The networks conducted meeting

Topreventviolenceagainstwomenthroughengagingthecommunity,localauthoritiesandlawenforcementinestablishingasafe,involvedandsupportive

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regularlytoaddresstheimpactofgenderbasedviolenceandtoenhancetheresponsetowomenandgirlswhohaveexperiencedviolence.Thenetworkmetmonthly, buildingthe relationship between CWCC and the other organizations who bring cases to themeeting fordiscussion.CWCCoften intervenedwith thesupportofothermembersofthenetworks.CWCCalsoprovidedcoachingandmentoringtosupportbehaviorchangeand increase referrals to CWCC. CWCC staff regularly visited with these servicesindividually to discuss cases identified within the community and also to addressbarriers to reporting of cases and to the successful reintegration ofwomen and girlsbacktotheircommunities.

Beside the DBMSNs, CWCC has also established 6 community based child protectmechanism in Phnom Penh and 2 community resources person group in BanteayMeanchey.Thiscommunitynetworkswereestablished inorder toprovide immediateresponseatthegrassrootlevel.

Tobuild capacityof thenetworks indistrict level and commune level, in2012CWCCconducted6trainingcoursesforthenetworks(4trainingsinPNP,5trainingsinSRP,7trainings in BMC and 3 trainings in KPT). Trainings included gender based violence,relevant laws, the roles of the networks in protecting women and children andpreventing gender‐based violence. In addition it included basic skills such asintervention,investigation,referralofvictims,basiccounseling,conflictresolution,andnetworkingtocombatVAW.

egardingtotheinterventioncases,COnetworkmembersinPhnomPenhdealtwith155caseswhich136caseswererelatedtodomesticviolence,16caseswererelatedtorapeand 3 cases were related to human trafficking. Among 155 cases, 73 cases weremediatedbyCOnetworkmemberswithcollaborationfromlocalauthorities,14seriouscasesweresenttopoliceoffice,16caseswerereferredtoCWCC,12casesweresenttootherNGOs, and 40 cases are still under investigated in the community. At the sameperiod, CO networkmembers in Banteay Meanchey dealt with 121 cases which 105caseswere related to domestic violence, 15 caseswere related rape, and 1 casewasrelatedtohumantrafficking.Outof121cases,72weresenttopoliceandlocalauthorityformediationwhichfacilitatedbyCOnetworkmembers,13werereferredtoCWCC,36othercasesunderinvestigation.

TrainingcourseforpoliceofficersinPosencheydistrictofPhnomPenh

TrainingcourseforpoliceofficersinBanteayMeancheyProvince

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In Siem Reap, CO network members dealt with 220 cases of which 196 cases wererelatedtodomesticviolenceand24casesrelatedtorape.Among220cases,143casesofdomesticviolenceweremediatedbyCOnetworkmemberswithcollaboration fromlocalauthorities,21cases(13DV,8rape)werereferredtopolice,25cases(14DV,11rape) were referred to CWCC, and 31 cases of domestic violence were still underinvestigationbylocalauthorityandCOnetworksatcommunity.WhileinKapongThomCOnetworkmembersdealtwith217caseswhich215caseswererelated todomesticviolence,2caseswererelatedtorape.Among217cases,109casesofdomesticviolenceweremediatedbyCOnetworkmembersincollaborationwithlocalauthorities,14casesofdomesticviolencewithoutmarriedcertificatedecidedtoseparateunderinterventionfromlocalauthorities,8casesofdomesticviolencewerereferredtopolice,7casesofdomesticviolencewererecommendedtogotocourt,14casesofdomesticviolencecaseand1caseofrapewerereferredtoCWCC,while63casesofdomesticviolenceand1case of rape were under investigation byCOnetwork.

Beside the intervention of violence cases,thenetworkswereabletosharewhattheyhave learnt to the communities andperform their role well which cancontribute to prevent discrimination andviolence against women in thecommunities. From January to December2012, the networks conducted 678community awareness raising sessionsreaching to 43,483 villagers (29,793women).

1.2 SafeMigrationandReduceTrafficking(SMART)Project

Materials and information kits on anti‐human trafficking and safe migration areessential in providing ‘key messages’ to migrants and general public at the targetedborder crossings. In addition to the issues of trafficking and safe migration, thematerialsandkitsarealsocontainedinformationofdomesticviolence,primaryhealthcare,importanceofgirls’education,andpersonalhygiene.

FromJanuarytoDecember2012,SMARTprojectdesignedandprinted10,000leaflets,150copiessafemigrationhandbookforpeers,and100copiesofflipchartsforteachingin the community and had been distributed to peer educators and the communitymembers.Handbookand flipchartwereusedby theSMART teamandpeereducatorsfor community awareness raising sessions; the handbook and flipchartwas designedwith more pictures which is easy for the villagers to understand and bring moreparticipationfromthevillagers.

Inordertoprovidemoreinformationaboutsafemigration,thekioskinformationcenteronsafemigrationwasbuiltin2011locatedalongthenationalroad#5andit’sabout25

Communityawarenessraisingsessionorganizedbythenetworks

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metersfromtheImmigrationPoliceatPoipetinternationalbordercheckpoint,whereitis official institution to receive hundreds of Cambodian undocumented workers aredeportedback fromThailandondailybasis.During this reportingperiod, therewere5,186visitors(2,031female)accessedtokioskinformationcenteronsafemigrationtoget information on safemigration, get information kits, read books and other leafletsaboutCWCCservices.

StatisticsofParticipantsatSafeMigrationKioskfromJanuary‐December2012

No MonthParticipants

Female Male Total1 January 1 33 342 February 5 40 453 March 79 105 1844 April 50 150 2005 May 55 94 1496 June 226 98 3247 July 569 425 9948 August 286 594 8809 Sept. 205 444 64910 October 220 520 74011 November 250 500 75012 December 85 152 237

Total 2,031 3,155 5,186

MajorityaretheundocumentedCambodianmigrantworkerfromThailand.

CambodiandeporteesdeportedbackfromThailandandaccessedtotheKiosk

CWCCheadoffice mademonitoringvisittotheKiosk

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During this reportingperiod, a total of 30 newpeer educators (18 female)were selected and trained.The training workshop fornewpeerswasorganizedatCWCC'sofficeinPoipet.

Untilnow,SMARTprojecthasatotalof207peereducatorswhogot trainedsincethepreviousyears.Mostofthemhavebeenraisingawarenessaboutsafemigrationtotheirfamilymembers,villagersandfriends.165timesofmonthlymeetingofpeereducatorswereheldat15targetedbordercrossingpoints.Therewere120peersparticipatedandthey could raise peer‐to‐peer awareness to 3,189 participants (1,771 women). Inadditiontothispeer‐to‐peerawarenessraisingmethodology,thepeereducatorswerealso organized group awareness raising sessions to villagers in their respectivecommunitiesthroughaparticipatoryapproach(smallgroupdiscussiontechnique,roleplay,andlearninggame)byusingtheSMARThandbookandflipchartforteachinginthecommunities.

Inordertoreviewandreflectabouttheworkofthepeereducatorsforthepurposeofidentifyingbetterwaysandmethodsfortheirfuturework,onthe24March2012,theSMARTofficerandstaffheldannualmeetingwith75peereducatorswhichtookplaceatBoeng Trakuon pagoda in Thmar Pouk district. Agendas of thismeeting included: (i)welcome and introduction, (ii) speech of peers’ representative, (iii) small groupdiscussion,and(iv) reviewonrolesofpeers.Beloware thesummaryresultsof smallgroupdiscussion:

Thesuccess:Peershadtheopportunitytobepeereducatorsthatcouldraisepeer‐to‐peerawarenessonsafemigrationtohundredsofparticipantsincludingtheirrelatives,friend s and neighbors. In addition, 5 out of 15 border crossing points had beenconductinggrouptrainingsessionsonsafemigrationbypeereducators.

The problems/constraints: Peers were busywith their daily labor work, thus theycouldraisepeer‐to‐peerawarenessonlywhentheyhadtime.

PeerEducation Male Female TotalNumberofnewtrainedpeers 12 18 30Totalnumbercurrentpeers 17 190 207Numberofparticipantsgotpeer‐to‐peerawarenessraising

1,418 1,771 3,189

"AmanwasdeportedbackfromThailandon02August2012hadsharedhisownmigrationexperiencewhileaccessingCWCC'ssafemigrationinformationkiosk.HishouseisinPreyVengprovinceandhewasfacilitatedbyabrokerwhotookhim3,000Thaibaht(US$100)forthearrangementfeetoworkinThailand.InThailandheworkedasconstructionworker.Hespentaboutamonthworkingthere.HewasarrestedbyThaipolicewiththechargeofillegalentryintotheThailandKingdom.Hedidnotgethiswage.Thereasonofhismigrationistogetmoneytosupporthispoorfamily.TheSMARTpeeratthekioskadvisedhimtobewellpreparedbeforemigratingsuchasknowingaboutworkingplaceandworkingconditionsandhow tosafelymigrate.Finallythepeergavehiman informationcard intermofpossible futurecontact.HesaidhewouldnotgoagaintoThailand.HisfirstexperienceofdetentioninThailandmadehimfrightening".

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Thesuggestions:Peerssuggestedasfollows:toconductanexposurevisittoanyNGOthat have peers, to have peers' card to show to villagers while they conduct raisingawareness.

Atthesameperiod,theSMARTteamconductedatotalof64visitsto16peereducatorswhogotgrantsupportfromCWCC’sreintegrationprojecttostartupsmallbusinessonchicken and pig raising at their home. However the pig raising business seemednotsuccessful due to reasons of illness and competition of the market price with Thaiimportedpigs.Duetothesereason,mostofthepigraiserssoldalltheirpigsandusedthemoneytoraisechickenaschickeniseasytosellthanpick.

TheSMARTteamconductedmobileoutreachactivitiesinordertosensitizemigrants,inparticular girl‐children andwomen about basic knowledge of understanding the keymessagesofsafemigrationandhumantraffickingwithregardtothetricksoftraffickersand brokers in cheating children and women for exploitative purposes in order toreduceunsafemigrationamongtargetgroups.

The outreach activities alsoaimed at making migrantsand general publicperceivable the messages ofdomestic violence, primaryhealth care and hygiene aswell aseducation forgirlswhich contributed in improving their living conditionsandfamily matters. The project believes that family poverty, unemployment, domestic

violence and lack of basic education arethefactorstopushunsafemigration.

Duringthisreportingperiod,SMARThadconducted 33 dissemination meetingsabout the above mentioned issues intargetedborder crossingpoints reachingrecorded names of 448 participants ofwhich 285women and 163men. Out of448 participants, there were 383 wereexperiencedwithmigrationand65werewithout migration experienced. Whileadults were attending disseminationsession, SMART teams observed thattherewere308children(40%girls)wereattendingmobile library(verbalcountedand without record). SMART team usedparticipatory approach including

learninggametoreflectonsafemigrationandhumantraffickingissueandtosharerealexperienceofsuccessfulandunsuccessfulofmigration.Moreover,TheSMARTteamhadconducted an awareness raising at Thailand's bordermarket – Rongkleu, reaching atotal of 14 adults (6 women) and 22 children (9 girls) who are garbage collector,beggars,cartpuller,andlaborer.

AsfaraschildrenareconcernedinSMARTproject,amobilelibrarywasdesignedona

NumberofParticipantsReachedtoMobileOutreachActivities

Male 163Female 285Total 448

SMARTstaffraisedawarenesstochildrenonchild’srightsandmigration

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pick‐upcartoprovidemobilelibraryservicewhichchildrencouldaccesstovarietiesofstory books, information package on safe migration and human trafficking, basicmedicalcare,puzzlesbooks,andreadingbooksonKhmerbasicletter.

As mentioned above, therewere 308 children (verbalcounted)accessedtomobilelibrary provided by SMARTprojectteam.Besidemobilelibrary,9mobilecinemashowswereorganizedinthebordercrossingpoints.Totalof1,750 villagerswatched the shows ofwhich 37%werewomen including children. Inorder to promote child participation in SMART project, the SMART project team hadfacilitated to establish 2 child support groups consisted of 29 children (10 girls) atStoeungBat (15 children) and at Chokchey (14 children) border crossingpoints. Thegroupsmeeteverymonthfortrainingonchildrights,childprotection,childtraffickingandotherrelatedissues.

Therewere 3 children referred to CWCC’s scholarship project to receive scholarshipsupporttoenablethemretainingatschoolandfreefrombeingatriskoftrafficking.Inaddition, the SMART team referred3other girls to attend agriculture training coursetogether with 12 adult‐peers and 17 villagers which the training courses wereconductedbyCWCC.Inaddition,39migrantswiththeirfamilymembers(total68)weresenttohospitalandclinictoreceivemedicaltreatment.

The SMART project always cooperates closely with duty bearers including localauthorities, and border and administrative police at the target areas. The localauthorities get involved in the SMART project implementation through sharinginformation about the situation ofmigration and human trafficking during bi‐annualmeetingsandawarenessraisingevents.Throughthiscooperationandcollaboration,theSMARTteamalwaysbuildscapacityoflocalauthoritiesaboutsafemigrationandhowtoreduceunsafemigrationthroughdirectdiscussionandbi‐annualmeeting.

On the 17 of February 2012, the SMART team organized a bi‐annual meeting withparticipation from30duty bearerswho are local authorities at commune and villagelevel,andborderandadministrativepoliceat15 targetareasofSMARTprojectalongCambodia‐Thailandborder.Thepurposeofthismeetingwastobuildnetworkingwithrelevant stakeholders (duty bearers) to promote safe migration and reduce unsafemigration andhuman trafficking. Several agendaswerediscussedduring themeetingincluded:(i)selfintroduction,(ii)sharinginformationoncurrentsituationofmigrationanditsrootcauses,and(iv)identifyadateforthenextmeeting.Themeetingwentverysmoothlyandtheparticipantswereveryactivetoshareanddiscuss.

On the 22 of June 2012, the SMART team co‐organized a bi‐annual meeting withparticipation from 56 duty bearers and stakeholders (13 female) who are localauthorities, border police, border army, immigration police, NGOs, and othergovernment officials from Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province and Thailand’sSrakeoprovinceandpresidedoverbyBMCdeputygovernor,heldatSrahTracheakchitThmey restaurant, Poipet. The meeting discussed on current situation of migrationalong the Cambodia‐Thailand border in Banteay Meanchey‐Srakeo and servicesprovision for victimsof traffickingandabuse in the region.The result of themeeting

NumberofChildrenReachedMobileLibraryTotalchildren 308NumberofParticipantsReachedtoMobileCinemaTotalparticipants 1,750

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was very fruitful. Both sides agreed to join hand in combating human trafficking andpromotesafemigrationamongCambodianmigrantsalongtheborderandwouldkeepeachotherinformedaboutincidentsthatmayoccurintheregiontheyareworkingin.

CaseStudy:Thong SreyOuk,14,wasborn inPalelai village,Poipet commune,Ochrovdistrict,BanteayMeancheyprovince.Sheisnowstudyingatgrade8atOchrovhighschool.HerfatherThongVimean,43,ishorsecartriderandhermotherNovSokha,42, ishousewife.Shehas foursiblings(2girls)andshe isthesecond.HerparentsoriginallylivedinBattambangprovincebuthadmigratedtoliveinPoipetsince1997due to familypoverty.Evenherparentsmoved to live inPoipetbuther family livingconditionstill facedextremelydifficult.Herfamilyishomelesswithouthavingitsownlandtobuildahouse.Herfamilybuiltasmallhouseontheirneighbor’slandwhichisclosesttoavillagestream.EvenherparentsareverypoorbuttheystillsendSreyoukandhersiblingstoschoolinthehopeoftheirbrightfuture.

Sreyouk isverycommittedtoherstudydespiteofher familypoverty.Shewas lackingofschoolmaterialsandthedistancefromherhousetoschoolisfarbutshestillretainsatschool.Duringherfreetimeofschool,shewent toworkas laborer to earnmoney to supporther family.Duringoutreachactivities of SMARTproject along the border, the SMART team received information from Sreyouk’s school director. ThenSMARTteamconveyedtheinformationtotheCWCC’sscholarshipteam.Inlate2010,Sreyoukwasselectedbythescholarshipteamasascholarshiprecipientafterhomevisitandinterview.Withouthavingsupportedfromthescholarshipproject,Sreyoukmightbedroppedoutatthistime.

ThroughreferralserviceoftheSMARTprojecttoCWCC’sscholarshipproject,Sreyoukisretainingatschoolatgrade8.Despiteoffamilypoverty,Sreyouktriestostudyhardatschoolandcommitstoretaininschool.Shegotgoodgradeatschool.Duetoextremepovertyofherfamily,thescholarshipteamdecidedtoproviderice support to her family aswell. Sreyhouk’s parents convey their special thanks to CWCC and LotusOutreach forthesupportandpromisedtoencourageSreyoukandtheirotherchildrentoretainatschoolwithoutdisturbance.

Bi‐annualmeetingwithdutybearersincludingThaidutybearers

ReturnedmigrantsfromThailandreceivedSMARTposters/calendars

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1.3 AngerManagementforMen(AMM)Project

From January to December 2012, AMM project implemented its activities with theachievementasfollows:

During this reportingperiod, 4 trainings ondomestic violence lawand related law wereconducted in whichtherewere2 inPhnomPenh, 2 in BanteayMeanchey and 3 inSiemRapwith181participants.Thetopicsinthetrainingwereaboutdomesticviolencelaw, marriage law, some articles of new criminal law, gender concept, and humanRights. Right after these trainings, the trainings on angermanagement formenwereconductedtothosemenwhoattendedtrainingonDVlawandrelatedlaw.Thetopicsofthe AMM training were about stress release, controlling anger through psychosocialmethodandBuddhateaching(meditation)andcounselingskill.

At the same period, there were 7 AMMtrainings conducted in Phnom Penh andBanteayMeancheyprovinces ofwhich 2 inPhnomPenh,2 inBanteayMeancheyand3in SeimReapwith the total participants of177. For those who attended the AMMtraining became the peer educators of theproject, theythenmeetquarterlytoupdatethe results of three months activities ofpeers, share experience, discuss onchallengesandproblemsolving,setactivityplan for the next three month and reviewdomestic violence law, and AMMmethodology.

Besidestrainingforpeersandawarenessrainingofpeerinthecommunities,theAMMprojectofficersprovidedone‐to‐onecounselingforabusivemenandmenathighriskofcommitting violence on how to manage their anger either in CWCC office or incommunities. During this reporting period, 57 men received counseling from AMMofficers(12meninBanteayMeancheyprovince,27meninPhnomPenh,and17meninSiemReap).Afterprovidedcounseling,AMMprojectofficerconductedfollowupvisitorfollowupcall to thosemen.Asa result,55 followupvisits (20 inPhnomPenh,13 inBanteay Meanchey and 22 in Siem Reap) and 37 follow up calls (15 in BanteayMeancheyand22inSiemReap)weremade.Throughthesefollowup,itwasfoundthatmost men were able to cope with their anger to avoid domestic violence, and theycommittedtotakethelessongainedfromtrainingstopracticeintheirfamilies.

TrainingonDVlawandrelatedlaw

PNP BMC SRP Total

Numberoftrainings 2 2 3 7Numberofparticipants 52 52 73 181TrainingonAMM PNP BMC SRP TotalNumberoftrainings 2 2 3 7Numberofparticipants 52 50 75 177

ParticipantspracticedmeditationtoreduceangerduringAMMtraining

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Regarding the EIC materials, there were13,200 posters/calendars produced inearly of 2012, and distributed to CWCCtarget communities in Phnom Penh,Banteay Meanchey and Seam Reapprovince;aswellastootherNGOpartnersand relevant Ministries in order to raiseawarenessofmenonhowtocontrolangerandtospreadingthekeymessageof"GoodMan" for the purpose of reduce violence.Particularly, in Banteay Meancheyprovince,theAMMofficerdistributedfourthousand (4,000)AMMposters/calendarsto local authorities, police officers, NGOpartners and community members inorder for them tohaveperceivedunderstandingofmanagingand releasing anger formenandforspreadingkeymessageof“GoodMan”forthepurposeofthereductionofdomesticviolenceincidents.In addition, inAugust2012,AMMproject inBanteayMeancheyhadproduced360T‐shirtofwhich300weredistributedtopeers inPhnomPenh,SiemReap,andBanteayMenacheywhile other 60were distributed duringNationalworkshop formenwhichwasconductedathotelLaparandainPhnomPenh.Onthe31stofAugust2012,theAMMprojectofCWCCinallregionalofficescoordinatedwith each other to organize a national workshop on "Male participation in reducingdomesticviolence".TheworkshopwasheldattheLaParandaHotelinPhnomPenh,andwaspresidedoverbyHerExcellency,Mrs.MeanSreyno,UnderSecretaryofStateoftheMinistry ofWomen's Affairs, Mrs. Pok Panhavichetr, CWCC’s Executive Director, andMrsSuongSavoeun,CommuneCouncillorofSensokdistrict,andalsoarepresentativefrom theministry of interior, General Chiv Phally. The Total number of participantswhoattendedthisworkshopwere50(8women),ofwhich6wereCWCCprojectofficersandmembersofitsmanagementteam,10wereauthorities,1bestcouple(acouplewhohas never committed domestic violence), and 3 successful couple (couple who hascommitteddomesticviolencebutnowlivehappilyaftertheprojectsintervention),and26peermembers.InordertoraisetheawarenessandspreaduptheinformationaboutAMMprojectaswellastoadvocatethatangermanagementformenisimportant in reducing domestic violent, theAMM project officers in Phnom Penh andBanteay Meanchey province has conductedradio call‐in program and aired on the localradio station. From January to December2012, There were 23 radio call‐in programsconducted inbothPNPandBMCprovince. InPNP, 5 call‐in programs were made at the

WMC FM102 radio station on the topic of AMMOfficerconductedradiocall‐inshow

AMMOfficerusedposter/calendartoexplaintoamanonhowtomanagertheanger

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"Anger and process of resolution". There were many callers interested in this topic.Meanwhile, inBMCprovince,4call‐inprogramsonatopic “DomesticViolenceand itsLaw and Anger Management for Men” were conducted at FM 96.5MHz located inSereysophoan municipality, Banteay Meanchey. In Siem Rap, there were 14 call‐inprogramweremadelivedatFM95.5MHzonthetopicof“DomesticViolenceanditsLawandAngerManagement forMen”.Callersverysatisfiedwith theradiocall‐inprogramandsuggestedtocontinueorganizingthisprogramand invitemenwhohavechangedtheirbehaviourstobeoneoftheguestspeakers.InregardtoraisingawarenessaboutAMMprojectandtoreducedomesticviolence,inearly2012,CWCChasproduceda2minutesand33secondsTVspotfocusingonsimpleways to control anger and release stress, which broadcasted on 3 Cambodian TVchannels –TVK,CTN, andBaonTV. InOctober2012,CWCChas signedanagreementwithTVK toproduceanother spot aboutangermanagement formen.ThisTV spot isexpectedtobedoneinearlyof2013.

AMMprojectofficersineachofficeofCWCCsharedtheconceptofAMMtothenetworkmembers of CO project through the regularly meeting of network and the trainingconductedbyCOproject.Theparticipantswere really interested in the topicofAMMandexpressedtheirviewsthatAMMisreallygoodanduseful.TheconceptofAMMisvery important for the network member when dealing with the case of domesticviolenceintheirrespectivecommunities.

CaseStudy:Uncle“DuongSoeum”,54yearold, isa famerwhomarried tohiswife“EmBorann”,54yearsold,isaChinese‐noodlesellersince1979livinginKottasortvillage,Kottasortcommune,Ochrovdistrict,BanteayMeancheyprovince.Theyhave7childrenofwhich2aregirls.

In1977,uncle“Soeum”wasaKhmerRougesoldierandhe losthisright legduetosteppingonmine.Since then,hechangedhismood slightly;hegotangryeasilywhenhecouldnotdo somethingashewished to.Whenever he got angrywith his children orwife he often hit them and destroyed someproperties.Uncle“Soeum”hadbeenveryaggressiveandhadneverlistenedtoanybody'sadvice.

OnceUncle“Soeum”isgettingolderandolder,hischildrengrownupandheishavinggrandchildren.AftergettingtoknowaboutAMMprojectuncleSoeumdecidedtoattendAMMproject’strainingcourseondomesticviolenceissueandlawandangermanagementformenin2012.Hethenhaschangedhisviolentbehaviorsdaybyday.Throughhisconcentrationonthetrainingshegainedalotofknowledge.Hecouldreducehisfeelingofangerandhebecameoneoftheactivepeers.Hehasraisedpeer‐to‐peerawarenessondomesticviolenceandangermanagementandstressreleasetohisfamilymembersandneighbors.Nowadays,uncle“Soeum”liveswithhisfamilypeacefullyandhappily.Hiswifeandchildrenareveryhappytoseethischange.

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1.4 PromotingGirl’sAccesstoEducation(GAE)Project

In 2012, a total of 877 girlsreceived scholarships fromthe GEA project (150 inPhnomPenh, 207 in BanteayMeanchey and 520 in SiemReap). During this reportingperiod, orientationworkshops were conductedin target areas of PhnomPenhandBanteayMeanchey.There were totally 1,178participants includingscholarship recipients,parents/guardians, DCGs and LEWGs attended the workshops. The purposes oforganizingtheorientationcoursesweretostrengthenrelationshipbetweenparentsofscholarshipstudentsandLEWGs,andprojectofficerinordertohaveclosecollaborationwhichiseasyforprojectofficerandstafftocollectinformationandproblemsrelatedtoscholarship recipients andmake response to their problem on time. The workshopsfocused on importance of education for girls, challenges during studying, solution,reviewing of term and condition for scholarship recipients, parents/guardians ofscholarship recipients; things that parents/guardians should do to encourage theirchildren, and other related issues. During the workshops, the scholarship packageswhich included bikes, school uniform, writing book, shoes, pen and pencil weredistributedtothescholarshiprecipients.

Besides that, the 7 semi‐annualmeetingwereorganizedofwhich3 inPhnom Penh, 2 in Banteay Meancheyand 2 in Siem Reap with totalparticipantsof581.Themainpurposesof theworkshopswere to(i)motivatethescholarshiprecipientstoremainatschool, (ii) share experience onmigration issue, and (iii) strengthenparticipation of expressing ideasregarding the constraints of the girlsfacing during the previous academicsemester performance, suggestionsand toencourage thegirls to continuestudying.

GAEproject PNP BMC SRP TotalNumberofscholarshiprecipients 150 207 520 877

Numberofparticipantsattendedtheorientationworkshops

208 329 641 1,178

Numberofparticipantsattendedthesemi‐annualmeeting

134 147 300 581

Numberofscholarshiprecipients’familiesgotricesupport

35 36 32 103

Scholarshipgirlsattendedsemi‐annualmeeting

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In BanteayMeanchey, 6 joint residences were arranged for a total of 90 scholarshiprecipients and in Siem Reap, 11 joint residences were arranged for 142 scholarshiprecipients who live more than 7 kilometers from schools. Those not only receiveaccommodation,butalsofoodsinordertoreducetheirdifficultyintravelingfromtheirhousestoschoolaswellastoensuretheirregularattendanceatschool.Moreover,thescholarship recipients’ familieswho are very poor got rice support package from theproject.Therewere35familiesinPhnomPenh,36familiesinBanteayMeancheyand32familiesinSiemReapgotthericesupport.fromtheproject.

The GAE project provided monthlyallowance to 207 recipients inBanteay Meanchey, 150 recipients inPhnom Penh and 520 recipients inSiem Reap. In order to increaseknowledge of recipients in somespecific subjects of study, the projectcooperated with LEWGs to arrangeextra classes to 200 recipients inBanteay Meanchey, 119 recipients inPhnom Penh and 446 recipients inSiemReap.Tomakesuretheteachers’and girls’ performance in the extra

class, almost everymonth the projectofficerandstaffconductedmonitoring

reviewtocheckforboththeteachers’andgirls’attendancelistssimilarlytothepublicclassactivitieslikecheckingtheabsentlistsinthetargetedschoolseverymonth.

During this period, project officer andstaffmadehomevisitsofthescholarshiprecipientsinordertoobserveabouttheirgenerallivingsituationandtomeetwiththeir parents. These visits are reallyimportant to link between thescholarship project and girls’ parentswhich is a way to increase connectionand prevent dropout. In addition, doinghome‐based visits is an attentionrevealedgoodpracticeoftheproject for

the encouragement of the girls’performance in the schools.Home visitswere done 112 times in BanteayMeanchey,186timesinPhnomPenhand461timesinSiemReap.

Girlstudentreceivedscholarshippackage

CWCCstaffmadehomevisitsofascholarshipgirl

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LinktoPromotingGirl’sAccesstoEducation(GAE)Project,CWCChasestablishedoneprojectsocalledSkillTrainingEmploymentandEducationMatching(STREAM)projectwhich aims to provide poor girl from GAE project areas with an opportunity fortraining, internship, employment and further education so that they will be able toimprovethe familyeconomicsandreducevulnerabilitytoexploitationandtrafficking.TheprojecthasstartedinJanuary2012;theprojecthassupported58girlswhostudyinthe university included monthly allowance, accommodation, and rice support. Theproject also offered face‐to‐face counseling to the scholarship recipients and alsoprovided counseling to students through phone. The counseling included jobopportunity, volunteeringwork, anduniversity options, and teaching the students onhowtomakebasiccurriculumvitaetoapplyforajob.Asaresult,15studentsover58havebeenemployed indifferentpositionsandcompanies, therestkeepsonapplying.Belowistheemploymenttableofuniversitystudents:

CaseStudy:ThomNamthorng,20,studiesatgrade12atKobhighschool.ShelivesinChhoukChreyvillage,Changha commune,Ochrovdistrict,BanteayMeancheyprovince.Her fathernamedProengThom,51, is laborerandhermotherLanhLy,50, isalsomigrant laborer.Shehas foundsiblings(3female)andsheistheyoungest.

Her familyhasa smallpieceof farm land.Her family is verypoorandhadabigdebt.Her familyaccessedloanfromprivatemoneylenderwithhighinterestratetobuyamachine.Unabletoaffordtopaybackloan,herparentsdecidedtomigratetoThailandforlaborworkinordertoearnmoneytopay their debt in 2008. Her siblings live togetherwithout having received a good care from herparentsbut received some remittances fromherparents in order topay for foodand other livingconsumptions.

Duetoherdifficulty,in2008,shewasinterviewedbyChhoukLEWGandprojectteam.Namthorngwasthenselected tobecomeascholarshiprecipient inOctober2008whenshewas ingrade9(DCA/CAfund). She was then skipped to receive scholarship support from the project in early 2009 sinceDCA/CA fundwas ended. In late2009, shewas resumed in receiving scholarship support from theprojectthroughLotusOutreachfundwhenshewasingrade11.

Namthorngstudiedveryhardandgotgoodgradeatschool.Sheattendedschoolregularly.RecentlyinMarch2012,NamthorngappliedforentrantexamatPNC/CISTwithassistancefromtheprojectteam.She thenpassed the entrant exam for IT course in the termof2 years (therewere10 scholarshiprecipientspassedentrantexamand9of thempassed6‐month ITcourseexceptingNamthorngwhopassed2‐year ITcourse).Afterhavingsuccessfullypassed theentrantexamshewas interviewedbyPNC/CISTstaffandshewassuccessfullypassedandisawaitingtotraveltoPhnomPenhtoattendITcourseinSeptember2012

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NO. STUDENT’SNAME COMPANY/NGO/SHOP WORKING

LOCATION HOURS SALARY

1 SovinMealea SelleratSunwayHotel PNP Full

Time 100$

2 LornSreyCashieratEntrepreneurshipCompany

PNPFullTime 90$

3 AunChary StaffatHomeShop PNP PartTime 50$

4 ChhuonChanpheak

SelleratMALYTreatmentShop

PNP PartTime

45$

5 PovVanary SelleratMALYTreatmentShop PNP Full

Time 100$

6 SokMary SelleratDKSH PNP FullTime 120$

7 DengSamrith

AccountantinTDSPOrganization

BMC FullTime

70$

8PhinSophoeury TelleratAMRBank BTB

FullTime 130$

9 NhiebSreyhom

EnglishTeacherAtNewtonThilay BMC Full

Time 55$

10 HoeunSokheng SelleratCALTEXStation BTB Full

Time 80$

11HinSreyNoch

BookingOperatorAgentatS.ROpenTourTravelCo.Ltd

PNPFullTime 80$

12 MoeunMansor

PreparatoryTeacheratASIANschool BMC Full

Time 40$

13 NuonSynath

StaffatHomeShop PNP PartTime

50$

14 ThySok ServiceProvideratRachaRestaurant SRP Part

Time 50$

15 PhonSorot AccountantatSisaphonIndustrialPark BMC Full

Time 70$

2.PROTECTIONPROGRAM

Under this program, there are five projects implemented such as Monitoring andInvestigation Project, Legal Services Project, Safe Shelter Project, Literacy, VocationalSkillsandLifeSkillsTrainingProject,andReintegrationandRepatriationProject.TheachievementsfromJan‐Dec2012oftheprojectsareasfollows:

Toprotectsurvivorsbyfacilitatingaccesstolegalservicesandfacilitatingphysicalandpsychologicalhealingleadingtoeconomicandsocialreintegration

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2.1 MonitoringandInvestigationProject

During 2012, the totalnumberofclientswhocameto CWCC in Phnom Penhand Banteay Meanchey toseekforserviceswas1,036.Themajority of these caseswere domestic violencecases,which isaccounted for63%following26%forrapecasesand11%forhumantraffickingcases.

Client of all cases usuallycame with their relatives;therefore, not all of clientswho came to CWCC officewere counted as a singlecase.Totalnumberof casesthatCWCCintervenedfromJanuarytoDecember2012was643cases,whichhave420casesofdomesticviolence,153casesofrape,and70casesofhumantrafficking.

HowclientscametoCWCC

A. PhnomPenh

During2012,more than50%of the total numberof clients and relatives came toCWCCofficeinPhnomPenhbythemselves.However,therewereonly2%ofclientswhorescuedbyhavingCWCCinvolvement.AsdescribedabovethatCWCCworksinclosecooperationwithlocalauthority,networks,andotherNGOpartners,therefore,CWCC had received some clients by their referral. The proportion of clients whoreferredtoCWCCwas46%. Clientswhoreferredbytheirfamilymembersandbypeopleincommunitywerealsocountedinthereferralservices.

B. BanteayMeanchey

BanteayMeancheyin2012,morethan59%ofclientswerereferredtoCWCCbyothers,and 36% came to CWCC by themselves and only 5% of clients were rescues withinvolvingCWCCstaff.

Survivors andRelatives PNP BMC SRP KPT Total

Domesticviolence 196 81 291 86 654Rape 98 47 87 36 268HumanTrafficking 48 37 24 5 114Total 342 165 402 127 1,036

Cases PNP BMC SRP KPT TotalDomesticviolence 155 57 163 45 420Rape 62 29 46 16 153HumanTrafficking 27 21 19 3 70Total 244 107 228 64 643

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C. SiemReap

SiemReapin2012,73%ofclientscametoCWCCbythemselves,25%werereferredtoCWCCandonly2%wererecudedbyCWCCincoordinationwithlocalauthority.

D. KampongThom

Deferencefromotherregionaloffices,CWCCofficeinKampongThomwasnewlyopeninearlyof2012,soalltheclients(100%)whocametoseekservicesfromCWCCwerereferredbylocalauthoritiesandCWCC'snetworkmembersinthetargetareas.

CasesreceivedinPhnomPenh

CaseswhichreceivedbyCWCCPhnomPenhoffice fromJanuary toDecember2012 iscategorized in thenext tablewith thebreakdownof totalnumberof clientsand theirrelativesofparticularcases.Duringthisperiod,244caseswerereceivedatPhnomPenhofficewhichhas46ofunderagesurvivorsand198ofadultsurvivorswith98relatives.

Types/Numberofcases

UnderageCases (under18) OverageCases (over18)Total

DV Rape HT DV Rape HT1 41 4 154 21 23 244

CasesUnderageClients (under18) OverageClients(over18)

TotalSurvivors Relatives

Sub‐Total

Survivors

Relatives

Sub‐Total

DV 1 41 42 154 0 154 196Rape 41 0 41 21 36 57 98HT 4 3 7 23 18 41 48Total 46 44 90 198 54 252 342

25%

2% 73%

Clientsreferred toCWCC

Clientsrecued withCWCCenvolvement

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CasesreceivedinBanteayMeanchey

Duringthisreportingperiod,therewere107casesreceivedbyCWCCofficeinBanteayMeancheyprovince,whichhas total of 28 underage survivors and79 adult survivorswith55relatives.

Types/Numberofcases

UnderageCases(under18) Overage Cases (over18)Total


CasesUnderageClients(under18) Overage Clients(over18)


Sub‐Total

Survivors

Relatives

Sub‐Total

DV 5 19 24 52 4 57 82Rape 19 1 20 10 17 27 47HT 4 10 14 17 4 22 36Total 28 30 58 79 25 106 165

Casesreceivedin2012atSiemReap

In2012, therewere228cases receivedby theCWCCoffice inSiemReapprovince,ofwhich,40wereunderagesurvivorsand188adultsurvivors.

Types/Numberofcases

Underagecases (under18) OverageCases (over18)Total




Sub‐Total

Survivors

Relatives

Sub‐Total

DV 2 0 2 161 128 289 291Rape 34 33 67 12 8 20 87HT 4 5 9 15 0 15 24Total 40 38 78 188 136 324 402

Casesreceivedin2012atKampongThom

In2012,therewere64casesreceivedbytheCWCCofficeinKampongThom,ofwhich,7wereunderagesurvivorsand57adultsurvivors.

Types/Numberofcases

UnderageCases(under18) OverageCases(over18)Total



TotalSurvivors

Relatives

Sub‐Total Survivors

Relatives

Sub‐Total

DV 0 18 18 45 23 68 86Rape 7 2 9 9 18 27 36HT 0 0 0 3 2 5 5Total 7 20 27 57 43 100 127

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ClientsstayedattheDrop‐InCenters

Clients and relatives whocame for seeking servicesand stayed at the Drop‐InCentersinPhnomPenhandBanteay Meanchey fromJanuary to December 2012were 565 (PNP109 clients,BMC115clients,SRP257clientsandKPT84clients).Thedrop‐incenterateachCWCCofficefunctionsasanemergencyshort‐termsafeaccommodationandaplaceforclientstostaywhileCWCCstaffdoingassessmentonthesituationoftheircase.Open24hoursaday,itisaplacewhichprovidesasaferefugeforwomenandchildrenincrisiswhofelttheyareinimminentdanger.Theycanstayforuptoaweektogainmoreinformationfromourexperiencedstaff,andmakedecisionsontheirnextsteps.

Thenumberofclientswhomovedtothesafeshelters

Total numbers of clientswho moved from drop‐incenter to safe shelter were302 of which 88 clientsmoved to safe shelter inPhnom Penh, 94 moved tosafe shelter in BanteyMeancheyand120movedtosafeshelterinSiemReap(16clientswerefromKampongThomwhomovedtostayinsafeshelterinSiemReapduetothereisnosafeshelterinKampongThom).

2.2 LegalServicesProject

Casesfiledtocourt

From January to December2012, total number of newcasesfiledatthecourtswas266 which 117 cases inPhnom Penh, 44 cases inBanteay Meanchey, 70casesinSiemReapand35casesinKampongThom.Majorityofcasesfiledtocourtwasdomesticviolencefollowingrapecasesandhumantraffickingcases.

Casespendingatcourt

Total number of casespending at the courts was246 (146 in Phnom Penh,84 in Banteay Meanchey,20 in SiemReap and 14 inKampong Thom). These


Domesticviolence 67 48 176 68 359Rape 23 32 55 16 126HumanTrafficking 19 35 26 0 80Total 109 115 257 84 565





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figuresincludedthenewcasesfiledduring2012,andothercasespendinginthecourtsincelastyear,includingthosewhichareintheappealprocess.

Casesthatwenttotrial

Cases which went to trialduring this reportingperiod were 164 (49 inPhnomPenh,40inBanteayMeanchey,60inSiemReapand15inKampongThom).Themajorityofcaseswenttotrialweredomesticviolence(98cases).

Casesinwhichperpetratorssentencedinprison

FromJanuarytoDecember2012, the number ofperpetrators who weresentenced to prison was62, which have 19 inPhnom Penh, 21 inBanteayMeanchey,21 in SiemReapand1 inKampongThom. 61perpetratorswerefoundguiltyandsentencedtoprisonforcommittingrape,and1perpetratorwassenttojail for serious domestic violence case. For Phnom Penh cases, perpetrator of 18perpetratorsweresenttojailandorderedtopaycompensationtorapesurvivorsand1survivor of domestic violence. For BanteayMeanchey and SiemReap, therewere thenamenumberofperpetrators(21)sent to jailandordered topaycompensationrapesurvivors while 1 perpetrator in Kampong were sent to jail and ordered to paycompensationtorapesurvivors.



Thelawyerprovidedlegalcounselingandpreparedfilecomplaintforclientinoffice

Thelawyerrepresentedtherapecaseinthecourt

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2.3SafeShelterProject

From January toDecember 2012, the SafeShelter offered directservices to total of 404survivors of whom 118wereinPhnomPenh,142were in BanteayMeancheyand144inSiemReap.Thesewerewomenandchildrensurvivorsandtheirrelatives.

UponarrivalatCWCCsafeshelter,survivorsareprovidedcomfortableaccommodation,food,immediatemedicalcare,andcounseling.CWCCcounselorsusedtheirexpertiseinproviding psychological counseling to all survivors at the shelter in order to reducetrauma, mental stress, and feeling of shame. Individual counseling sessions wereconducted for every survivor to rebuild their self‐alliance, self‐confidence and self‐esteem for making their own decision. Group counseling sessions were conductedweekly to all survivors which are a space for the survivors meeting each other and

Survivorsandrelativesstayedinthesafeshelter PNP BMC SRP Total

Domesticviolence 82 75 108 265Rape 23 36 34 93HumanTrafficking 13 31 2 46Total 118 142 144 404

CaseStudy:S.R.is12yearsoldgirl,studyatgrade5.Sheislivingwithherparentandother3siblingsinRusseyKeodistrict,PhnomPenhcity.On15thJanuary2012,about8amwhenherparentswerenotathome,shewasrapedbyUnSuong,79yearsoldmanlivingnearbyherhouse.

Thegirlwaspersuadedbythemanwithpromisingtogive2000Rielstoherforhelpinghimpickinghisarmpit’shair.Whilenoonewas inthehousebutUnSuongandthegirl,hehaveachancetorapehersuccessfully.Thegirlwasthreatenednottotellanybodyincludingherparent;andshedidaswhatshewaswarned. Theman continue to lured the victimwith somemoney, until one day, on the 16th ofJanuary2012at8am,afterrapeagainbyUnSuongathishouse,thegirlcomingbackhomeandspentquitelongtimeinthebathroomthatmadehermotherwonderingandaskedherwhatwashappening?ThenS.Rtoldhermotherthatshewasrapedbyman,UnSuong.Thenextday,17thJanuary2012,herparents filedcomplainttopoliceofficeratRusseyKeodistrict.UnSuongwasarrestedandsentto jail.ThevictimherparentswerereferredtoCWCCbypoliceofficeratthesameday.

CWCC’s monitoring staff has interviewed and consulted with the victim and her parents aboutproceedingofthecasetocourt.thegirlsurvivorwassenttogetforensicexamatPhnomPenhreferralhospital, then referred to lawyer for legalassistance.Because of her depressionand traumatize, herparentsdecidedtoletherstayinCWCC’ssheltertogetcounselingserviceandfurthertreatment.Whilestayinginthesafeshelter,shewasencouragedtotakeavocationaltrainingskillthatshelikes.

Monitoringstaffkeptfollowinguponthiscasesinceitwasatthepoliceofficeuntilitwassenttocourt.On 18thMay 2012 at 9am, Phnom PenhMunicipal court has brought this case to trialwith a finaldecisionthattheperpetratorsentenced2yearinjailandpay4,000,000Rielstosurvivor.On12thJune2012,thecourtreleasedthedecisionandclosedthecasewithoutanyfurthercomplainfromperpetrator.

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sharing their ideas. Besides the counseling in the shelter, CWCC also providedcounselingtothesurvivorswhowerestayingattheirhomecommunities.

In Phnom Penh office, total of 488individual counseling were conductedfor 79 clients at the shelter, plus 61group counseling session wereconducted for the same number ofclients. Every Friday, women andchildren in shelter were allowed tospend all their free time reading storybooks,whichfacilitatedbySIPAstaff.

Meanwhile, in Banteay Meanchey, totalof 358 individual counseling sessionswere conducted for 65 clients, and 33clients attended small group counselingof30sessionswhile59clientsattended

65sessionofbiggroupcounseling.Amongtheclientsattheshelter,14clientsweresenttoTPOorganizationformentalhealthcheckupandtreatmentsweretakenasneeded.At the same time,weeklymeetingswere conducted for75 clients in order to consultwiththemabouttheirlivingintheshelter,helpthemtosolvesomedifficultywiththeirlife,andeducatedthemaboutgeneralknowledgeandhygiene.

InSiemReapshelter,counselorconductedindividualcounselingtotally263sessionsfor45clientswhohavebeenstaying in theshelter.Apart fromthat,43groupcounselingsessionswere conducted for36clients.18 clientsamongclients stayed in the shelterwere sent to hospital for medical treatment. The shelter officer and staff conductedweeklymeetingregularlywithclientsinordertoconsultwithclientsabouttheirlivingintheshelterandtohelpthemsolvesomeproblemswiththeir lifeaswellaseducatethemaboutgeneralknowledgeandhygiene.During thisperiod, therewere30clientsattendedweeklymeetingattheshelter.

Monitoringstaffandcounselorprovidedindividualcounselingtothesurvivor

Counselorprovidedgroupcounselingtosurvivorsbyusingarttherapytechnique

TheclientsinshelterparticipatedinreadingbookthatfacilitatedbySIPA

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2.4 Literacy,VocationalSkillsandLifeSkillsProject

Literacy,VocationalSkillsTrainingandLifeSkillsProjectprovidedtheopportunityforgaining vocational skills, literacy skills and life skills to women and girls who aresurvivorsofgenderbasedviolence.Equippingwomenandgirlswithpracticalskillscanbeusedtogenerateincomeinconstructiveways.Trainingin‘lifeskills’enabledgirlstobe more confidently and constructively negotiate relationships. Literacy skillsfacilitated life‐longaccess tovital informationand learningopportunities,while smallbusinessskillstrainingbroughttheconfidenceneededforsmallbusinessoperation.

During staying at the safe shelter, both clients and their relatives were able to joinliteracy and life skills training classes, and at the same time they benefited fromcounseling and medical care. Children less than 6 years old of age were providedroutine daycare by CWCC staff in order to give times for mother to attend trainingappropriately,andforchildrenwhoareabletoattendpublicschool,CWCCstaffpreparetosendthemtopublicschoolaccordingly.

CWCCinPhnomPenhhadmanagedtotrain93clientsonliteracyclasstoenablethemto read, write and calculate basic formula. In addition, the 51 adult clients attendedvocational skill training in order to have basic skill in earning money after thereintegratedtocommunitiesinwhich,25insewingclass,18incookingclass,and8insouvenirmakingclass.Whilewomenattendingtraining,22children(11survivors,11relatives)wereattendingpublicschool,and26children lessthan6yearsofageweretakingcarebycaretakerintheshelter.

ServicesinPNPShelter

ChildrenClients

(under18)Sub‐total

AdultClients(Over18) Sub‐

totalTotal

DV R HT DV R HTClientssenttopublicschool 11 10 1 22 0 0 0 0 22

Clientundersixyearsoldreceivedaycare

25 1 0 26 0 0 0 0 26

Clientsattendedvocationalskilltrainingcourse

1 10 2 13 27 7 4 38 51

Clientsreceivedliteracycourse

24 20 2 46 31 9 7 47 93

In Banteay Meanchey, CWCC had provided vocational skill training to 15 clients ofwhich10onsewingand5onagriculturewhile24childrenlessthan6yearsoldofagearetakencarebycaretakerintheshelter,and22childrenweresenttopublicschool.

ServicesinBMCShelter

ChildrenClients


AdultClients(Over18) Sub‐

totalTotal

DV R HT DV R HTClientssenttopublicschool 10 8 4 22 0 0 0 0 22


16 2 6 24 0 0 0 0 24

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1 0 1 2 9 1 3 13 15

In Siem Reap, CWCC had provided vocational skill training to 30 clients while 30childrenlessthan6yearsoldofageweretakencarebycaretakerintheshelter,and4childrenweresenttopublicschool.

ServicesinSRPShelter

ChildrenClients


AdultClients (Over18) Sub‐

total Total

DV R HT DV R HT Clientssenttopublicschool 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 4


28 2 0 30 0 0 0 0 30


1 1 1 3 19 7 1 27 30

Clientsreceivedliteracycourse

23 15 0 38 16 3 0 19 57

2.5 ReintegrationandRepatriationProject

Duringthisreportingperiod, thereintegration staffinterviewed all theclients who wishedto return back totheir homes,workplace,andotherNGOs.At thesametime,theclientswereencouragedtopreparebusinessplanbyusingtheskillsthattheylearntfromthesafeshelter.Inthisreportingperiod, 261 clients were assisted by the Reintegration Project to be settled into thecommunity,77fromPhnomPenh,68fromBanteayMeanchey,103fromSiemReapand13fromKampongThom. Forextremelypoorclients, theywereprovidedlifestartupequipmentssuchasutensils,mosquitonet,andrice.

During this reporting period, there were32 cases received life start‐up materials ofwhich13casesinBanteayMeanchey,8casesinPhnomPenh,6casesinSiemreapand5casesinKampongThom.

FromJanuarytoDecember2012,inPhnomPenhthereintegrationprojectfacilitated11clientstodevelopbusinessplantostarttheirbusinessatcommunitybyprovidingthegrantsupportto7womenclientstoopentailorshop,3womentoopenfoodstore,andother 1 woman to open dessert store. In Banteay Meanchey, there were 6 grantssupport provided towomen clients of which 4women clients to open tailor shop, 1womantoopengroceriesshopand1womantoraisechicken.Besidesthegrantsupportto clients, therewere11 grant supportsprovided to the peersunder SMARTproject.

Survivorsandrelativesstayedinthesafeshelter PNP BMC SRP KPT Total


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With observation from the project staff, they can earn from 25 USD to 200 USD permonthforsupportingtheirfamily. InSiemReap,therewere5grantsupportsprovidedto client to run tailoring shopwhile therewere 4 clients inKampongThom receivedgrantsupportwhich2clientsopentailoringshop,1clientopenhairdressingshopand1clientraisepigs.

Savingforchange

Therewere25savinggroupshavebeenestablishedinBanteayMeanchey,ofwhich14in Svaychek district, 8 in Ochrov district and 1 in Sereysophoan municipality, 1 inThmarPoukdistrict and1 inPoipet town.Therewerea totalof385members in thegroupsofwhich364arewomen.AsofDecember2012,thetotalcapitalof thegroupswasintheamountof32,127,700riel(US$8,032).InPhonomPenh,9savinggroupswereestablishedofwhich5inKhanPorsenchey,2inKhanMeancheyand2inKhanSenSok.Thereweretotally131members(122female).AsofDecember2012,thetotalcapitalofthegroupswasintheamountof4,623,500riel(US$1,156).Acommitteewaselectedbymembersofeachsavinggroup,whichcomprisesoffourCommitteemembersincludingaChairperson,aTreasurer,aSecretaryandaKeyHolder.

During this reporting period, the microfinance officer and staff facilitated to dividecapitals and dividends for 13 saving group ofwhich 4 in Svay Chek and 9 inOchrovdistrict.Duringthevisit,theprojectteamobservedthatthesavinggroupscouldrecordandmanage their book better than beforewhich couldmake the capital division runsmoothly.Themembersofsavinggroupwereveryhappyinreceivingtheircapitalsanddecidedtocontinuejoininginthenextcycleofsaving.

CWCC’s saving groupshavebeenestablished since late2009 inBMCandmost of thegroups have been already in the 3rd saving cyclewhile the saving groups in PhnomPenhhavebeenestablishedin2012.Thesavinggroupshavebeenagoodmodelintermofsolidarityandcopingfinancialmatterinthecommunitiesthroughregularsavingandaccessingtoloanfromtheirownsavinggroupaswellassharingofsocialissuesuchasmigration,humantraffickinganddomesticviolenceandother issuesconfrontingtheirlives. There has been no report of VAW incidence involving any members of savinggroups which proved the outcomes of preventing VAW among the saving members.Besides having saved money through regular saving, the members of saving groups

Meetingofsavinggroupmemberstodeposittheirsaving

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havecomeupwithideasofestablishingwomen’sbusinessgroupandfewgroupshavebeenalreadyestablished through financial support fromCWCC, financial contributionfromthemembersandloanaccessedfromthesavinggroup.

Themicrofinanceofficer and staff conducted regular followupvisit on savinggroupsduring theirmeeting in order to observe theway of their facilitation in themeeting,their discussion andmonitor on their financial records. Themicrofinance officer andstaffalsoprovidedcommentsandfeedbacktothesavinggroupsinordertostrengthencapacityandknowledgeonbookkeepingandkeeping trackof financial recordsof thegroups.During this reporting period, themicrofinance team in BanteayMeanchey conductedfollow‐upvisitsto25savinggroupsreachingatotalof131timesofwhich14groupsinSvaychek district (49times), 8 groups in Ochrov district (58times), 1 group in Poipet(2times),1group inThmarPouk(6times) and1groupinSereysophoanmunicipality(16times).WhilethemicrofinanceteaminPhnomPenhconductedfollow‐upvisitto9savinggroupsreachingtoatotalof40timesofwhich5groupsinKhanPorsenchey(21times),2groupsinKhanMeanchey(12times)and2groupsinKhanSenSok(7times).During thevisit, theproject teamobservedon themeetingsof the savinggroups andprovided on‐going mentoring on issues of bookkeeping and records. The team alsofound that the number of saving group members increased, the number of depositincreased and the members became more aware the importance of saving.Furthermore,fewgroupshavedecidedtolendtheircapitaltooutsiderssincetheyhaveavailable capital after lending to their ownmembers. Based on the request from thesaving group, the microfinance team facilitated to establish a child saving groupcomprisedof10members.One of the saving groups was visited by the Microfinance Institution that waswonderingofnoclient (loanborrower) in thatarea,whichwas thenrealized that thevillagersareinthesavinggroupwhodon’tneedtheirloan.TheMicrofinanceInstitutionpraisedthemandwishedthemgoodluck. Inaddition, theteamalsoraisedawarenessabout violence against women and its negative impacts including domestic violence,rape,andhumantraffickingaswellasunsafemigration.

Women’sEconomicEmpowermentGroup

During 2012, the reintegration officercoordinated with saving for change projectofficer established 5 groups of women’seconomic empowerment in five districts ofwhich 2 groups in Svay Chek district, 2groups in Ochrov district, and 1 group inThmarPoukdistrict.Thegroupsweregiventraining on a chicken raising course whichwas conducted by the agriculture trainer inlate2012.Thereare5to7membersineachgroup of which one is a reintegratedsurvivor. After gaining knowledge from thetraining, they started to raise chickens as a

AgriculturetrainingcourseatBoengTrakounbordercrossingpoint

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groupinlate2012withthefinancialsupportfromLotusOutreachthroughCWCCplussomeamountofcontributionfromthemembersofthegroups.Sofar,thegroupshaveproducedmanychickensinthehousebuttheyhavenotyetgetanyprofitfromsellingtheircollectivebusinessyet.TheyarehopingtogetprofitsfromsellingtheirchickensduringNewYearseasons(ChineseandKhmerNewYear).

Thefirstwomen’seconomicempowermentgroupwasestablishedatPreyvillage,Treascommune, Svaychekdistrict, BanteayMeancheyprovince. This grouphad a total of 7memberswhichwereamong26membersof savinggroup.Thisgroupreceived8‐daytraining on chicken raising and 3‐day small business in June 2012. This group hasalready started their collectivebusinesswitha totalofUSD1161.50ofwhichUSD700wasgrantedbytheProjectandUSD461.50wastheirowncontribution.

Thesecondwomen’seconomicempowermentgroupwasestablishedatSophyThbongvillage,Sophycommune,Ochrovdistrict,BanteayMeancheyprovince.Thisgrouphadatotal of 5 members which were among 14 members of saving group. This groupreceived8‐daytrainingonchickenraisingand3‐daysmallbusiness inJuly2012.ThisgrouphasalreadystartedtheircollectivebusinesswithatotalofUSD1018.50ofwhichUSD680wasgrantedbytheProjectandUSD338.50wastheirowncontribution.

The third women’s economic empowerment group was established at Taben village,Tabencommune,Svaychekdistrict,BanteayMeancheyprovince.Thisgrouphadatotalof7memberswhichwereamong12membersofsavinggroup.Thisgroupreceived8‐daytrainingonchickenraisingand3‐daysmallbusinessinSeptember2012.Thisgrouphas already started their collective business with a total of USD1155.12 of whichUSD700wasgrantedbytheProjectandUSD455.12wastheirowncontribution.Thefourthwomen’seconomicempowermentgroupwasestablishedatOchrovvillage,Kobcommune,Ochrovdistrict,BanteayMeancheyprovince.Thisgrouphadatotalof5memberswhichwereamong15membersof savinggroup.Thisgroupreceived8‐daytrainingonchickenraisingand3‐daysmallbusinessinSeptember2012.ThisgrouphasalreadystartedtheircollectivebusinesswithatotalofUSD928.12ofwhichUSD700wasgrantedbytheProjectandUSD228.12wastheirowncontribution.Thefifthwomen’seconomicempowermentgroupwasestablishedatSrahchreyvillage,Banteay Chhmar commune, ThmarPouk district, Banteay Meanchey province. Thisgrouphadatotalof5membersofwhichoneisthereintegratedsurvivorofrape.Thisgroupreceived8‐daytrainingonchickenraisingand3‐daysmallbusinessinDecember2012.ThisgrouphasalreadystartedtheircollectivebusinesswithatotalofUSD680ofwhichUSD580wasgrantedbytheProjectandUSD100wastheirowncontribution.Apart from the 5 groups which newly established in 2012, there were 2 group ofwomen's economic empowerment established in previous years. One group wasestablishedatPongrovillage,KampongSvaycommune,Sereysophoandistrict,BanteayMeanchey province. This group had a total of 7 members of which two are thereintegratedsurvivors.Thisgroupreceived8‐daytrainingonchickenraisingand3‐daysmall business in December 2011. This group has already started their collectivebusinesswith a total ofUSD853.25ofwhichUSD500was granted by theProject andUSD353.25 was their own contribution. The other one was established at Samroang

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village, Samroang commune, Ochrov district, BanteayMeanchey province. This grouphadatotalof5membersofwhichoneisthereintegratedsurvivor.Thisgroupreceived8‐daytrainingonchickenraisingand3‐daysmallbusinessinAugust2011.ThisgrouphasalreadystartedtheircollectivebusinesswithatotalofUSD500thatwasgrantedbytheProjectandtheycontributedinmaterialsandlabortobuildthechickenhut.

Therefore, at the present CWCC project team is managing 7 groups of women'seconomic empowerment in BanteayMeanchey province. Following is the list of thegroups:

Women’sEconomicEmpowermentGroupsinBanteayMeanchey2012

No.LocationofSavingGroup #of

MemberTypeofbusiness

Grant(USD)

Contribution(USD)

TotalCapital(USD)Village Commune District

1 Prey Treas Svaychek 7ChickenRaising 700 461.5 1161.5

2 SophyTbong Sophy Ochrov 5 Chicken

Raising 680 338.5 1018.5

3 Taben Taben Svaychek 7 ChickenRaising 700 455.12 1155.12

4 Ochrov Kob Ochrov 5ChickenRaising 700 228.12 928.12

5 Srahchrey

BanteayChhmar

ThmarPouk 5 Chicken

Raising 580 100 680

6 Pongro KampongSvay

Sereysophoan

7 ChickenRaising

500 353.25 853.25

7 Samroang Samroang Ochrov 5 Chicken

Raising 500 0 500

Total 41members 4360 1936.49 6296.49

Note: FromNo. 1 to 5 are new groups established in 2012,No. 6 to 7 are old groups established frompreviousyear.

TheProjectteamalongwiththeagriculturetrainerconductedregularvisitstowomen’seconomic empowerment groups tomonitor their progress and provide coaching andmentoringaswellasadviceinrunningtheirbusiness.Duringthevisit,theProjectteamdiscussedwiththemembersabouttheirrolesandresponsibilities,identifyingschedulefortakingturntofeedchickensandcleanthecage,recordingincomesandexpensesaswellaslookingattheirpracticaltechniques.Theagriculturetrainingprovidedcoachingandmentoringonselectingchickenstoraise,vaccinationforchickens,lookingatsiteofbuildingcageandappropriatesizeofcage,andhowto feedchickensandtakecareofthechickens.

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3.ADVOCACYPROMGRAM

Under this program,many activitieswere implemented from Jan‐June 2012with theachievementasfollows:

3.1GovernmentLiaison

CWCCExecutive and staff participated inmany activities to address issues related toviolenceagainstwomentogovernmentatNationallevel.

CWCC’s Executive Director has participated in the meeting on “Data Collection andMonitoring cases of Violence against Women” that was held on 20, January 2012 atSunwayHotel. InthismeetingCWCChascommentedontheprocessofdatacollectionandmonitoringcasethatcontributedfromtheotherNGOpartners.Moreimportantly,CWCChasshareditspracticalexperiencesindatarecordingandmonitoringcasesandhas also raised the challenges related to data collection. She has also mobilizedparticipanttoworktogethertoaddressthechallengessothatweallcouldworkwellforthebenefitofGBVsurvivors.On15February2012,theBMCregionalmanagerandscholarshipteamhostedaspecialvisit ofH.E Jean Francois Coutain, EUAmbassador to Cambodia, alongwith other EUdelegationsinCambodiatovisitagroupofscholarshiprecipientsatajointresidentialhouse located in Banteay Meanchey. The regional manager presented about CWCC’sscholarshipprojectincludinghistoryandgoalstothedelegations.Thedelegationsthenmet with 15 scholarship recipients and asked them about their feelings and futureexpectation.Thescholarshipofficerandtwoscholarshiprecipientswereinterviewedbymediaandjournalists.Theresultsoftheinterviewwereformulatedasarticlethatwasbroadcastedthroughtelevisions.

Chickenraisingofthewomeneconomicempowermentgroup

Toadvocatedirectlyandthroughalliancesforlegislativeandpolicyreformwhichpromotegendermainstreamingthatwillupholdthehumanrightsofwomenandestablishdeterrencethroughrigorousenforcementofthelaws

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On 4 and 5 April, 2012, the BMC regionalmanger and SMART team hosted a specialexposurevisitofmembersofSvayRiengprovincialcommitteetoleadtheSuppressionofHumanTrafficking,Smuggling,LaborExploitationandSexualExploitationonWomenand Children (S.T.S.L.S), led by H.E Pov Sopheap, Deputy Governor of Svayriengprovince. There were 24 visitors comprised of chief of provincial department ofwomen’saffairs,deputychiefofprovincialdepartmentoflaborandvocationaltraining,chief of provincial department of social affairs, deputy district Govenor, communecouncillorsandCambodianChildFundstaff.ThepurposeofthisvisitwastolearnaboutCWCC’s work related to safe migration and learn experience and issues related tomigrationandcombatinghumantraffickingattheWestborderofCambodiainordertofurtherimprovetheprojectimplementationattheEastborderofCambodia,SvayRiengprovince. CWCC made a presentation about its program activities, especially SMARTproject.CWCCstaffhasaccompaniedtheteamtovisitkioskinformationcenter,targetbordercrossingpointssuchasPoipetinternationalborderandPreykub.Furthermore,CWCC has also accompanied them to meet peer educators who were in process ofconducting group training session. The visitors thenmetwith border police 911 andPoipetcommunechief.ThevisitorsreallyappreciatedCWCCadvocacyapproachonsafemigrationandexpressed that theapproach ishelpfulandeffectiveas itmade targetgroup actively participate in project activities. They will apply this approach toimplementtheirprojectinSvayRieng.On 14 June 2012, CWCC Executive Director attended meeting of “Interim‐WorkingGroup for Social Protection” organized by the Council for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment(CARD)atFriendshipHallofBuildingofCouncilofMinisters.TheInterim‐WorkingGrouponSocialProtection“IWG‐SP”isaplatformforstakeholdersinvolvedinCambodian social protection that working to promote interactive dialogues, policyharmonization,partnerships,knowledgeand informationsharingonsocialprotection.Participantscomprisedofhigh‐levelrepresentativesfromlineministries,DevelopmentPartners and Civil Societies. The IWG‐SP had been active since February, 2009 andholdsthemeetingeverymonth.ByparticipatinginthismeetingCWCCweremadethemaware about critical issues thatwomen face and CWCC’s program in addressing thisissues.CWCC’s Program Manager participated in the five meetings of GBV working groupwhichorganizedbyMoWA.Theobjectivesof themeetingwere1) shareobjectivesofworkinggroup,2)membersof the groupunderstand theTORand theby‐lawsof theworking group, 3) Updates about the formulation process of the 2ndNAP/VAW 4)discussworkplan2012‐2013oftheworkinggroup5)share informationonemergingissueswiththeparticipants.TheparticipantswereNGOsstaffandgovernmentofficials.CWCC’s Program Manager commented on the work plan to be in line with nationalactionplanonviolenceagainstwomenandontheindicatorsetinworkplantobemoreapplicable. Besides the meeting of GBV working group, CWCC’s program alsoparticipated inthecapacitybuildingworkshopwiththemembersof theGBVworkinggroupwhich includedResult BasedManagement andMonitoring andEvaluation, andPrimaryPreventionofGBV.On the 22 of June 2012, the SMART team co‐organized a bi‐annual meeting withparticipation from 56 duty bearers and stakeholders (13 female) who are localauthorities, border police, border army, immigration police, NGOs, and other

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government officials from Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province and Srakeoprovince, Thailand. The meeting was held at Srah Tracheakchit Thmey restaurant,Poipet and presided over by BMC Deputy Provincial Governor. The meeting hasdiscussedaboutcurrentsituationofmigrationalongtheCambodia‐ThailandborderinBanteayMeanchey‐Srakeoandservicesavailableforvictimsoftraffickingandabuseintheregion.Theresultofthemeetingwasveryfruitful.Bothsidesagreedtojoinhandtocombat human trafficking and promote safe migration for Cambodian migrants bykeepingeachotherinformedaboutincidencesthatmayoccurintheworkplaceofthosemigrants.Onthe26ofJune2012,BMCregionalmanagerandshelterstaffhostedaspecialvisitofH.E Chou Bun Eng, Secretary of State of Ministry of Interior and Deputy Chair ofCambodian National Council for Women (CNCW), at the safe shelter in BanteayMeanchey. BMC regional manager reported the current situation of women in BMCincluding women in economic, women in education, women and violence, and theirchallenges.H.EChouBunEngledagroupofCNCWmemberstovisitandtalkwiththeclients in the shelter. She asked about their feelingwhile staying in the shelter, theirfutureplan, and also encouraged them to rebuild their lives after leaving the shelter.CNCW members appreciated the work and services that CWCC provided to thevulnerablewomen.H.EChouBunEngappreciatedandsupportedtheCWCC’sworkasitisaonestopserviceforsurvivorsofGBV.ThereintegrationteaminBMCattendedtwocasemanagementmeetings,organizedbyDoSAVYinBanteayMeancheyandinBattambang.Themeetingsattendedbylike‐mindNGOsthatprovidereintegrationservicesforsurvivorsofviolenceagainstwomen.Themeetingsfocusedonissuesofreintegrationprocess,client’sstatus,servicesprovisiontothe clients/reintegrated clients and ways forward. CWCC team raised challenges ofreferralservicesforsurvivorstootherNGOsandsuggestedthattheDoSAVYshallhaveitsownshelterforsurvivorswhohavenorelativesandarehomeless.CWCC inBMChas cooperatedwithProvincial Committee to lead S.T.S.L.S to organizetwo quarterly meeting that was held at Banteay Meanchey provincial hall. The firstquarterlymeetingwas conducted on21 June 2012which therewere 54participants(10 female) consisted of officials from labor and vocational training and otherdepartments, police officers, border army, district chiefs, CWCC and otherNGOs. ThemeetinghasdiscussedontheachievementsmadebygovernmentinstitutionsandNGOstocombathumantraffickingandservicesprovidedtosurvivorsoftraffickingincludingprotection, vocational training and job assistance. The second quarterlymeetingwasconductedon22November2012whichtherewere30participants(8female)consistedofpolice,PM,officialsfromcourtandsocialaffairsandNGOs.Themeetinghasdiscussedontheresultoflawenforcementrelatedtocaseofhumantrafficking.CWCCwasinvitedtobemembersof2componentsoutofsixthatcommitteehas.The2componentsare:prevention andprotection.Being amember of these components, CWCCwill have anopportunity to integrate itswork on combatinghuman trafficking to theplan of sub‐nationalandnationalcommittees.CWCCPhnomPenhRegionalManagerhas attended theworkshopondevelopment ofminimum standard of residential care for victims of human trafficking which wasorganized by MoSAVY with support from Winrock International and UNFPA. The

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participantsweregovernmentofficials,CWCC,HAGAR,WVC,andCCPCR.Thepurposeoftheworkshopwastodevelopaminimumstandardonresidentialcareforvictimsofhuman trafficking that would be applied for all shelter. In the meeting, CWCC hasprovided a lot of practical inputs. The minimum standard is in the process offinalization.

3.2Networking

During this reporting period, CWCC has joined hand with various civil societyorganizationssuchasMMN,BIGC,CHRAC,APF,WomenCaucus,NGOCEDAW,NGOCRC,and ECPAT to address issues related to Gender Based Violence. This collaborationenabledthegrouptodevelopjointadvocacyeffortatlocal,nationalandregionallevels.Keyachievementsofthiseffortareasfollows:

MekongMigrationNetwork(MMN)Onthe27to29ofFebruary2012,theBMCregionalmanagerattendedameetingorganized by Mekong Migration Network (MMN) in Chiang Mai province,Thailand. There were 13 participants (10 female) in the meeting who aremembers of MMN. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss on how toadvocateonissuesofArrest,DetentionandDeportation(ADD)ofundocumentedmigrantworkers.Themeetingwasalsotodiscussondevelopingquestionnaireto interviewmigrantworkers and other key informants in order to conduct aresearchonArrest,DetentionandDeportation.TheBMCregionalmanagerwhois CWCC’s focal point toMMN has translated questionnaire and interview fewfamilies who experienced in arrest, detention and deportation. The meetingdecidedtopublishresearchfindingwhichincludeinformationrelatedtoarrest,detentionanddeportation.FactfindingofthisresearchwillbeusedasevidencetoadvocategovernmentinGreatMekongSub‐Region.

BorderissuesGroupsforChildren(BIGC)CWCC was selected as vice chair of Border Issues Group for Children (BIGC)basedinPoipet.TheBIGCisanallianceofcivilsocietyandgovernment.Withinthissixmonthperiod,CWCCstaffattendedatotalof12monthlymeetingofBIGC.The meeting discussed about current situation of women and children alongCambodian‐Thailand borders related tomigration, trafficking, exploitation andother formsof violence.Apart from this, themeetinghas alsodiscussed aboutspecific case of violence and exploitation and the possible solution related toreferralservices.ThemajorachievementsfromthepartnerorganizationswerehighlightedinthemeetingandthejointadvocacyeffortswerediscussedsuchasorganizingNationalDayAgainstHumanTrafficking.

CambodianHumanRightAssociationCommittee(CHRAC)On11January2012,CWCChasparticipatedinameetingonevaluationof3yearshuman rights programs which organized by CHRAC. There were 17 NGOmembers of CHRAC attended the meeting. The meeting focused on theachievements and challenges of NGO pa in the implementation the projectrelatedtothehumanrights.Asaresultofthemeeting,thejointadvocacyeffortwasdeterminedandtakenactionbytheNGOmembers.

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On 05May 2012, CWCC office in Phnom Penh participated in themeeting onadvocacy strategies forwomen’s rightswhichorganizedbyCHRAC.During themeeting CWCC presented the issues related to rape onwomen andmediationoutsidethecourtbasedonthepracticalexperienceofCWCCwhileLICADHOandADHOCpresentedtheissuesrelatedtomigrationand landconflicts.The issueswere shared and discussed among the participants to find the solutionaddressingwomen’sneeds.

ASEANCivilSocietyConference/ASEANPeople’sForum(ACSC/APF)Cambodian government was mandated as Chairman of ASEAN for 2012. ToadvocateASEANgovernmenttoupholdhumanrightsCivilSocietyOrganizationsinCambodiahasjoinedhandtoorganizeASEANCivilSocietyConference/ASEANPeople’s Forum (ACSC/APF). To prepare for the organizing ACSC/APF sevencommittees were established: steering committee, organizing committee,programcommittee, statementdrafting committee,media committee, interfacecommitteeandemergencycommittee.Membersofeachcommitteeconsistedof2 representatives of each country members of ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia,Indonesia, Laos, Myanma, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand andVietnam.Membersofthecommitteeswereelectedby600peoplewhoattendedthe meeting on Establishment of ACSC/APF committee. CWCC’s ExecutiveDirectorwaselectedtobeoneofthemembersofInterfacecommittee.On 29‐31 March, a few days before the official meeting of ASEAN took place,CWCCalongwithotherNGOssuchasNGO‐F,Silaka,CCC,ChracandmanyotherI/L NGOs have organized ACSC/APF that was held at Lucky Star Hotel. Therewere about 1,000 participants from all the 10 ASEAN countries attended theForum.Participantsincludecommunitymembers,activists,humanrightsgroupsand staff of civil society Organizations. Several meeting/workshop and pressconferences has been conducted during the Forum. Despite many challengesmadeby thehoteland theirbackup, theAPFhassuccessfully completed.Asaresult,ajointstatementwasdevelopedandputinthemediasystemtoadvocatethe ASEAN governments. This is because the government did not allow theinterfacecommitteeorganizedcivilsocietytomeettheASEANgovernment.TheyrecognizeonlytheInterfaceCommitteethatwassetupbythepro‐governmentorganizations.AfterPhnomPenhMunicipalCourthas convicted13women to jail forBoeungKakconflicton24thofMay2012,theprotestorsstillinsistedforreleasingthose13 women from the jail. The protestors are included Boeung Kak villagers,children, and the representatives from various human rights groups andCambodianwomencaucusmembers(oneofthememberisCambodianWomen’sCrisisCenter).Duringtheprotest,13womenwhowereinjaildeniedtoeattheirfood and the protester were insisting in front of various ministries andembassies inPhnomPenh.Even thoughCWCC couldnot join everymovementwith Boeung Kak activists, CWCC staffs also shared their information andconcernsaboutthisissueonlineandespeciallytheissuehasbeenpublishedon“Women’sPathsToday”magazineissue26whichproducedbyCWCC.Finally,on27thJune2012theAppealCourthadreleasedthose13women.

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ECPATReportonChildTrafficking Every quarter CWCC has contributed data about child trafficking to ECPAT tocompile as report to be disseminated in the country. On August 7 CWCC hasparticipatedintheworkshoporganisedbyECTPATtodisseminatefindingaboutthe situation of Child Trafficking in Cambodia. The report was finalised,publishedanddistributedtoallstakeholdersincludinggovernment,nationalandlocalNGOs.

3.3AwarenessRaisingonSafeMigration

Duringthisreportingperiod,CWCCinBMCconductedmobilecinemaonsafemigrationandviolenceagainstwomenandchildrenintargetareas.Intotal,therewere6mobilecinemashowconductedreachingatotalof1,750audiences(around37%arefemale).To assess the understanding of the audiences on the issues presented in themovies,QuestionandAnswersessionwasconducted.Basedon theanswerof theaudience, itwas learned that the audienceunderstood about issues related tounsafemigration,violence againstwomen and children and how these issues affect their communities.They expressed that they will share what they have learnt with other communitymembers.

3.4AdvocacythroughMedia

Tosensitizegeneralpublic, especiallymen, about issues related todomesticviolence,womenhumanrightsandrelatedlawsaswellastoeducatementomanagetheirangerinpeacefulwaysCWCChasconductedradiocall‐inprogramandairedonthelocalradiostation in BanteayMean Chey. Therewere two radio call‐in show conducted in bothPNP and BMC province every month. During the show, there were many callersexpressedtheirideasandviewsontheviolenceissueandaskedquestionsabouthowtoreleasetheiranger.Thecallerswerehappywiththeradiocall‐inshowandsuggestedtocontinue this typeofactivity.TosharemoreconcreteexampleonangermanagementCWCChasinvitedmenwhohavechangedtheirbehaviorstobetheguestspeakers.

Apart from the advocacy activities asdescribed above, CWCChasproducedquarterlymagazine namely “Women’s Paths Today”which is renamed from “Women in Crisis”magazine. The main topics in the magazine of issue 26 were: “Cambodian DomesticWorker reveals her experience in Malaysia”, “How ASEAN integration affects toCambodian Women” and “Women and children face difficult situations relating toBoeungKakconflict”.Themaintopicsinthemagazineofissue27were:““Asextrafficsurvivor finds her justice”, “A labor exploitation survivor recovers her psychologicalstress”,“Girltriesherbesttobuildjusticeinhercommunity”,“CWCCyouthclubjoinsinMTVExitcampaign”,and“Educationandpenaltytoreducesexbuying”.Themaintopicsin themagazine of issue28were: “PrincessMarie ofDenmark visits CWCC services”,“16‐day‐campaign wakes the community to work against violence on women andchildren”, “CWCC organizesWalk to feed theHungry in Cambodia”, “CWCC organizesNationalCampaignagainstHumanTrafficking”.300copiesofeachissuewereprintedanddistributedtorelevantstakeholders inPhnomPenh,BanteayMeancheyandSiemReapprovinces.ThemagazineisanadvocacytooltosensitizethegeneralpublicaboutcriticalissuesaffectedthelifeofwomenandchildrencausedbyGenderBasedViolenceincludinghumantrafficking,sexualexploitationandotherformsofviolence.

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With support from UNFPA CWCC contractedTVK to produce a 25‐minute TV round tablediscussion under the theme “Provision ofComprehensive Services for GBV Survivors”.Theguestspeakersare:Mrs.POKPanhavichetr‐ CWCC Executive Director, Ms. SakhoeunSawatdy–MOWAandGeneralMr.KimPheapfrom MoI. The round‐table discussion wasbroadcast though TVK channel on 29 June2012 and rebroadcasted on 01 and 05 July,

2012.Theroundtablediscussionsensitizedthegeneral public to understand about thecomprehensive services such as rescuing, medical care, legal service, safe shelter,psychological counseling, and reintegration that provided to GBV survivors by CWCCandalsomobilizerelevantinstitutionssuchasMoI,MoWA,localauthoritiesandotherdutybearersconcernedto fulfill theirduties inresponding to theneedsofvulnerablewomenandchildren.

3.5AdvocacyCampaigns

On 8 March, CWCC in BMC conductedadvocacy campaigns to mark 101stanniversary of International Women’s DaythatwasheldatVaingmuongPrimarySchool,Ochrovdistrict,BanteayMeancheyprovince.The campaign focused on the nationalcommonslogan“MyBrilliantMother”,whichwas defined by MoWA. There were around830 participants including governmentofficialsatProvincialanddistrictlevels,localauthorities, police, military police, teachers,

YouthClubPerformanceduringInternationalWomen’sDayinBanteayMeanchey

Thecoverpageofthemagazineissue26,27and28

TVroundtablediscussionatTVK

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students, and villagers. This event was presided over by the Provincial DeputyGovernor.Theeventstartedwithwelcomespeechof theCWCC’sregionalmanager inBanteay Meanchey, reading history of celebration of International women’s day bystudents, reading speech of former her majesty the Queen, youth club performance,Q&A,keyremarksofBanteayMeancheydeputygovernor,andflyingballoonswithkeymessage to congratulate International women’s day. The event was broadcasted

through newspaper, CTN, TV9 and TVcableinBMC.

CWCC in PNP cooperated with localauthorities and other NGOs, hasorganizedtheWomenRightsDayon06March2012.Theeventhas takenplaceat Chhukvar pagoda in Posencheydistrict, with total of 350 participantsincludinglocalauthorities,villagers,andLEWGs members, and scholarshiprecipients. The slogan for theInternationalWomen'sDayforthisyear

was "My brilliant Mother" which is inline with MoWA. This event was

presidedoverbytheDeputyPNPmunicipalgovernor.Theeventstartedwithwelcomespeechof theCWCC’sED,readinghistoryofcelebrationof Internationalwomen’sdaybyvicedistrictgovernor,readingspeechofformerhermajestytheQueenbyvicechiefofwomen’saffairsoffice,sharingtheexperienceandstoryofCWCC’sclientofDVandlastlyQuestionsandAnswers.TheeventwasincludedbyDCArepresentativewhichsheshowedherimpressiononCWCCservices,DCAcooperationwithCWCCandimportantoftheevent.

The International Children’s Day wasorganized on 25 May 2012 at Svaychekdistrict, Banteay Meanchey. There werearound800participantsincludingdistrictofficials, local authorities, teachers,villagers and students andpresidedoverbydistrictgovernor.Theeventwasbegunandprocessedwithkeywelcomeremarksby CWCC, key speeches from localauthorities and government officials,youthclubperformance,andQ&A.Atthesametimeon25May,CWCCPhnomPenhoffice has organized “InternationalChildren Day” at Chhba Ampov highschool in Phnom Penh in collaborationwithMinistryofYouthsandSportswiththeparticipationof500students,someoftheirparents, therepresentatives fromCWCC, teachers,and localauthority.Thepurposeoforganizing International Children Day is to arouse people’s attention to providechildren a prosperous future as well as together to eliminate all forms of violencechildrenwhichincludetraffickingandillegalmigration.

WomenRightsDayconductedinPhnomPenh

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The 16‐day Campaign to End ViolenceAgainst Women and Children wasconductedon03December2012,atMalaydistrict,BanteayMeancheywhilethiseventwas conducted on 08 December 2012 atSiem Reap. There were around 750participants intheeventsincludingdistrictofficials, police, local authorizes, schoolteachers,studentsandvillagers.Thethemeof the event followed government’s whichwas “I promise to stop violence against

womenandchildrenfordevelopment”.Theevent was begun and processed withwelcome remarks by CWCC, key speeches

fromdistrictwomen’saffairsanddistrictgovernorandflyingballoonsattachingakeymessageonjoininghandstostopviolenceagainstwomenandchildren.

TheNationalDayAgainstHumanTraffickingwas organized on 12 December 2012 atPoipet's Star Vegas casino area, BanteayMeanchey. 1,500 participants attended thisevent included government officials, localauthorities, police, army, teachers, casinostaff, students and NGOs. This event waspresided over by H.E Chou Bun Eng,Secretary of State of Interior Ministry. Theevent startedwithmarching of participantsfromPoipetbordercheck‐pointtothevenuealongwithbannersofdifferentkeymessageon counter trafficking, speeches from BIGCsecretariat, Poipet governor, Winrock chiefof party, Lotus Outreach countryrepresentative, Thailand's Srakeo governor, Banteay Meanchey deputy governor andInteriorMinistry'sSecretaryofState.FinallycertificatesofrecognitiontheoutstandingworkofcountertraffickingandgoldenmedialweregiventoNGOsincludingCWCC.

TheEnrolment Campaignwas organized on6September2012,atSvaychekhighschool,Svaychek district, Banteay Meanchey. Thepurpose of this campaign was to sensitizegeneral public, especially parentswho havechildrenatage6andabovetoregistertheirchildren at school as well as remindingstudents who already had their names atschool toregistershortly.The themeof thisevent was “Educating one girl is educatingone family”which intended to promote girlaccess to education. There were 670participants in theevent includingstudents,

Thecelebrationof16‐daycampaignfinishedwiththereleaseofballoons

ThecampaignmarchnearlaVegasCasinocampuswheretheceremonytookplace

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villagers, teachers, youth club members, LEWGs, village heads, commune councilors,police,healthcenterofficials,militarypolice,deputygovernorofSvaychekdistrict,chiefof provincial department of women’s affairs, and chief of provincial department of

education under presidency of the deputygovernor.

On3October2012,withthesupport fromLotus Outreach CWCC has conductedCampaign on Walk to Feed the Hungryafter distribution of scholarship packagesto 88 students. At least 260 peopleparticipated in ‘Walk to Feed the Hungry’campaign around Kob high school inOchrov district. The participants arescholarshiprecipients,parentsofstudents,and government officials to show public

abouttheraisingfundforthepoorstudentsandaswellastohelpdonorswhoaredoingthe same campaign in other countries for

fundraising.

3.6Workshops

JudicialSeminarDuring this reporting period, withfundingsupportfromTerreDesHommesNetherlands CWCC has cooperatedwithMinistry of Justice to conduct twoworkshops on "Judicial ProceedingsRelatedtoCasesofRapeandTraffickingof Women and Children". The firstworkshopwas conducted at MonoreachAngkor Hotel with 60 participantsincluding judges, prosecutors, policeofficials, lawyers,women’s affairs, NGOsand representatives from Siem Reap,Battambang, Phnom Penh, OddarMeanchey and Banteay Meanchey. Theworkshop was presided over by H.E Hy Sophea, Secretary of State, Ministry ofJustice.Themainpurposeofthisworkshopwastolobbyjudicialinstitutionstoputwomen justice as a critical concern especially children. Participants have activelyexchangedexperiencesindealingwithcasesofrapeandtrafficking.H.EHySopheaprovidedmeaningful recommendations to judges, prosecutors and other relevantstakeholdersasfollows:

1. Judicialofficersshouldlearnmoreaboutthepsychosocialsupportinprovidinginterventiontothesurvivorsincludinghealingtrauma

2. Safeshelterisveryimportantforthesurvivorstoescapefromviolencesituationandexploitativeplaces

Walktofeedthehungrymarchforraising

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3. Childfriendlycourtshallbeputinhighconsideration

4. Continue to educate judicial officers and relevant stakeholders about criminalcode, especially related to rape, and law on suppression of human traffickingandsexualexploitationaswellasdisseminatethoselawstogeneralpublic.

5. Encourage cooperation among the relevant stakeholders, especially survivorsandtheirfamilies,inhandlingthecases.

ThesecondworkshopwasconductedatPhnomBrosHotelwith 72 participantsincluding judges, prosecutors, policeofficials,lawyers,women’saffairs,NGOsand representatives from KampongCham, Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, Kratiesand Stung Treng. The workshop waspresided over by H.E Hy Sophea,Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice.Themainpurposeofthisworkshopwasto lobby judicial institutions to put

women justice as a critical concernespecially children. Participants haveactively exchanged experiences indealingwithcasesofrapeandtrafficking.RecommendationsweredonebyH.EKoetReith,DeputySecretaryoftheMinistryofJustice,afterallgrouppresentations.Thesummaryofhisrecommendationswere:

1. Challengeswhichwereencounteredinsuppressionofrape:Difficultyinseekingevidencefromthevictimsastheydonothaveofficialdocumentssuchasbirthcertificate;Lackofcooperationbetweenthevictimsandthecompetentofficers,forexample,throughexpertexaminationofvictimsisachallengeasCambodianwomenfeelashamedtobechecked forevidenceofsexual intercourseandareafraid of loss of reputation; Settlement outside of the court in a rape case ischosenbythevictimsratherthangoingtocourt;Lackofcooperationfromthevictims;Citizen’slegalknowledgeislimited;andPoliceandmilitarypolicewhointerviewvictimsshouldbewomentoobtaintrueinformation.

2. Role of non‐governmental organizations are important in encouraging, payingattention,andtakingcareofvictimstobefreefromtrauma.

3. Thevictimsmightbetemptedtobecompensatedoutsidethecourtresultinginsubsequences offenses by offenders and victims themselves will become badexamplesfortheothervictims.

4. Acriminalmatterisnotonlyadirectmatterforthevictim,butitisthematterofthesocietywhoistheplaintiff.

5. Makingcitizensunderstandtheirrightsthroughexercisingtheirrightsatcourtandapplyingforcivilandcriminalactionsisveryimportant.

6. Compensationisnottheprosecutor’srole;hisroleistopresentimprisonmentisLieuofpaymentifcompensationisnotavailable.

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7. A quick action on the case based on sufficient evidence and the victim’sconfidenceonjusticesystem.

DisseminationworkshoponMenWhoBuySexOnJuly17,2012CWCChascollaboratedwithorganizationnamelyProstitutiontoorganizedaworkshop todisseminate findings of the studyonMenwhoBuy Sex.The workshop was presided by H.E Chou Bun Eng and participated byrepresentative ofMoI,MoH, National and International NGOs. Theworkshop hastouchedtotheissuesofwomen’svulnerabilityofprostitutionandattitudeofmen.whobuysex.Itwasconcludedwiththefollowingfindings:

1. "Prostitutionistheman'sheavenbutitisalsothosegirls'hell."(quotefromasexbuyer)Theintervieweesknewthatthewomentheyboughtforsexdidnotwanttobepurchased. TheCambodiansexbuyerssawbeatings, threats,andinsultsbypimps,sometimestheysawpimpstorturingthewomen,butthatdidnotstopthem from buying the women. In other cultures, prostitution has beendescribedas"volunteerslavery"and"thechoicethatisnotachoice."

2. "Ithinksheagreed[toprostitution]becausesheisscaredofsomeoneorsheneedsmoney.”Atleast39%ofthesexbuyersbelievedthatmostwomenaretrickedortraffickedintoprostitution.Thesemenunderstoodthatwomenarechanneledintoprostitutionbyextremepoverty,andthatinprostitution"allthepowerisinthehandsofthebrothelowners,whileprostituteswerejustthemachinesfollowingorders”

3. "It [prostitution] simply pleased us and allowed us to enjoy ourselves and feelgood for a short period of time. But then our honor and reputation remainunhealthy.”Themenheldcontradictoryandambivalentattitudes toward theirown behavior. While 90% described prostitution as "normalmale behavior,"84%ofthemenweinterviewedalsobelievedthatprostitutionloweredKhmercommunitymorals.

4. Themenusedcellphonesfordownloadingpornography,andtoldusthattheylikedto imitatewhattheysawinpornography.79%ofthemensaidthattheirsexactshadchangedover timeasaresultofwhat thepornographytheysaw.Thestudysupportsotherresearchlinkingfrequentpornographyusetobuyingsex.

5. "Seeinggangrapeinthemovies,thegirlalwaysagreedtoit;butinCambodia,thegirl taken forgang rapewasalwaysbeaten.” 41%of themen interviewed forthisstudyhadcommittedgangrape/baukagainstwomeninprostitution.Manyof the men who did bauk or gang rape prostitution said that they weresupported in their practices by viewing other cultures' pornography of gangrape.

6. "Thosewho visit sexworkers," said a sex buyer interviewed for this research,"shouldbefound,charged,imprisonedandmakesurenoonewillpayabribetobedischarged."Buyingsexispredatory,abusivebehaviortowardwomen.88%ofthementoldusthatcriminalpenaltieswouldserveasadeterrenttobuyingsex.

Round‐tableDiscussionwithAdvisorofUSPresidentonTraffickingissuesOn November 20th, CWCC executive Director attended round‐table discussion ontraffickingwithAdvisorofUSPresident“BaracObama”.PriortotheRound–Table

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meeting CWCC has accompanied girl survivor of sex trafficking tomeetwith theadvisor. The round‐table discussion has provided lessons learned to the advisorabouttheeffortofCambodiaCivilSocietyOrganizationsintacklingissuesrelatedtotrafficking. Different case studies related to Prevention, Protection, Prosecutionweresharedinthemeeting.ItwaslearnedthatthiskindofadvocacyefforthelpedinfluenceddevelopmentpartnersespeciallyUSgovernmenttoputpressureontheperformancetoCambodiangovernmentinaddressingissuesrelatedtotrafficking.

Meetingon“CorporateSocialResponsibility”inSingaporeOn 11 and 12 December, CWCC Executive Director has attended meeting on“Corporate Social Responsibility” organized by Asean Committee onWomen andChildren.InthemeetingtheEDmadeapresentationoncasestudiesofwomenwhowere trafficked toMalaysia and challenges inmobilizing company to have socialresponsibility. Themeeting concluded that these issues have to bebroughtup toASEANmeetingtoadvocategovernmentsofASEANcountriestobeaccountabletotheirrespectivenations.

3.7AVisitofPrincessofDenmark

PrincessMarie of Denmark visited the survivors at CWCC shelter in PhnomPenh onOctober 10, 2012 with Ambassador of Denmark based in Cambodia. The ExecutiveDirectorofCWCChasaccompaniedthePrincessandtheAmbassadortovisiteachpartofshelterservicessuchasliteracyclass,cookingclass,sewingandsouvenirclass,care‐taken‐roomandsoon.TheCWCCExecutiveDirectorhasgivenaspeechandansweredthe questions of them related towomen’s crisis and CWCC’s services. After speakingwithasurvivoratCWCCshelter,thePrincessof Denmark was also invited to join animpressive meal prepared by the cookingclass at the shelter. During this visit, thePrincess ofDenmark showed interest in thelivesofsurvivorsofgenderbasedviolence.

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The3Jsband,musiciansfromtheNetherlands,wasinSiemReaptosupporttheAngkorWatBikeRide,aneventpartneredbyTerredesHommesNetherlands,agenerousdonortoCWCConthe1stofDecember. ThebandvisitedsomeactivitiesofCWCCprojectsinSiemReap.Atthesafeshelterthe3Jslearnedaboutthelivesofthesurvivorsofgenderbasedviolence,thewomenandgirlschattedandsharedtheirhopes,themusicianssangsome inspirational songs, tasted delicious foods prepared by the vocational cookingclassandsoon.“I’mveryproudofyoursmilesdespiteyourstruggledifficultlives.I’mveryproudofyourabilitytoworktogetherlivinginthispeacefulcommunity,”JappKwalema,oneof3Jssaid.The3Jsparticipatedinthebikerideraisingawarenessandfundraising.thebikes riddenwere laterdonated,one to themostoutstandingscholarshipstudentsupportedbytheCWCCGATE(GirlsAccesstoEducation)Project.

3.7InformationManagement

During this reporting period, CWCC recorded the violent cases that came to seekservicesatCWCCintheexistingdatabasesystem.BasedonthisdatabasesystemCWCCstaff are able extract data from the system while needed. Moreover, to make thedatabasesystemmoreuserfriendly,CWCCcontactedEcpattoupgradeitsownexistingdatabasesystem.AllCWCCrelevantstaffhadmeetingseveraltimewiththeconsultantfromECPATtodiscussabout thequestionnaires inorder tocatchupthedataofeachsurvivors,andnowthedraftquestionnaireswascameupandorientedtorelevantstaff.Lateron,theconsultantwillhavemeetingwithallrelevantstafftotrainthemonhowtomanageandenterthedataintothesystem.

The CWCCwebsitewas updated to bemore user‐friendly, so it could provide betterinformation to the general public. The website not only shared information aboutCWCC'sworkbutalsosharedabout staff recruitmentannouncementanddataofnewcasesthatCWCCworkingwith.Furthermore,CWCCannualreport,magazine,andsomepressreleasewereuploadedinthewebsitetobringmoreattractionfromthepubliconCWCC’swork.

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4.ORGANIZATIONALMANAGEMENTANDCAPACITYBUILDING

4.1 ProgramManagement

ProgramManagement aims to ensure effective and efficient program implementationand organizational operations through visioning, planning, fundraising and programmonitoring and evaluation. The Program Management team includes the ProgramManager and Regional Managers guided by the Executive Director, who plays asignificantroleincoordinatingallCWCCprogramsandprojects,andensuresthatCWCCadheres to the highest standards of transparency, accountability and services to itsclients.

CWCC’s staff worked as a team and held monthly meetings attended by all staffmembers.Toensureademocraticprocessindecision‐makingandtofosterleadership,meetingsarepresidedoverbya rotating chairperson;each staffmember is given theopportunity to chair meetings. During the monthly meetings, each office presentedprojectactivitiesupdatesandisencouragedtosharegoodpracticesandchallengesforbetter implementation of the projects. The ExecutiveDirector, ProgramManager andone of three regionalmanagers attended eachmeeting to provide solutions for thosechallengesandguidanceforbetterprojectsimplementation.

At project level, the Regional Managers supervised the work of each project at theimplementationareaandthentheregionalmanagerconsultedwithProgramManagerfortechnicaladvicetoresolveanyproblemaffectingprojectimplementation.

TheMonitoring and Evaluation Coordinator visited project sites regularly to providetechnical support to field staff and followup theprogress of theproject. SheworkedcloselywiththeDatamanagementOfficertokeeptrackofprojectachievementsanditsimpact.

At program level, the Program Manager played a supporting role in providing anytechnical support required by the project and also performed a coordinating role incommunicating with donors in terms of reporting on the progress of projectimplementation.Asseeingthelimitedcapacityofstaffinwritingreporttodonors,theProgramManager with M&E Coordinator conducted meetings in each office to trainstaffonhowtowritereportsbasedontherequirementofeachdonor(differentdonorshavedifferentformatofreport).

The Executive Director oversaw all project implementation to ensure project impactandliaisedwiththegovernmentinstitutionsanddonorstoensurecompliancewiththerequirements. The Executive Director provided advice and guidance to the ProgramManagerinordertoensureeffectivenessofprograms.

Furthermore,toensureeffectiveimplementationoftheprojects,ExecutiveDirectorandProgram Manager alternately conducted quarterly visits to the regional offices and

ToensureCWCC’sProtection,PreventionandAdvocacyprogramsperformatthehighestlevelbypromotingeffectiveorganizationalmanagementsystemsand

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project sites tomonitor activities and provided advice regarding the implementationprocess.

4.2 FinancialandAdministrativeManagement

FinancialandAdministrationManagementaimstodevelopandimplementpoliciesthatensure transparency and accountability in CWCC’s use of funding to maintain trustbetween management, CWCC project staff and donors and to ensure the smoothcoordination and running of the organization’s day‐to‐day activities and projects; toprovide logistical support for CWCC programs; and to manage and maintainorganizationalassets.

Since2011CWCChadcreatedastrongfinancialmanagementsystemwithdiscretionarylevel of approval. Request less than $500 is approved by Regional Manager, requestfrom$500‐$‐1,000isapprovedbyProgramManagerwhilerequestmorethan$1,000isapprovedbyExecutiveDirector.Expendituresfrom$100andupneededtobepaidbycheck.Twosignatories,oneofwhomistheExecutiveDirectororherDesignatedOfficerarerequiredtowithdrawmoneyfromthebank.

Allhighamountsofpaymentsanddisbursementweremadebycheck.Smallamountscouldbemadebycash.Allpaymentsneededtobesupportedbyproperdocumentssuchas payment voucher quotation, vendor invoices and receipts. Before approval forpayment was given, the request needed to be passed to budget control: FinanceManager/Finance Officer (at project level) so that fund availability could be firstascertained.

AllprocurementactionshadtoreceivepriorapprovalbytheExecutiveDirectororherDesignatedOfficer.Beforeanitemcouldbepurchased,fourcriterianeededtobemet:variety of suppliers, quality of goods/services, competitive prices, and at least threequotations.

Perdiemandlodging,taxiandotherofficialexpenses(mustbestatedintravelrequestform)wereauthorizedbythelinemanager/ED.TheperdiemandlodgingshallcomplywiththeBoardapprovedStandardSupportPerDiem,Travel,Accommodationforstaff,ClientsandParticipants.

Financial management has been improved significantly; the Quickbook pro softwarewasputinplacetofacilitateCWCCtomanageitsincomeandexpendituretransparentlyandparticularlytocapturereportseparatelyforeachdonor.

CWCCcontractedanaudit firm(PricewaterhouseCoopers,CambodiaLtd)toconductaglobal financial audit. The Audit Report consisted of financial statement and astatement ofmanagement. The report was submitted to all funding partners as pertheirrequirement.

To link implementation of program and finance, the Finance Manager joined themanagementsitevisitseverysixmonthstomonitorthefinancialsituationinrelationtoproject activities. Achievements and constraints were identified in order to enhanceprojectdevelopmenttobetteraddresstheneedsofthetargetgroup.

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The administration officers in each of the CWCC four offices (Phnom Penh, BanteayMeanchey, Siem Reap and Kampong Thom) were responsible for the overalladministrationoftheoffice.TheheadofadministrationinPhnomPenhwasresponsiblefor problem resolution for staff of all offices and provided technical assistance andfeedbacktotheprovincialcoordinatorsintheprovincialoffices.

Administration handled all office communication and liaises with police, localauthorities, government officials, community networks, and NGOs. Administrationensuredthesafetyandsecurityofstaffmembers.Telephone,facsimileandemailwereused over the last twelvemonths to communicate directly with various governmentinstitutions,police,andmilitarypolicetocoordinateassistanceininstancesofrescuingvictims. Administration was responsible for the maintenance and security of allvehicles and ensured scheduled staff meetings took place and followed set agendas.Theyalsotookcareofthestocklogisticsforallprograms,suchasstationery.

4.3 StrengtheningManagementSystem

Strengthening Management System aims to ensure that CWCC provides the higheststandards of transparency, accountability and services to its clients and donors. TheCWCC management team is comprised of the Executive Director, Program Manager,FinancialManager,HumanResourceOfficerandthreeRegionalManagersrepresentingPhnom Penh, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap and Kampong Thom. The managementteamisleadbytheExecutiveDirectorwhoissupervisedbyBoardofDirectors.

BusinessaffairsandpoliciesofCWCCweremanagedbytheBoardofDirectors,whichalsodefinesthemandateoftheExecutiveDirector.TheExecutiveDirectorwasthefull‐time coordinator of the organization and reported to the board on a regular basisregardingCWCC’sactivitiesandprogress.

Themanagementteammetregularlytoupdatetheprogressofprojectimplementationandfundingposition,andbringissuesnotsolvedattheprovincialleveltothemonthlymanagement committee meeting at the head office for discussion andrecommendations.

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CWCC’s structure: As CWCC is working on program based implementation, thestructure of CWCC has been changed tomake sure that each project under the coreprograms followedtherighttrackandaclearstructureofmanagement ineachoffice.Thestructureisasfollows:

CWCC’s Salary Scale: To keep staff motivated the salary scale has been adjustedaccordingtothefinancialsituationofCWCC.

StaffPolicy:An insurancescheme(healthandaccident insurance)hasbeenadded tostaffbenefits.

ChildPolicyandGenderPolicy:CWCCincorporatedachildpolicyandgenderpolicyintheCWCCoperationmanualtoprotecttherightsofwomenandchildren.ThepoliciesweremadeaccordingtothenationalpolicyfromMinistryofWomen’sAffairs.

Duringthisreportingperiod,CWCChaveimplementingprojectsmoothly,therewerenocriticalissuesrelatedtoorganizationalmanagement.ItisimportanttoknowthatCWCChas received funding support from GIZ to expand its activities to Kampong Thomprovince.Therefore,10staffwereonboardinKampongThomOffice.Intotal,thereis115staff(66female).

Furthermore, two newboardmemberswere recruited to replace the oneswho haveresignedsince2010,sonowCWCChasfullboardwith5members:1Chairperson,and4members.

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4.4 HumanResourcesDevelopment

CurrentlyCWCChas115staff.Withthisgrowth,CWCCistakingtheinitiativetodevelopa human resource development strategy. The strategy includes: individual staffdevelopment,desirableworkingrelationshipsbetweenstaffandmanagement, staff tostaff relationships, and the development of policies, procedures and programs thatoptimize staff contribution towards the realization of organizational objectives. TheHumanResourcesDevelopmentaimstostrengthentheskillsofstaffbycontinuingthepromptinterventionandexcellentsupportservicesthatwomenandchildreninviolentconditionsneedanddeserve.

During this reporting period, CWCC staff attended the capacity building programsaccordingtotheirneed.Thosecapacitybuildingprogramsare:

On 21‐25 May, in collaboration with Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and YouthRehabilitation, CWCC has organized the training on “Child Safe Organization” for theCWCCstaff.Thepurposeofthistrainingistobuildknowledgestaffknowledgeonissuesrelated to child protocol, child protection policy and the way in which staff shouldbehavewhenworkingwiththechildren. Therewere27CWCCstaffsattended inthetraining.ThetraininghelpedCWCCstafftodealwithvulnerablechildrenproperly.ThiswillenableCWCCtobewellpreparedforapplyingchildsafeorganization.

On the 21st to 25th ofMay 2012, CWCCmanagement team and some project officerattendeda5‐daytrainingcourseonLogicalFrameworkandM&Ewhichwasorganizedby CWCC, financially supported by AFAP and facilitated by PLUS Cambodia, held atInternationalChristianFellowshipbuildinginPhnomPenh.Therewere24participantsinthetrainingfromCWCC,COCD,CVCD,andLotusOutreachCambodia.Theparticipantsgainedmore knowledge on developing logical framework and how to doM&Emoreeffectivelyfortheirproject.

On 19‐23 March, CWCC staff from reintegration, scholarship and saving groupcomponentattendedshortcoursetrainingon“SelfHelpGroup”whichwasorganizedbyPADEKorganization inPhnomPenh.Thereare19participantsattended representingdifferentinstitutions/organizationssuchasCVCD,COCD,andCWCCstaffs.Thetrainingcontainedmanynecessarytopicssuchassavingvisions,documentations,thebenefitsofself help group, how to form a self help group, and facilitation skill. After training,Stream Officer could obtain more knowledge, understanding, experience of mainfunctionsofselfhelpgroupsaving,andtheimportantoffacilitatingskillinsavinggroup.Therefore,SteamOfficerhasanideatoformasavinggroupofscholarshipstudentsandtheirparents.Andbelowarethebenefitsthatwillbegainfromselfhelpgroupsaving.

A total of96CWCC’s staff andvolunteersparticipated in anannual staff retreat from28th–30thMay2012,heldatGoldenSandhotel,PreahSihanoukprovince.DuringthestaffretreattheCWCCexecutivecommitteepresentedaboutCWCC’sstrategicplanningfrom2009‐2014,staffpolicy, fundingpositionofCWCC,andorganizedapublic forumbetweenexecutivecommitteeandimplementingstaff.Theannualmeetingandretreatwaswellorganized,interesting,amazinganduseful.Staffgainedoverallunderstandingabout CWCC’s strategic planning, staff policies and funding position of CWCC from2012‐2014andhadtheopportunitytoprovideinputsandcommentsandaskquestionsto theexecutive committee.Theannualmeetingbroughtwith amazingactivitywhich

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was thedistributionofAcknowledgementSymbolof staffwhohavebeenworking forCWCC foralmost15yearsand10years. Inaddition, themostamazingeventwas theprovisionof theOutstandingPerformanceAward2011whichwasgiven toMr.SuongSopheap,BMCRegionalManager.Recreationactivitieswerealsoorganizedforthestaffduringtheannualretreat.

On8‐10August2012,CWCCorganizedtrainingonentrepreneurshipfor21participantswhoareprojectofficerandstaffofsavinggroup,scholarshipandreintegrationfromallofficesofCWCC.ThetrainingwasfacilitatedbyCEDAC,heldatCWCC’sofficeinPoipet.Thepurposeof this trainingwas tobuildcapacityofCWCCstaffonentrepreneurshipskillandhowtodeliverittothewomen’seconomicempowermentgroups.SinceCWCCstartedanewideatoestablishsavingsgroupscomprisingofparentsofthescholarshiprecipients and their communities, it is therefore good that the project team could bepartofthiscourse,sothattheycandeliverittotheparentsofthescholarshiprecipientsforincomegenerationactivity.

On 18‐20 December 2012, CWCC organized a 3‐day training workshop for 23participants who are lawyer, legal staff, monitoring officer and staff, communityorganizing officer from all regional offices. The training workshop was focused onAlternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), held at Honey Coffee in Phnom Penh. Thetraining was facilitated by professional lawyer, Mr. Sok Sam Oeun, Director of CDPorganization. The training was conducted by using participatory approach anddiscussed about method of negotiation, mediation, spousal property and criminalcomponentsandthegenderbasedviolenceconceptwasalsointegratedinthistraining.

5.CHALLENGESANDSOLUCTIONS

Duringthisreportingperiod,somechallengesandsolutionsarefollows:

During commune/Sangkat election, therewere somework delayed due to thenetworkmemberwerebusywith theelection.However, theproject teamsstillkeep strengthening partnership and building relationshipwith them and tookmeetingimmediatelywiththenetworkaftertheelectiontosetuptheplanandhowtodowiththependingwork.

Thecompensationorderswerenotsoeffectivebecausesomeoftheperpetratorsdidnotpayforandlefttheprisonwithoutpaymenttothevictims.CWCClawyerandmanagerinvestedmanytimestoadvocatethecourtfortakingcompensationorderintoaccount.

RegardingtheviolencecasecametoCWCC;wefoundoutthatsomeclientscameforservicesdidnothavefamilybook,marriageregistrationcertificate,childrenbirth certificate and joint property registration, so it is difficult for the projectstaff to deal with this issue. However, CWCC staff contacted to the localauthorities to make sure the identification of the clients and other relatedcertificates.

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Itwasdifficulttoidentifytheperpetratoroftraffickingcase;howevertheprojectteamworkedcloselywiththepoliceandlocalauthoritiestodealthisproblem.

Rainingseasonthisyearcausedquiteserious flooding in the targetarea.Somefollowupvisitstowomen'ssavinggroupandwomen'seconomicempowermentgroupswerepostponeddue to thedifficultyof traveling toareas.The floodingdisaster also caused some difficulties for women’s economic empowermentgroupsinfindingasafeplaceforputtingthechickens.

6.LESSONSLEARNED

Duringthisreportingperiod,CWCCfoundoutsomelessonslearnedasfollows:

BuildingcooperationandnetworkingwithstakeholdersincludingNGOpartnersandstateinstitutionswillenhanceservicesavailablefortheGBVsurvivors.

Learn about client’s problems and use appropriate counselling techniques toenhance psychological therapy, for example meditation, applies creative arttherapy,socialactivities…etc.

Building networking and keep contact with visitors enable CWCC to mobilizesupport for clientswho stay in the shelters. For example, a visitor fromHongKonghasmobilizedthedonationthroughfacebookandhernetworkstosupportclientsinCWCCshelters.

Peer group discussion is effective way to educate and mobilise communitymemberstoworktogethertopreventviolenceagainstwomenandchildren.

Childsupportgroupenablechildren toactivelyparticipate ingroupdiscussionandsharetheirliveexperiencessothatinthelongruntheywouldbeempowertoprotectandclaimtheirrights.

PART3:FINANCIALSTATEMENT

1.FINANCIALBUDGET,2012

Donors Income (US$)

LotusOutreach(LO) 365,654TerreDesHommesNetherlands(TDH‐NL)

326,006

GIZ 181,930DCA/CA 115,617UNFPA 89,661Trocaire 76,933DCA/PVF 32,660WinrockInternational 22,786GeorgKrausFoundation(GKF) 21,988

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AFAP 20,052Cambodia‐Act 15,230TerreDesHommes‐Germany (TDH‐G) 14,210Plan‐International 13,276MaryKnollSisters(MKS) 12,095SILAKAWorkshop 2,884Total 1,310,984

2.FINANCIALEXPENDITURE,2012

Description Expenditure(US$)

ProtectionProgram 438,913

PreventionProgram 430,590

AdvocacyProgram 163,110

OrganizationalDevelopmentProgram 208,740

Total 1,032,613

27.89%

24.87% 13.88%

8.82%

6.84%

5.87%

2.49% 1.74%

1.68% 1.53% 1.08% 1.01% 1.16% 0.92% 0.22%

Lotus Outreach (LO) Terre Des Hommes Netherlands ( TDH‐NL)

GIZ DCA/CA

UNFPA Trocaire

DCA/PVF Winrock

Georg Kraus Foundation (GKF) AFAP

Terre Des Hommes‐Germany (TDH‐G) Plan‐International

Cambodia‐Act Mary Knoll Sisters (MKS)

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Protection Program 35%

Prevention Program 35%

Advocacy Program 13%

Organizational

Development Program 17%

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