Address
House 35AAE0, Street 265, Sangkat Boeng Salang, Khan Toulkork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Background
Urban Poor Women Development (UPWD) was established in 1997 (and formally registered in 1998) as a local non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization, working with urban women groups to develop their capacity, empower them to address their issues, and to secure their rights and livelihoods. During the course of its actions, UPWD supported to establish local structure called People Organization for Community Development (POCD) and developed their capacity overtime to take ownership in addressing community’sproblems in a sustainable manner
Vision
UPWD wants to see the members of communities (especially the women, children, youth, and vulnerable people) in urban/slum areas live with dignity and favorable livelihoods within Cambodian society.
Mission
UPWD exists to facilitate the processes to organize communities, strengthen the capacity of the POCD and local authorities, and support the communities’ initiatives to promote land rights and livelihoods of community members in urban/slum areas.
Value
UPWD believes in: Gender equality,Cooperation and partnership, Teamwork, Transparency and accountability, Continuous learning
Goal
Research and Development, Advocacy, Decentralization and De-concentration, and Education and intellectual.
Objective
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