Cambodian War Amputees Rehabilitation
Society

Collaborating/partner agencies (IOs, NGOs, Govt....):

1. Ministry of Social Affairs, Labor Vocational Training and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSAL VY).
2. Disability Action Council (DAC)3.3. ROSE Charities Cambodia.
3. Handicapped International (Kampong Thorn Province).
4. Santi-Sena.
5. Cambodian Women's Crisis Centre (CWCC).
6. Vulnerable Children Assistance Organization (VCAO).
7. Homeland.
8. Cambodian Women's Development Association (CWDA).
9. International Organization of Migration (10M).
10. Disadvantaged Cambodian Organization (DCO).
11. Krousar Thmey

Fields of Focus (projects)

1. Vocational Skill Training.
2. Prosthetics Upgrading.
3. Anti- Child Trafficking Awareness.

Description of the projects or programmes (Goals, Objectives, Major activities, etc.)

The Cambodian War Amputees Rehabilitation Society (CWARS) is a non-profit, denominational humanitarian aid programme concerned with the survivors of anti-personnel landmine incidents and the livelihood of the poorest of the poor in remote areas of Cambodia. Following are CW ARS Programmes:

1. Vocational Skill Training (Basic Agriculture, Barbering, Battery Reconditioning, BicycleRepair, Blacksmithing, Electrical Appliances, Lady Hairdressing, Motorcycle Repair, Pump & Small Engine Repair, Sewing & Tailoring, TV & Radio Repair), we provide adequate skill for Income Generation to landmine victims and other disabled people, who will later become self employed operating their own micro- enterprise in their home community that answer to the market demand in the region.
2. Credit Loan is being developed exclusively to assist the landmine victims and other disabled people who graduated from CWARS Vocational Training Centre to be currently working in their micro-enterprises and also to assist those who are facing difficulty or have no chance in obtaining capital in order to improve their businesses.
3. Follow-Up, CWARS Outreach Officers have the schedule to go along with graduates to assist them for setting-up their own workshop and to make sure that they use the correct skills learn at CWARS Vocational Training Centre.
4. Prosthetics Upgrading is to assist the disabled people who cannot afford to pay for their transportations to go to hospital or clinic for receiving prostheses, wheelchairs, crutches, wound treatment, and corrective surgery.

Beneficiaries

• Landmine victims and other disabled people with their families.
• Children & Women (Vulnerable).
• Ethnic Minorities in remote areas.

Location of Project

Province: Pursat, Kampong Thorn, Kratie, Odar Meanchey and Preah Vihear Province.

Funding agency(s)

1. CWARS Board in Calgary and Private Canadian Donor.
2. OIDPO (Overseas International Development Program of Ontario) Canada.
3. Cambodian Canada Development Program (CCDP).
4. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA Canada).
5. Terre des Hommes - Germany.
6. Terre des Hommes - Netherlands.
7. New Zealand Aid.
8. British Embassy Grant.
9. Private Foundation in USA & Sophorn Legacy Fund.
10. Health Professional for Global Survival (HPGS).
11. Canada Fund (Canadian Embassy)

Other or Additional Information