A presentation of French Red Cross Activities in Cambodia in 2004.

1. International activities
Cambodian programmes
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2. Active in Cambodia since 1981
 1981/1995: health programmes
• Fighting tuberculosis National TB Center, test & treatment centers
• HIV-AIDS prevention  Training health personnel, producing &
• Health education disseminating pedagogic material,
• Blood transfusion providing technical & pedagogic support
 1995/1998: building-up capacities within the CRC
• One delegate to support the set-up of administrative &
accounting procedures
 1997/2003: first aid & health promotion
•Phnom Penh SAMU with CRC (1997-2003)
• First aid training (from 1998):
40 trainers, 500 CRC first aid volunteers
•Siem Reap SAMU with the MOH (2001/2003)
• Health eduction / Red Cross Youth programme
in Kompong Cham province (2001/2003)
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3. French Red Cross around the world
 Member of an international network:
•  The international Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement
183 national societies, 90 million volunteers
• 7 principles : humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independance,
voluntary service, unity, universality
• 1 mission : To prevent and alleviate human suffering, protect
people’s lives, health and dignity
 FRC, active in France and around the world:
 60 000 volunteers  1076 branches  679 institutions in
France
 66 volunteers abroad  43 programmes  35 countries in 2004
 Specific fields of action abroad:
• Disaster Preparedness and Response
• Water & Sanitation
• HIV-AIDS prevention, care and support
and also: community health, mother and child protection,
socio-economic development, capacity-building, …
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4. Ongoing projects
 Water, sanitation & food security in Oddar Meanchey
(since 2001)
• 3rd ECHO-funded programme in 2004, followed by a programme
co-funded by the EU (2004-2007).
• Improving water supply, sanitation conditions and hygiene practices
• Increasing food security, diet diversity, and household revenues
 HIV-AIDS programme (starting 2004)
Improving health care for adults and children living
with HIV/AIDS, including access to ART & community
support. Projects in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh
Co-funded by the GFATM for 2 to 5 years.
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5. Okoun Tchran!
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6. HIV-AIDS programme
 Launch of HIV-AIDS activities in 2004
• A 2/5 year programme co-funded by the GFATM
• Improving health care services for adults and children living
with HIV/Aids including access to HAART in order to improve
patients’ living conditions in Kompong Som province and
Phnom Penh (National Paediatric Hospital)
• Focus on the opening of day care center / external
consultations within MOH institutions
 Perspectives
Development of the home-base care and community support
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7. Water, sanitation & food security in Oddar Meanchey
 « ODM3 » (2004)
• 3rd ECHO-funded programme, targeting 16 000 beneficiaries in
Anlong Veng and Trapaing Prasaat
• Improving access to drinkable water, sanitation & hygiene
• Providing home gardening activities for better food security & diet
 « ODM 4 » (2004/2007)
• A 3-year programme funded by Europeaid in the same area
• More focus on food security and the operation of water
points (rehabilitation, water point committees, maintenance)
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8. Other projects?
 complementary to existing projects
eg.: community/family support for HIV-AIDS patients
eg.: health education in Oddar Meanchey
or in the same area of activity
eg.: water & sanitation in another vulnerable rural area
and/or in FRC areas of development
ie.: water & sanitation, HIV/AIDS, disaster preparedness
 in line with CRC strategy and branch capacities
Working in partnership to build capacity
Providing good prospects for long-term implementation
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