1.
Background: Oxfam America fights global poverty by working in
partnership with grassroots organizations promoting sustainable
development. It is a member of Oxfam
International which comprises 11 autonomous Oxfams around the world. Oxfam America has been active in the
Southeast Asia Region since 1979.
Between 1997-1999, Oxfam America's program in Southeast Asia gave
support to more than fifty partners working in the Philippines, Cambodia and
Vietnam, and others working regionally across Southeast Asia. These partners have a diversity of missions
and ways in which they seek to alleviate poverty and bring about social change
in their countries. In June of 1998 Oxfam America moved its office from the
Philippines to Phnom Penh which allows the staff to serve the whole
region. The Oxfam America SEARO office
is working closely with other Oxfam's in Cambodia to achieve a harmonized
program for the Mekong program.
2.
Objectives: The Oxfam America Southeast Asia Regional Program does
not implement projects but instead works with partners to design projects that
fall within the themes of Community-Based Resource Management, Development
Finance and Participation for Equity.
Gender issues and capacity buildinsg are of high interest for Oxfam
America's support. All projects supported
by Oxfam America have a broader goal of addressing social change objectives and
influencing decision making in the Mekong Region.
3. Counter Parts/Partners : CHRA, CDC, CEPA, CHC, Comfrel, JVC, Khemara, Legal Aid of
Cambodia, Mlup Baitong, NGO Forum on Cambodia, PAD, USG.
4. Activities: Community Based
Resource Management, Development Finance, Advocacy, Capacity Building,
Rehabilitation, Health, and Participation for Equity.
5. Location: Cambodia, Vietnam and
the Philippines
II. The Activities Related to Mekong:
1.
Current Activities: Oxfam America's program in Southeast Asia is a
new and highly focused program that weaves country-based activities into a
regional approach across the whole Mekong Basin and adopts Community Based
Resource Management as the key thematic focus.
It will use issues common to the poor of all six riparian countries of
the Mekong River to develop common program and advocacy activities and to
realize solutions that have to be considered in a region wide context.
2.
Future Activities: Oxfam America will focus on a series of community
development programs along the length of the Mekong. Through our partners and other Oxfams, Oxfam America will work to
develop and strengthen the capacity of people and improve their access to
water, food and livelihood security and seek to integrate gender issues
strategically.
III.
Contact Details
- Contact Person :
Michael Ounsted
- Post : PO Box 883, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Address Office : #54,
Street 352, Boeung Keng Kang 1, Phnom Penh
- Fax/Phone : (855)
23 210 357
- E-mail : OxfamAmerica@bigpond.com.kh