Coalition Members

Klahaan
Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC)
Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC)
Cambodian Health and Education for Community (CHEC)
Association of Domestic Workers (ADW)
Association to Support Vulnerable Women (ASVW)
Banteay Srei
Building Community Voices (BCV)
Cambodia Youth Network (CYN)
Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM)
Cambodian Disabled People’s Organisation (CDPO)
Cambodian Food and Service Workers’ Federation (CFSWF)
Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC)
Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center (CWCC)
Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (COMFREL)
Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA)
Women’s Media Centre of Cambodia (WMC)
Urban Poor Women Development (UPWD)
The Cambodian Women’s Development Agency (CWDA)
Women’s Resource Center (WRC)
Women Peace Makers (WPM)
Kdei Karuna (KDK)
Samakum Krom Akphiwat Phum (KAWP)
Phnom Srey Organization for Development (PSOD)
Environment and Health Education Organization (EHE)
Cambodian Organization for Women Support (COWS)
Community Council for Development Organization (CCD)
Rural Assistant Organization (RAO)
Mondulkiri Indigenous People’s Association for Development (MIPAD)
Wellbeing Advancement Organization (WELL)

Becoming a member

 

1. Why join NGO-CEDAW?

  • Opportunity to attend training on CEDAW, Gender-Based Violence, Relevant Laws, and the CEDAW Monitoring Framework
  • Opportunity to share up-to-date information with other members on challenges, policies and related legislation
  • Opportunity to create joint programs to raise funds to support the implementation of activities
  • There is a strong voice in advocacy
  • Contribute to monitoring the implementation of the CEDAW and prepare a follow-up report or shadow report to the United Nations

2. Criterias to be a member

  • Independence of organizations or associations that do not serve the interests of political parties
  • Registered with the Ministry of Interior or with a union
  • Taking action to improve the status of women, human rights of women and girls and LGBT rights
  • Commitment to participate in monitoring the implementation of the CEDAW using the monitoring tools provided by NGO-CEDAW for the institution and sharing that information and data with NGO-CEDAW
  • Not taking any action that restricts or discriminates against women contrary to the NGO-CEDAW gender policy
  • Must attend at least 50% of annual meetings
  • Contribution to annual donations (made voluntarily or by agreement between NGO-CEDAW and members)

3. Two types of NGO-CEDAW’s member

3.1. What is a full committee member?

  • The full committee members are local organizations that meet the conditions for joining the committee for more than one year
  • Has the right to participate in deciding and approving the five-year strategic plan, amend bylaw of the committee
  • Has the right to elect or stand as a candidate for Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and members of the Steering committee members

3.2. What is an observer member?

  • Organizations or associations that apply for new membership within one year (after receiving a decision from a member or committee member 50% + 1).
  • A local or international organization that seeks to collaborate through the participation of specific sub-committees to monitor and prepare monitoring and shadow reports with NGO-CEDAW
  • Observer members have the right to attend and comment on NGO-CEDAW meetings, but have no right to elect or stand for election as chairperson and vice-chairperson or members of the Steering Committee members
 
4. Commitment of the members

To maintain their membership of NGO-CEDAW, members are expected to attend and actively participate in at least three members’ meetings per year, including the CEDAW Monitoring and annual reflection meetings. In addition, members are strongly encouraged to contribute towards the thematic working groups related to their area of work, to support the development of the Annual CEDAW Monitoring Report and the Periodic Shadow Reports.

5. How to apply?
The organization can submit the required documents listed below: 
  • Membership form provided by NGO-CEDAW both in Khmer and English (You may fill in KHM or ENG form) 
  • Attached with the latest logo 

Send the filled form and the logo via [email protected]