Cambodian Volunteers for Community Development (CVCD)

CVCD was established in 1992 to promote the recovery of war-torn communities through organizing and encouraging community volunteerism at the grassroots level. CVCD works to develop the human resources of people from poor “squatter” communities, enabling them to improve their living conditions. Their current programs include:

• Non-Formal Education for children in squatter communities;
• English and Computer Literacy;
• Sewing Skills for squatter communities;
• Environmental Awareness and HIV/Aids Education.

Global Care Unlimited visited the home office of CVCD during its trip to Cambodia this February 2005. Our delegation had the opportunity to make site visits to squatter communities to the first three programs listed above. We also had the opportunity to spend significant time with CVCD director, Sarath Doeur, over a number of days.

Our Global Care Unlimited delegation was very impressed with the programs being administered by CVCD under the leadership of Mr. Doeur. After follow-up correspondence with Mr. Doeur and post-trip meetings with the delegation, Global Care Unlimited has set the goals of:

• Raising $7,000 for the purchase of 20 computers in CVCD’s educational classes. This request was made by Mr. Doeur to provide an invaluable resource for use in their Non-Formal education classes with children and their English and Computer Literacy classes with adults.
  
  
• Raising $3,000 toward the tuition of 50 Cambodian children to attend CVCD’s Non-Formal Education classes.