Review Mission to Preah Vihear Province
Preah Vihear: As part of the mission to monitor the progress of the Community-Based Tourism COVID-19 Recovery Project (CBTCR), CSAF facilitated a review mission of Asian Development Bank delegation in Cambodia (ADB-Carm), Expert officers of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and national-international experts who are project consultants to carry a face-to-face meeting with local people and authorities and to inspect project target sites, such as O\' Svay Dam Nature Tourism Community, Home Stay sites at Samdech Techo Hun Sen Natural Village, Sraem Commune, Choam Ksan District and to conduct visit Preah Vihear Temple.Meeting with PIU Preah Vihear, Commune and District Authorities and Community RepresentativesADB Delegation, MEF Expert officers, national-international experts, Commune and District Authorities and Community RepresentativesField Visit to O\' Svay Dam Nature Tourism CommunityHome Stay sites at Samdech Techo Hun Sen Natural VillageVisit to Preah Vihear Temple
Review Mission to Angkor Borei District, Takeo Province
Angkor Borei District: On September 12, 2023, CSAF on behalf of CBTCR Project Coordinating Unit led an ADB delegation to Cambodia (ADB-CARM), MEF Expert Officers, and national and international experts who are project consultants to conduct field visit the project implementation site in Angkor Borei District, Takeo Province, including: Phnom Da District Hall, Wat Kramum and Lobster farm. In addition, the delegation also met and exchanged views with local leaders, districts and communes and community representatives to study the impact of relevant work and suggestions for project improvement in the target area.
A Kickoff Meeting to review mission
In the morning of Monday 11th September 2023, H.E. Kemreat Viseth, Chairman of CSAF and Coordinator of Executing Agency of Community-Based Tourism COVID-19 Recovery Project (CBTCR), presided and facilitated a Kickoff Meeting to review mission with participation of representatives of Asian Development Bank (ADB), representatives of Executing Agency (EA), representatives of Implementing Agency (IA), representatives of Ministry of Economics and Finances (MEF) and project consultants in order to share project overview, Issues/Challenges, and update procurement, safeguards, and gender status.Speaking in this meeting, H.E. Kemreat Viseth addressed that Community-Based Tourism COVID-19 Recovery Project (CBTCR) is a part of TECH100 Villages Project which is still ongoing after Covid 19 crisis and implementing this project will solely contribute to the “ Pentagonal Strategy-Phase I” The Royal Government of Cambodia of the Seventh Legislature of the National Assembly under the leadership of Samdech Thipadei HUN MANET, Prime Minister of Cambodia. His Excellency also mentioned the achievements, the challenges and the direction of the project. Finally, His Excellency expressed grateful thanks and encouraged all stakeholders who participated in this meeting to raise challenges and concerns to discuss and find solutions together.It is worth noting that after this meeting, all stakeholders of the project will visit the project sites in the 2 target villages of the project in Takeo and Preah Vihear Provinces from 12 to 15 September 2023.
Training on “Effective Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Action Plan (GAP) Implementation, and PPMS for Project M&E”
Community-Based Tourism COVID-19 Recovery Project organized “Effective Gender Mainstreaming and Gender Action Plan (GAP) Implementation, and PPMS for Project M&E\" to PIU Takeo and PIU Preah Vihear on 5th September 2023 at OCM Office.The purpose of this training workshop aims to:Build capacity to PCU and PIU’s gender and M&E key persons on gender mainstreaming and GAP of the project, and PPMS including project indicators;Let participants to understand the GAP and PPMS of the project including data collection tools/forms; andExplain the ways to collect data for GAP and PPMS report productions. At the end of the training, participants will be able to:Understand the concept of gender mainstreaming and include gender in all project implementation activities;Identify and clear understanding the project indicators and data collection tools/ forms; andUse the data collection tools/forms to gather data from their project implementation activities.