We run a Glob­al­Giv­ing pro­ject that will provide 21 local com­munity based organ­isa­tions (CBOs) with the altern­at­ive live­li­hood train­ing and mater­i­als neces­sary to trans­form their own com­munit­ies and end the depend­ence on out­side support.

Srey Phoom, her fam­ily and her neigh­bours are no strangers to the crip­pling effects of poverty in rural Cam­bodia. With dig­nity and strength her com­munity struggles to provide itself with basic needs on a daily basis. Rising to this chal­lenge her and her neigh­bours have formed village-based com­munity groups to organ­ise and sup­port one another towards trans­form­ing their own lives. Srey Phoom’s is the face of new lead­er­ship — writ­ing a new sus­tain­able future for rural Cambodia.

By work­ing to empower com­munity groups rather than provid­ing char­it­able sup­port, this pro­ject cre­ates not only con­crete live­li­hood devel­op­ment but also new lead­er­ship work­ing towards a Cam­bodia free from poverty and envir­on­mental degradation.

“We paid a lot for food and medi­cine, but since being involved with the group my life has changed. l spend less on food and medi­cine. I’m really proud of myself being a leader in my group.”

- Seom Srey Phoom, Team Leader of veget­able group in Kroach village

Visit the pro­ject on the Glob­al­Giv­ing pro­ject page, or read on to see how you can donate directly.

As a non-governmental organ­iz­a­tion (NGO), CRDT depends on dona­tions to fund our pro­ject activ­it­ies. We do receive some fin­an­cial sup­port from inter­na­tional organ­isa­tions, but our need for funds is a never-ending challenge.

That’s where you can help. By mak­ing a per­sonal dona­tion, you can make a real and tan­gible dif­fer­ence in the lives of a single fam­ily. It doesn’t take much:

$15 can buy four hens and a rooster for sus­tain­able chicken rais­ing.
$25 can buy enough seed and tools to start a veget­able garden at a school.
$50 can buy enough cement to con­struct a rain water col­lector.
$130 can assist a fam­ily to excav­ate and start an aquacul­ture pond.
$250 can buy a biod­igester for a family.

Elec­tronic Funds Trans­fer. Make the dona­tion dir­ectly to CRDT’s bank account.

Within Cam­bodia dona­tions can be made at any ACLEDA Bank branch:

ACLEDA Bank Plc, Head Office,
Phnom Penh, Cam­bodia
SWIFT CODE: ACLBKHPP
CHIPS UID: 415637
Name: Cam­bod­ian Rural Devel­op­ment Team
Account No: 1600–20-179519–1-7

Inter­na­tional dona­tions can be made from your own bank. You will need to provide your bank with the fol­low­ing account information:

HSBC Bank
U.S.A, New York, NY, 10018
SWIFT CODE: MRMDUS33

ACLEDA Bank Plc, Head Office,
Phnom Penh, Cam­bodia
SWIFT CODE: ACLBKHPP
CHIPS UID: 415637
Name: Cam­bod­ian Rural Devel­op­ment Team
Account No: 1600–20-179519–1-7