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The Heinrich Böll Foundation – Cambodia Country Office
The Heinrich Böll Foundation (also known as Heinrich Böll Stiftung) is part of the Green political movement that has developed worldwide as a response to the traditional politics of socialism, liberalism, and conservatism. Our namesake, the writer and Nobel Prize laureate Heinrich Böll, personified the values we stand for: freedom, civic courage, tolerance, open debate and the appreciation of art and culture as independent spheres of thought and action.

The headquarters of the Heinrich Böll Foundation are located in Berlin, Germany. Our international program is implemented through 28 offices worldwide, six of them in Asia.

Working closely with civil society groups since 1993, the Heinrich Böll Foundation was the first German political foundation to establish cooperation with partners in Cambodia. Building on past achievements, our current program focuses on two key areas for sustainable development of Cambodia: Resource Governance and Gender Democracy.

Gender Democracy

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Women's Leadership: A Case Study From Cambodia

August 16, 2011 -

How do female leaders make a difference in a community? How do they negotiate their gender role with their husbands and other villagers? Do female leaders address gender-based problems like domestic violence in a different way than male leaders? This case study shows that by mobilising women, it is possible to achieve important results in terms of women’s participation in social life and decision making. by Margherita Maffii more»

8 March

“Giving Value to Women”

- March 3, 2011 -

The following is an interview with young Cambodian students aged from 19 to 23. They were asked their views on International Women's Day in an exploration of Cambodians' understanding of the day's meaning.

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Interview

Violence against women destroys the present and the future

- February 28, 2011 -

Mu Sochua has campaigned widely for gender justice through Cambodia’s remote areas to end violence against women. She is also working to stop human trafficking, child abuse and worker exploitation by joining with local and international sectors. In 2010, she gained People’s Choice Human Rights Award from the Global Exchange 2010 Human Rights Award Gala for promoting Human Rights in Cambodia.

 

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Resource Governance

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The Challenges regarding investment in Natural Resources

- The investment in natural resources in Cambodia does not go smoothly since the views of Cambodia government and non-governmental organizations are sometimes different. Furthermore, the lack of infrastructure and high cost electricity are also a concern for investors. Written by CHIM Linna more»

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12-12-12: Is a blessing for ALL?

- September 27, 2010 - Around 460 students, youths organisation's activists and the young people joined a youth forum to discuss Cambodia's future manangement of oil and gas revenues.  Written by Michael TICHATSCHKE more»
News and Events

1. Launching of promoting living wages of beer promotion women workers video (Agenda)

2. Workshop on "A Human Rights Approach to Development of Cambodia's Land Sector" (Agenda)

3. HBF CEO visits Cambodia for the first time

5. SurVivArt project exhibition in Berlin, Germany, 6 - 24 February, 2012
Exhibition flyer (Available in English and German language)

6. Impression from the launch of the women' s leadership study on 16 August 2011

UNRISD Research and Policy Brief No. 11 "Religion, Politics and Gender Equality

SurvivArt Woman Voices Religion project
Women's Voices Women's Choices
Women's Voices Women's Choices
The radio program "Women's Voices, Women's Choices" will be broadcasted in Khmer Language every two weeks on Sunday from 11am to 12am on FM 93.5. It addresses various topics such as education, living standard, small business, women’s rights, environment, security and others from the viewpoint of women in Cambodia.

 

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