OCKENDEN Cambodia

OCKENDEN Cambodia

Ockenden’s main objective is to enhance livelihoods of vulnerable rural communities and indigenous ethnic minority communities. Ockenden localized to domestic NGO on 14th February 2007 in order to continue the implementations of projects and to take all responsibilities handed over by Ockenden International from 1st April 2007.

All key staff of Ockenden Cambodia were well – trained in a wide range of organisational and programme management skills. Ockenden characterises itself as a development organisation, tending to concentrate on areas where there are most vulnerable rural communities (including former refugee, displaced families, women headed households and handicapped people, families of demobilised soldiers) and indigenous ethnic minority groups.

In order to promote self-sufficiency within communities, Ockenden works with relevant government departments in the provinces and in partnership with its LNGOs and CBOs to increase the income and promote the sustainable livelihood of most vulnerable and indigenous communities through need-based programmes. Ockenden follow this partnership approach and make adaptation when it is necessary in implementing this programme. Ockenden consults with particularly CBOs partners rather than prescribe and impose.

The major areas of intervention on the ground include: • Agriculture programme: Crops Cultivation techniques, Innovative Rice production, Cow Banks, Pig Breeding programme, Mushroom growing, Fish raising, Community Experimental Farms; Drip irrigation, Rice Straw Bale Gardening, floating gardens… • Disaster Resilience Programme-Capacity building to DCDM, CCDM, VDMG, building safe ground, climate change adaptation activities… • Natural Resource Management activities: Permacuture/eco village movement, community forestry, community fishery, trees planting…eco-friendly farming system, establishment of Permaculture farm. • Livelihood Enhancement & Income Generation: Self Help Groups, improving access to market, pig enterprise… • Water and Sanitation programme: ponds, wells, rain water tanks, latrine and training on Sanitation and Hygiene. • Infrastructures and irrigation rehabilitation-Rural road construction, bridge building, Dam rehabilitation, Watergates construction, spillway construction, culverts, Community ponds, irrigation canals… • Vocational Skills Training- in several areas such as sewing, hairdressing, motor-bike and Chinese tractor repair • Education & School Buildings- Provide literacy classes, Re-access to primary education for Out Of School Children; School building an library, school materials, garden and life skills. • Capacity Building- To Partner NGOs, Community Based Organisations, farmers cooperatives and Local Authorities on activity skill, programming skills, organizational skills, Good Governance and Decentralisation.