Landmine Victim Assistance Steering Committee (LVA) Reports 2007

• Collaborating/ Partner Agency:
Committee consists of I/LNGOs, MoSVY, CMAA, MoH, MoEYS, DAC, CMAC, AusAID, UNICEF, ARC, CMVIS
• Goal/Target (Purpose):
  • To oversee the project progress implementation and provide necessary feedback and comment to the project team.
  • To provide necessary immediate feedback, comment and recommendation to the team for alignment purpose.
  • To monitor and evaluate on activities implementation with the agreed timeframe.
  • To approve of project expenses.
  The LVA SC will provide direction and overall decision making in the work with the NPA-VA. It will:
  • Oversee the progress and implementation and provide necessary direction to the project team and/or working group.
  • Members of LVA SC will actively participate in providing information and direction in their specific fields of expertise.
  • Approve the Content/Output of the NPA.
  The LVA SC will provide direction and overall decision making in the work with the NPA-VA. It will:
  • Oversee the progress and implementation and provide necessary direction to the project team and/or working group.
  • Members of LVA SC will actively participate in providing information and direction in their specific fields of expertise.
  • Approve the Content/Output of the NPA.
• Activities:
  • NPA-VA Steering committee established in 2006.
  • Assist MoSVY to develop the National Plan of Action.
  • Assist MoSVY to represent Cambodia at States Parties Meetings.
  • Assist MoSVY to develop proposal and fund raising.
• Achievement from July 2007 to-date:
  • Established an office/Work space at DAC.
  • Coordinated all NPA-VA activities.
  • Collaborated with key stakeholders for collection of information and input.
  • Visited the provinces and Phnom Penh to speak with Key stakeholders.
  • Collected all data and improve the plan at each stage- now at draft 3.
  • Liaised with ARC, DAC, AusAID, MoSVY.
  • Organized next Focus Group Discussions.
  • Drafted NPA VA translated in Khmer version.
• Move forward:
  • To organize a second round of the key focus group meetings on each Annex to:
    1. Collect all comments to include them into the draft National Plan of Action.
    2. Ensure all key stakeholders in Mine Action and Disability are represented in the NPA.
    3. Review all objectives and make them SMARTer.
    4. Develop the fourth draft of NPA.
  • To meet with GICHD & LVA steering committee to finalize the Draft (March 2008).
  • To meet with LVA Steering committee to prepare draft NPA to present at 9MSP.
  • Once approved, the LVA will launch the dissemination workshop to present the NPA to relevant ministries, NGOs/INGOs partner and communities.
  • To implement the NPA in collaboration with MoSVY and to monitor and evaluate the implementation process.

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