In brief Programme outcome: To support the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) to realize its vision of being the country’s leading humanitarian organization. Programme summary: This programme update provides information on the activities implemented by CRC, in the frame of the Secretariat support plan for 2010. Adoption of a new Strategy 2011-2020 at CRC’s 5th General Assembly in August has emphasized the commitment of the national society to a challenging agenda of humanitarian action. With the commitment to decentralization, CRC has acknowledged several changes that will be needed to allow these ambitions to be realized. The voice of youth has been taken seriously by appointing a youth member to the Central Committee. CRC also hosted the 8th youth directors meeting and 2nd youth leaders’ forum in Southeast Asia in September. CRC bi-annual partnership meeting was hosted in October and the cooperation agreement (CAS) were revised during this partnership meeting. Financial situation: The 2010 budget has been revised to CHF 695,843, with a coverage of 106 per cent. Overall expenditure to date is 58 per cent. In this report, the overall budget to support CRC’s activities in 2010 has been reduced close to 40 per cent of its original figure. This is due to the context in Cambodia, the change within CRC, and limited funding response from donors towards this IFRC appeal. Many activities of the national society have been cancelled. Thus, the overall budget is being revised downward in order to better reflect the funding available and the implementation realities.

Cambodia Appeal No. MAAKH001 31 December 2010 This report covers the period 1 July to 31 December 2010

A Red Cross youth routine every weekend at the main traffic sections includes observing traffic rules and circulating leaflets to drivers and

passengers. (Photo: Road Safety project/CRC HRD)

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Click here to go directly to the attached financial report1. No. of people we have reached: During this reporting period, an estimated of 1,500,000 people (of which 45 per cent are women or girls) have directly and indirectly benefited from the Federation-supported CRC programmes. Our partners: There are several significant donors who contributed to this plan during the second half of the year. These include British Red Cross/British government, Finnish Red Cross/Finnish government, German Red Cross, Italian Red Cross, New Zealand Red Cross, Norwegian Red Cross and the Global Road Safety Partnership. Australian Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, French Red Cross, German Red Cross, Norwegian Red Cross, and Swiss Red Cross are also contributed to the national society on a bilateral basis. Furthermore, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is supporting CRC in the areas of restoring family links and tracing, mine action, communication and dissemination. On behalf of Cambodian Red Cross, IFRC would like to thank all partners and contributors for their response to this plan.

Context The second half of 2010 saw the internal political situation in Cambodia remain stable. The tension over the Cambodian-Thai border over the Preah Vihear temple has greatly calmed after several official talks between the Cambodian and Thai prime ministers. On 22 November, during the last day of annual water festival in Phnom Penh, 353 people died and 395 others injured in a stampede on the bridge connected to Diamond Island where celebrations were taking place. This is one of the biggest tragedies to hit Cambodia in more than 30 years. Cambodia significantly reduced its death rate due to AIDS and the spread of HIV from 0.9 per cent in 2008-2009 to 0.6 per cent in 2010. The Royal Government of Cambodia continues in its commitment to bring down HIV prevalence to a minimum and to meet the 2010 United Nations Millennium Development Goals2. In contrast, the nationwide traffic deaths is increased 19 per cent in November 2010 alone, compared to November 2009. The total of 131 deaths in November 2010 is likely due to the larger numbers of cars and motorbikes flowing into Phnom Penh for the Water Festival with the number of people double that of the last year, along with other events in the same month3. Given the result of the 3rd Branch Committee election in late 2009, CRC held its 5th General Assembly in August 2010 in Phnom Penh. At the same time, its new Strategy 2011-2020 was adopted and the rules of procedures for the implementation of the statutes revised. The CRC bi-annual partnership meeting took place on 25-26 October 2010 while the main document for Red Cross partnership cooperation agreement strategy (CAS) was revised and finalized. The increasing level of bilateral support provided to 1 Attached financial report up to end-November 2010. Financial report up to end-2010 will accompany the upcoming annual report. 2 The interview with CRC President/Asia Pacific Leader Forum National Champion on HIV & AIDS in Cambodia, conducted by the Khmer Alliance Combating with AIDS Organization. The president also addressed during the celebration of World AIDS Day on 01 December 2010. 3 Monthly report from the Ministry of Interior’s Public Order Department.

The CRC leadership with IFRC, ICRC and partner national society representatives during the CRC bi-annual meeting on 25-26 October 2010. Photo: CoD CRC

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CRC by its Red Cross partners also increases the challenges in managing and coordinating its partnerships. The CRC’s governance has taken radical strategic decisions to be implemented by the senior management. The main resolutions consist of further advancing the national society on the path of decentralization by delegating authority to the provincial branches, and in expanding the integration of all CRC activities, as well as in strengthening community resilience and enhancing coping mechanisms. The Federation support plan to CRC still faces a shortfall. The main reasons for this includes due to the increase of bilateral support from CRC partners and the high amount of funds raised domestically by CRC itself as well as the global financial recession. The position of Federation country representative which was vacant since October 2009 was finally filled in late September 2010.

Progress towards outcomes

Disaster management Programme goal: Reduced death, injuries and impact from disasters Outcomes/expected results Programme component 1: Organizational preparedness

Outcome: The CRC existing institutional mechanisms for efficient delivery of disaster management assistance are reviewed and strengthened.

Programme component 2: Disaster risk reduction (DRR)

Outcome: Individual and community vulnerability to disasters and public health emergencies is reduced.

Programme component 3: Road safety

Outcome: Active promotion of road safety, contributing to reduction of road accident fatalities and injuries. Achievements During this reporting period, only the programme components 2 and 3 saw significant achievements through the activities implemented. Disaster risk reduction, response and preparedness Disaster management is a key core area that promotes the CRC profile through its implementation of activities. Planned activities were and continue to be smoothly undertaken by branch staff and executive officers. Activities contribute towards strengthening branch capacity and building community resilience to disasters. The project implementers are presently consolidating output and will forward the final consolidated information to the communication department for posting on the national society’s website. At community level, the capacity of sub-branch officers as well as commune committees for disaster management (CCDM) in targeted communities has been enhanced through field practices. A vulnerability and capacity assessment training course was delivered for 31 participants (10 women) in the province of Kampong Thom, Kampong Svay district. Participants were from the branch project team and staff (5), sub-branch officer (1), local authorities and RCVs (11) and new RCY members (14) from a private university called ‘Cambodia University for Specialists (CUS)’. The application of the VCA tool was carried out in Bo Peung village. With help of 16 facilitators, the process was conducted for 101 village members (70 women). The aim was to identify vulnerability, produce capacity matrices and propose actions to be taken, as well as look for the risk reduction plan in the commune. Two more villages, Kampong Ko Leu and Koh Krob

Red Cross volunteers and development officers install an early warning system using flood poles

at Koh Krob Bay. (Photo: CRC disaster management department)

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Bay, in Kampong Thom province plan to conduct VCA training before the end of 2010. When the project team started its work in Kampong Thom (the first of which was funded by Finnish Red Cross), the village members of Bo Peung prepared a village/community disaster reduction plan integrating the early warning protocol for floods. This enabled village members to analyse and prioritize the actual needs of community into their monthly community action plan (CAP). A monthly CAP has been developed by 114 Red Cross Volunteers and village chiefs and a member from the CCDM in the target villages in Kampong Thom. Some examples of the actions taken in the CAP:

• Up to four unsafe houses have been repaired by providing thatch and bamboo net for the roof and walls for 25 tenants (16 women). Participation of the village community was significant with 57 people (31 women) including house tenants themselves actively undertaking the task;

• The maintenance of one family’s fishing boat was facilitated through distribution of wood oil and wood for boat repairs to a family with five members (of which four are women);

• The repair of one bridge (measuring 8m x 2m) was made through replacement of planks and setting up a railing to make it safer and stronger for village members;

• 233 community members (169 women) participated to dissemination and collective work, conducted by local RCVs such as: flood preparedness measures, primary health and hygiene, safe drinking water, environmental clearing and tree planting.

The project team in Kampong Thom has built a good working relationship with the Provincial Hydrology and Meteorology Department (PHMD) through daily flood and weather information. This collaboration was agreed in the terms of reference which was accepted by both the Red Cross branch and PHMD. At national headquarters, an information desk was recently set up for gathering information on all disaster-related events from all branches. In collaboration with and technical assistance from the PHMD officer, a flood marker has been developed in one project village with one Red Cross volunteer assigned to monitor and record flood levels daily. The flood level in this village is monitored by the Stung Sen river’s main station, set up by PHMD. A village disaster reduction plan is being developed and will be finalized by the end of the year. This is a process of analyzing and transforming village vulnerability into capacity by proposing reduction measures to address risks identified in the vulnerability and capacity assessment (VCA). The plan will capture significant needs or problems faced by the community and seek solutions for problems identified. This will be tabulated as a proposal defining projects which may require support from the programme or other stakeholders. Others may be managed locally with minimum programme assistance. Before end-2010, disaster preparedness information, education and communication (IEC) material will be developed, published and used as a dissemination tool next year. The year 2011 planner books are being designed and will be published and distributed to project implementers and relevant stakeholders as tools for the planning and implementation process. The disaster management team at national headquarters closely monitors branch activities and supports community work. In order to review and evaluate the implementation of the activities and share good practices, a meeting was held in September 2010, with 19 participants (3 women) from headquarters, and project implementers from branches. Recommendations from the meeting include:

• The maintenance of unsafe houses should be excluded from the CAP, because of the lack of quality control. Often such houses need a complete renovation.

• Opportunities for the Red Cross include dissemination of Red Cross Red Crescent Fundamental Principles, flood preparedness, food security (diversification of livelihood), basic health care, and water and sanitation.

Villagers repair a wooden bridge at Koh Krob Bay. (Photo: CRC disaster management department)

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• Opportunities for micro-activities such as vegetable growing, composting of natural fertilizers, building safe areas for flood evacuation (both for households and animals), household and environmental cleaning in the village areas.

• Training opportunities include emergency relief and first aid, health in emergencies, evacuation and food relief.

The application of the VCA tool has also been carried out in Kampong Chhnang province, Kampong Tralach district. Three villages in Ampil Toek participated in the process. The intention is to expand the programme to two new villages by the end of 2010. In order to promote branch capacity, a training session was organized to form a RCY club in Kampong Chhnang. A total of 47 participants (16 women) attended the training on the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and Fundamental Principles. Of these 47 participants, 20 were RCY, 16 RCY leaders from 13 secondary schools, and one communication officer from Provincial Education, Youth and Sport Department (PEYSD). In Kampong Chhnang through the community action plan (CAP), a minimum package of activities was applied. By activating the RCY and empowering the community members in identifying their own risks and working together collectively with micro-activities, the commitment to developing village preparedness and risk reduction has been significant. With small funding (e.g. USD40 per month per village), outputs have been: • Dissemination and risk awareness-raising (660 participants, of which 303 were women) including:

o The introduction of the disaster response preparedness project; o The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement; o Re-conveying the message on actions to be taken before, during and after floods; basic hygiene

care and animal care (using posters and leaflets); o Proposing applicable flood preparedness actions such as raising the level of the ground floor for

households and a safe evacuation area for animals

• Mobilization of villagers to participate in community development activities. This activity is supported by external means, communal support or other cash contributions, and include:

o Mobilizing village members through cash-for-work to repair community trail, achieving repairs to six roads, totalling 3,500 metres. This was carried out by bulldozer with 206 local workers (including 90 women)

o Mobilizing village members to maintain the ox-cart path to a farm, achieving to finish 15 paths measuring a total 3,867 metres;

o Repairing three parts of the dike over a total area of 1,505m x 2.5m x 2.5m with 57 local workers (including 12 women);

o Building safe areas for farm animals across 188 plots; and a fodder stand for animals for the benefit of 266 households;

o Maintaining four wooden bridges averaging to 10m by 3m with 242 local workers (including 48 women);

o Erecting a 0.5m drain-water pipe to maintain the village road with 18 local workers (including nine women);

o Mobilizing farmers to open a sub-irrigation canal from river stream to rice field; and, o Mobilizing farmers to collectively fight pest infestation for their dry-season rice crop.

• Provision of three second-hand bicycles to the activity implementers in three target villages; • Handover of 30 ceramic water filters to the Kampong Chhnang branch as pre-positioned stock in

emergencies. • Provision of two second-hand pumps to branches as pre-requisite equipment in case of water shortage for

rice fields; • Conducting of the branch disaster response team (BDRT) induction course for Kampong Chhnang branch

with a total of 25 participants (including three women); one from branch committee, four branch staff, one PCDM secretary, eight sub-branch officers from five sub-branch offices, and 11 RCVs from 11 relevant departments of the province;

• Promotion of the communication mechanism among disaster management practitioners through regular meetings and a reporting system;

• Technical support with a follow-up system for project implementation which is regularly carried out by national headquarters and project staff at branch level. o Disaster risk awareness to promote DRR measures. A leaflet on wind storm safety tips is being

designed and will be published and disseminated in the coming months.

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Further national achievements On International Disaster Risk Reduction Day, a climate change adaptation (CCA) campaign was arranged in Kampong Thom, the event gathered 255 persons, of which 189 were women. Participants: 168 villagers (including 137 women); 45 primary school children (including 30 girls) with four teachers (including one woman teacher); 24 RCYs (including 15 women) and seven BRCC members (including one woman); and seven communes, and village authority representatives (including two women). During the event, issues raised were: what is climate change; the disaster fortifier issue; and proposal of actions for adaptation. Some branches arranged activities around hand-washing and games. In addition, IFRC with support from CRC headquarters and branches organized a regional climate change adaptation workshop in Siem Reap in October. Its 35 participants were from the disaster management and health units of five national societies. CRC itself sent nine participants. The workshop was very practical. The participants looked at different information tools; how to assess a situation in partnership and how to take information forward; and how to make project proposals/programmes from findings. Disaster response Heavy rains hit Cambodia in October as the result from the heavy storm in China, causing flooding in the provinces along the Mekong River and the western provinces along the Thai border. Affected areas included: Phnom Penh municipality, Kampong Speu, Pursat, Banteay Meanchey, Oddor Meanchey, and Battambang province. The CRC headquarters and branches responded well to the needs together with the National Committee of Disaster Management (NCDM). The CRC headquarters and branches alone have assisted some 9,720 families with estimated funds of around USD 407,400. Aid work is still ongoing. CRC made a domestic appeal to assist the victims of floods. CRC has evacuated people and distribution of food, rice, kitchen utensils and other household items (see table below).

CRC response to flood in October 2010 

Flooding area # of families affected 

# of families responded by 

CRC 

Estimated response in cash 

(USD) Remark 

Banteay Meanchey   4,500 1,750 122,500 Response from CRC NHQ

2,750  110,00 Response from own 

branch/PCDM/IOs/NGOs Battambang  266 266 10,640

Response from own branch/PCDM Kampong Speu  300 300 11,100Kandal  300 300 11,100Oddor Meanchey  150 150 5,550Phnom Penh  430 430 2,400 Response from own branch

Pursat  3,500 1,270 88,900 Response from CRC NHQ

2,230  100,350 Response from own 

branch/PCDM/IOs/NGOs Siem Reap  280 280 11,200 Response from own branch/PCDMTotal  9,726  9,726 363,740Transportation cost  43,649

Grand total  407,389    

Note:     All branches were coordinated with all local partners to respond based on their maximum capacities. Diamond bridge tragedy On 22 November, the final day of the annual water festival in Phnom Penh, hundreds of thousands of people gathered at Koh Pich Island for concert entertainment and food. Before the end of the concert, however, something sparked unrest which led to people stampeding towards to the bridge connecting the island to the

Members of CRC helped in the distribution of relief items to people affected by floods in October 2010.

Photo: DM/COD CRC

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mainland. In the panic that ensued, people experienced suffocation and fainting which led to being trampled while others took matters into their own hands by jumping into the river below the bridge. This tragic incident resulted in the death of 353 people, many of them youth, and 395 injured. Fatalities and people injured were transferred to six hospitals in Phnom Penh. The CRC national headquarters and Red Cross Youth immediately responded to the incident by providing first aid on the ground. CRC also decided to take on a role in restoring family links (RFL) with support from ICRC and psychosocial support with assistance from French Red Cross. In collaboration with CRC and French Red Cross, a team of volunteers, psychologists and social workers was deployed to provide psychological and social support, and to facilitate the process of restoring family links (RLF) among those admitted or moved to four main hospitals in Phnom Penh. Disaster management law and policy development in Cambodia The IFRC Asia-Pacific zone office with support from the IDRL department at the Geneva secretariat has been working on Cambodia’s disaster management legislation since 2007. A local consultant helped develop a draft disaster management law and policies that were submitted to the National Committee of Disaster Management (NCDM) last spring. This draft provides the basis upon which IFRC is developing a finalized version. The government is also working on a version based on the local consultant’s draft. Discussions continue between the IFRC Asia Pacific zone office and country office at present. The question remains whether there is still need for IFRC technical support and the stage at which the law is currently. Road safety Even though the road safety programme has been very short of funds since 2009, the project team continues to work, prioritizing its main activities to reach its goals. Two donors have contributed to the project, Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) from January to May, and New Zealand Red Cross from January to March 2011. The road safety project is strengthening its activities, especially in schools, promoting road safety through media, encouraging more support from private sector, and expanding its activities at community level. In June 2010, the road safety project continued to facilitate Red Cross Youth (RCY) in 24 schools in Phnom Penh municipality, Kampong Speu and Battambang provinces about road safety activities in schools and for the public at large. In the monthly meetings, RCY leaders in all youth clubs organized meetings for their club members and other interested students. Discussion topics were: helmet wearing, speeding, drink driving and first aid. Each youth club was also equipped with educational materials, safety helmets and first aid kits. Clubs also received more knowledge on road safety and lifesaving skills through peer education. RCY members continued to display posters promoting helmet use on their school premises. The 24 youth clubs’ monthly meetings were held in June 2010. A total of 950 RCY members and students (more than 400 of whom were women) attended the meetings. Through different road safety and first aid awareness campaigns in classrooms and role play at schools, RCY reached a total of 3,125 students (1,500 of whom were women). RCY in target schools located along the national roads continued to use a Traffic Guide in front of their school gates to ensure road safety for their students as well as for young pupils in primary schools. A monitoring and guidance system for youth club implementation of the activities has been developed by the headquarters project team. Aside from the above activities, trained Red Cross Youth leaders in a number of schools together with their club members conducted a two-day post-awareness observation on helmet wearing among students in their respective schools. Since September 2010, the project team has expanded its attention beyond school-based road safety. The team is looking at the high-risk communities located along main roads with the strategic aim of promoting community-based road safety actions (CBRSA). Assessment has been done to select the right target communities in the two provinces of Kampong Speu and Battambang. Assessment was done in collaboration with the NRSC, Provincial Road Safety Committee, provincial and local authorities, road safety-related NGOs, community members, leaders and management teams of target Red Cross branches and sub-branches, and Red Cross volunteers (RCV). As a result, six communities (three per province) have been selected for the CBA implementation. Two consecutive three-day training courses were held in November with three RCVs from each community. Trained RCVs will help implement CBRSA with support from the project team. Through CBRSA, two communities will be selected to create helmet banks where people can borrow safety helmets free of charge for one year but with a commitment to perform community service.

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A two-day Reduce Speed Campaign jointly supported by the World Channel Sharing Foundation (WCSF) organization and the Hello Axiata Company was implemented in Siem Reap province on 5-6 November 2010. Some 40 RCY participated in this two-day campaign. All also received a one-day training course on road safety. All RCY participants were equipped with safety helmets, banners and speed limit stickers; and were mobilized in many strategic locations in Siem Reap province (such as taxi and bus stations, markets, intersections equipped with traffic lights, and in front of Angkor Wat Temple) to distribute information on road safety. The key message from RCY was “Protect Your Life, Don’t Exceed the Speed Limit” which was also promoted through the distribution of stickers. In total, RCY raised the awareness for some 3,000 people (including some 800 women). On commemoration of those who were killed in road accidents and to empathise with those injured and their families as well as to raise awareness and draw attention of road users in Cambodia to the problem of road accidents, CRC was invited by NRSC to jointly organize a national-level ceremony for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in Kampong Speu province. Three key activities were carried out:

1. An RCY Traffic Guide in front of a primary school located along National Road 4 for pupils in Kampong Speu branch on 12 November. Dozens of banners with slogans on helmet wearing, adhering to speed limits and drink driving were displayed along National Road 4.

2. For wider publicity, the Kampong Speu Red Cross branch ran a campaign with its own resources on 13 November in collaboration with NRSC, Coalition for Road Safety (CRY), the police, RCYs and the Red Cross Volunteers (RCV). About 100 RCYs from three high schools together with about ten police personnel walked down National Road 4 with RCYs carrying banners with the above slogan on both sides of the road, and the police directing traffic in order for the RCYs to safely distribute information, education and communication (IEC) materials to drivers.

In the evening Kampong Speu saw songs on road safety and games such as “musical chairs” carried out and more IEC materials distributed for all who attended. Through a 30-question quiz, helmets, t-shirt, caps, key rings, pens and sweets were handed out to those who could answer correctly. In total, the activities both in the morning and evening reached approximately some 5,000 people (including some 2,000 women).

3. The main activity which was the ceremony on 14 November, was held at the provincial town of

Kampong Speu province with 1,000 people, 53 monks, RCVs, RCYs, police, military police, and government officials. This ceremony was held with financial support from WHO and was taken as an opportunity to educate people on risk behaviour and the consequences of not wearing helmets, and driving after drinking alcohol. The chairperson of NRSC together with other NRSC members and provincial authorities presided over the ceremony and delivered speeches. A person who had suffered in a road accident also spoke about his experiences and called upon all in attendance for positive action. After official delegates were presented with helmets, the ceremony closed with food offering to the monks invited.

Road safety promotion and per education still remain a main activity in road safety project. Photo: Road Safety project/CRC HRD

Road Safety campaigns are extremely important in Cambodia during major holiday events when high volumes of people are on the road. One high-risk period for road accidents is during the Water Festival in November. A series of key actions were conducted in Phnom Penh during the three-day Cambodian Water Festival between 19 and 24 November 2010, both during the day and night. A total of 80 RCYs were assigned to circulate

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among the crowd, using peer education techniques. The activities were designed to attract both young and elderly people but in a qualitative manner. In total, RCY reached about 7,000 people with the message about road safety, and self-protection from road accidents such as proper helmet use, keeping to the speed limits and avoiding alcohol prior to and during driving. Training and workshops With coordination by IFRC and in close collaboration with GRSP and the Netherlands-based Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) organization, CRC organized a one-day workshop in Siem Reap for trainers of the national society RCY leaders on 1 November 2010. Up to 15 participants (including five women) who were the CRC staff at national headquarters and target branches responsible for road safety project and/or providing training to RCYs as well as partners including the representative of NRSC were invited to participate in the workshop. This was to build their understanding on the prevalence of youth in road accidents, to train them in road safety peer education skills and to build their expertise conveying the message to young people and youth communication. At the end of the workshop, a voluntary trainer committee was established to assist project staff in facilitating the training courses for RCY leaders on peer education skill to be subsequently held in the coming months. Following the one-day workshop, the project manager and the coordinator participated in the GRSP Asia Seminar organized in Siem Reap province on 3-5 November 2010. Apart from good learning experiences from other countries, the project team networked with participants, especially those working with youth and children. Moreover, with coordination from GRSP, a CRC stand was built up and displayed CRC and IFRC road safety related materials during the seminar. This was well-received by participants of whom many visited the booth. Media Given the wide reach of television and radio, CRC seeks to increase its road safety interventions via the local media in promoting road safety and the use of safety helmets. A TV spot financially supported by GRSP, “Protect Your Life, Wear a Helmet Properly” is being produced but is still under further revision after several consultations. The TV spot, originally entitled “My Safety, My Helmet” changed its name to align with key messages identified by NRSC and other stakeholders. This TV spot mainly focuses on students/youth in schools and aims at further promoting proper helmet use instead of simply putting a helmet on one’s head. Once the TV spot is finally produced, the CRC Road Safety Project will contact with all TV channels in Cambodia for broadcasting this spot free of charge. Through the annual workshop with media held in May 2010, CRC has to date firm engagement from three advertising companies including the Invisible Monkey of Cambodia (IMC), the Media Way Co., Ltd and the Phnom Penh Media Co., Ltd and as well as support for broadcasting from the CRC TV Programme. The CRC Road Safety Project is currently in contact with broadcast media based in both Phnom Penh municipality and province to broadcast this important spot also free of charge. The IMC, an advertising company originally from Malaysia, sought the good cooperation and coordination from CRC to produce and broadcast a TV spot on careless driving which results in death, pain and grief for the victim’s family. However, to adapt to the government’s campaign to promote helmet wearing among motorbike users, CRC with consent from the company and in extensive consultation with NRSC and other stakeholders including UN agency such as WHO changed the timbre of the spot to “Protect Your Life, Wear a Helmet Properly”. This TV spot has now been broadcast on the LED screen of the Media Way Co., Ltd since 20 October and through the CRC TV Programme channel on 19 November. The Media Way Co., Ltd, another advertising company, has agreed to broadcast this TV spot and to display road safety pictures and messages provided by CRC six times per day. This was scheduled to take place from August to December 2010 at their three strategic broadcasting facilities located in the key conduit and crowded places in Phnom Penh Municipality. Pictures and messages focus mainly on helmet wearing, speed limits. A TV spot specifically focused on helmet wearing was designed under consultation with various stakeholders, especially NRSC for constructive comments before displaying them publicly. Road safety pictures and messages have been displayed through the LED since 29 August, while the TV spot was broadcast publicly in October. The advertising fee for displaying road safety messages and the broadcasting spot at the three locations for a four-month period is estimated at USD 2,500. The Phnom Penh Media Co., Ltd, an advertising company, has provided a number of its advertising spaces (street furniture and billboards) in Phnom Penh to CRC to display road safety pictures and messages for an indefinite period of time. Since 26 August, 16 road safety pictures and messages focusing on proper helmet

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use and observing the speed limit were put on public view using billboards at two strategic locations and street furniture at eight key locations. The CRC Road Safety Project continues to seek support for a workshop before end-May 2011 to update key achievements resulting from the media’s philanthropic support in year 2010, and to discuss further cooperation and more support from interested media. Financial support Following the annual half-day workshop with the private sector in May 2010, the CRC Road Safety Project has been able to subsequently mobilize resources from the private sector and philanthropic concerns which attended the workshop. Support to CRC Road Safety Project up to November 2010 has increased to over USD 91,500. Most assistance from the private sector mainly focused on helmet distribution and the production of IEC materials, while several others support activities in communities. As a member of NRSC, CRC is working closely with NRSC and other road safety stakeholders to effectively make use of all support. The helmets received will be used for the launching of Helmet Libraries in schools and Helmet Banks in communities, whereas the IEC materials will be used to support the activities to be subsequently held in the near future as well as in schools. The latter will also support community-based road safety education in high risk communities. Aside from the financial and material support, a number of private companies which have offered financial support to CRC through the said annual workshop have contributed more towards road safety promotion in Cambodia. The ANZ Royal Bank has sent 18 staff members to join the Phnom Penh-based RCYs in Youth Road Safety Guides in July 2010. Since 15 November, a Speed Limit picture message has been displayed on the ANZ Royal Bank’s ATM machines installed at 100 locations country-wide. Such support is slated to last for six months. The Dumex Company, which manufactures infant and child nutritional products, requested technical support from the CRC Road Safety Project to organize and facilitate a one-day road safety training in late July 2010 which 31 staff attended. The course mainly focused on traffic law, proper helmet wearing and the dangers of speeding and drink driving. Through this training, the company is considering the possibility of developing road safety guidelines for its company and enforcing these among its staff members. In addition, the company representative also publicly announced the inclusion of road safety assessments in its annual staff performance evaluation. It will also send some of its staff members to join the road safety awareness campaigns coordinated by CRC during special events. Follow-up with participating private sector representatives to document any activities undertaken or proposed by the private sectors as a result of the workshop is under way. The CRC Road Safety Project is also planning to host the second workshop with private sector participants in March 2011. The workshop will be organized with support from New Zealand Red Cross through IFRC; and through this workshop, CRC will update key achievements resulting from generous private sector support in year 2010, and to discuss further cooperation and support from interested private sector donors. Main goals achieved under the road safety project include: Sustainability of road safety activity in Kampong Speu province: from November 2010, CRC Kampong Speu branch has continued to intensify its attention on road safety. Funds were allocated by the branch for road safety in 2010. That fund has been subsequently used to promote road safety within the province. The Kampong Speu Red Cross branch has coordinated a group of RCYs from a target school supported by traffic police to guide traffic on National Road 4, in particular in front of a primary school twice every school day to ensure the safety of the pupils crossing the road. Such activity will be implemented from this year forward. Constraints or challenges: The disaster risk reduction and preparedness programme still faces some challenges due to insufficient staff capacity at both national headquarters and branch level despite some progress at both levels. At branch level, a heavy workload coupled with insufficient capacity of Red Cross volunteers to implement programme activities; the lack of communication and participation of sub-branch staff: the delay in fund transfers for monthly activities; and the constant search for secure long-term funding constitute the more crucial of these challenges. There is also limited financial support for the road safety project and as such, it has been difficult to expand the coverage and scope of the programme. This has also limited CRC’s ability to promote itself to become more prominent in road safety efforts in the country. Expanding the programme would also need to build the

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capacity at branch level which is a difficult task when branches already face a heavy workload. The needs at branch level are: effectively distributing IEC material; improvement of technical skills in programme implementation and development of skills to monitor and evaluate programmes. There is also limited capacity among RCY leaders. Their needs also include how to perform life-saving skills and take such measures in an effective way. With support from IFRC, the national society continues to seek support from its road safety partners as well as the private sector. GRSP seeks also support from a NGO based in Netherlands, which specializes in youth and road safety.

Health and care Outcomes/expected results Programme component 1: Community-based health development (CBHD)

Outcome: The existing CBHD project is translated into a holistic programme concept, aimed at integrating all health components, and encouraging cross-cutting issues in the implementation of health activities.

Programme component 2: Health in emergencies Outcome: CRC staff and volunteers manage the avian-human influenza (AHI) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) integrated activities effectively, and a national society pandemic response plan is developed.

Programme component 3: HIV

Outcome: The vulnerability to HIV is reduced, its impact is minimized and stigma and discrimination are reduced, through the implementation of harm reduction activities.

Achievements: In the second half of 2010, there was a lack of significant funding to the health and care component under this appeal. The humanitarian pandemic preparedness (H2P) component was completed in April 2010 without any change to its funding support. Currently, CRC is not yet prepared to implement this epidemic project based solely on locally raised funds. Step-by-step, the CBHD programme and CBHFA concepts are being well-accepted and understood among CBHD practitioners, and CRC as a whole. In terms of funding, CRC received bilateral support from Australian Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, French Red Cross, German Red Cross, Swiss Red Cross, and the Global Fund. British Red Cross transferred their final portion of pledged funding to the CRC community-based health development (CBHD) programme in Stung Treng and Kandal branch through multilateral support. The activity implementation will be complete and finalized by mid-2011. Italian Red Cross is providing funding towards the HIV programme focusing on harm reduction. The related time frame is up to end-August 2011, and activities will be further elaborated in forthcoming reports in 2011. Constraints or challenges

• Support towards the funding appeal through Federation needs to be increased. • CRC is not yet ready to contribute local funds raised towards long-term programming, as these funds

are used mainly for disaster response. • More technical support is needed from both IFRC and partner national societies for health and care

programming. • With the move of the CRC first aid team from national headquarters to the Phnom Penh branch and its

conversion towards supporting commercial first aid, there is a need for funding support for the first aid project at national headquarters level.

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Organizational development Outcomes/expected results Programme component 1: Development of systems, infrastructure and staff sustainability

Outcome 1: Human resource management is improved at national headquarters and branches

Outcome 2: Financial management and reporting are improved, enhancing transparency and accountability, through the implementation of a pilot project

Outcome 3: The information technology system is streamlined and strengthened at national headquarters and branch levels

Outcome 4: The CRC planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems in place are reviewed in consultation with all departments and programmes and branch staff

Outcome 5: Overall CRC communication is reviewed and developed, priority activities are identified and strengthened and integrated at all levels

Programme component 2: Organizational development process

Outcome 1: The CRC rules of procedures (for the implementation of the statutes) are reviewed and the new CRC Strategy 2011-2020 is developed

Outcome 2: Branch governance and management bodies are developed and trained at all levels

Programme component 3: Volunteering development (youth)

Outcome: The CRC youth and volunteer base is strengthened and enhanced with emphasis on recruitment, management and retention.

Programme component 4: Branch development (decentralization)

Outcome: The integrated branch and community development (IBCD) concept developed during 2009 is piloted, aiming at supporting the CRC decentralization process

In the latter half of 2010, the main areas of achievement of the organizational development programme are: programme component 1/outcome 1; programme component 2/outcome 1; programme component 3; and programme component 4. Following a vacancy of more than six months, CRC were successful in recruiting a new organizational development coordinator in July 2010. Human resource management and development saw several achievements through the installation of a user-friendly personnel management information system (PMIS) which has been introduced to all 24 branches. The human resource technical team at national headquarters conducted five branch-regional training sessions on the use of the PMIS software, once the software was installed in each branch. The technical team continues to follow up on this when requests are received from branches. On 4-5 August 2010, CRC successfully organized its fifth General Assembly. Outcomes from this assembly saw the re-election of the previous president, and the election of a second vice-president. At the same time, the CRC strategy 2011-2020 was also adopted, and statutes and rules of procedure amended. CRC development planning for 2011-2014 was organized and planned for 20-22 December 2010 at which all levels of CRC committee, management and the 24 branches would attend. The planning was based on the key area of the strategy 2011-2020. The strategy and development plan will be launched in nationwide in mid-February 2011.

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With financial support from Finnish Red Cross, German Red Cross and New Zealand Red Cross, a total of 16,750 copies of the Red Cross Youth Policy and Guidelines were printed. Up to 7,800 copies of these were distributed to 12 branches during a meeting on Red Cross Youth management and the dissemination of its policy and guidelines. The meeting was successfully organized by the human resource department on 28-29 September 2010. Its specific objective was to disseminate the Red Cross Youth policy and guidelines among representatives from 12 selected Red Cross branches for application in their work in the field. The 25 participants who attended the meeting were from the branches of Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kandal, Siem Reap, Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Kratie, Stung Treng, Oddor Meanchey, and Pursat provinces. Three facilitators from the human resource department and one from the National Red Cross Youth carried forward the sessions through lectures, presentations, and group discussions. The main meeting agendas included:

• Red Cross Youth policy with a special focus on the cooperation with IFRC to develop and explain its

context. • Red Cross Youth management (process/criteria of recruitment/retention, and data base

maintenance) • Collaboration with stakeholders consisting of related government departments, NGOs and

international organizations. • Participatory planning development.

At the end of the meeting, the participants expressed satisfaction at being updated with the new Red Cross Youth Policy and Guidelines. They also committed to applying the methodologies/policies/guidelines in their daily work and to disseminating these to related institutions/schools, branches/sub-branches and communities. Contribution of ceramic water filters and rubbish bins to RCY club and RCVs The RCY club and RCVs are actively involved in the distribution of 155 ceramic water filters and 20 rubbish bins to the villagers in Preak Prasob sub-branch, Kratie Red Cross branch. Another 40 ceramic water filters and 20 rubbish bins were also distributed and used in classrooms in one high school. These distributions aimed at increasing the access of clean water in remote communities, with the support of Red Cross volunteers and youth. CRC has also provide one set of computer equipment to the RCY club, which is well-established and experienced in providing Red Cross humanitarian services to its community. In order to broaden international experience in the RCY, IFRC funded the attendance of one RCY coordinator at the IFRC Asia Pacific conference in Jordan in October 2010. CRC participated in the pilot of the Federation-wide reporting system (FWRS) in November 2010. However, as there was a delay in determining the key indicators, the national society could not provide current information in response to all indicators. In order to shift to the FWRS, training is imperative for staff at both national headquarters and branch levels. The branch development process and capacity building is continuous, and two more branches are selected to implement with started from November 2010. The two selected branch are Stung Treng and Kandal contributes to branch and community development. Branches felt happy when they got technical support from head quarter for the development plan. Constraints or challenges

• Insufficient technical support in organizational development within the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.

• The organizational development consolidated plan was not produce until the end of the year. • More current reports on activities by CRC in organizational development need to be submitted to IFRC

in order to better highlight achievements • The roles of the planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (PMER) personnel need better

clarification. • Resources and funding are needed to develop PMER through youth activities. • RCY participants should be encouraged to share their ideas with both managers and peers • More funding support is needed for monitoring Red Cross Youth activities after the implementation.

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Working in partnership With the support from the IFRC country office, CRC organized a annual partnership meeting in October 2010. This was attended by partner national societies including Australian Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, Finnish Red Cross, French Red Cross, German Red Cross, Norwegian Red Cross and Swiss Red Cross. During the meeting, a revised cooperation agreement with the partner national societies was presented and approved by the national society. This revised agreement is to be used as a base for when partner national societies wish to sign agreements with CRC before end-2010. During the annual partnership meeting, a movement coordination meeting among CRC, IFRC, ICRC and the partner national societies was also held. The next meeting in December would include lessons learnt from the Diamond Bridge tragedy in November. Special attention would be placed on cooperation among the Movement partners. The IFRC country office and the ICRC delegation have built a close relationship in-country during this reporting period. Regular meetings and constant contact has also been built with the ICRC regional cooperation delegate based in Bangkok, Thailand. The increase of bilateral support within CRC has also contributed to the expansion of close partnerships between CRC and its partners. On the domestic level, CRC’s main partners are government departments as well as other humanitarian actors on the scene. In disaster management at Kampong Thom branch:

• The senior programme officer participated disaster prevention cooperation training organized by the JENESYS programme in Tokyo, Japan. He also participated in the IFRC regional climate change adaptation workshop in Siem Reap in November.

• The disaster management programme coordinator participated several Southeast Asia regional events such as: the 14th regional disaster management committee in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; the disaster response preparedness study tour to Jakarta, Indonesia; the disaster risk reduction (DRR) field session in Lao PDR; as well as the regional climate change adaptation workshop in Siem Reap province.

• In collaboration with the community-based disaster risk reduction project, the programme has organized a consultation workshop on the establishment of a disaster response mechanism in Battambang with the participation of seven branch committee representatives, directors and development officers from Kratie, Pursat, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom, Svay Rieng, Prey Veng and Battambang.

National headquarters The programme staff at national headquarters participated at internal and external workshops and meetings, such as: CRC strategic planning for 2011-2020; the CRC 5th General Assembly; CRC four-year development planning; French Red Cross-DRR programme development; the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) climate change assessment; and the Southeast Asia regional meteorology working group for climate change adaptation assessment. The close communication and coordination with the regional disaster management unit (RDMU) based at the IFRC Southeast Asia regional office in Bangkok, and partner national society representatives have proven a distinct advantage when following-up on project progress and in the implementation of the disaster risk reduction (DRR) programme.

Contributing to longer-term impact CRC has started on its path towards decentralization within the national society. This has encouraged new ways of thinking with regard to management at headquarters, branch and sub-branch levels. The role of an operational headquarters is slowly adapting towards further emphasis on coordination. Through disaster management and other relevant programmes, the process will be taken forward. An adjustment to policy will also help CRC to avoid being overloaded with too many programmes at one time. For longer-term impact, organizational development with emphasis on strengthening its PMER functions will be the main conduit towards better transparency and sustainability of CRC activity implementation.

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Looking ahead CRC is moving forward towards the precepts of its strategy 2011-2020 and the new term of the 5th Mandate of the General Assembly. With smooth and clear progression of the decentralization process, the national society will be able to achieve its goal of becoming a well-functioning national society. IFRC faces its own funding challenges given a growing need to support core costs at country-office level. The country office will continue to work with CRC in further support of the national society’s considerable capacity in domestic fundraising in an effort to lessen pressure on external contributions. How we work All Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable.

IFRC’s vision is to: Inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.

IFRC’s work is guided by Strategy 2020 which puts forward three strategic aims: 1. Save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen

recovery from disaster and crises. 2. Enable healthy and safe living. 3. Promote social inclusion and a culture of non-

violence and peace.

Contact information

For further information: • Cambodian Red Cross: Mdm. Pum Chantinie, secretary-general;

email: pum.chantinie@redcross.org.kh; phone: +855 23 881 511; fax: +855 23 881 522 • Federation country office, Cambodia:

o Leena Kamarainen, country representative; email: leena.kamarainen@ifrc.org; phone +855 (0) 23 880 717; fax: +855 23 880718

o Lak Mony Rasmey, programme coordinator and office manager; email: lak.monyrasmey@ifrc.org;

• Federation Southeast Asia regional office, Bangkok: phone: +662 661 8201; fax: +662 661 9322 o Anne Leclerc, head of regional office; email: anne.leclerc@ifrc.org o Andy McElroy, programme coordinator ;email: andy.mcelroy@ifrc.org;

• Federation Asia-Pacific zone office, Kuala Lumpur; phone +603 9207 5700; fax: +603 2161 0670 o Al Panico, acting head of operations; email: al.panico@ifrc.org o Alan Bradbury, head of resource mobilization and PMER;

phone: +603 9207 5775; fax: +603 2161 0670; email: alan.bradbury@ifrc.org Please send all funding pledges to zonerm.asiapacific@ifrc.org

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Selected ParametersReporting Timeframe 2010/1-2010/11Budget Timeframe 2010/1-2010/12Appeal MAAKH001Budget APPEAL

All figures are in Swiss Francs (CHF)Interim Financial Report

MAAKH001 - Cambodia

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

I. Consolidated Response to Appeal

DisasterManagement

Health andSocial Services

National SocietyDevelopment

Principles andValues Coordination TOTAL

A. Budget 233,670 117,630 179,985 0 164,558 695,843

B. Opening Balance 93,994 33,547 90,421 0 67,628 285,589

Income

Cash contributions# DFID - British Government 4,766 4,766

Finnish Red Cross 8,693 0 0 9,890 18,583Finnish Red Cross (from Finnish Government) 49,260 0 0 56,041 105,301Italian Red Cross 16,394 16,394New Zealand Government 49,936 49,936 99,872Swedish Red Cross 0 0Swedish Red Cross (from Swedish Government) 0 0 0

# C1. Cash contributions 107,889 21,159 49,936 65,931 244,915

Outstanding pledges (Revalued)# Finnish Red Cross -1,891 -1,891

Finnish Red Cross (from Finnish Government) -10,713 -10,713Germany Red Cross -3,172 -3,172

# C2. Outstanding pledges (Revalued) -3,172 -12,604 -15,776

Income reserved for future periods# DFID - British Government 65,150 65,150# C3. Income reserved for future periods 65,150 65,150

Inkind PersonnelFinnish Red Cross 27,810 27,810C5. Inkind Personnel 27,810 27,810

C. Total Income = SUM(C1..C6) 107,889 86,309 46,764 0 213,728 454,690

D. Total Funding = B +C 201,882 119,856 137,184 0 281,356 740,279

Appeal Coverage 86% 102% 76% #DIV/0 171% 106%

II. Balance of Funds

DisasterManagement

Health andSocial Services

National SocietyDevelopment

Principles andValues Coordination TOTAL

B. Opening Balance 93,994 33,547 90,421 0 67,628 285,589

C. Income 107,889 86,309 46,764 0 213,728 454,690

E. Expenditure -154,047 -74,152 -52,273 -122,001 -402,472

F. Closing Balance = (B + C + E) 47,836 45,704 84,911 0 159,356 337,807

Other IncomeServices 132,591 132,591C6. Other Income 132,591 132,591

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Selected ParametersReporting Timeframe 2010/1-2010/11Budget Timeframe 2010/1-2010/12Appeal MAAKH001Budget APPEAL

All figures are in Swiss Francs (CHF)Interim Financial Report

MAAKH001 - Cambodia

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

III. Budget Analysis / Breakdown of ExpenditureExpenditure

Account Groups Budget DisasterManagement

Health and SocialServices

National SocietyDevelopment

Principles andValues Coordination TOTAL

Variance

A B A - B

BUDGET (C) 233,670 117,630 179,985 0 164,558 695,843

SuppliesOther Supplies & Services 719 1,545 2,264 -2,264Total Supplies 719 1,545 2,264 -2,264

Land, vehicles & equipmentVehicles 3,221 3,221 -3,221Computers & Telecom 53,195 1,842 1,842 51,353Office/Household Furniture & Equipm. 8,386 175 8,561 -8,561Total Land, vehicles & equipment 53,195 13,449 175 13,624 39,571

Transport & StorageStorage 157 157 -157Transport & Vehicle Costs 3,043 3,734 1,357 7,153 15,286 -15,286Total Transport & Storage 3,043 3,734 1,357 7,310 15,443 -15,443

PersonnelInternational Staff 55,200 34,852 34,852 20,348National Staff 41,900 5,566 8,248 3,994 27,887 45,695 -3,795National Society Staff 70,146 29,021 15,711 3,765 48,498 21,648Consultants 34,000 5,566 5,566 28,434Total Personnel 201,246 34,587 23,959 13,325 62,739 134,610 66,636

Workshops & TrainingWorkshops & Training 181,583 19,847 14,553 7,843 1,877 44,120 137,463Total Workshops & Training 181,583 19,847 14,553 7,843 1,877 44,120 137,463

General ExpenditureTravel 50,530 9,185 23,123 17,073 1,872 51,254 -724Information & Public Relation 3,909 16,473 12,330 581 33,293 -33,293Office Costs 72,345 15,477 3,857 6,236 26,085 51,654 20,691Communications 52,800 4,291 2,558 604 5,996 13,449 39,351Financial Charges 1,875 18 4 1,268 1,291 584Other General Expenses 39,800 2,418 8,841 3,277 2,652 17,188 22,612Total General Expenditure 217,350 35,298 54,852 39,523 38,455 168,128 49,222

Programme & Service SupportProgramme & Service Support 42,469 9,301 4,117 2,988 5,734 22,140 20,329Total Programme & Service Support 42,469 9,301 4,117 2,988 5,734 22,140 20,329

ServicesServices & Recoveries 1,210 892 554 84 2,740 -2,740Total Services 1,210 892 554 84 2,740 -2,740

Operational ProvisionsOperational Provisions 36,593 -29,499 -13,317 5,628 -596 596Total Operational Provisions 36,593 -29,499 -13,317 5,628 -596 596

TOTAL EXPENDITURE (D) 695,843 154,047 74,152 52,273 122,001 402,472 293,371

VARIANCE (C - D) 79,623 43,478 127,712 0 42,558 293,371

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