Cambodia
Kampong Thom and Kampong Cham Provinces
8
partners
2.925
direct beneficiaries
in 2018
Cambodge : en chemin vers l’agriculture durable
Louvain Coopération travaille chaque jour à soutenir les agriculteur.trice.s locaux de la province de Kampong Thom et Kampong Cham au Cambodge. L’agriculture durable s’annonce comme une voie privilégiée pour les sortir de leur vulnérabilité et les rendre plus résilients. L’agriculture est un des… +
Results from 2018:
- 527 new patients with mental disorders were treated in 2018.
- 88% of farmers supported and trained in sustainable agriculture continue to use the techniques learned and 75% of them see an improvement in their yields.
- 1,238 children were screened for mental health and 67 of them were referred for support
- A new self-help group of 24 farmers was established and they received training in sustainable agriculture.
Programme
Food and economic security
- stimulation of small farmers and the creation of mutual solidarity groups to improve their resilience and productivity
- establishment of networks of peer educators and awareness groups on mental health, diabetes and hypertension
Partners : Mlup Baitong, Facilitator of Agri-Enterprises for Cooperatives (FAEC), Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) – Ecoland Research Center
Health care
Louvain Coopération and its partners provide two hospitals and six health centres with consultations, advice and training of the medical profession to detect and treat mental health disorders in the best possible way.
Doctors and nurses, who are not very well equipped to deal with psycho-social problems, acquire the tools to speed up recovery, especially through consultations and advice.
Note that in 2017, Dr. Sotheara Chhim, Executive Director of TPO, our partner for mental health projects, won the Dr. Guislain Award for his fight for the development of mental health services in Cambodia.
Partners : Transcultural Psychosocial Organisation (TPO), Social Services of Cambodia, Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health-Caritas, Department of Preventive Medicine, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA)
KIMSEY HENG, PROVINCE DE KAMPONG THOM
« Je vis avec mon mari et mes 4 enfants et je possède une petite épicerie. J’ai reçu un petit soutien financier pour développer mon activité, ainsi que des formations pour mieux la gérer. Grâce à cela, j’ai pu agrandir mon magasin petit à petit et proposer plus d’articles. Au départ, je ne gagnais que 7.5 $ US par jour mais, avec ces changements, je gagne maintenant 50$ US ou plus ! Cet argent, je l’utilise pour envoyer mes enfants à l’école et pour faire face aux dépenses de ma famille. »