Transcript Situating CSO development challenges in the context of

Promoting more effective partnership
between INGOs and other CSOs in
Cambodia
24 February 2015
“Creating and supporting the enabling
space for CSOs in Cambodia”
Presented by: Mr. Soeung Saroeun
Executive Director of CCC
Vision: Sustainable Development for Cambodia
What is Enabling Environment (EE)?
Open Forum Advocacy Tool Kit
Minimum Standards of EE
Areas
By who
State
CSOs
Donors
Private sector
Fulfillment of Human Rights Obligations
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Recognition of CSOs as Dev. Actor in their
own rights
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Democratic, political and policy dialogue
Accountability and transparency
Enabling Financing
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Laws and Policies
The Law on Status of Judges and Prosecutors
 Law on Organization and Functioning of the Courts,
 Laws of the Supreme Council of Magistracy,
 Law on Associations and NGOs,
 Cyber Crimes Law,
 Law on Management and Use of Agricultural Land,
 Law on Trade Unions
 Secrete State Information law… etc.
The Reality in Cambodia
NEED: Mechanisms to ensure human rights, rights to
expressions, assembly, association, access to
information
REALITY: Such mechanisms are weak and laws are
being discussed that will impact the basic
freedoms of civil society
What INGOs/Donors can do to Ease
Democratic Space
NEED:
Support for institutional and
organizational capacity of
CSOs,
internal and external
Core funding
Need-driven programs
What INGOs/Donors can do to support local
NGOs?
CSO Recognition
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Fully support the
initiative in
country, e.g NGO
Code and
Voluntary
Certification
System
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Governance
structure for the
sector, e.g CSO
council
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Support and
encourage to
have shared
vision of CSOs
Promotion of CSO
Voices
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Availability of
processes,
structures and
mechanisms
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Create space for
CSO to express
themselves
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Enable CSO to
formulate and
convey their voice
in decision
making processes
nationally and
internationally
Promotion of CSO
Capacity
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Ensure financial
sustainability of
CSO
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Ensure and
promote CSO
transparency and
accountability
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Ensure culture of
philanthropy and
social
responsibility
THANK YOU
Thank you
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