Address
# 16, St. 440/101, Sangkat Boeung Trebek, Khan Chamkamorn, Phnom Penh
Background
STAR Kampuchea is a Cambodian non-profit and non-partisan organization. It was established in August 1997 by a group of 14 men and women who were former staff of the Federation of Ponleu Khmer. STAR Kampuchea has become a well-known and respected organization with a solid reputation among civil society organizations, government bodies and donors. In 2004, the organization was internationally honored with the WANGO Civil Society Development Award. STAR Kampuchea has initially focused on access to land in order to improve livelihoods of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in Cambodia. The background of this decision was the opinion that access to land issues massively slow down poverty reduction and cause social instability. In turn, access to land and other natural resources is the most important factor in order to improve the people’s livelihood. In 2012 SK shifted its strategy from financially supporting NGO- and partner networks to directly supporting land-, fishery and forestry – communities in a process of repositioning itself by focusing on the same thematic areas which are Natural Resource Management and Good Governance. SK is committed of results-oriented and participatory approaches to address problems; SK’s strategy is connecting grassroots-level activities to the national, regional and international level. Regarding gender: STAR Kampuchea has a high percentage of female staff and senior managers. SK is focusing in its project implementation on empowerment of women in land-, fishery and forestry communities. SK currently has 16 staff members, 8 of them are female (50%). SK is governed by a Board of Directors with 5 members; three of them are women.
Vision
STAR Kampuchea envisions that Cambodian people live in democracy, peace and dignity.
Mission
STAR Kampuchea’s mission is to educate and empower people to advocate for good governance and sustainable natural resource management.
Value
SK follows democratic principles, adhering to highest standards of ethical conduct and empowering women and men within its own organization, its own programs and its target communities and stakeholders. In this respect, SK’s core values “OURR” are based on the core principles of Good Governance, including 1) Openness: SK is committed to sharing information openly and ensuring quality, and transparent, accountable and honest to the donors, target groups and stakeholders. SK is receptive to different ideas, not being confined or distant from different people and sources. 2) Unity: SK is always in being of mutual understanding, applies to participatory decisions approach, and builds cordial cooperation and good relations with different networks, target groups, stakeholders and staff in order to achieve a common goal. 3) Respect: SK respects laws and public opinions, and promotes gender equality with non-discrimination against race, religions and sex through gender mainstreaming in all of its programs and the whole organization. 4) Responsibility: SK responds to the needs and problems of its vulnerable target groups, and stakeholders; and the concerns of staff in an effective and timely manner and with high responsibility according to democratic principles and the rule of law.
Goal
Strengthening democracy, empowerment and cultural exchanges
Providing safe and affordable means of travel in order to foster a multi-cultural experience with a common goal of assisting those in need
Exchanging new impulses and ideas for both side contributions
Promoting a responsible volunteering
Objective
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