Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services - Phase 2 (ACCESS 2)

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28Jan-25

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...
27Jan-25

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...
5Sep-24

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...
13Aug-24

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...
8Aug-24

Empowering Indigenous Communities to End Gender-Based Violence in Ratanakiri

At the remote northeast part of Cambodia, Ratanakiri Province, gender-based violence (GBV) has long been a hidden problem, exacerbated by deep-rooted cultural norms and limited access to education and resources. As a member of the Technical Working Group on Gender and Gender-Based Violence (TWGG-GBV) and the Executive Director of “Adolescent and Youth Reference Group” in Ratanakiri, Mr Mot Pisey has dedicated himself in creating a safer, more equitable society for all. “It is good that we have a GBV response mechanism in...
2Aug-24

The first Disability Inclusion Workstream Meeting brought together valuable insights from relevant stakeholders

The DI Workstream is one of the three existing workstreams that meets on a 6-monthly basis under the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable and Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2) program. On 30 July 2024, the Disability Action Council Secretariat General (DAC-SG) and the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) co-chaired the first DI workstream meeting. The main purpose of this meeting was to review and adopt the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the DI workstream. Additionally, it...