Our Partners

 
 
 

EAST-West Management Institute

The East-West Management Institute (EWMI) works to strengthen democratic societies by bringing together government, civil society and the private sector to build accountable, capable and transparent institutions and solve problems.  Founded in 1988, EWMI operates through partnerships, grants and contracts with bi-lateral and multi-lateral donors, support from private foundations, as well as its own initiatives. EWMI concentrates on developing local institutions that are accountable, capable, transparent and thus able to fulfill their mandates long after donors depart. EWMI's success is based on almost 30 years of pragmatic field experience in over 30 countries, and the understanding that each local context is unique. 

EWMI has modeled information collection and analysis in Cambodia and he Mekong, leading to the development of Open Development Mekong (ODM) and the flagship site Open Development Cambodia (ODC), which together with Open Development Laos, Open Development Vietnam, Open Development Thailand and Open Development Myanmar we refer to as the OD platform or OD Mekong, which aims to provide a roadmap to critical development issues, thereby informing the public and equipping citizens with the data needed to better understand the social and environmental impact of development on their communities and environment.
 

 

 

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT & DEVELOPMENT TEAM (CEDT)

CEDT works with communities, local government representatives, and other stakeholders. CEDT supports communities to build local governance, conduct participatory planning processes and develop accountability mechanisms with local representatives. CEDT helps communities to develop their own agendas and then supports the communities’ communications with the authorities and other stakeholders.

Selected achievements in rural areas:

  • Built capacity of local communities and local government on resource mapping, land use planning, zoning, possession and land rights documentation, and community hand-drawn/GIS mapping (ongoing).

  • Produced Methodology and Tools for Land Use Impact Assessment (LUIA) in 2017

  • Developed Community Guide to Legal Issues in Natural Resources Management Manual in 2018

Selected achievements in urban areas:

  • Implemented pilot program of Circular 03 on the Resolution of temporary settlements on illegal occupied land in the capital, municipal and urban areas in three cities.

  • Integrated community action plans, community hand-drawn/GIS maps, and community profiles into Commune Investment Plans. Resulted in  1,634 families receiving family books, 2000 Identification cards, 23 community maps and profiles.