ANNUAL REPORT 2017 AND ACTIVITY PLAN 2018

3 Section 1 – ANNUAL REPORT 2017

2017 is the year that Cambodian living in fully peace brings development in all sectors country-wide under the slogan “Peace is the Foundation of Development”. The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) is an auxiliary to public authorities in humanitarian field and as a National Society leading in humanitarian activities is always trying its efforts and expand activities throughout the country. This year, despite there was no significant serious disaster, CRC still carries on with toward the vision of “Contributing to Poverty Reduction” focusing on raising up social welfare along with response to natural disaster and manmade disaster that challenging the Cambodian people. CRC, under the wise leadership of Samdech Kittipritthbindit HunSen, advises that all activities of 4 core areas should be implemented smoothly and effectively, and in comply with its strategy and in line with the national policy. The generous operation in this whole year, CRC delivered its humanitarian services to direct and indirect beneficiaries approximately 240,947 families country-wide. While these fully hard-working, CRC still keep on going preparation of some important events successful such as World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day and Queen mother birthday.

Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen, CRC president friendly paid her visits with orphans of the Hope rescue Centre (left) and staff of waste management company, CINTRY (right)

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Strategic Direction 1 Contribute to saving lives and building resilience to disasters and crises

Core Area 1: Disasters Management

This year number of vulnerable people received humanitarian relief response is less than last year due to there is no major disaster, people are capable and know how to prepare for and response to disaster by themselves, income of people for their livelihood is better while at the same time we have good cooperation with government and partners. Humanitarian relief has been delivered as followings:

Activity 1: Humanitarian relief delivered to vulnerable people CRC delivered to 8,987 families affected by varieties of disasters (1,603 families received from NHQ, and 7,384 families received from CRC branches). The details are as follows:

Samdech Kong Sam-OL , Permanent Vice President and Lok Chumteav Secretary General is offering food items to the poor people in Kampong Leng district, province.

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 3,908 families affected by flood from 10 municipality/provinces received humanitarian relief. Of these, 1,541 families received from NHQ and 2,367 families from branches);  4,046 families affected by storm-surge from 24 municipality/provinces received humanitarian relief from branches;  14 families affected by land-mine from 8 provinces, included 1 family received from NHQ and other 13 families received from branches;  549 families affected by fire from 24 municipality/provinces. Of these, 63 families received NHQ and 496 families from branches (5 dead and 1 injured);  470 persons affected by traffic accident from 20 municipality/provinces (51 dead and 389 injured); included 8 families received humanitarian relief from NHQ and 462 families from branches.  270 tons of rice was handed to 12 sub-branches in for distributing to victims and most vulnerable people.

CRC Secretary General handed rice to 12 sub-branches in Phnom Penh municipality

CRC Sub-branches in Phnom Penh municipality provides rice and other food items to poor families, and the families affected by fire

Activity 2: Working toward building resilience community to disasters and crisis 1. By CRC fund and World Mate Foundation fund have been implemented: 1.1. Water and Sanitation: provided 267 boreholes and 2 community ponds for 5,169 families in 9 provinces lacking of clean water and other purposes such as Kratie (25 boreholes), Preah Vihear (53 boreholes), Stung Treng (42 boreholes), Mondul Kiri (29 boreholes), Rattanak Kiri (34 boreholes), Banteay Meanchey (30 boreholes), (15 boreholes and 2 community ponds), Kampong Speu (20 boreholes) and (19 boreholes). 3

Samdech Kittipritthbindit, CRC President in handover ceremony of 20 boreholes in Oral district, .

1st Deputy General Secretary (left) in handover ceremony of 19 boreholes at Leu commune, , and Director of Disaster Management Department hand-over boreholes in Chheb II commune, Chheb district, .

1.2. Interest-free Micro Loan: is implemented in Prek Tauch & Prek Dach village, Prek Dach commune, Leuk Dek district, . 121 families have already improved their livelihoods, and another 100 families have benefited from this micro loan service. In addition, 221 people in the Prek Dach commune have contributed membership fee to CRC.

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People at Prek Dach Commune, Leuk Dek District, Kandal Province who are happy with their profit/farming yield.

2. Interest-free micro loan of Safer Rural Community programme is implemented in 4 provinces, including Pursat, Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces. The programme provided interest-free loan for a total amount of $35,800 to 179 families, including land-mine survivors and poor families who lack of business opportunity for their daily lives (including 29 families with disabled member and 9 persons are females). Each family received a loan in amount of $200 for improving their livelihoods through small scale businesses. At the same target branches have collected the loan back from 88 families with the returned amount $5,750.

Soldier with disability expands his farm after receiving micro loan (left) and soldier affected by land-mine is using pump-well in Preah Vihear province.

3. Community Based Risk Reduction Programme is funded by the Finnish Red Cross. The programme is implemented in 2 provinces, including the and Kampong Chhnang provinces (in 2 districts, 3 communes and 13 villages). The programme activities are implemented by 52 RCYs and 43 RCVs and have beneficiaries of 4,480 families who contribute to build resilience community in preparedness, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation links to development. The achievements are as follows:  Organised 34 workshops and trainings for Red Cross Volunteers and Red Cross Youths, commune/district disaster management committee, branch and sub- branch officers with a total of 773 participants (160 females). 5

 RCV and RCY had disseminated key messages of the Seven Fundamental Principles of Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, first aid, raising awareness of climate change adaptation, malaria, dengue fever, water and sanitation to a total of 3,513 participants (1,952 female).  Rehabilitated 4 community ponds, constructed 4 household latrines, provided 3 bicycles to RCVs, tree-planting 450 trees, constructed 2 boreholes equipped with solar power system.  Rehabilitated community road with the length of 8,350 meters and put 48 concrete rings for water drainage.  Rehabilitated 1,080 meters of water drainage and put up community pond fence (100 meters by 47 meters). 4. Integration of Disaster Management, Health and Organizational Development project is funded by Red Cross Society of China. The project and implemented in Kampong Speu province (in Odongk district – 2 communes and 5 villages) by 20 Red Cross Volunteers with 796 families of beneficiaries. This is a pilot project and ended at the end of March 2017 with the following results:  Provided 31 plastic tents (4m x 5m) to Odongk Sub-branch for supporting families affected by fire or storm.  Provided 135 household latrines to 5 target villages, benefiting 135 families of beneficiaries (577 people).  Provided 13 boreholes in 10 target villages, benefiting 230 families of beneficiaries (1,126 people).  Rehabilitated a pond (40m x 2.5m) in the Pong Tuek village, Damnak Reang commune, benefiting 82 families (372 people). 5. The Building Urban Resilience project is funded by the Finnish Red Cross and implemented in Serei Sorphorn, Banteay Meanchey province in 2 Sangkats, 6 villages and 3 high schools implementing by 27 Red Cross youths and 33 Red Cross Volunteers with 3,041 families of beneficiaries with following results:  Software supports: provided 11 capacity building courses including climate change adaptation (2 courses), general dissemination (2 courses), disaster risk management ( 1 course), and vulnerability capacity assessment (VCA) (1 course)  Organized 8 times of workshop and consultative meeting, dissemination of key messages to target communities and youths in target schools about storming, lightening, drought, fire, and flooding in 30 times to target communities and targeted schools.  Hardware Supports: provided 2 traffic sign barriers, printed and delivered of emergency plan leaflet for 1,170 copies, printed and delivered IEC materials related to hazard for 7,362 copies, installed 12 signboards on preparedness and response to flood and 7 signboards of evacuation map.

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An emergency evacuation map and hand-washing-placed provided to high schools in Serei Sorphorn, BanteayMeanchey

 Provided 8 banners for drug education, 4 banners for traffic signs, 2 mobile slide ladders, 24 household latrines, 2 hand washing places (4 meters in length), 30 water jars, 12 water tanks (3000 litres each) 87 fire extinguishers to target high schools.

Water tanks and water jars were provides to target schools in communities and Banteay Meanchey branch

Fire extinguishers and traffic-sign were board provides to target schools, Serei Sorphorn town, Banteay Meanchey province

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Traffic sign board placed at pblic location and mobile slide ladders provides to targeted schools in Serei Sorphorn town

6. Cambodian Red Cross Youth and Road safety project funded by International Alliance for Response Drinking (IARD), Light for the World, The Empress Shoken Fund, and private sectors are implementing in 11 municipality/provinces 22 districts/khan, 26 communes/Sangkats, and 130 villages in , Kampong Speu, Kandal, Kampong Cham, Tboung Khmum, , Pursat, Preah Sihanouk, Takeo, Kampot, and Phnom Penh, 32 Youth clubs. This project is conducting by 32 youth clubs in 9 universities, with participation from 2,125 Youth advisors, RCY & RCVs and 24,892 beneficiaries.

Project staff and RCY attending road safety compaign (left) and RCY helping the traffic acivity at traffic corner in Phnom Penh

 Organized road safety campaign two times during Khmer New Year and one time in the Water Festival in target branches and municipality. In these events, 11,765 sub-decree booklets of road traffic law, 8,300 drunk driving stickers, 1,375 reflective stickers, and 5,515 drunk driving leaflets were distributed.

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RCY & Boy Scout attending road safety campaign at Kampong Speu (left) and director of human resource department put road safety stickers on motor bikes at province

 Provided 133 road safety awareness courses on driving under drunk and safely driving in target high schools, universities and communities with total participation from 10,269 participants ( 5,347 females), including 99 disabled people (23 females).  Organizes workshop on Disability inclusion on road safety and disability for road safety activities, in which there were 46 participants from private sectors, and related INGOs and NGOs. As a result, 10 private sectors provided financial and in- kind support to the project.  Organized 7 road safety training on the risk of drinking, respect traffic law, promoting the rights of disabled people and first aid to 264 branch staff and 265 youth advisors, and 11 disabled people.  Coordinated with Kandal Provincial Police Office and Kampong Speu Provincial Department of Culture and Fine Arts to organize training course on short drama, under drunk driving to 70 Red Cross youths (35 Red Cross youths from each province), and 9 drama performances on road safety were shown in four factories in Chbar Morn town, Kampong Speu province.  Organized 6 Youth club meetings on road safety and disability in target schools of Battambang (2 times), Pursat (2 times) and Siem Reap (2 times) provinces. The meetings were taking part by a total of 342 participants.  RCV and RCY in Siem Reap and Pursat provinces organized 34 sessions on road safety and the rights of persons with disability in communities and schools with total participation from 1,775 people (1070 females) and 82 disabled people (23 females).  Phnom Penh branch led 320 youths and 40 youth advisors to helping traffic flows and disseminate road safety at 20 traffic light corners in Phnom Penh.

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RCYs organizes road safety campaign during water festival in Phnom Penh and project staff organizes road safety campaign to students in Siem Reap

Donors observing road safety dissemination (left) and Red Cross Youth helping students crossing the road in Siem Reap

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Strategic Direction 2 Contribute to a reduction of morbidity and mortality of mother and child, to communicable diseases prevention, and to responses to health in emergency

Core Area 2: Health and Care in the Community Health and health care in the community is one of the core areas which is CRC continues to reach further. This year regarding the National Championship activity has been mainstreamed and integrated into all activities of CRC NHQ and its branches while operational staffs or committee members have actively participated to promote health care of the people. This core area has 4 sub-departments in implementing two main activities, with seven projects runs by CRC funds and other 5 projects are supported by donors/partners. This core area has significant achievement as follows:

Activity 1: National Champion for HIV/AIDS  Delivered key messages of CRC president, Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen to 25 branches by email and broadcasted by National Television (TVK) including:  Key message for Mother, Infant and Child Health Day, disseminated on February 21st, as well as organised Health Day at Prek Dach commune, Leuk Dek district, Kandal province. There were 200 participants, including 181 pregnant women and women who have children under 5 years old.  Key message for National Midwife's Day on May 5th and  Key message for World AIDS Day on December 1st 2016  Celebrated World AIDS Day on the December 1st, and organised Youth debate at the National TV studio under the theme "Early Test, Early Treat toward end HIV/AIDS" in response to "The Asia Pacific Leadership Forum National Champion for HIV/AIDS in ”.  All 25 branches disseminated key health messages of Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen in all their activities either using their own budget or funds supported by partners.

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Madam Khuon Sudary, CRC vice president attending in champion prize of RCY (right) and 1st CRC deputy secretary general, presiding in youth debate at TVK

Moreover, under the direction and advice of Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen, CRC headquarters staff visited and provided humanitarian relief and assistance to vulnerable people and victims as follows:  Visited and distributed humanitarian relief to 4,901 people living with HIV/AIDS.  Visited pregnant women and women delivery at health centres and hospitals in total of 2,187 people.  Donated 1 million USD to Kunthabopha Children's Hospital as sixth year donation.

Lok Chumteav. Secretary General and 1st Deputy Secretary General accepted a courtesy-call and donated fund to representative of Kunthabopha Children's Hospital

Activity 2: Promoting Maternal, Infant and Child Care There are 3 main activities have been supported by four partners and implemented in 9 target provinces, including Prey Veng, , Kampot, Kampong Thom, Kratie, Battambang, Kampong Speu, Tboung Khmum and Phnom Penh covering 137 villages, 32 communes, 15 districts for a total of 101,480 households as beneficiaries. These activities have achieved significant results as bellows:

1. Community Based Health Development project (with 3 small projects, including 1. Increased Sustainable Access to WASH facilities project, 2. Strengthening Capacity in Emergency WASH Response and Preparedness project and 3. Healthy Aging project) supported by Japanese Red Cross, Cartier and IFRC implemented at Prey Veng, Svay Rieng and Kampong Thom in 11 districts, 35 communes and 207 villages conducted by 205 volunteers for 2,332 beneficiaries. The project's significant achievements are listed below:  Provided 263 household latrines.  RCVs conducted household visits on hygiene promotion to 1,265 families.  Provided 24 hygiene kits to 3 target schools for students to practice hand washing.  Printed 50 leaflets for public dissemination on how to keep water safe.  Provided 4 sets of purified water system (donated by IFRC) to Prey Veng and . 12

 Organised World Water Day and evening shows on hygiene, water and sanitation participated from 191 people.  Provided ToT training on water and sanitation in emergency response to building capacity 95 volunteers who are working on water and sanitation.  Provided ToT training on “Healthy Aging” to 87 people. 2. Building Resilience Community project and Increased Sustainable Access to WASH Facilities project supported by the Finnish Red Cross, Cartier and contributed funds of Tboung Khmum. The project is implemented in Tboung Khmum and Kratie province in 3 districts, 6 communes and 19 villages, conducted by 79 Red Cross Youths and 217 Red Cross Volunteers with beneficiary of 4,202 families.  Constructed 585 household latrines and 9 boreholes for 203 families in the target community.  Constructed a block of latrine with 2 rooms, 2 water-tanks, 1 hand washing place, 2 waste-ovens in high school (in Tboung Khmum) for 1,248 students.  Provided 8 loud-speakers for early warning activities, 4 mobile toilets and 2 water tanks (2,000L) to the Commune Committee for Disaster Management (CCDM) in the for their preparedness and response activities.  Provided 150 water-filters to 150 Red Cross Volunteers in target area.  217 Red Cross Volunteers disseminated on following topics such as 1. Stop disease transmission and hand washing 2. Acute respiratory infection (ARI), 3. Diarrhoea, 4. Dengue fever, 5. Mother and child health, 6. Flood preparedness, 7. Water and sanitation, 8. Lightning prevention, 9. Non-communicable disease (NCD) to a total of 13,804 population (10,383 females).  Red Cross Volunteers mobilized communities to do clean up the villages and public places in a total of 228 places and selected 74 model families with a clean household environment.

Red Cross Volunteers disseminating about malaria and mobilized people to do village clean up in Bos Leav commune, Chetrborey district, Kratie province  217 Red Cross Volunteers at targeted villages provided first aid service to 939 people, including referral of 122 cases to health centres. 13

 Organized 4 training courses, 1. Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) movement and first aid, 2. Integrated health, disaster, gender and diversity and climate change, 3. Water and sanitation, 4. Youth as Agent of Behaviour Change (YABC) in 19 targeted villages with 296 participants.  Conducted capacity building training for sub-branch and Red Cross group on RCRC movement.  Conducted orientation sessions for capacity building and quarterly meeting with Commune Committee for Disaster Management (CCDM) in 4 targeted communes in Krouch Chhmar and of the Tboung Khmum province.  Organized hand washing and World Toilet Day, in which participants are from branch team, provincial health department, provincial rural development department, district governor, commune/village authorities, RCVs, community people, teachers, and students in Kratie province with a total of 370 participation.  Organize tree planting to celebrate the July 9 National Arbor Day and International Volunteer Day in Tboung Khmum province with a total of 350 participants, including 180 female. 3. The First Aid Project is implemented according the recommendations of Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen. The project is continuing to focus on non- commercial First Aid (FA) training to RCY, RCV, personnel and workers in respectively CRC branch. Until now CRC is implementing two main activities by providing training to first aiders, first aid trainers, and disseminating First Aid in communities so as to attract interest in learning these skills, so that they could provide simply first aid services immediately in their communities. This work is conducted by 300 RCY and RCV for 43,250 beneficiary families. The project is supported by Japanese Red Cross and Danish Red Cross. The project's signification achievement is listed below:

CRC Prey Veng branch director and Vice director provides training course on 7 fundamental principles of the RCRC movement, international humanitarian law and FA.

 Funding supported by CRC: Implemented in 25 provinces by providing commercial FA training in CRC HQ and its branches for 57 courses with 1,205 participants and received the total amount of 31,530 USD. 14

 Funding supported by Japanese Red Cross: Implemented in 3 provinces and 1 municipality, covering 186 villages in 17 communes/Sangkats, 43 districts/khans. The project is implemented by 100 RCYs and 200 RCVs with a total number of 18,414 beneficiary families. The project’s significant achievements are listed below:  Provided 77 FA training sessions for 3,350 (including 1,367 females) of RCYs, RCVs, personnel and workers.  100 RCYs and 200 RCVs provided FA education to 12.719 students and villagers, and provided FA services and referred 1,719 people to health facilities.  Provided ToT to 63 CRC branch staff yearly with funding and technical support from the Japanese Red Cross.  Produced a video clip on FA to broadcast on TV channels and social networks.  Coordinated with Ministry of Labour (National Social Security Fund) to promote First Aid in garment factories.  Celebrated World First Aid Day under the theme “Domestic Accidents” with a total of 626 (388 females).participants from villages, RCY, RCVs, and civil servants.  Funding supported by Danish Red Cross: Implemented in 15 high schools and 20 universities in Phnom Penh by providing training on First Aid to 34 ToT, and 30 training sessions to 889 students.  Provided basic first aid training and ToT for 66 courses with 1,954 participations (including 1,071 females).  RCY disseminated 144 sessions on first aid for their friends in schools and universities, reaching a total of 16,472 students (including 8,475 females).

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First Aid instructor provides commercial first aid (left) and staff of Banteay Meanchey CRC branch disseminates basic first aid to community.

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Strategic Direction 3 Promote Fundamental Principles, Humanitarian Values, Human Dignity and a Culture of Non-Violence

Core Area 3: Promotion of the Movement’s Fundamental Principles and Humanitarian Values

During 2017, the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) continues to make great efforts to strengthen and promote the Movement’s Fundamental Principles and human values by providing trainings for Red Cross youth, Red Cross and armed forces. Also, CRC ensured broadcasting all CRC activities of the 4 core areas on 6 television channels and social media, especially during the main events of the CRC such as May 8 Day. All these activities and disseminations reaffirm that CRC carries out its mission, according to the Fundamental Principles as well as to the real needs of vulnerable people. In order to achieve strategic direction 3, the CRC has implemented five activities and the significant achievements are as follows:

Activity 1: World Red Cross Red Crescent Day on May 8, 2017  The 154th Anniversary of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, May 8, 2017 under the theme "Cambodian Red Cross is Everywhere for Everyone" was celebrated at NHQ under the patronage of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo , Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. There was participation from national and international distinguished guests, donors, RCYs and RCVs. At the same time, at branch levels, the meetings and gala dinners were organised according to branch capacity. The events were presided over by the branch honorary president, president of Branch Committee and outstanding individuals, increased the contributions in cash and kind noticeably.

Samdech Prime Minister and Samdech Kittipritthbindit, CRC president received humanitarian fund from charities 17

Activity 2: Promotion of the dissemination on the Fundamental Principles of the Movement and the International Humanitarian Law  Organised Youth Forum under the theme "Youth and CRC mission" at the National Television (TVK) studio, which was participated by 135 people, including youth advisors, RCYs and RCVs. This event was organised toward the celebration of the th 154 Anniversary of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, May 8, 2017.

University students as RCY attends in the forum for question and answer on “Youth and CRC mission” at TVK

 Organised nationwide drawing contest on CRC diversified activities. The contest was participated by 3,499 students from 127 primary schools in 24 provinces and Phnom Penh municipality. The ceremony has selected 3 winners and 7 consolation prizes at national level, and also gave 104 consolation prizes for students who won the prize at branch level.

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CRC secretariat and donors handed the prizes to the winners of the drawing contest  Disseminated the Fundamental Principles, International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for 18 times to 2,979 participants, including youth advisors, youths, CRC staff, university students, civil engineering in Stung Treng, Royal Academic University of Cambodia, peace keeping army in Kampong Speu, Military at Preah Vihear temple and military of Thlok Tasek Centre. At the same time all 25 CRC branches disseminated in their communities for 41 times with 5,412 participants.

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Dissemination of the Fundamental Principles of Movement and IHL to military in Thlok Tasek, Kampong Speu province  Organized training for the focal person on the dissemination at NHQ to 20 persons with the coordination from ICRC where the course is focused on presentation skills and knowledge on Red Cross Red Crescent.  Disseminated the Fundamental Principles of the Movement and various activities of CRC to public via interviews for 7 times with TV channels including TVK, , CTN, Hang Meas, and CNC. The dissemination was also promoted in social media such as CRC Facebook for 2,308 contents and CRC website for both Khmer and English for 500 articles.  Broadcasted CRC branch’s activities every week via 6 TV channels, including TVK, Bayon, SEA TV, CNC, Neak Porn and PPCTV for a total of 439 footages.  Published three types of book – 1. Communications Operational Guidelines, 2. Cambodian Red Cross Identity Guidelines and 3. Regulations on the Use of the Emblem of the Red Cross or the Red Crescent by the National Societies. A 1,000 copies of each book were printed and distributed.

Activity 3: Restoring Family Links (RFL) and Red Cross Message (RCM) Transmission  Received 21 Tracing Requests and put 25 cases broadcasted on TV family tracing announcement.  Organized 3 respective family reunions:  First Case: 44-year-separtation in Thmar , Banteay Meanchey province.  Second Case: 40-year-separation in South Nikom district, .  Third Case: 38-year-separation in Thmar Puok district Banteay Meanchey province.  Collected and distributed 3,291 RCMs including:  1,721 RCMs were collected either from detainees or their families.  1,553 RCMs were distributed either to detainees or their families.  Received 17 RCMs from Cambodian migrants who are being detained in Thailand.  Provided the training on RFL Service and Safe Migration to RCVs and undertook outreach activities amongst communities in rural border areas of the country with 1,588 villagers participating.

Deputy Director of Communication Department and staff attends in family reunion of 40 years separated took place in Siem Reap province 20

Activity 4: Safer Rural Community Programme (SRCP) The programme is funded by the Cambodia Mine Action Authority (CMAA) and have been implemented in 4 provinces, including Pursat (2 districts), Banteay Meanchey (3 districts), Oddar Meanchey (3 districts), and Preah Vihear (2 districts). The programme is conducted by 1050 RCY and 875 RCVs with a total number of 2,278 beneficiary families. The project’s significant achievements are listed below:  Organized dissemination campaign to celebrate mine awareness day 24th February in 4 targeted districts with a total of 2,700 participants, including authorities, villagers, RCVs and RCYs.

Red Cross Volunteers disseminates about safer community focused on danger of land-mine at Siem Reap and Oddar Mean Chey province

 Provided 90 solar lamps to CRC Pursat branch.  Educated, disseminated so as to promote community safety to fishermen, hunters, displaced people, timber cutters, former soldiers, motor taxi men, taxi drivers, drivers, out and in school children with a total of 11,122 participants.  Provided 6 boreholes and rehabilitated 2 community ponds for 250 families.  Provided 143 family latrines and other 2 latrines provided to primary school in Poi Pet.

Activity 5 – Social welfare assistance The Cambodian Red Cross have provided social welfare services to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable people, including victims of discrimination and violence, people with disability, victims of traffic crashes, etc. This service has reached significant achievements as follows:  Visited and provided humanitarian items to the poor, old persons, poor widow with many children, person with disability, staff and workers in 25 provinces/municipality and patients at health centres/hospitals for 75,677 families (include 46,963 received from NHQ while 28,714 received from branches).

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Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen, CRC president visits old lady during donation humanitarian items to the poor, people living HIV, independent old persons, orphans and person with disability for 1,288 families in , Kampong Speu province.

Secretary General (left) visits old persons and the poor for 830 families in Prasat Balank district/Stung Sen, Kampong Thom province and 1st Deputy Secretary General (right) donates humanitarian items to old persons in Samraong Leu, Banteay Meas district, Kampot province.

 Visited and provided humanitarian items and cash to 133 educational staff and 365 trainees of Regional Teacher Training College in Phnom Penh.

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 Visited, provided food and non-food items, and hosted meal (as the 6th time) to 747 persons, including old persons, orphans, person living with HIV/AIDS and staff in Rescue organisation, located in Angk , Kandal province.  Visited and provided food and non-food items to 136 persons, including staff and poor students in the Leadership and Character Development Institute, located in Korki commune, of Kandal province.

Lok Chumteav Khuon Sudary, CRC vice president (left) visits and prepares foods old person and orphans at Saving Hopeless Centre in , Kandal and Lok Chumteav 1st Deputy Secretary General provides humanitarian items to students and staffs at Institute for Leadership and Behaviour Development, Kien Svay district, Kandal.  Visited and provided humanitarian items and cash to CRC retirement staffs in the 7th International Day of Older Persons.  Donated 20 million riels to Kroursa Thmey organisation and 20 million riels to Rescue organisation so as to contribute to daily running cost in both organisations.  Visited and provided humanitarian relief to families of Red Cross family members, governmental officials, soldiers, actors/actresses, people who passed away from illness, accidents, and poor patients treating in hospital amounted 19 people.  NHQ under leadership of Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen, CRC constructed 180 houses to the poor families and vulnerable person. They are all include - Kampong Cham 48 houses, Kandal 14 houses, Kampot 19 houses, Kampong Speu 19 houses, Kampong Thom 14 houses, Prey Veng 27 houses, Preah Vihear 1 house, Preah Sihanouk 6 houses, Svay Rieng 1 house and Siem Reap 31 houses.

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Cambodian Red Cross branches Siem Reap (left) and Prey Veng (right) handed over houses to poor families.

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Strategic Direction 4 Ensure the strengthening of the CRC profile as a National Society leading in humanitarian activities

Core Area 4: Organizational Development and Resource Development

Organizational Development and Resource Development is the foundation to foster the above 3 care areas successfully and stimulate this leading humanitarian organization to become a "well-functioning society" through building capacity and implementation of centralized and decentralization directions focusing on structure strengthening, promoting sense of ownership from National Headquarters to communities. The core area 4 has seven activities achieved as followings:

Activity 1 - Governance and management Under the leadership of Samdech Kittipritthbindit, Samdech permanent vice-president, 3 vice-presidents, Treasurer, His Excellency and Lok Chumteav members of the Central Committee, and members of the branch committee, have fulfilled their roles and responsibilities according to the decision made during the 6th General Assembly of the Cambodian Red Cross. There was utmost physical and spiritual effort made to move forward smoothly, effectively, and continue to strengthen good governance, transparency and accountability by promoting the spirit of the responsibilities of the governing board at both NHQ and branch levels. Moreover, Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen has continued to lead the Central Committee members to present regular progress reports to Her Majesty Queen, Mother of the Khmer Nation and His Majesty the King, Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath .

Members of central committee led by Samdech Kittipritthbindit presented to her Majesty the Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, CRC honorary president.

Activity 2 - Branch and sub-branch development During 2017, each branch committed good governance by strengthening the structure of the branch, sub branch level, RCV and RCY network according to the direction set out in the 6th General Assembly of the CRC as follows:

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 Participated in two extraordinary branch assemblies, namely Kampong Thom and Kampong Cham and the announcement of president of Koh Kong branch committee.  Participated in organization of branch structure, provided directions to branch committee, and organised a consultative meeting in order to prepare extraordinary branch assembly of Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom and Koh Kong branch.  Strengthened capacity of CRC Kampong Thom branch staff on administration and financial management and assisted branch in revising job descriptions for all management positions.  Disseminated new CRC Conditions of Service and Mission Subsistence Allowance for Domestic and Oversea Missions for Staff Members (recently approved) to 6 branches, such as Koh Kong, Kampong Thom, Banteay Meanchey, Tboung Khmum, Oddar Meanchey and Rattanak Kiri branches.  Branch committed and completed the construction of its own sub branch office buildings in 120 districts out of 197 districts throughout the country. Certain sub branches have the capacity to respond to disaster on time by themselves with its own budget.

The opening ceremony of Banteay Srey Sub-Branch Office, Siem Reap branch and Stung Sen Sub Branch, Kampong Thom branch.

Activity 3 - Human resource development and management (Staff, RCY and RCVs) 3.1. Staffing  Currently, the CRC have 115 staff while 98 staff are core staff received salary from the CRC and other 17 from partners.  CRC has 435 honorary committee members, 364 branch committee members, 197 sub-branches, 1,292 sub-branch committee, 1,527 sub-branch committee members and 287 branch staff. 3.2 Red Cross Youth and Red Cross Volunteers RCYs and RCVs are the real actors and the driving force of the Movement. They actively participate in implementing the core 4 areas of the CRC Strategy. In 2017, the significant achievements are as follows:

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 CRC has a network of 23,288 Red Cross youths (14,500 females), 1,056 Red Cross youths advisors (251 females) in 22 universities and 478 target schools in one municipality and 24 provinces.

Red Cross Youths in Preah Vihear renovated road in their village and Youth club gave food items and school materials to the poor classmate  RCYs from 3 universities, including National University of Management, University of Medicine and Cambodia University organized blood donation campaigns under the theme "Student Blood" and "A drop of Blood for Hope". There were 535 people donated blood during the campaigns.

Red Cross Youths participated in blood donation at Royal University Phnom Penh

 CRC has a network of 12,853 RCVs (5,187 females) in one municipality and 24 provinces. They have received specific skills and are key actors of every projects/programmes. 27

 Organized International Volunteer Day, December 5th, 2017 under the theme "Volunteer for Own Development and Community" at Takeo and Battambang Red Cross Branches with participation of 600 people. Meanwhile, other 12 Cambodian Red Cross branches also organized this event.

President of CRC Tboung Khmum branch (right) provides helmets to RCVs and CRC Preah Vihear branch director (left) provides certificates to RCVs  Provided uniforms to 10,771 RCYs. In addition 11,298 RCYs received basic training and other skills from the project/programme they are working for.

1st Deputy Secretary General and team members attended in the event of International Volunteer Day at CRC Takeo branch

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CRC branch directors of Preah Vihear and Tboung Khmum provided uniforms to CRC youths  Provided training on Youth as Agents of Behavioural Change (YABC) in their communities in 6 branches and 21 universities with a total participation of 237 students.  Provided 100 seats of Samdech Kittipritthbindit scholarship (year 2017-2018) to poor students, who are RCVs and RCYs from one municipality and 24 provinces. In addition, Mekong Cambodia University and Cambodia University provided scholarship for 143 seats to RCVs and RCYs from Kampot, Battambang and Phnom Penh. During 2017, 21 universities provided scholarships to students, who are RCYs.

Activity 4 - Resource development His Majesty the King, Preah Bath Samdech Preah Boromneath NORODOM SIHAMONI and Her Majesty Queen Mother of the Khmer Nation donate monthly, quarterly, and annually to support CRC humanitarian activities. In addition, the celebration of World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, May 8th, under the high patronage of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, was attended by national and international distinguished guest. Donations from that day remarkably increase year by year. In addition to donations on May 8th, CRC also received donations from generous donors who made courtesy visits to Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen and CRC leaders.

Activity 5 - Communication and cooperation  CRC currently has 10 partners such as Finish Red Cross, China Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, IART, IFRC, ICRC, World Mate Foundation, Cartier Foundation and Light for the World.  Participated in China-ASEAN RCRC Fraternity Forum, in Beijing, China.  Participated in 14th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting, in Hanoi, .  Participated in Restoring Family Links (RFL) Strategy Implementation Group Meeting, in Geneva, Switzerland (2nd time in 2017).  Participated in RCRC Statutory Meetings (the 21st General Assembly and Council of Delegates Meeting) in Antalya, Turkey. 29

 Participated regularly in meeting with the National Committee of Disaster Management; developed plan of action for disaster law dissemination, and conduct simulation exercise to reduce disaster risk.  Organized two [local] partnership meetings.

Samdech Kittipritthbindit Bun Rany HunSen, president of Cambodian Red Cross accepts courtesy visit Mr. Marwan Jilani, Chief of cluster of IFRC in Bangkok.

CRC secretariat received 440 tons of rice from China government through Royal Government of Cambodia

Activity 6 - Administration and financial development  Provided refresher on-job training on administration and financial management for Kampong Thom branch staff as well as provided guidance on how to develop financial report relating to fund raising of lottery and May 8th celebration, 2017.

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 Promoted the responsibilities on financial transactions and settlements (at National Headquarters) based on defined deadline and supported documents required by CRC Financial Procedures.  Carried out external consolidated auditing for year ending 2016 of the CRC, and conducted internal discussion at the National Headquarters on the key recommendations made by auditors in order to effectively improve financial management.

Activity 7 - Planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting  Revised Branch Development Plan (2014-2019) for Rattanak Kiri and Koh Kong branches to promote quality and diversity of the branch development planning in accordance with centralized and decentralized directions and CRC Strategy 2011-2020.  Consolidated 2017 report from all departments, projects, programmes and branches for publishing and disseminating (in both English and Khmer versions) as well as consolidated weekly, monthly and quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports for submission to leadership for acknowledgement and decision making.

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Section 2 – ACTIVITY PLAN 2018

Core Area 1: Disaster Management  Improve capacity to reduce the disaster risk, prevention, response and rehabilitation after disaster on time and effectiveness, and continue to mainstream disaster management training according to global framework.  Continue to build capacity in disseminating road safety information throughout the RCY and RCV networks in cooperation with national and international organisation and relevant institutions.  Continue to provide interest-free micro loan project supported by World Mate Foundation and Safer Rural Community programme.

Core Area 2: Health and Care in the Community  Continue to strengthen and expand activities of National Championships on Maternal, Infant and Child Health and AIDS.  As host National Society, continue to strengthen Asian RCRC HIV/AIDS Network (ART) cooperation and coordination, and through this network promote health care for migrated people who living with HIV/AIDS.  Promote Community Based Health Development and Healthy Aging in cooperation with relevant partners.  Encourage and support branches to implement Minimum Package of Activities (MPA) to sustain health promotion and water and sanitation projects.  Continue to promote First Aids activities.

Core Area 3: Promotion of the Movement’s Fundamental Principles and Humanitarian Values  Organise 155th World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, May 8.  Organise traditional ceremony in the occasion of the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, CRC Honorary President.  Continue to disseminate and broadcast CRC activities throughout media platforms/channels.  Continue to promote Safer Access through dissemination of the Fundamental Principles, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and the Use and Protection of Red Cross or Red Crescent Emblems within and outside the Cambodian Red Cross.  Disseminate the Fundamental Principles, International Humanitarian Law and the Cambodian Red Cross activities for 9 Red Cross sub-branches in Phnom Penh, 4 universities and 2 institutes.  Organize Youth Forum and National Pupil Drawing Contest to mark the 155th World Red Cross Red Crescent Day, May 8.  Continue to strengthen the Restoring Family Links service at the National and branch levels.

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 Continue to support Community Safer Resilience Community programme in 4 targeted branches, including Pursat, Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear.

Core Area 4: Organizational Development and Resource Development 1. Governance and management  Continue to support capacity building for all Red Cross branches.  Organize an annual central committee meeting and branch committee meeting.  Organize an annual meeting at national level to consolidate activity report with management from all 25 branches.  Promote an annual meeting to consolidate youth activities in each Red Cross branch and at national level, and provide training of trainer (ToT) for Red Cross Youth in 6 targeted Red Cross branches.  Organize annual gathering with CRC retired staff at least one or two times per year. 2. Branch and sub-branch development  Continue to disseminate CRC Conditions of Service and Mission Subsistence Allowance for Domestic and Oversea Missions for Staff Members.  Revise Branch Development Plan following the Branch Organisational Capacity Assessment (BOCA) conducted at each branch.  Continue to support Minimum Package of Activity (MPA) of the branches, and encourage branch to have a sub-branch office building in all districts throughout each province.  Organize meeting on lesson learned about the implementation of the Community Development and First Aid (CBHFA) project at Tboung Khmum Red Cross branch.  Organize meeting on lesson learned about the implementation of the Disaster Risk Reduction project at the Kampong Chhnang branch.  Organize leadership training on Operacy to Kampong Chhnang Red Cross branch. 3. Human resource development and management (Staff, RCY and RCVs)  Support branches to improve the implementation of staff roles and responsibilities according to the individual job description.  Provide basic training and refresher training to Youth Advisors, Red Cross Volunteers, and Red Cross Youth.  Develop training guidelines for RCV and RCY.  Continue to strengthen and expand RCV and RCY networks.  Organize youth camp for studying the Youth as Agents of Behavioural Change and share experience.  Review the CRC Youth Guidelines. 4. Resource development  Encourage branches to raise fund from diversified sources.

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5. Communication and cooperation  Assist all branches in coordination with, especially branches situated along the borders in order to implement effectively the Cooperation Agreement (2017-2022) between Cambodian Red Cross, Lao Red Cross and Viet Nam Red Cross.  Continue to strengthen cooperation with the relevant national and international partners on 4 core areas of CRC Strategy 2011-2020. 6. Administration and financial development  Provide training and refresher training on administration, policies and financial procedures to relevant staff at national and branch levels.  Continue to develop “QuickBooks Enterprise” for 3-4 branches (based on selected branches as a pilot project) and look for possible extension to other branches step by step.  Continue to support branches to prepare internal auditing process. 7. Planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting  Continue to improve PMER at branch level by providing training and refresher training  Continue to improve capacity of PMER team at national level (all departments).  Continue to develop and/or revise Branch Development Plan (2014-2019) in 7 targeted branches, including Kampong Cham, Kampot, Preah Vihear, Mondul Kiri, Stung Treng, Oddar Meanchey and Pailin.

Conclusion Four years following the 6th term of General Assembly, which is the time that members of the central committee, members of branch committee and sub-branch committee, branch staff, Red Cross volunteers and Red Cross Youths at all levels, have devoted their physical and spiritual strength to fulfil their humanitarian role and responsibilities according to the recommendations of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Samdech Techo has always supported the value and the legal base of the Cambodian Red Cross as the auxiliary to the public authorities in the humanitarian field. CRC members, staff, volunteers and youth highly appreciate his tremendous and precious concept in mobilizing collective effort to support humanitarian activities of the Cambodian Red Cross. Together, with the goodwill, smart and constant effective leadership of Samdech Kittipritthbindit, president of the Cambodian Red Cross, who has devoted her physical, spiritual strength and time to consider the suffering of victims and vulnerable people as the first priorities of human humanitarian work that need to be addressed. Her greatest achievements are appreciated by national and international communities. 34

Achievements and successes have been done, providing warmth for victims, most vulnerable people and beneficiaries and building trust among people from all walks-of-life, so to speak, therefore the Cambodian Red Cross has fulfilled its mission in compliance with the annual theme "Cambodian Red Cross is Everywhere for Everyone".

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