Australia backs inclusive leadership in Cambodia – Fruitful outcomes from the ACCESS 2 Steering Committee
Date: 22 August 2025 Venue: Phnom Penh With support from Australia, ACCESS2 Steering Committee (ASC) convened its second meeting, co-chaired by the Australian Embassy’s Development Counsellor with the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) counterparts represented by the Ministry of Health. The forum brought together government, partners and stakeholders to advance Cambodia’s priorities on gender-based violence (GBV) response, disability inclusion, and rehabilitation. (more…)
ACCESS 2 Continues Strengthening Collaboration: Provincial Committees Approve ACCESS 2 Year 3 Work Plans to Support Vulnerable Communities
Recently, the third Provincial Coordination Committee (PCC) meetings were held in Kampong Cham, Siem Reap, and Kampong Speu. Co-chaired by the Deputy Provincial Governors of each province and the ACCESS 2 Team Leader, the committees approved the Six-monthly Progress and the Year 3 Annual Workplan. (more…)
Strengthening inclusive services for communities in Cambodia
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Strengthening rehabilitation services in Cambodia, highlights from the third Rehabilitation Workstream meeting
Date: 8 August 2025 Location: Phnom Penh The third Rehabilitation Workstream meeting, co-chaired by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, brought together national and sub national stakeholders to review progress, share lessons and confirm priorities for the semester ahead. (more…)
A journey towards greater disability inclusion, highlights from the third Disability Inclusion Workstream meeting
Date: 7 August 2025 Location: Phnom Penh The Disability Inclusion Workstream is one of three working groups in the ACCESS 2 governance structure, alongside Gender Based Violence and Rehabilitation. On 7 August 2025, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation and the Disability Action Council Secretariat General co-chaired the six-monthly Disability Inclusion Workstream meeting. National and provincial counterparts, ACCESS 2 partners and the Australian Embassy reviewed progress and confirmed priorities for the next six months. (more…)
Breaking barriers to justice in Kampong Speu
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First PCC meeting in Ratanakiri: A journey to strengthen collaboration with sub-national authorities in support of Indigenous communities
Recently, we held the first Provincial Coordination Committee (PCC) meeting in Ratanakiri, co-chaired by Her Excellency Nhean Tith Chenda, Deputy Provincial Governor, and Ms Sophia Cason, ACCESS 2 Team Leader, alongside representatives from sub-national government, Strategic Implementing Partners (SIPs) such as CARE, TPO, PAfID, and CARE’s subgrantees—Highlander Association (HA) and Conserve Indigenous Peoples Language (CIPL)—as well as the ACCESS 2 team." Prior to the PCC meeting, the co-chairs and members visited a new established counseling room located in Lomchor Commune, O...
Strengthening Cambodia’s response to gender-based violence (GBV): snapshots from the 3rd ACCESS 2 Workstream meeting
Australia’s ACCESS 2 program is partnering with Cambodian ministries and local experts to make services for women affected by gender-based violence more inclusive, better-coordinated and easier to reach. A milestone gathering – 30 July 2025 The Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) chaired the third GBV Workstream meeting, bringing provincial officials and ACCESS 2 partners together to review progress and align the next six-month workplan. Who was in the room: MoWA; Provincial Departments of Women’s Affairs (PDoWAs) in ACCESS 2 target provinces; the Ministries...
Empowering Independence: Bringing Prosthetic and Orthotic Services Closer to Communities
With support from the Australian Government through ACCESS 2, Exceed Worldwide is transforming lives in northeastern Cambodia. Between 15–17 July 2025, Exceed organised Open Day sessions in Stung Treng, Ratanakiri, and Mondulkiri provinces, showcasing the Prosthetic and Orthotic (P&O) Services Unit at Kratie Provincial Referral Hospital, established in October 2024 through collaboration with the Provincial Health Department and ACCESS 2 funding. This initiative marks a major step in making essential rehabilitation services accessible locally. The sessions aimed to encourage early referrals...
🇦🇺 Australia supports inclusive health services
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🇦🇺🤝🇰🇭 Australia stands with Cambodia to build inclusive communities for persons with disabilities
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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...