The Cambodian government’s Decentralization and Deconcentration (D&D) reform has the objective of strengthening sub-national democratic development in Cambodia. In this regard, a decisive role is played by the councils and their sub-national administrations in the capital, provinces, municipalities, districts, khans and communes/sangkats in order to make decisions to respond to the needs of the citizens. According to the Law of the Management of Commune/Sangkat, the Law on the Election of Commune/Sangkat, the Law on the Management of Capital, Province, Municipality, District and Khan and the Law on the Election of Capital, Province, Municipality, District and Khan Councils, the council acts as a representative for the benefit of the citizens in their jurisdiction. Both female and male citizens are entitled to participate in decision-making processes in order for their needs to be better met. To date and in broad terms: very limited civic engagement at district and municipality level, due to limited opportunities provided by district and municipality administration and lack of or gaps in implementation of civic engagement mechanisms on the supply-side of district/municipality administration, limited scope of decision-making and budget at district-level which has just started to change, lack of citizens and CBOs awareness and understanding of decision-making processes at DM level and opportunities for engagement, and lack of citizen and Community-based Organizations (CBOs), and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) capacity to make use of existing engagement opportunities, especially at the district-level.
To address those issues and concerns, the Coalition for Partnership in Democratic Development (CPDD) secretariat compiled 7 case studies of Civic Engagement at DM level at Battambang Province as Battambang krong, Banna, Thma Kuol, Bavel, Moung Russei, Kamrieng and ratanak Mondol district based on our members’ experiences of Community training organization for Development (CTOD) and Aphivat Strey (AS). The process of citizens/CBOs/CSOs engagement with district and municipality administrations in existing mechanisms was documented through field interviews with CBOs/CSOs/citizens in order to gather perceptions from them.
The process of case study development was carried out in 7 partner target districts of Battambang Province. The full study report and 7 list of the recommendations were finalized based on the factual findings from 7 case studies, consultation meetings (SDG) at DM level and field interview with 367 respondents (209 females). The joint list of recommendations between 7 District Administrations and CSOs were developed and endorsed from 7 District Administrations and joint consultation meetings held between Nov and Dec 2021. The joint lists of recommendations were presented to Provincial and National Level during the partnership technical meeting at Provincial and National Workshop on the joint lists of recommendations to priority recommendations for further actions for both levels. The list of joint recommendations between SNAs and CSOs for further implementation to promote the citizen participation mechanisms in all 7 districts were developed and accepted by SNAs in target DM in Battambang.
Phnom Penh: Wednesday 9 September , 2026. The Coalition for Partnership in Democratic Development (CPDD), in collaboration with the General Department of Identification and the Phnom Penh Capital Administration, organized a reflection meeting. Participants included representatives from relevant ministries, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration, Sangkats from Chbar Ampov and Por Senchey districts, health centers, civil […]
The Coalition for Partnership in Democratic Development (CPDD) organized a joint advocacy training workshop on Child Rights and Local Governance at Sunway Hotel, with a total of 31 participants. The workshop aimed to strengthen knowledge and understanding of child rights by enhancing cooperation among relevant stakeholders and promoting more responsive public service delivery at the […]
រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ៖ ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ១៥រោច ខែទុតិយាសាឍ អដ្ឋស័ក ព.ស.២៥៧០ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៣ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦ លេខាធិការដ្ឋានអង្គការសម្ព័ន្ធភាពដៃគូដើម្បីការអភិវឌ្ឍតាមបែបប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (សម្ព័ន្ធភាព CPDD) បានរៀបចំកិច្ចប្រជុំប្រចាំត្រីមាសលើកទី ២ របស់សមាជិកសម្ព័ន្ធភាព CPDDដែលមានអ្នកចូលរួម ៧០ នាក់ តាមរយៈដោយផ្ទាល់ និងប្រព័ន្ធអនឡាញ។ កិច្ចប្រជុំប្រចាំត្រីមាសនេះមានគោលបំណងសំខាន់ៗរួមមាន (១) ការបង្ហាញអំពីក្របខណ្ឌគោលនយោបាយ និងផែនការសកម្មភាពរួម ស្តីពីថវិកា និងការចំណាយលើសេវាសង្គមនៅថ្នាក់ រដ្ឋបាលក្រោមជាតិ (២)វឌ្ឍនភាព និងជំហានបន្ទាប់ក្នុងការពង្រឹងមុខងារ តួនាទី និងគណនេយ្យភាពរបស់ក្រុមការងារតាមវិស័យ (៣)បង្ហាញអំពីផែនការអភិវឌ្ឍសមត្ថភាពរបស់សម្ព័ន្ធភាព CPDD និងការពិភាក្សាលើផែនការអនុវត្តនាពេលខាងមុខ។ ជាលទ្ធផលសមាជិកទាំងអស់បានចូលរួមយ៉ាងសកម្ម ដោយបានលើកពីវឌ្ឍនភាព បញ្ហាប្រឈម និងអនុសាសន៍ផែនការបន្ទាប់ផ្សេងៗក្នុងការពង្រឹងសមត្ថភាពដល់អង្គការសមាជិក និងលើកកម្ពស់កំណែទម្រង់ការអភិវឌ្ឍតាមបែបប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនៅថ្នាក់ក្រោមជាតិ (SNDD) នៅកម្ពុជា។
