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ACCESS 2 Provincial Administrative Offices Go Live: Enhancing Sub-National Support for an Inclusive Society in Cambodia

With the support of the Australian Government, the ACCESS 2 program continues to be a cornerstone in Australia’s bilateral investment in gender-based violence (GBV) prevention, disability inclusion, and rehabilitation in Cambodia. Through strengthened collaboration with national and sub-national governments, civil society, non-government organisations (NGOs), Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), and Indigenous communities, ACCESS 2 aims to ensure that persons with disabilities and survivors of GBV have improved access to essential services. Expanding Provincial Reach for Greater Impact ACCESS 2 operates in...

Australia supports indigenous communities with GBV services and inclusive development.

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Australia’s Support for Prosthetic and Orthotic Services: Transforming Lives in Cambodia

The Australian Government, through the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services—Phase 2 (ACCESS 2), is committed to advancing inclusive services in Cambodia. ACCESS 2 collaborates with national and sub-national stakeholders, including Strategic Implementing Partners (SIPs), to enhance the quality and coordination of services for persons with disabilities and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). A key example of this partnership is with Exceed Worldwide, a UK-based NGO that has been working in Cambodia for more than 30 years to support physical...

Unlocking New Horizons: How the Australasian Aid Conference 2024 provides key lessons for the ACCESS 2 program in Cambodia

The Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2) program recently proudly supported its Finance and Administration Officer, Ms Pon Sreyneath, to attend the Australasian Aid Conference (AAC) 2024, held from 3–5 December 2024 in Canberra, Australia. This annual conference, a gathering of over 400 professionals, researchers, and development practitioners, provided a unique platform to exchange ideas and discuss critical issues in international development. Themes included collaboration, local leadership, and innovative approaches to addressing global challenges. Participation in...

Enhancing Support for Persons with Disabilities: Key Progress and Lessons from the Second Disability Inclusion Workstream Meeting

The ACCESS 2 governance structure, part of Australia’s support framework, comprises a Steering Committee (ASC), three workstream working groups (Disability Inclusion, Rehabilitation, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV)), and Provincial Coordination Committees (PCCs). Each component plays a critical role in strengthening collaborative efforts between government and Strategic Implementing Partners (SIPs), supporting national and sub-national policy and planning processes, and improving the quality and coordination of services for persons with disabilities and survivors of GBV in ACCESS’s target provinces. The Second Disability Inclusion Workstream...

Advancing Support for Survivors: Key Achievements from the Second ACCESS 2 GBV Workstream Meeting

Phase 2 of the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services (ACCESS) program continues Australia’s flagship investment in promoting gender equality, disability inclusion, and rehabilitation in Cambodia. This ongoing partnership is driving significant progress toward the End of Investment Outcomes (EOIOs): (more…)

Day 10 – Celebrate the 16 days campaign against gender-based violence with our team – Ms PON Srey Neath, Finance and Administration Officer

Day 01 – Celebrate the 16 days campaign against gender-based violence with our team – Ms Bou Makara, GBV Lead

ACCESS 2 Hand over laptops to benefit services support to GBV survivors.

On 4 September 2024, the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Development Services—Phase 2 (ACCESS 2) program was proud to hand over six laptops to Legal Aid of Cambodia (LAC). LAC is one of ACCESS 2’s Strategic Implementing Partners (SIPs) working to provide legal aid to survivors of GBV and persons with disabilities under the project named: Access to justice for women affected by GBV and persons with disabilities. These laptops will be used by LAC to maintain a case registration database and...

Australia promotes access to quality rehabilitation services

On 9 August 2024, the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable and Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2) held the first Rehabilitation Workstream meeting. The Rehabilitation Workstream focuses on providing technical guidance to align to government’s priorities and policies aiming to contribute to the capacity of rehabilitation service providers to provide quality services. ACCESS 2 has three workstreams: rehabilitation, gender-based violence and disability inclusion. The Rehabilitation Workstream meeting was co-chaired by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Persons with Disabilities Foundation...