Rural Economic Development Association (REDA)

Contact Details

Mr. Sim Kalyan

Executive Director

Mobile Phone: (855) 12 940 755 / (855) 11 940 755

Office Phone: (855) 44 390 755

Email address: redakhorg@gmail.com or redakhorg@yahoo.com

Address: Phnoa Village, Tasous Commune, Svay Chrum District, Svay Rieng Province.

Background

The Rural Economic Development Association (REDA) is a local non-governmental, non-profit,

non-partisan organization established in 1993 by a core group of people repatriated to Svay Rieng,

such as teachers, nurses and farmers numbering fewer than ten and has grown over the past

decade to a full-time staff of 42 people working on the Home Based Care project and caring for

orphans. REDA is governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Director. REDA was

registered at the Ministry of Interior in 1994. REDA organization under KHANA coverage covers for

1 Operational District (Svay Rieng), 4 Health Centers, 8 communes and 80 villages.

Vision

To see Cambodian minority groups, women, children, and PLHIV improve their living condition in a

democratic way, with transparency and non–violence, and eliminate discrimination by respecting

human rights, the law, peace and gender

To increase the ability of civil society to implement their own methods to improve their living

conditions freely in accordance with national and international law in a non–violent way to lift

Cambodians out of the cycle of poverty

To encourage equal participation and development of children, women, men and PLHIV into all

fields of Cambodian society

Mission

To strengthen the capacity of the community to enable democratic practices in accordance with the

law, gender respect, human rights, women’s rights, children’s rights and preventative measures

against the AIDS epidemic

To strengthen staff capacity in professional skills, tolerance to other human beings, and the

environment

To support self-supporting activities in social and economic aspects of the lives of children, women,

men and PLHIV in Svay Rieng province where social welfare services are not fully provided

To advocate equal rights for children, women, men and PLHIV, in cooperation with similar

organizations and agencies in the community.

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Human Resources

Six of 42 full time staff, four of 18 part time staff, four of 18 team volunteers and 20 of 85 village

volunteers supported through KHANA.

Sources of Funding

• Global Fund through KHANA

• WFP through KHANA

• Other Donors: NCHADS, USAID through Pact Cambodia, NZ through FPAID and UNICEF

Program

Projects Funded through KHANA:

• Integrated Care and Prevention (ICP) for PLHIV and OVC

• Food support to PLHIV and OVC

Other Projects:

• Integrated Care and Prevention (ICP)

• Behavior Changing Community Initiative for Sanitation and Hygiene (BCCISH)

• PLHA and Community Change Behaviors for Sustainable Communities Development

(PCCBSCD)