Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Man paddling wooden canoe, looks behind him. — Fisherman on the Sekong River, Cambodia

© O. Langrand

Empowering Community-Based Organizations for Improved River Governance

Grantee Name: 3S Rivers Protection Network

Hotspot: Indo-Burma
Location: Cambodia
Amount: $17,403
Dates: Oct 2015 – Oct 2016
Keywords: Awareness, Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Education, Networks

Strengthen the capacity of both 3SPN and its network of five grass-roots Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) in Ratanakiri province, Cambodia, by carrying out Organizational Assessments, developing and implementing Organizational Development Plans (with a particular focus on governance, organizational management, and financial management), and by facilitating learning and exchange between the CBOs.

Strategic Direction : 8 Strengthen the capacity of civil society to work on biodiversity, communities and livelihoods at regional, national, local and grassroots levels