ooperation ommittee for ambodia	Assistance
Home About CCC Membership ADI Project NGO GPP Project Publications Resource Center Search for NGOs Upcoming Events Links Contact Us	The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is working towards strengthening development cooperation partnerships with all national participants, including government entities at various levels, NGOs, civil society and private sector as well as external development partners.   The RGC has identified the most critical constraints that continue to affect Cambodia's socio-economic development to include: human resource deficiency, a financial and foreign exchange gap, inadequate physical infrastructure and institutional capacity constraints.   Cambodia remains highly dependent on foreign assistance, around USD 500 million per year, comprising about 15% of GDP from 1998 to 2000 and 138 percent of the national budget.  External assistance in 2000 was approximately $40 per capita. The nature of external development assistance however is changing in a few different ways; from humanitarian/relief to more social sectors and from technical cooperation grants to investment project loans.  External assistance from grants by donors is leveling off while lending agencies, including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Internal Monetary Fund are increasing their assistance.  This increase in loans portion does have implications for future national budgets because of the increase in size of national debt and related debt charges.   Nearly all major donors channel a portion of their assistance to donor country NGOs and/or Local NGOs. NGO contributions have been fairly stable though this level is affected by global issues as well as changes in funding patterns and priorities by donor agencies, as described on the left. Source:   Development Cooperation Report 2001, CDC/CRDB       Source:   Development Cooperation Report 2001, CDC/CRDB   NGO and civil society  NGOs continue to contribute to the rehabilitation, reconstruction and development efforts of Cambodia. They play a major role in supporting the provision of basic social services, often in remote communities and more importantly bring alternative approaches to development emphasizing participation, equity, gender sensitivity and environmental sustainability. NGOs have been instrumental in advocating for national reforms that pave the way for improvements in health, education, human rights, the legal system, social services, the environment and women's and children's rights. Graphic 3: Number of NGOs by year   The number of International NGOs operating in Cambodia has stabilized at around 200-300 in the past few years. The number of Local NGOs and associations registered with the Royal Government continues to increase and is estimated at over 1,000.  Statistics at CCC and CDC suggest however that fewer than 300 of these Local NGOs have project funds and/or are actively engaged in development related activities. (sources: CCC NGO Directories, CDC NGO Database) Sources: CCC Directories (1992-2002); Non-Governmental Organisations in Cambodia by CDC (1998, 2000)   International NGO activities can be broadly classified into 4 main categories: Large scale service delivery dependent on bilateral and multilateral funding and implemented by large NGOs with experience in reconstruction and infrastructure development. Service delivery in conjunction with government institutions working through local structures and providing institutional capacity building especially at provincial, district and commune levels. Community development activities carried out by well-established NGOs with experience in working at village level to tackle basic causes of poverty. Development of local NGOs and community based organisations, encouraged and directly supported by international NGOs. Local NGO activities can be broadly classified into 4 categories: Democracy and human rights organisations promoting democratic principles and respect for human rights through policy, training and other advocacy work. Development organisations involved in education, health, credit, income generation and other rural and urban development activities aimed at improving the lives of poor people. Support Service organisations focusing on human resource and organisation development training activities, as well as facilitating networking and advocacy related activities. Community based organisations and associations that are taking on a more active role in participating and managing their own development processes.   SECTORS OF NGO ACTIVITY IN CAMBODIA NGOs operating in Cambodia currently cover a wide range of sectors, including: Demining Democracy and Human Rights Disability and Rehabilitation Environment and Natural REsourece Management Gender Social Sector Health HIV/AIDS Child Welfare/Rights Education The CCC publishes a Directory of Networking, Sectoral and Membership Groups that details the activities of over 20 of these groups operating in Cambodia. For more information on this Directory, click here. To read the current 2004 Sectoral and Issue Papers on Poverty Reduction and Development in Cambodia, please visit the NGO Forum website - www.ngoforum.org.kh - and look under the "Development Policy" link Graph  5: NGO Projects in Cambodia by Sector Sources: CCC International Humanitarian/Development Assistance and Cambodian NGO Directories (1999-2001; 2001-2002) List of Sources: Country Strategy Plan Cambodia 2003-2005, Save the Children Australia Development Cooperation Report 2001, CDC/CRDB, Royal Government of Cambodia, May 2002 Interim Strategic Plan 2002-2005, United States Agency for International Development/Cambodia, May 2002 National Poverty Reduction Strategy, Royal Government of Cambodia, December 2002 NGO Statement to the Consultative Group Meeting 2002, (CCC, MEDiCAM and NGO Forum on Cambodia) Socio-Economic Development Priorities and the Official Development Assistance Needs, Royal Government of Cambodia, May 2002   To read more about Cambodia's development situation, click here. 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