Members of AIPP

Organization for the Promotion of Kui Culture (OPKC)

OPKC is an indigenous organization as the Kui and non-profit organization that supported capacity building to youths and community group as education, culture, livelihood, networking and partnership building to improve their livelihood to make a profit and a job creation. The activities related to OPKC’s vision as We want to see indigenous communities, both men and women, have the right to self-determination and solidarity in the management of natural resources and to preserve their economy, identity, culture and traditions. And our mission is to develop knowledge, network indigenous communities, and promote the rights of indigenous peoples so that they have full power and authority to claim their rights.

Vision:
Indigenous Communities are strong solidarity and have the right to self-determination for sustainable development and conservation.

Mission:
Organize communities and develop systems of indigenous Kui communities to create Kui ethnic pride, protect community interests and be self-sufficient.

Goal:
Indigenous Kui men, women, elders, youths, and children have solidarity and participate in land and natural resources management, conservation of identity and culture, and socio/economic development.

Place of issue: Preah Vihear Province
Date of issue: 6th June 2006

Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association (CIYA)

CIYA is founded in 2005 and registered in 2008. CIYA is registered with the Cambodian Ministry of Interior and updated in 13 July 2020 with MOI recognition.

From 2009, CIYA started with an office work area and an operation unit to support to the association programs and its members. International and national consultants have been recruited to help this new organization develop its own strategies with full participation from its members and partner organizations. In 2010, Heinrich Boell Foundation (HBF) has provided a small grant to support the core fund of the organization as well as some field activities such as, providing awareness raising on legislatives related to indigenous peoples’ livelihood including land and forestry laws to the community people in their village through the community dialogue, conduct surveys to gather statistics of the indigenous youths, especially the youths at schools, documentation of the custom and traditions of the indigenous people. HBF has also provided support to build the capacity of the operation unit of the association including organization of the full assembly, build up the management system of staff, administration and finance.

In 2011, CIYA reviewed and strengthened its provincial members’ networks by setting up a secretariat and selecting their representation to make the association’s coordination and leadership stronger at local level and in another word the decentralization of its missions and vision to its members at this level. Seven networks of provincial members among the eight have selected their groups of representatives. The groups of representatives have been playing an important role to lead and coordinate their respective members’ networks.

Following from a Theory of Change, CIYA has identified the following major strategies for the period 2020 – 2024. Four have been identified as highest priority – for more immediate work.

Four other strategies are regarded as secondary priority strategies – still considered important but to be addressed when work on high priority strategies has been solidified.

The CIYA Vision is that “Indigenous people have education, strong solidarity, prosperity and protect land, natural resources, culture, customs, identity, self-determination and live with dignity and harmony on their ancestral lands.”

The CIYA Mission is that “CIYA is a network and association of indigenous youth to support youth capacity building and to meet the needs of indigenous communities and societies in Cambodia.”

Goal is strong focused on indigenous youth capacity development become better ability to support their communities and the broader indigenous society in Cambodia.

Place of issue: Phnom Penh
Date of issue: 18 September 2008

Highlander Association

Vision Mission and Goals of the organization

The Highlanders Association (HA) is almost entirely comprised by members of indigenous communities in Ratanakiri, and is committed to a vision of the indigenous community of Ratanakiri Province living in a peaceful manner, with social dignity, strong solidarity, the maintenance of culture, and secure access to their lands and other natural resources. The organization’s mission is to work with indigenous communities to strengthen their sense of empowerment and their capacity to use, manage, and conserve their lands, forests and other resources so as to sustain and improve their livelihoods and local economies.

HA was established in 2001 through a comprehensive consultation process with indigenous communities throughout Ratanakiri Province. These indigenous communities identified the following priority issues: empowerment to protect lands and natural resources, cultural identity, and the right of access to education. These issues became the basis for the activities of the Highlanders Association in support of the indigenous people of Ratanakiri province. HA views communities as fundamental sources of mutual support, and as vehicles for sustainable development and rights protection. The symbiotic relationship of indigenous culture and heritage and sustainable natural resource management is respected and acknowledged. In 2013, an independent evaluation of HA was conducted with community leaders doing the evaluation. The evaluation found that many project results required community network and association to maintain sustainability. For example, land rights protection would not be very effective without a community association pressuring or lobbying for respect of land title. As a result of the evaluation findings, HA has decided to adopt a strategy of community association-building.

Indigenous Peoples Rights Active Member

There were violations of the rights of indigenous peoples everywhere (illegal logging, land grabbing) becuase of the economic land concession such as rubber plantation, sugar cane plantation, mining, dam. Most the IP affected by these project. There are 24 IP groups located in 15 provinces in Cambodia but lack of unity and knowledge.

Regarding to this issue the first big movement of IP was form up in Kampong Thom province on March 12, 2009, with all members of the 77 people from 15 provinces.