Philanthropy - , Koh Kong Province, Cambodia
Morodok is a local non-government organization (NGO) that provides services to improve living conditions, strengthen solidarity and create ownership for poor people in the coastal communities of Kompong Som Bay, Cambodia. Our major goal is to promote and strengthen community group networks at the commune, district and regional levels. Morodok operates in five target districts serving 17 communes, 80 villages and nearly 15,000 households. Morodok became a local NGO in 2011, becoming localized from the Integrated Sustainable Livelihoods Program (ISLP) under the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Vision: Morodok envisions peaceful rural communities in Cambodia where people have equal rights and opportunity to manage and utilize natural resources in a sustainable fashion for the improvement of their quality of life. Mission: To improve living conditions, strengthen solidarity and create ownership for the poor people in the coastal communities of Cambodia through building their capacity, supporting their initiatives and facilitating dialogue between relevant actors. Objective: To promote community empowerment toward socio – economic development through enhancing capacity of community groups (CBO and Livelihood groups) to participate in local democratization and good governance processes.