ACCESS 2 Celebrates Pride Month 2025 – “One Story. One Future”
This June, the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2) proudly celebrated Pride Month 2025 under the global GLAAD theme: “One Story. One Future.” This message of shared stories and aspirations reinforces our mission to build inclusive, equitable communities, where every Cambodian, including LGBTQI+ persons with disabilities and survivors of gender-based violence, can thrive with dignity, safety and opportunity. GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is a global non-profit organisation that promotes accurate, inclusive...
ACCESS 2 Promotes Disability Inclusion and Accessibility in Siem Reap Communities
The Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2), in partnership with the Provincial Disability Action Council (PDAC) of Siem Reap, recently supported training sessions on Disability Inclusion (DI) and Physical Accessibility for commune and district authorities in Sot Nikum and Pouk districts. These sessions build on achievements from ACCESS Phase 1 and reinforce the program’s long-term commitment to improving access to quality public services for persons with disabilities at both national and sub-national levels. “Consideration of physical accessibility...
Australia supports a safe and inclusive Cambodia
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ACCESS 2 and MoWA sharpen Year 3 GBV workplan to better serve survivors
Australia’s Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2) program is deepening its partnership with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) to ensure stronger, survivor-centred gender-based violence (GBV) services across four target provinces—Kampong Speu, Kampong Cham, Siem Reap and Ratanakiri. Together, ACCESS 2 and MoWA are working toward two end-of-investment outcomes: Higher-quality GBV and disability services reaching more people; and National and sub-national planning that responds to the priorities of survivors and persons with disabilities, in line...
Refresher training strengthens GBV Working Groups and lifts service-quality standards
Australia’s Australia–Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2) program is working towards two end-of-investment outcomes (EOIOs): (1) higher-quality gender-based violence (GBV) and disability services reaching more people in target provinces, and (2) national and sub-national planning that responds to the priorities of survivors and persons with disabilities. A reflection workshop held in Kampot in early 2025 confirmed that members of provincial and district GBV Working Groups (GBV WGs) needed stronger skills to monitor service quality and to...
Empowering Lives: Strengthening independence through Prosthetic and Orthotic Services
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Australia and Cambodia: Advancing Accountability, Inclusion, and Self-Reliance at Sub-national Levels
Australia and Cambodia continue to strengthen their joint commitment to fostering accountable, inclusive, and self-reliant governance at sub-national levels through the Australia-Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2). This partnership specifically enhances the capacity of Cambodian provincial and local governance structures to deliver equitable, inclusive, and sustainable services, particularly benefiting persons with disabilities and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). (more…)
Promoting accountability, inclusion, and self-reliance at the local level!
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Australia supports gender equality and efforts to end violence against women and girls in Cambodia.
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Advancing disability equity and rights and supporting a strong social protection system are integral parts of Australia’s international engagement.
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Refresher Training Strengthens Safe, Inclusive Workplaces
The Australian Government, through the Australia Cambodia Cooperation for Equitable Sustainable Services – Phase 2 (ACCESS 2), continues to champion high standards of conduct across all workspaces. “This commitment includes fostering respectful interactions and ensuring a workplace free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, fraud, and corruption,” said Ms Sophia Cason, Team Leader, ACCESS 2. “Through this training, we aim to empower participants with a clear understanding of their responsibilities and the procedures for reporting child protection concerns, as well as issues related to...
Celebrate Khmer New Year 2025 with the ACCESS 2 Family
Khmer New Year, known locally as Choul Chhnam Thmey, is one of Cambodia's most cherished celebrations. Taking place annually from 14 to 16 April, it symbolises renewal, gratitude, and the hope for prosperity and peace in the year ahead. During this vibrant period, Cambodian families reunite, engage in traditional activities, and visit significant cultural and spiritual sites, strengthening their bonds of family and community. (more…)