PROJECT MANAGER

Email: pc03@act-kh.org/ praphuong@gmail.com

Prak phuong, Bunoung Indigenous from Mondulkiri Province, presently was select as ISAF technical staff at the Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT). In 2019 to 2021 she join Alliance for Conflict transformation organization (ACT)  employed her  to be Project Assistance ( Community Facilitator ) with the Collective Action to Support Women Rights Project USAID project funded.  She also join shortly in 2022 as a part of Cambodian Human Right and Development Association  has lately her to be a Cases Monitoring in Mondulkiri province. she earned the greatest extensive experiences and comprehensive knowledge of Women’s rights and Human rights. As a part of the Cambodian center for human rights (CCHR) has lately her employed to be an intern with the Portal –Sithi Rights Project  in 2018. She graduated from Royal  University of law and Economics in 20218. Prak Phuong enjoy working with human rights and she love to  see a society that respect the human rights and the Law.

 

ហ៊ាន ហាក់ ADMIN AND FINANCE MANAGER

ហ៊ាន ហាក់ ADMIN AND FINANCE MANAGER

Hak is working for ACT since he was the program/project/admin volunteer and he was improved to project and office assistant till mid of 2013 he became the Finance and Admin Manager. He interested working with ACT is an NGOs that work focus on religion, Ethnic, and conflict. If work here he can contribute to social work and support society indirectly to people as working in organization is his former Goal. Especially, all Acts’ staff has good communication, relationship, attitude and Behaviors. Therefore, I want to live in Peaceful Society.

Email: act@act-kh.org/ heanhakvannanoung@gmail.com
Tel: (+855)77 762 466

ស្រី សុធាវី EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Srey Sotheavy, presently is executive director at the Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT). She started to step in peacebuilding work since 2009 as interfaith project manager, peace research, and deputy director at the Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT). Beside core work, she also involved in volunteer work with the Working Group for Peace (WGP) and other relate social activities work. Sotheavy graduated from Master of business and administration in general management from Build Bright University in 2010, graduated from Master of Art on Peace and Conflict Study from PUC in March 2022 and completed short courses on peacebuilding and leadership training from Philippine and Thailand. Sotheavy enjoys working with peacebuilding and hope a true spiritual conversion will respect the dignity, value of person, ethnic, and religious traditions. Peacebuilding is a long road that we must patience and walk together in humble and forgive to transform our communities and society. All communities in Cambodia need to join hands to make our region one in which our shared values of peace, compassion, love, justpeace, and harmony truly come to shape and characterize our society.

Email: director@act-kh.org/ sotheavy82@gmail.com

១០០កោដិសម្លេង One Billion Rising & Valentine Day

តាមរយៈគម្រោងរួមគ្នាដើម្បីគាំទ្រសិទ្ធិស្រ្ដី ដែលទទួលជំនួយពី USAID (ជំនួយពីពលរដ្ឋអាមេរិក)​ បានរៀបចំប្រារព្ធកម្មវិធីយុទ្ធនាការ១០០កោដិសម្លេង នៅមណ្ឌលគិរី នាថ្ងៃទី១៤ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០២១។ ក្នុងគោលបំណង អបអរសាទរយុទ្ធនាការ១០០កោដិសម្លេង បង្កើនភាពអង់អាចដល់យុវជននៅក្នុងសហគមន៍ដើម្បីរួមចំណែកបញ្ឈប់អំពើហិង្សាលើស្រ្ដីនិងក្មេងស្រី បង្កើនការយល់ដឹងពីអំពើហិង្សាផ្អែកលើយេនឌ័រព្រមទាំងយន្ដការអន្តរាគមន៍ ពេលមានអំពើហិង្សាកើតឡើង។ សរុបអ្នកចូលរួម ៧៥នាក់ ក្នុងនោះ ៣៩នាក់ជាស្រី រួមមាន សិស្ស ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ អាជ្ញាធរ ក្រុមកសាងសមត្ថភាពសហគមន៍ និងក្រុមជនបង្គោល។

កម្មវិធីយុទ្ធនាការនេះត្រូវបានបើកកម្មវិធីដោយលោកជំទប់ឃុំពូជ្រៃ តំណាងឃុំពូជ្រៃជាមួយនឹងការស្វាគមន៍យ៉ាងកក់ក្ដៅ។ អ្នកស្រី ប្រាក់ ភឿង ដឹកនាំកម្មវិធីបានចែករំលែកអំពីប្រវត្ដិ អ្នកបង្កើត និងគោលបំណងរបស់យុទ្ធនាការនេះ។ ដោយសារតែភាគច្រើនគេប្រើព្ធយុទ្ធនាការនេះនៅក្នុងថ្ងៃទី១៤ កុម្ភៈ ដែលភាគច្រើនយុវវ័យនៅកម្ពុជាតែងយល់ច្រលំថាជាបុណ្យសង្សា ដូចនេះហើយទើបកញ្ញាបានចែករំលែកបន្ថែមពីប្រវត្ដិ និងគោលបំណងនៃថ្ងៃបុណ្យនៃសេចក្ដីស្រលាញ់។

លោកនាយកសាលាទួលព្រីង បានចែករំលែកពីក្មេងស្រី និងការសិក្សា ព្រមទាំងស្ថានភាពសិស្សស្រីនៅសាលាផ្ទាល់។ ចំនួនសិស្សចូលរៀននៅអនុវិទ្យាល័យនេះមានសិស្សស្រី (៥៨%) ច្រើនជាសិស្សប្រុស(៤២%) ហើយភាគច្រើននៃសិស្សពូកែក៏ជាសិស្សស្រីផងដែរ​ ៩​(៦នាក់ជាសិស្សពូកែជាស្ត្រី)។

កញ្ញា ស្រី សុធាវី នាយិកាអង្គការក្រុមការងារដើម្បីដោះស្រាយទំនាស់ បានចែករំលែកពីអង្គការ គម្រោង ម្ចាស់ជំនួយ អំពើហិង្សាផ្អែកលើយេនឌ័រ តួនាទីយេនឌ័រ ជាមួយនឹងឧទាហរណ៍ជាក់ស្ដែងអំពី យុទ្ធនាការ១០០កោដិសម្លេង និងថ្ងៃទិវានៃក្តីស្រឡាញ់។ កញ្ញាថែមទាំងលើកទឹកចិត្ដឱ្យអ្នកចូលរួមក្លាហានក្នុងការបង្ហាញ និងនិយាយពីបញ្ហាដែលពួកគេជួបប្រទះ​សម្រាប់ចូលរួអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សង្គមតារយះភាពអង់អាចរបស់ស្ត្រី។

អ្នកស្រី ពន់ ឆវី តំណាងកិច្ចការនារីស្រុក បានចែករំលែកពីទម្រង់ទាំង៤ នៃអំពើហិង្សាជាមួយនឹងឧទាហរណ៍ ព្រមទាំងយន្ដការពេលមានអំពើហិង្សាកើតឡើង អ្នកដែលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋអាចទាក់ទងបាននៅពេលមានអំពើហិង្សាកើតឡើង។​ គាត់បានថ្លែងអំណរគុណដល់អង្គការ ACT ដែលបង្កើតកម្មវិធីនេះ ហើយគាត់អាចមានឱកាសក្នុងការចែករំលែកចំណេះដឹងទៅប្រជាពលរដ្ឋបន្ថែម។ អ្នកស្រីក៏បានចែករំលែកពីផលវិបាកនៃការរៀបការវ័យក្មេង ការមិនយល់ដឹងពីសុខភាពផ្លូវភេទ ដែលជាហេតុធ្វើឱ្យក្មេងស្រីប្រឈមមុខនឹងអំពើហិង្សាផ្លូវភេទ និងការខ្វះកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការពីភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធផងដែរក្នុងការដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាការរំលោភបំពានលើស្ត្រីនិងក្មេងស្រី ព្រោះភាគច្រើននៅអនុវត្តតាមវប្បធម៌របស់ជនជាតិដើមនៅឡើយ។

ផ្ទាំងលេខទូរស័ព្ទអាជ្ញាធរសម្រាប់ទាក់ទងពេលមានអំពើហិង្សាកើតឡើងត្រូវបានចែកជូនដល់អ្នកចូលរួម និងអាជ្ញាធរពាក់ព័ន្ធក្នុងការយកទៅបិទតាមផ្ទះនិងអគារនានាក្នុងការចូលរួមរាយការណ៍ពីបញ្ហាហិង្សា និង រំលោភបំពានផ្សេងៗ។ សំណួរចំលើយសម្រាប់អ្នកចូលរួមត្រូវបានសួរដើម្បីអោយមានភាពស្វាហាប់ចូលរួម និងពង្រឹងភាពអង់អាច។ កម្មវិធីបានបញ្ចប់ដោយការរាំ!

ACT through CASWR project, funded from USAID, organized One Billion Rising campaign at Mondulkiri on 14 Feb 2021 on the Valentine day. Objective of this campaign were to: 1). Celebrate OBR campaign 2). Empower youth in the community to end violence against women and girls 3). Increase awareness about GBV and mechanism when violent happen how to take intervention at the local community level.​​ The participants 75 pax with 39 females who were students, citizens, authorities, CCBT and CG.

This campaign was opened by representative of commune authority with a warm welcome. Ms. Prak Phuong, master ceremony from ACT shared about the meaning of campaign, history, founder and objectives of this campaign also link it with 14th Feb, Valentine’s day. Most of teenagers in Cambodia call it a couple day for boyfriend and girlfriend.

Director of Tuol Pring secondary school, he shared about girl in education and situation of female student in his school, high percentage of female student (58%) while male student (42%) only, most of outstanding students are also female 6/9.

Ms. Sotheavy, Exclusive director of ACT, she shared about ACT, project, donor, gender base violence and gender role with exact examples relate to the history of the OBR and Valentine Day. She also encouraged to youth to be brave in express and talk about their problem to fight for their right be improvement of the gender and development in community and society.

Ms. Chorvy, representative from women affair of district, shared about four forms of violence with examples and who they can contact if violence happened in their community. She’s also thanks to ACT that conducted such event for her had a chance to share knowledge. She also shared about challenges of childhood married that was still concern in Mondulkiri province.

A poster of authorities with their contact numbers when violence happen was distributed to participants and relate authority, teachers for posted on their home or public building. Then we have a Q&A about violent against women and girl and OBR with participants with more improvement of the topic with strengthen their courage’s. The last agenda is OBR dancing and take a group photo then close the event.

#OBR #GBV #USAID #CASWR #ACT

Picture on ACT facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3842299475830956&id=625580847502851&notif_id=1613379846458630&notif_t=page_share&ref=notif

ប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយនិងបញ្ហាប្រឈមក្នុងអំឡុងកូវីដ

នៅក្នុងកំឡុងពេលរីករាលដាននៃជំងឺកូវីដ១៩ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋក៏ដូចជាអ្នកសារព័ត៌មានជាច្រើនបាន ចែករំលែកនូវព័ត៌មានអំពីការរីករាលដាលនៃជំងឺនេះ បើគិតចាប់តាំងពីដើមឆ្នាំ២០២០ រហូតមកដល់ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០២០ មានការឃាត់ខ្លួន និងការចាប់ខ្លួនព្រមទាំងមានការបិទប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយមួយចំនួនដូចជាវិទ្យុ គេហទំព័រហ្វេសប៊ុកជាច្រើនទៀត ដោយក្រសួងព័ត៌មានបានលើកឡើងនូវមូលហេតុថា ប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយទាំងអស់នោះ បានធ្វើការផ្សព្វផ្សាយរំលោភបំពានលើវិជ្ជាជីវៈ រហូតឈានទៅដល់ការឃាត់ខ្លួន និងចោទពីបទ “ញុះញង់​ឱ្យ​កើតមាន​អំពើ​ហិង្សា បង្ក​ការរើសអើង​ពូជសាសន៍ និង​ចលាចល​សង្គម” យោងតាមក្រមព្រហ្មទណ្ឌនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា មាត្រា ៤៩៥។ ដូច្នេះហើយគម្រោងក៏បានផ្ដួចផ្ដើមបង្កើតនូវប្រធានបទស្ដីពី “ស្ថានភាព និងផលប៉ះពាល់ នៃប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយនៅកម្ពុជាក្នុងកំឡុងពេលនៃការរីករាលដាលជំងឺកូវីដ១៩” បន្ទាប់ពីការសម្ភាស និងការប្រមូលនូវរឿងរ៉ាវមួយចំនួន។

During the outbreak of COVID-19 the citizen and journalists share information about wide spreading from early 2020 until June 2020, there had been arrest and detentions as well as the closure of some media outlets such as radio and Facebook pages. while Ministry of Information claimed that  those social media outlets were reporting news  unprofessionally. It led to arrest and detention with the accuse of  ’incitement to violence, discrimination and social unrest’ according to the Criminal law of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Article 495. Project started to conduct survey on theme “The Situation and Impact of the Media in Cambodia during the COVID-19 outbreak” after interviewing and collecting some stories from relate media and journalist as attached report below:

M4PSurvey@CovidJan-Jun20

ការរើសអើងអំឡុងកូវីដ១៩ Covid-19 Discrimination finding

ដោយមានជំនួយគាំទ្របន្ថៃមលើកម្មភាពគម្រោងដែលមានស្រាប់ ពីបញ្ហាការរើងអើងកូវីដនៅតំបន់គោលដៅ កដទ​ បានធ្វើការស្ទង់មតិនិង​ប្រមូលព័ត៌មានពីការរើសអើងនៅឃុំព្រែត្នោត ខេត្តកំពត។​

With extra fund from USAID on the concern of Covid-19 discrimination in the target province that ACT is doing was give finding to PreakThnoat commune, Kampot province from July-November 2020.

ភ្ជាប់របាយការណ៍ Report assessment Muslim discrimination Jul-Nov,2020

សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍បន្តដាក់ទូតនៅកម្ពុជា

អង្គការ​ កដទ ចូលរួមជាមួយ អង្គការ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិលដទៃផ្សេងទៀតក្នុងការចេញ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែងការណ៍​រួម និងស្នើរ ដល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលស៊ុយអែតបន្តគាំទ្រសកម្មភាពនៅកម្ពុជា។

ACT jointed with Civil Society Organizations urged the Swedish government to reverse a decision continue the embassy in Cambodia.

https://www.voacambodia.com/a/civil-society-groups-ask-sweden-to-not-abandon-cambodia-amid-democratic-decline/5709034.html

https://www.cambodiadaily.com/2020/06/15/21/45/48689/

Sweden cancels aid to Cambodia, shifting focus to civil society

Letter from 116 CSOs to HE Ann Linde

ទិវាសន្ដិភាពពិភពលោក IDP Cambodia

ជារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំ អង្គការ ក្រុមការងារដើម្បីដោះស្រាយទំនាស់ (កដទ) បានប្រារព្ធកម្មវិធីអបអរសាទរ ទិវាសន្ដិភាពពិភពលោក តាមរយៈគម្រោង រួមគ្នាដើម្បីគាំទ្រសិទ្ធិស្ដី្រ ដែលទទួលបានការគាំទ្រថវិកាពី ទីភ្នាក់ងារជំនួយអាមេរិក (USAID) នាថ្ងៃទី២១ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០២០ បានប្ររព្ធឡើងនៅឃុំក្រង់តេះ ស្រុកពេជ្រាដា ខេត្ដមណ្ឌលគិរី ក្រោមប្រធានបទ “បញ្ឈប់អំពើហិង្សា លើស្រ្ដី និងក្មេងស្រីដើម្បីសន្ដិភាពក្នុងសហគមន៍” ជាមួយនឹងការចូលរួមពីអាជ្ញាធរ និងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋសរុប ១០៥នាក់ (៧៣ស្ត្រី) ប្រធានបទសកលក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០២០នេះ គឺ “រួមគ្នាបង្កើតសន្ដិភាព” ដោយផ្សាភ្ចាប់ទៅនឹងខួបលើកទី៧៥ឆ្នាំរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ។
នាយិកាអង្គការ កដទ កញ្ញា ស្រី សុធាវី បានចែករំលែកពីអង្គការ គម្រោង និងសាវតានៃទិវា សន្ដិភាពពិភពលោក ព្រមទាំផ្សារភ្ជាប់សុវត្ថិភាពស្រ្ដីទៅនឹងសន្ដិភាព ការលើកស្ទួយ អោយតម្លៃស្ត្រីនិងចូលរួមទប់ស្កាត់ការប្រើប្រាស់អំពើហឹង្សាលើស្ត្រីនិងកុមារី។ កញ្ញាក៏បានលើកឡើងនូវបញ្ហាដែលស្រ្ដីជួប ប្រទះ ព្រមទាំងលើកទឹកចិត្ត និងជំរុញឱ្យស្រ្ដីក្លាហានហ៊ានបញ្ចេញសម្លេង ហ៊ានលើកឡើងនូវបញ្ហាដែលគាត់ជួប ប្រទះ កុំនៅស្ងៀមស្ងាត់។ ក្នុងវេទិកានេះដែល លោក សុទ្ធ ថើត តំណាងឃុំក្រង់តេះ បានចែករំលែកពីទំរង់នៃអំពើ ហិង្សា។ អ្នកស្រី ក្រើក ធីដា ជាជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច និងជាក្រុមកសាងសមត្ថភាពសហគមន៍នៃគម្រោងរួមគ្នាដើម្បី គាំទ្រសិទ្ធិស្រ្ដី ក៏បានឡើងចែករំលែកអំពីការគ្របគ្រងកំហឹងដោយសន្ដិវិធីផងដែរ។
តំណាងឃុំបានធ្វើការថ្លែងអំណរគុណដល់អង្គការដែលបានធ្វើសកម្មភាពនៅឃុំនេះទាំងដែលស្ថានភាពផ្លូវលំបាក គាត់ពិតជាសប្បាយចិត្ដដែលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមានឱកាសបានមកទទួលយកចំណេះដឹងនៅថ្ងៃនេះ នឹងបន្តធ្វើការអភិវឌ្ឍឃុំនៅឆ្នាំក្រោយៗទៀត។

As every year, The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT)joint celebrated International Day of Peace (IDP), through Collective Actions to Support Women’s Rights (CASWR) project which is funded by USAID via partnership with GADC, on September 21, 2020 had conduct the event at Krang Teh commune, Pech Chreada district, Mondul Kiri province under the theme ” Stop Violence Against Women and Girls for Community Peace” with the participation from authorities and communities total 105 participants (73 ladies). In 2020, the United Nations celebrated their 75 anniversary on the IDP day under the theme “Shaping Peace Together”.
Ms. Sotheavy, Executive Director of ACT, shared about the organization, projects and background of International Day of Peace and linked the safety of women to peace. She also mentioned the problems that women face and encouraged and empowerment women to raise up their voices to speak out and dare to raise the issues that they faced for change the society norm. In this event, Mr. Soth Theth, representative of Krang Teh commune, shared the forms of violence. Ms. Krek Thida, an Indigenous and community capacity building team (CCBT) of the CASWR project, also shared about the management of anger for the community to be aware and apply in their daily lives.
The commune representative thanked the organization that conducted event in this commune, despite the difficult road conditions, he was very happy that the people had the opportunity to come and get knowledge today.

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ផលប៉ះពាល់ពីកូវីដ Covid-19 impact women & communities

Due to Covid-19, effect in February till mid of May 2020, ACT staff can’t go to communities or have any gathering due to the blocked and ban from the government and local government to gather less then 20 people and we keep social and physical distant. School were close in early of March 2020, Karaoke/KTV, Casino were order to close in April 2020. ACT staff only able to make phone called for interview in collective issue from community and sent out any prevention material for the networks to conduct their awareness at the ground by themselves. Below cases relate to the Covid-19 impact community and especially women. Early of February 2020 after the group of Muslim travel back from prayer in Malaysia and got affect of the Covid-19 via the news, discrimination among faith and ethic were increase, especially the conflict via social media. One of ACT network who are Muslim women also respond affect of these Covid-19 and no one take their small business services due to afraid of Muslim. Below relate affect case of the Covid-19 concern from the communities: 

CASE #1: Mr. Oun Mao, 52 years old, Souy indigenous, live in Lgim village, TrapangChor commune, Oral district, KampongSpeu province, Cambodia. His education at grade 5, married with the same Souy indigenous lady at the same province with 3 children; he is the main support for the whole family. His house made from wood surrounded by cannel flow Oral mountain. His is working for Sugar Can company own by Chinese business by clear the grass or put fertilizer, harvest or plant sugar cane, he make money 4.50USD per day which working from 8:30am till 8:00pm. Out of this job early in the morning before go to company he went to the pond for fishing for sell or cooking. During this Covid-19 times he feel afraid of infection but he still force himself to work due to government announce not allow to stop working event it’s take risk as if he not go to work during this time he will face no job to do in the future and this job is daily work that required him to work 7 days a week if sick and want to have break he will have no income to feed the family, if he break or sick leave during working the company not hire him any more so event sick. During this Covid-19 time, everything increase price and his business can’t run well seems no people to buy. After Khmer New Year in mid of April the company has no job to do. He so worried, he think if this Covid-19 still going on like this he doesn’t know how it will be and if his family get ill that will be more serious as now no proper hospital while no income and the safety of his family. Cambodia government has no strategic to survive such poor at remote people. He suggested how he and family able to have income, he and family so stressful and feel not calm due to such concern for family no proper food to eat, sole few value stuff he has few no one buy it. At this moment he don’t know what to do looking for job to do but not possible at this moment, looking for support but seem don’t know who will support his family as turn to other neighbor of him, there were many family facing the same problem as him. Seem no one help each other at this moment.  

CASE #2: Mr. Em Chan Trea, 38 years old, Kuy indigenous, lives in Kampong Rotes village, Beoung Char commune, Sambo district, Kratie province, Cambodia. Married with a lady having 2 children live in cottage 4m x 6m. He is farmer, raise poultry, and collective shell from Mekong river for selling to feed his family. He makes income 2USD per day. Out of his work when there is development the road he and his wife go to dig the soil for road make 6USD per day and this job has no every day and since Covid-19 all this investment plan was stop and he has no extra job to do with can’t sell his shell make from river seem no one buy as market is quiet he make from that for only feed the family. He used to get education by grade 12 that because at that time he is monk so he got chance to study with this grade. With this current situation he has no income only make by fishing, he is so worry if one of his family members got sick he has no money at all to pay doctor. He lent money from Micro-Finance 300USD since April 2019 for his two sons cure as they got sick of dengue and he able only pay for the interest 3%, for the whole lent he still not able to pay back to Micro-Finance 300USD, if the Micro-Finance insists for pay back all he has to sell his cattle, if so he can’t have cattle to make the rice field to feed the family. He and family willing to work as construction the road or work nearby home town but seem no job to do. He plan to work in Thailand but the local government not allow going and all border are close due to Covid-19. Now he has no hope, no future to think of how to do as no way at all.             

CASE #3: Ms. Sou Chai Ya, 23 years old, lives at Damrei village, Beoun Char commune, Sambo district, Kratie province, Cambodia. She studied only grade 9 due family require her to work support her family as her father got sick sleep only on bed. She force herself to stop study for help her mom to make money boiling shell for sell. She and her mother have to responsible on whole family with 5 members. As four year ago before her father got sick, was lent Micro-Finance 3,000USD for build house and till now not able to pay back. Recently Royal Government of Cambodia announce to Micro finance not to take interest but in the reality, Micro-Finance still go and ask for pay back the interest and the lent money on time without exception.  With Covid-19 crisis she can’t make profit as people don’t spend money easily at this time, if the situation still likes this, she doesn’t know how to do as she has to pay for medicine for her father, food for family and pay back the Micro-Finance. At this moment no job, no business, no income, she don’t know what to do, so worry! She wishes if there is job that make more money to pay the Micro and feed the family to survive that would be relief. Who can help in such situation? How to do?

In general situation, in February during the Do No Harm Training in early of February ACT staff had instructed on how to avoid and protect from Covid-19 effect. Later on in end of March 2020, RGC ban not to gather people at communities so ACT had been doing online and phone call for communities conduct their own activities and support them respond to Covide-19 education. Later on we had conduct survey collective idea of the target network concern during Covid-19 below is their concern and suggestion:

Concern:

  • Economic concern (no income, debt issue losing land and house)
  • Health concern (miss trust on the current health center or hospital)
  • No money to pay back to Micro-Finance
  • Lost job, No work to do
  • Worry of loss their property or land
  • Insecurity in the country
  • Worry of their family member affect by Covid-19
  • Close down the village/province
  • Watch the new coming in the villages
  • No gathering not worship at temple/church/mosque
  • No protection equipment (buy food is the most important then Alcohol, Mass….)
  • Stress and Domestic violence

Mentality Affect: get involved 50 pax among the partners in attending any gathering

  • 46% respond afraid to join activities or gathering.
  • 54% they fell they can join any gathering activities but the local authority is restricted, with spy observe from village governor to watch.

The effects:

  • Afraid each other as we don’t know they have Covid-19 or not
  • Social/physical distant, no one able to help each other when one fall down or sick
  • Can’t join any activities in society, no school, ….
  • Economic of each family especially the poor and those who lent Micro-Finance
  • Facing lost their house or land and property due to debt
  • Harvesting their plantation no one buy can’t sell out
  • Close all boarder, food increase price
  • Loss income, loss work
  • Community conflict can’t deal properly
  • Discrimination of Muslim and mistrust
  • Domestic violent increase drinking
  • Mistrust at the hospital services

Suggestion:

  • Have job and work to do
  • Food and stuffs security
  • Have money to pay back to bank
  • Communities small business must be support
  • Communities produce must be support
  • Have enough support to families
  • Physical support must be take action to the poor
  • Health care must be honestly support
  • Protection material supply must be provide (Soap, ….)
  • Security must be protected well
  • Other community issue/problem no action taken and it became the illegal person to take their action that increase the frightening.

Link join regional concern in Covid-19 impact the people.