Around 35 representatives of Government, NGOs and development partners attended the official opening event of the new country office of DVV International in the Kingdom of Cambodia on February 7th in Phnom Penh. On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, His Excellency Under Secretary of State Heang Sine welcomed DVV International as valuable partner for the development of Non-Formal Education. Other speakers of the opening event included representatives of the UNESCO Delegation, the German Embassy and project partners of DVV International. Two voluntary teacher from the Kavet ethnic minority shared insides of their work in Ratanakiri province, one of the most disadvantaged regions.
The event was followed by a planning workshop for DVV International’s strategy in the next years. Civil Society and Government partners identified the further improvement of the Community Learning Centers, more possibilities for networking and sharing and the need for capacity building especially for facilitators and management staff on the provincial and district level as the main challenges. It was recommended to DVV International as well to support action research initiatives, which are relevant for advocating non-formal education, a widely neglected sector with less than 1% of the education budget.
DVV International’s new country director, Ms Vanna Peou shared with the partners her vision of a more coherent cooperation between government and civil society. She mentioned as well DVV International’s commitment to work on a deeper understanding of the concept of Lifelong Learning and Adult Learning and Education (ALE) as an important condition for the development of our sub-sector.
Address of the Country Office:
DVV- International Country Office in Cambodia
Peou Vanna (Ms), Country Director
Address: No.106, St.304, Sangkat Boeng Keng II,Khan Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh.
Office phone : (855) 23 218 6 41. Mobile phone : (855) 12 720
416/(855) 16 291 746
Email: vannadvvcambodia@gmail.com