Assisting Disable Farmers in Rural Communities

Over several years of its program implementation in working with five of the 18 existing partner organizations, Heifer Cambodia has assisted 120 disabled families in rural communities throughout Cambodia by providing them both mental and physical resources, especially, Cornerstones-based values, to enable them to move toward sustainable development for their new hope and life, including material, personal and social well-being which reflected ground, deepen and external levels of impact through the implementation of Values-Based Holistic Community Development (VBHCD) approach.

In 2008, under Heifer’s support, the Disability Development Service in Pursat (DDSP), one of Heifer's project partners, ran a 3-year project (22-00390-25) to assist 40 disabled people who were affected during the civil war, in two communities (Toul Totoeng and Talo). They were encouraged to form their Self-Help Groups (SHGs) for long-term development.

 With facilitation of Heifer staff and community facilitators from DDSP, disabled people pay their attention to and participate in the community meeting to learn how to establish their own SHGs and saving scheme for local resource base development as well.

As same as other existing SHGs, these disabled groups (some lost their leg, some lost their hand, and some lost an eye) have actively been involved in VBHCD approach, receiving a series of training courses. Before they were provided the physical inputs to improve their field practice of the integrated farming system, they received both non-technical trainings - Cornerstones, SHG formation, other related

“Cornerstones have inspired me to have more confidence and hope,” said Dy Chann with his strong commitment in working to improve his family’s standard of living, as well as sustainable community development. “After passing on a first female offspring to a needy family, I still have other two cowsthat can be used as gifts for my daughters when they get married.

Dy Chann is granted Heifer’s POG certificate during the POG celebration with participation of Mr. Yos Sok, Deputy Governor of Malai District.

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