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AUSTRALIAN VOLUNTEERS INTERNATIONAL

(AVI)

 

I.                   Introduction

 

1. Background: One project of the Australian Volunteers International (formerly OSB) is the Village Home Gardening Project in Siem Reap.

 

1.     Objective:

 

·         to raise food security for all participating citizens and

·         to sustain agricultural growth.

 

3. Counterparts/Partners: Siem Reap Village Home  Gardening Project and CECI, Nepal.

 

4. Activities: Improve the institutional capacity of the national partners. Baseline survey, staff development, farmer/staff training, vegetable growing, living productive fences, composting, well installation, alternative income generation concepts development.

 

5. Geographic area : Banteay Srey and Siem Reap districts, Siem Reap province.

 

 

II.                The Activities Related to Mekong

 

1. Current activities          : Increase level of agricultural production, crop diversifying in Banteay Srey and Siem Reap Districts, the catchment areas of Tonle Sap Lake. 

 

2. Future activities  : Irrigation system improvement, well installation and income concepts development.

 

 

III.             Contact Details

 

- Contact Person

: Carol Mortensen, Program manager

- Address

: #10B, St. 57, Phhnom Penh

- Post

: P.O.Box 920, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

- Fax/Phone  

: (855) 23 818 023

- Mobile        

: (855) 12 813 744

- E-mail        

: ozvol@bigpond.com.kh