DAC- Affiliates-ABC

KEY DETAILS

Full Name of Agency: Association of the Blind in Cambodia
Acronym: ABC
Office Location: #3, St 55, Corner 254, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
Postal Address: PO Box 175, Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
Telephone: +855-(0)23-213882
Fax: +855-(0)23-216009
E-mail: abc@cambodianblindassociation.org
Website URL: www.cambodianblindassociation.org
Main Contact Person: Mr. Boun Mao
Title of Main Contact Person: Director

VISION

Association of the blind in Cambodia (ABC) will ensure equal services direct or indirect, adding value for all Visually Impaired in Cambodia.

MISSION

Mission To work in partnership with MOSALVY, other Ministries, and other NGOs to develop an association that empowers blind and visually impaired people through increased capacity of skills, training, socialization, ability, and knowledge.

Also the ABC is a self-help organization that advocates members empowering themselves. The ABC was established to promote and foster equal opportunities and full participation of blind and visually impaired people in Cambodia.

Objectives of ABC

Firstly ABC needs to ensure that as an Association, it is able to be sustainable and continues to Survive, then determine to be Successful in all it’s activities, and finally needs to be Significant for all blind Cambodians today and into the future.
To protect the rights of blind and visually impaired Cambodians
To increase the Blind & Visually Impaired mobility and functional skills
To increase the Blind & Visually Impaired access to Health care and ensure early detection of preventable eye conditions.
To ensure that Blind & Visually Impaired have equal opportunities to attend school
To promote education for blind children and blind adults
To improve the physical and mental outlook of blind Cambodians through education and training
To increase the opportunities for Blind and Visually Impaired and their families to generate income, through skills training employment and self employment.
To ensure that Blind and Visually Impaired have a voice and that Government and civil society organizations include blind Organizations in the decision making process
To alleviate extreme poverty amongst Blind and Visually Impaired people and ensure that they have equal access to social security and income generation programs
To actively represent the blind of Cambodia to Government, international and local groups
To foster the training of blind Cambodians in job related skills.
To expand the information gathering and administrative centre for the Blind in Cambodia.
To disseminate information through print or other media to improve the awareness and understanding of families of the public and blind families about blind and visually impaired issues
To foster education of the blind about blind health issues and the prevention of blindness
To educate, and train blind persons in technological developments and to find ways to utilize technology for their support and development
To foster community family based rehabilitation programs to support blind people.
To promote sporting opportunities for blind and visually impaired people.
To research the statistics of the Blind living in Cambodia to better understand their issues
To grow the existing library as part of ABC’s Administrative Centre.

Project Activities:

ABC is operating 4-project activities in Cambodia: Vocational Training, Advocacy, Education and Rehabilitation.

I- Vocational Training:

the massage teacher is practicing with the students

The massage training program has been implementing in Kamot, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville province and Phnom Penh city, it takes up to six months to train blind masseurs on anatomy, physiology pathology, massage styles, and English.

The training of massage skills required the blind masseurs to have qualifications such as good health, strong aptitude, good self care and high standards of hygiene.

The Computer Training Program for blind and visually impaired people has been used JAWS, MS Office program, Open Books, Zoom Texts, Braille Display, E-mail and Internet, but for JAWS computer the students must be knew the English.

The Door-mat knitting course for Visually Impaired Women: Each of the door-mat knitting courses for the blind and visually impaired women extends up to six months; they can produce 5-door-mate a day and save the money 18 cents of USD a door-mat.

II- Education Program:

Blind children are studying in the Public School

This program has been established in October, 2005 to assist the blind children in rural communities to study Braille at Krousar Thmey's blind school Organisation and public school integration class.

In October, 2006 the Association of the blind in Cambodia cooperated with the Krousar Thmey Organisation has established an Integration Classes for blind Children into Public Schools in Kampong Thom, Prey Veng, Kampot and Siem Reap.

III- Rehabilitation program:

There two projects have been operating

Provincial Development Project (PDP): was implemented in many provinces such as Battambang, Siem Reap, Kampong Thom, Kompong Cham, Prey Veng, Kampot, Preahvihear, Pursat and Bantheay Meanchey to assist blind and visually impaired people.
The project activities are:
1. Assessment and research on blindness;
2. Orientation on Mobility/ daily living skill;
3. Identify clients who have eyes problem and blind children referral them to Eye Unit, school for blind and public integration class;
4. Income generation for the blind adult;
5. Networking with Authorities, Governors, Local NGOs and International NGOs;
6. Development of membership of DAC.

Outcome of Project
Total	6851326	90	820
Province name	Population	ND	NC	NV	#.A/AM	#.CRBS	#.CREU	#.BO/DS	NBIG	#.N-INGOs/ LNGOs-A
Kg Cham	1746612	16	173
Siem Reap	776978	12	100
Kg Thom	624846	8	81
Prey Veng	1065550	12	116
Battambang	948706	13	96
Kampot	575013	8	92
Bantey Mean Chey	586571	8	64
Pursat	385301	6	49
Preah Vihear	141749	7	49
Provincial Development Project (PDP) achievement outputs from 2004- 2006
Kg Cham		2	9	72	200	4	127	12	20	1
Siem Reap		3	39	89	186	19	145	90	16	11
Kg Thom		7	79	168	35	14	27	23	23	3
Prey Veng		7	30	48	67	11	36	46	22	1
Battambang		4	21	74	206	4	257	40	32	16
Kampot		4	70	150	118	11	208	30	22	9
Bantey Mean Chey		New	New	New	New	New	New	New	New	New
Pursat		New	New	New	New	New	New	New	New	New
Preah Vihear		New	New	New	New	New	New	New	New	New
Total: 2005-2006		27	228	601	812	63	800	241	135	41
Total:2004-2005		30	124	608	3,880		682	66		26
Total:2004-2006		57	352	1209	4692	63	1482	307	135	67

Note:

Communication Base Rehabilitation Project CBR) is supported fund by Dark and Light Blind Care Foundation. To assist Blind and Visually Impaired people on 6 target districts working at Kampong Cham such as: Tbong Kmom; Orieng Ov; Kroch Chmar; Srey Sonthor; Pohnea Kraek and Memot
Community Base Rehabilitation activities of ABC
1. Assessment and research on blindness;
2. Orientations Mobility/ Daily Living Skill;
3. Identify clients who have eye problem and blind children referral them to Eye Unit and Blind School;
4. Income Generation activities for Total blindness;
5. Net working with governors authorities/ CNGOs and INGOs;
6. Development of ABC's membership;

Outcome of CBR project in Kampong Charm province 2005-2006
WTA	NCW	NWV	NA/AM	NBRCBS	NCRIU	NO&M/DS	NBIG	NGOs/ Authorities
6 districts	71	815	3400	33	1672	79	72	191