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Students riding school boat back home after schooling at Kbal Taol Primary School

Keeping Children in School, Even When the Lake Rises: The Story of the Mobile Floating School

The lack of access to education during the rainy season is a major problem for the children of Kbal Taol Primary School, who are already at a disadvantage due to its remote location. There are a few…

Chea Saren leads the fishery committee in Prek Toal and is an ardent defender of the flooded forest. “Cambodia has a lot of natural resources,” he says. “If we can keep it beautiful, and protect the flooded forest, we will survive.”

Changing Climate, Changing Lives

HOW CAN FISHING COMMUNITIES ON CAMBODIA’S TONLE SAP LAKE COPE WITH CHANGING RAINFALL PATTERNS, LOWER WATER LEVELS, AND DEFORESTATION?If you want to see the forest outside Prek Toal in July, it’s best…

Feminist Leadership

Creating a Powerful Sisterhood: A Feminist Leadership Retreat for Mekong Water Governance Leaders

In a region that often places women at the bottom of the list and exposes them to vulnerable due to cultural and normative practices, it is important to create spaces where women can come together,…

Ms. Chan Chhorvy Sok, Oxfam Program Manager, during the ‘White Tear‘ exhibition. These are materials and stories from women working at the rubber and banana plantations.

Discover ‘White Tears’

The book “White Tears” shares the true stories of women from small-scale rubber plantations, banana farms, and conservation communities. The title symbolizes the latex or “white” substance that…

Rubber plantation in Ratanakiri province. ©Asisah Man/Oxfam

Fostering Sustainable Partnership for Cambodia’s Rubber Industry

Oxfam, in partnership with the General Department of Rubber of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, organized the “Rubber Business Forum” on December 22, 2023, in Svay Rieng province…

MoU signing event between Oxfam and National University of Management

Leveraging Blockchain for Traceability

Oxfam and the National University of Management (NUM) in Cambodia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in mid-November to collaborate on the development of a traceability system for small-scale…

The winners of the Supperstar Award, Ms. Kheav Thida (left), Founder of Solar Green Energy Cambodia, and Ms. Dyphan Phirum, Founder of MUCH Mobile Healthcare.

Propelling Inclusive Business to New Heights

Inclusive businesses offer commercially viable goods, services, and livelihoods to individuals at the base of pyramid. By integrating them into the value chain as suppliers, distributors, retailers,…

NSSF and OXFAM initiates annual forum to improve social security governance and dialogue

NSSF and OXFAM Initiates Annual Forum to Improve Social Security Governance and Dialogue

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and Oxfam have initiated an annual forum aimed at improving social security governance and promoting dialogue. The forum brings together social security…

High level panel discussion on Cambodia 2050: Net Zero Ambition, Progress, and Reflection. Photo: Oxfam

Cambodia Takes Bold Steps Towards a Sustainable Future with ‘Blue Skies & Net Zero 2050’

In a groundbreaking initiative supported by Oxfam and Agence Française de Développement, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) launched the ‘Blue Skies…

Street vendors presented their challenges and needs during the 11th International Street Vendors’ Day in Phnom Penh. ©Oxfam

Celebrating International Street Vendors’ Day: Promoting Inclusive Social Protection

Oxfam and its partner, the Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA), came together to commemorate the 11th International Street Vendors’ Day on November 15, 2023. This year’s…