iDE Cambodia

iDE Cambodia iDE creates income and livelihood opportunities for poor rural households.

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10/07/2026

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βœ… αž‚αžΆαŸ†αž‘αŸ’αžšαž‡αž“αž‡αžΆαžαž·αž—αžΆαž‚αžαž·αž…
βœ… αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αžšαž·αž™αžΆαž”αž“αŸ’αž“αž…αŸ†αž–αŸ„αŸ‡αžŸαž αž‚αž˜αž“αŸ LGBTQI+
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αž“αŸαŸ‡αž‡αžΆαž±αž€αžΆαžŸαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž’αž—αž·αžœαžŒαŸ’αžˆαž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž±αŸ’αž™αžˆαžΆαž“αž‘αŸ…αž€αž˜αŸ’αžšαž·αžαž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹! πŸš€

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αžŸαŸ’αž‚αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž“αžšαžŽαžΆαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž’αžΆαž…αž‘αž‘αž½αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž’αžαŸ’αžαž”αŸ’αžšαž™αŸ„αž‡αž“αŸαž–αžΈαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαž·αž’αžΈαž“αŸαŸ‡αž˜αŸ‚αž“αž‘αŸ? αžŸαžΌαž˜αž…αŸ‚αž€αžšαŸ†αž›αŸ‚αž€αž–αŸαžαŸŒαž˜αžΆαž“αž“αŸαŸ‡αž‘αŸ…αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž‰αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€!

αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαž·αž’αžΈαž“αŸαŸ‡αž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαž•αŸ’αž“αŸ‚αž€αž˜αž½αž™αž“αŸƒαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαž·αž’αžΈ #αž™αžΎαž„αž’αž—αž·αžœαžŒαŸ’αžαž“αŸαž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆ ( ) αž‘αž‘αž½αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž·αž‚αžΆαŸ†αž‘αŸ’αžšαž–αžΈαžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž—αž·αž”αžΆαž›αž’αžΌαžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΆαž›αžΈ αžαžΆαž˜αžšαž™αŸˆ αž“αž·αž„αž’αž“αž»αžœαžαŸ’αžαžŠαŸ„αž™ UN Women Asia and the Pacific αžŠαŸ„αž™αž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžšαžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαž”αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαž½αž›αž–αžΈ Mekong Inclusive Ventures αž“αž·αž„ iDE Cambodia
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Who can apply?
This free of charge workshop and training programme supports women-owned businesses and gender-responsive enterprises across Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang, including businesses that are
βœ… Owned/Led by women
βœ… Employing or working with people with disabilities
βœ… Supporting ethnic minorities
βœ… Inclusive of LGBTQI+ communities
βœ… Based in rural areas

What's in it for you?
πŸŽ“ Procurement-readiness training to sharpen your edge
πŸ«±πŸΌβ€πŸ«²πŸ» Access to new market opportunities
πŸ“ˆ Stronger connections with private & public sector buyers

This is your chance to take your business to the next level! πŸš€

⏳ Application Deadline: 20 July 2026
πŸš€ Apply online: forms.gle/cMQbKCgnhuHcJgiu7

Know someone who could benefit from this programme? Please share it with your network!

This programme is part of the ​ programme, funded by the Australian Government through the and implemented by UN Women Asia and the Pacific with facilitation from Mekong Inclusive Ventures and iDE Cambodia

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08/07/2026

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αž’αž„αŸ’αž‚αž€αžΆαžšαž€αžŸαž·αž€αžš αž“αž·αž„αžŸαž αž‚αž˜αž“αŸαž€αžŸαž·αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžšαžΉαž„αž˜αžΆαŸ† αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αž–αžΈαž—αžΆαž–αž‡αžΆαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŠαžΉαž€αž“αžΆαŸ† αž“αž·αž„αž€αžΆαžšαžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αž•αŸ‚αž“αž€αžΆαžšαž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžŠαŸαž†αŸ’αž›αžΆαžαžœαŸƒαŸ”

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Stronger Farmer Organizations and Agriculture Cooperatives Start with Stronger Leadership and Smarter Business Planning

Achieving stronger Farmer Organizations requires more than supportive policies. It requires strong leadership, sound governance, and the ability to think and operate as sustainable businesses.

This July, iDE Cambodia launched the first session of the 11-month Agriculture Cooperatives Accelerator Coaching Program under FAO's PEARL Project, bringing together committee members from Farmer Organizations in Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap provinces.

The coaching program is designed to strengthen leadership, entrepreneurial thinking, governance, and business planning while helping organizations identify their strengths, address challenges, and establish clear pathways for growth.

Over the next 11 months, the program will support 34 Farmer Organizationsβ€”17 in Oddar Meanchey and 17 in Siem Reapβ€”through practical, context-specific coaching. Sessions are delivered in small groups of up to 15 participants, with support from Commune Agriculture Officers (CAOs) to encourage active participation and meaningful learning.

Exciting news from Cambodia! πŸ‡°πŸ‡­Today, iDE Cambodia officially signed a partnership agreement with the Swiss Agency for D...
02/07/2026

Exciting news from Cambodia! πŸ‡°πŸ‡­

Today, iDE Cambodia officially signed a partnership agreement with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to launch our new project: SAAT (Sustainable Access and Action for Waste Transformation). We are proud to share that this important initiative is co-funded by SDC Swiss Cooperation Mekong and iDE Canada.

Cambodia generates around 10,000 tonnes of waste every day, yet only about 18% of rural households have access to waste collection services. With nearly 75% of the population living in rural areas, many communities have no choice but to burn, bury, or dump their waste in rivers, canals, and along roadsides, polluting waterways, agricultural land, and surrounding communities. The consequences are felt most by vulnerable groups, including rural poor households, women, and informal waste workers. Plastic pollution, open burning, and seasonal flooding not only threaten public health and livelihoods but also degrade critical ecosystems that communities depend on.

SAAT aims to change this narrative by treating waste as an entrepreneurial opportunity rather than a public burden. By scaling our proven market-based model in Battambang Province, we will strengthen local waste enterprises, generate household demand through direct sales, and support informal waste collectors (et jays)β€”predominantly womenβ€”through business incubation. Our goal is to bring reliable and sustainable waste collection services to 5,000 rural Cambodian households, while creating inclusive economic opportunities and contributing to a more circular economy.

A huge thank you to the Swiss Agency for SDC and iDE Canada for their generous support, trust, and strategic vision. Together with local authorities and market actors, we are building a viable and lasting pathway toward sustainable waste management and a circular economy in rural Cambodia.

Let's power entrepreneurs to end poverty and transform waste! πŸš€

A toilet is only the beginning of sanitation, every pit eventually fills up. And in rural Cambodia, what happens next is...
26/06/2026

A toilet is only the beginning of sanitation, every pit eventually fills up. And in rural Cambodia, what happens next is where progress quietly falls apart: waste ends up in open fields and water sources, recreating the contamination that ending open defecation was meant to solve.

This is the gap between ODF and ODF Plus, and it's where local leadership matters most. This April in Angkor Chum District, Siem Reap, we celebrated the community focal points helping close that gap. By referring households to local sanitation entrepreneurs offering safe pit-emptying services, they're turning trust into real public health impact.

Congratulations to our two Sanitation Champions, Mr. Seap Sep and Mr. Bun Vut, whose referrals alone connected nearly 80 households to safe services!

Read more about our model below πŸ‘‡

When people think of sanitation, they think of toilets. But what happens when a toilet's pit fills up? Across rural Cambodia, that question still has no answer.

What if the same woman who grows her business also nourishes her community?That's the idea behind iDE Cambodia's Well-Fe...
22/06/2026

What if the same woman who grows her business also nourishes her community?
That's the idea behind iDE Cambodia's Well-Fed, Well-Led Business Fair and two years of work under the Transforming Lives Through Nutrition (TLTN) project. Find out the full insight below πŸ‘‡

In much of traditional development work, nutrition and business have frequently been treated as separate silos. One field focuses on what people eat, while the other focuses on how people earn, often operating under the assumption that these are different problems requiring different solutions.

[English below] iDE launched a grant voucher initiative to help micro-vendors in Oddar Meanchey restore their businesses...
11/06/2026

[English below] iDE launched a grant voucher initiative to help micro-vendors in Oddar Meanchey restore their businesses.

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αž‚αŸ†αž“αž·αžαž•αŸ’αžαž½αž…αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αž“αŸαŸ‡ αž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαž•αŸ’αž“αŸ‚αž€αž˜αž½αž™αž“αŸƒαž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„αž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαž‡αžΈαžœαž·αžαžαžΆαž˜αžšαž™αŸˆαž’αžΆαž αžΆαžšαžΌαž”αžαŸ’αžαž˜αŸ’αž—αŸ” αž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„αž“αŸαŸ‡ αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž’αž“αž»αžœαžαŸ’αžαžšαž½αž˜αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαžŠαŸ„αž™αž’αž„αŸ’αž‚αž€αžΆαžšαž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αž”αžΈαŸ– Helen Keller Intl, Vitamin Angels αž“αž·αž„ iDE αžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαžŠαŸ„αŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαž™αž”αž‰αŸ’αž αžΆ αž€αž„αŸ’αžœαŸ‡αž’αžΆαž αžΆαžšαžΌαž”αžαŸ’αžαž˜αŸ’αž—αž›αžΎαž˜αŸ’αžαžΆαž™ αž‘αžΆαžšαž€ αž“αž·αž„αž€αž»αž˜αžΆαžšαžαžΌαž…αŸ— αž“αŸ…αž‘αžΌαž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αž·αž—αž–αž›αŸ„αž€αŸ” αž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„αž“αŸαŸ‡αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž·αžŠαŸ„αž™ αžŸαžΆαžŸαž“αžΆαž…αž€αŸ’αžšαž“αŸƒαž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡αž™αŸαžŸαŸŠαžΌαžœαž‚αŸ’αžšαžΈαžŸαŸ’αž‘αž“αŸƒ αž–αž½αž€αž”αžšαž·αžŸαž»αž‘αŸ’αž’αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž…αž»αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αŸ” αž αžΎαž™αž–αž½αž€αž™αžΎαž„αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αžšαž½αž˜αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‚αž›αž˜αŸ’αž’αžŸαž»αžαž»αž˜αžΆαž›αž—αžΆαž– αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈ αž“αž·αž„αž€αž»αž˜αžΆαžšαžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αžœαŸ‡αžαžΆαžαž“αŸ…αž‡αž»αŸ†αžœαž·αž‰αž–αž·αž—αž–αž›αŸ„αž€αŸ”
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When fighting broke out along Cambodia's northern border, hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. Markets emptied. Vendors fled. And when families finally returned home, the food stalls that had once fed their communities were often still gone.

In Oddar Meanchey, iDE is working to prevent that absence from becoming permanent. Through an innovative grant voucher initiative, iDE provided 29 micro-vendors with US$300 to US$400 each in working capital β€” enough to restock their stalls, rebuild their businesses, and bring nutritious food back to the people who need it most.

The vouchers are designed to intervene at a critical moment. Restricted specifically to nutritious food and hygiene products, they address a compounding problem: vendors who lack working capital tend to default to cheap, shelf-stable goods, deepening the food insecurity that returnees already face. By directing funds exclusively toward fresh produce, proteins, quality ingredients, and essential hygiene items, the grants restore vendors' purchasing power and continue selling food, while ensuring communities have access to safe, nutritious food and essential products for cooking and daily use.

iDE αž˜αžΆαž“αž±αž€αžΆαžŸαž”αžΆαž“αžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αž–αž·αž–αŸαžšαžŽαŸαž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž˜αž½αž™αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αž”αž‘ β€œWell-Fed, Well-Led: Nutrition and Women's Business in Action” αž“αŸ…αžαŸαž...
05/06/2026

iDE αž˜αžΆαž“αž±αž€αžΆαžŸαž”αžΆαž“αžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αž–αž·αž–αŸαžšαžŽαŸαž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž˜αž½αž™αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αž”αž‘ β€œWell-Fed, Well-Led: Nutrition and Women's Business in Action” αž“αŸ…αžαŸαžαŸ’αžαžŸαŸ€αž˜αžšαžΆαž”αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžŸαž αž‚αŸ’αžšαž·αž“αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž’αžΆαž…αž˜αž€αž‡αž½αž”αž‡αž»αŸ†αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆ αžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž–αž·αž—αžΆαž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆ αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžαž‘αŸ†αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αŸ†αž“αž„ αžšαŸ€αž“αžŸαžΌαžαŸ’αžš αž“αž·αž„αž›αžΎαž€αž‘αžΉαž€αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž‘αŸ…αžœαž·αž‰αž‘αŸ…αž˜αž€ αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž‘αžΈ ្៩-៣០ αžαŸ‚αž§αžŸαž—αžΆαŸ”

αžŸαž αž‚αŸ’αžšαž·αž“αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž‡αžΆαž„ ៧αŸ₯ αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹ αžšαž½αž˜αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαž˜αžΆαž‡αž·αž€αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαž·αž’αžΈ SHE αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž‡αŸ†αž“αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαŸ’αž˜αžΈ αž’αžαžΈαžαžŸαž˜αžΆαž‡αž·αž€ αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„ Transforming Lives Through Nutrition (TLTN) αžšαž½αž˜αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž—αžΆαž‚αžΈαž–αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž–αŸαž“αŸ’αž’αžŸαŸ†αžαžΆαž“αŸ‹αŸ— αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž”αž„αŸ’αž αžΆαž‰αž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αŸ” αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαž·αž’αžΈαž”αžΆαž“αžšαž½αž˜αž”αž‰αŸ’αž…αžΌαž›αžœαŸαž‘αž·αž€αžΆαž–αž·αž—αžΆαž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžαžΈαž–αžΈαž€αžΆαžšαž›αžΎαž€αž€αž˜αŸ’αž–αžŸαŸ‹αž’αžΆαž αžΆαžšαžΌαž”αžαŸ’αžαž˜αŸ’αž—αžαžΆαž˜αžšαž™αŸˆαž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž•αŸ’αžαŸ„αžαž›αžΎαž€αžΆαžšαž…αŸ‚αž€αžšαŸ†αž›αŸ‚αž€αž”αž‘αž–αž·αžŸαŸ„αž’αž“αŸαž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž’αžΆαž αžΆαžšαžΌαž”αžαŸ’αžαž˜αŸ’αž— សអរ:αžŸαŸ†αžαžΆαž“αŸ‹αž’αžΆαž αžΆαžšαžΌαž”αžαŸ’αžαž˜αŸ’αž—αž…αŸ†αž–αŸ„αŸ‡αžŸαž»αžαž—αžΆαž–αž˜αžΆαžαžΆ αž‘αžΆαžšαž€ αž“αž·αž„αž€αž»αž˜αžΆαžšαžαžΌαž…αŸ— αž–αŸ’αžšαž˜αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž˜αŸαžšαŸ€αž“αžŸαŸ†αžαžΆαž“αŸ‹αŸ—αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž‡αž½αž™αž±αŸ’αž™αž–αž½αž€αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αžšαžΈαž€αž…αž˜αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αŸ”

αž™αžΎαž„αž–αž·αžαž‡αžΆαž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ†αž•αž»αžŸαž‚αŸ†αž“αž·αž αž“αž·αž„αžšαžΈαž€αžšαžΆαž™αž“αŸ…αž–αŸαž›αž”αžΆαž“αžƒαžΎαž‰αžœαžαŸ’αžαž˜αžΆαž“αž”αž„αž”αŸ’αž’αžΌαž“αž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αžšαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‡αžΆαžŸαž αž‚αŸ’αžšαž·αž“αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈ αž‡αžΆαž˜αŸ’αžαžΆαž™ αž‡αžΆαž˜αŸαž‚αŸ’αžšαž½αžŸαžΆαžšαž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“ αž˜αž€αž‚αžΆαŸ†αž‘αŸ’αžš αž“αž·αž„αž›αžΎαž€αž‘αžΉαž€αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž‘αŸ…αžœαž·αž‰αž‘αŸ…αž˜αž€αŸ” αžŸαžΌαž˜αž’αžšαž‚αž»αžŽαž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„αž‡αŸ’αžšαžΆαž›αž‡αŸ’αžšαŸ…αžŠαž›αŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŸαŸ’αž˜αŸαž‚αŸ’αžšαž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž™αžΎαž„αž“αŸ…αžŸαŸ€αž˜αžšαžΆαž” αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž‡αž½αž™αž’αŸ„αž™αž–αŸ’αžšαžΉαžαŸ’αžαž·αž€αžΆαžšαžŽαŸαž“αŸαŸ‡αž€αžΎαžαž”αžΆαž“αž‘αžΎαž„ πŸ™πŸŒ±

On 30th May, iDE hosted a Business Fair under the theme "Well-Fed, Well-Led: Nutrition and Women's Business in Action" which served as a space for women entrepreneurs to come together to discuss, connect, learn, and inspire one another.
More than 75 women entrepreneurs, including current program members and alumni from the SHE program under the Transforming Lives Through Nutrition (TLTN) project, including stakeholders gathered to showcase their businesses and share the journey of growth they have each walked through.

The fair featured a panel discussion on empowering nutrition through business, focusing on shared experiences of running nutrition-sensitive business, the importance of nutrition for maternal, infant, and young child health, and the key lessons that have helped them grow.

We were truly inspired and filled with joy seeing women entrepreneurs who are also mothers and decision-makers in the household - come together to support and encourage one another. We also want to thank our lovely volunteers in Siem Reap, who made this event possible. πŸ™πŸŒ±
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The is a consortium of public health organizations - Helen Keller Intl, Vitamin Angels, and iDE - working together to address maternal, infant, and young child malnutrition globally. Funded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, our organizations are coming together to improve the wellbeing of underserved women and children around the world.

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04/06/2026

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αž’αž„αŸ’αž‚αž€αžΆαžš iDE Cambodia αž˜αžΆαž“αž˜αŸ„αž‘αž“αž—αžΆαž–αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαžΉαž€αž“αžΆαŸ†αž€αžΆαžšαžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αž―αž€αžŸαžΆαžšαž”αžŽαŸ’αžαž»αŸ‡αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž› αž“αž·αž„αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαž·αž’αžΈαžŸαž·αž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž―αž€αž‘αŸαžŸ αžŸαŸ’αžαžΈαž–αžΈαž•αž›αž·αžαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž’αž“αŸ‹αž“αžΉαž„αž’αžΆαž€αžΆαžŸαž’αžΆαžαž»αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΆαŸ†αžŸαŸ’αžœαžΆαž™ αž”αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚ αž“αž·αž„αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαžŸαžšαžΈαžšαžΆαž„αŸ’αž‚ αž‡αžΌαž“αžŠαž›αŸ‹αž˜αž“αŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž€αžŸαž·αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžƒαž»αŸ† αž”αž»αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž›αž·αž€αž•αŸ’αžŸαž–αŸ’αžœαž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž™αž€αžŸαž·αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜ αž“αž·αž„αžαŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαžΉαž€αž“αžΆαŸ†αžŸαž αž‚αž˜αž“αŸαž€αžŸαž·αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜ αž“αž·αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž•αž›αž·αžαž€αžš αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž–αž½αž€αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž“αžΉαž„αž”αž“αŸ’αžαž‘αŸ…αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαž»αŸ‡αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›αž€αžŸαž·αž€αžšαžŠαž‘αŸƒαž‘αŸ€αžαž“αŸ…αž‘αžΌαž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αžαŸαžαŸ’αžαž§αžαŸ’αžαžšαž˜αžΆαž“αž‡αŸαž™ αž–αŸ’αžšαŸ‡αžœαž·αž αžΆαžš αž“αž·αž„αžŸαŸ€αž˜αžšαžΆαž”αŸ” αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž“αžΆαž˜αž‡αžΆαž•αŸ’αž“αŸ‚αž€αž˜αž½αž™αž“αŸƒαž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‚αžΆαŸ†αž‘αŸ’αžšαžαžœαž·αž€αžΆαžŠαŸ„αž™αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž·αž’αžΆαž€αžΆαžŸαž’αžΆαžαž»αž”αŸƒαžαž„ (Green Climate Fund) αž€αžΆαžšαž„αžΆαžšαž“αŸαŸ‡αž‡αž½αž™αž‚αžΆαŸ†αž‘αŸ’αžšαžŠαž›αŸ‹αž€αžŸαž·αž€αžšαžαŸ’αž“αžΆαžαžαžΌαž…αžαžΆαž˜αžšαž™αŸˆαž€αžŸαž·αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαŸƒαž†αŸ’αž›αžΆαžαž“αžΉαž„αž’αžΆαž€αžΆαžŸαž’αžΆαžαž» αž€αžΆαžšαžαž—αŸ’αž‡αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž‘αžΈαž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαžšαž±αŸ’αž™αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαŸ‚αžšαžΉαž„αž˜αžΆαŸ† αžŠαŸ„αž™αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž½αž™ αžœαž‚αŸ’αž‚αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαž»αŸ‡αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΌαž”αž„αŸ’αž‚αŸ„αž› (ToT) αž“αŸ…αž‘αžΌαž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αžαŸαžαŸ’αžαž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž”αžΈ αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž‘αžΎαž„αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž‘αžΈαŸ’αŸ₯ αžαŸ‚αž§αžŸαž—αžΆ αžŠαž›αŸ‹αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž‘αžΈαŸ€ αžαŸ‚αž˜αž·αžαž»αž“αžΆαž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”
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What does it take to help farming families grow more, earn more, and thrive in a changing climate? It starts with the right knowledge, delivered by the right group of people and a continuous supporting system.

iDE is proud to have led the development of specialized training materials and curriculum on climate-resilient production of mango, vegetables and organic rice, for the commune agricultural officers, extension workers, and cooperative and producer group leaders who will go on to train farmers across Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear and Siem Reap. As part of the Green Climate Fund-funded Project, this work supports smallholder farmers through climate-smart agriculture and stronger market access, with the Training of Trainers launching across all three provinces from 25th May to 4th June.

Read more below πŸ‘‡

Here are what our trainings cover:

πŸ₯­ Mango. Helping farmers meet international export standards through climate-resilient production practices and smarter canopy management. By adopting biochar for healthier soil, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and off-season mango production techniques, farmers are empowered to harvest high-quality fruit at exactly the right moment for peak market value.

πŸ₯¬ Leafy Vegetables. Growing year-round with net-house technology, improving soil health with biochar and compost, and utilizing crop smart irrigation. By applying natural biological controls to protect crops and employing traceability tools, farmers will be able to access better, higher-value markets.

🌾 Organic Rice. Applying proven methods to boost yields while keeping full organic integrity: no chemicals, smart water management, and precise harvesting to preserve the rice's premium aroma and meet international certification standards.

And it's not just about crops. Every lesson also carries a deeper commitment to women, to vulnerable groups, and to the environment, because this is how the changes will last. πŸ’š

Beyond technical knowledge, our ToTs includes dedicated sessions on facilitation skills, equipping CAOs with the techniques they need to lead effective, confident training sessions of their own.

The Project is implemented by Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment, with technical support from FAO Cambodia, working together to build climate resilience for approximately 450,000 smallholder farmers across northern Cambodia.

πŸš› Breaking the Myth: Rural Cambodia is Ready for Waste Collection!For years, many believed rural communities wouldn’t pa...
01/06/2026

πŸš› Breaking the Myth: Rural Cambodia is Ready for Waste Collection!

For years, many believed rural communities wouldn’t pay for trash services. We are breaking that assumption πŸ‡°πŸ‡­βœ¨

iDE’s WaMA project has helped business partners like Mr. Phan Salon and Mr. Lam Samnang scale his business by 350%, reaching over 1,600 households and businesses in Boribo District, a critical gateway to Cambodia’s giant freshwater resource, the Tonle Sap Lake! πŸ“ˆ

The Results?
βœ… 70% of households reached subscribed immediately.
βœ… ~90% monthly payment rates, showing the value placed on a cleaner environment.
βœ… Weekly collection replaces harmful practices like burning and open dumping.

By supporting local businesses to provide reliable, affordable services, we are protecting the Tonle Sap Lake and improving community health.

Waste collection as a business. A cleaner and healthier environment as a result. β†’ Watch how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NkBXPsOdnQ&t=31s
Join us now as we are scaling this model across rural Cambodia!
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The market-based WaMA project is being implemented in partnership with Full Cycle Resource Consulting (FCR) and Whitten & Roy Partnership, with support from the European Union, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the Paul P***k Innovation Fund.

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