Our  History         MODE was established in 1993 and registered in the same year. MODE is a local NGO working with Orphan and vulnerable Children (OVC) and People Living with HIV (PLHIV). 

                 Please, click here to have more information about our support to those OVC.

Our Vision

That all Cambodian people, especially women and children, have the right to live in peace, with

justice, health, environmental and economic sustainability.

 

Mission Statement

MODE is committed to working with the most vulnerable people of Cambodian society, especially

women and children, and the whole community to transform lives.

We do this by empowering people through education, strengthening democracy, promoting

participation and ownership of the development process, promoting good health, implementing

sustainable socio-economic and environmental development projects.

 

Human Resources

Seven of 25 full-time staff members and 29 of 59 part-time volunteers supported through KHANA

 

Program

Projects Funded through KHANA:

• Integrated Care including HBC and Prevention targeting PLHIV, OVC, youth and married

couples

• Focus prevention: Married couple, entertainment workers, and men who have sex with men

• Food support to PLHIV and OVC

Other Projects:

Integrated Community Development Program (ICDP). Consisting of - food security, primary health

care and HIV and AIDS, civil society and good local governance.

• Poverty Alleviation for Women-Headed Households, Disabled People and People Affected by

HIV / AIDS Embassy of Finland in Bangkok

• Integrated Development Project Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation

(ICCO)

• Health & Food Security

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Choup Sompous (OVC) and her family affected by AIDS

 

        Choup Sompous is a 16 years old girl, living in Snen Krobay village, Kampong Krobay commune in Stung Sen District of Kampong Thom Province. Currently she is grade 9 at Kampong Thom Secondary School. Her parents had passed away since she was young. Then she lives with her very old grandmother. Her ambition is to be a teacher in English or a translator. “I want to work with organizations in order to help other OVCs whose having problems the same with my family”, she said.

        Her older sister (Choup Sokpheack) is 18 years old and she is working in a garment factory in Phnom Penh. Her younger sister (Choup Sokhey) is 13 years old she is grade 6 at Sneang Krobay secondary school. She wanted to be a doctor in the future. The youngest brother is 11 years old and he is grade 5 at Sneang Krobay primary school.

        Sompous’s grandmother said “when my son in-law died, I and my daughter did not know that my son in-law had HIV. After his death my daughter got sick then she went to the hospital to have her blood test and she found out that she was HIV positive too, and died after her husband”.

        Following the death of their parents living behind four children, grandmother did not know what to do or where to go next. My family faced discrimination from the family members. Sampous grandmother name’s Bear Teaky, 66 years old, widow her husband passed away during the Pol Pot regime.

        In their situations the neighbors pitted on them and they always provide them some fishes and fish-paste after the neighbors back from fishing in the rice field or Tonle Sap Lake.

 

        “Under this serious situation, I have to decide to send my oldest granddaughter to look for a job in the garment factory in Phnom, and she receives USD40.00 per month. She always send USD20 to me to support her siblings”, said Teaky.

 

       The Minority Organization for Development of Economy (MODE) is implementing Home Based Care Program who is helping the People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and Orphans Vulnerable Children (OVC) and their families affected by HIV/AIDS in Kampong Thom Province which is funded by Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (Khana) and Save the Children Norway (SCN). 

        MODE helps Choup Sompous and her families since March 23, 2006 by providing them monthly support such as foods from World Food Program, and meet regularly for health care through home visit, refers them to hospital or Health Center whenever one of the children get ill. MODE also provides school materials, school uniforms to OVCs every year. Also, MODE provided Samphous’s grandmother a revolving capital of USD30.00 for her small business (grocery).

Now, the grandmother is selling groceries at home, making an income about 2000 – 4000 riel per day. With the small grant supported by MODE for the grandmother of Somphous to start a small business now their family life become better. The small profit earned by her grandmother can help to buy their necessities at home. She also farms during the rainy season but she can harvest small yield of rice, about half to one ton per year.

 

        “Now I have meat, fish, egg and vegetable to eat with rice everyday and I receive 500 riel per day for my school allowance” said Sampous’s brother.

 

        Choub Somphous together with her younger sister and brother is studying English in Phagna Both School every day. Their school fees are supported by Dr. Katharina Langer, her husband Thomas and their family. Somphous and her siblings’s knowledge of English are improving. Now they can read and write and can speak few words with foreigners during our field visit.

        Now, Somphous’s grandmother is very happy and she hopes that her grandchildren will have a better future. , Somphous together with her siblings thanking MODE, especially Dr. Katarina, her husband Thomas and their family who are very kind to support their needs. “We promise to continue to study hard in order to finish in our studies” said Somphous, her sisters and bother.

 

        With the cooperation of Provincial Health Department, local authorities, World Food Program, donors and MODE, Samphous and her family “having hope for new life”.

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Kakada (OVC) and his family affected by AIDS

 

Chem Kakada is 11 years old, living in Achaleak Village, Achaleak Commune in Stung Sen District of Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia. He is grade 4 at Hun Sen Achaleak Primary School.

 
        The parents of Kakada were construction workers in Kampong Spue Province. When his parents died his grandmother and his brother did not know what they are going to do.

        “My parents passed away since I was 8 years old and my brother were too young at that time,  my grandmother told me that my parents died because of HIV but I did not know what is HIV”,  Kakada said.

 

        Kakada has two siblings, the second brother name’s Chem Tokla, 7 years old and currently studying grade 1 at Sen Achaleak Primary School, and the youngest brother name’s Chem Mesa who was 4 years old and died in 2006.

        Kakada and his brother are living with their 81 years old grandmother. The brother and grandmother of Kakada are depending on him for their survival. At Kakada’s young age he is very responsible person. He sells cakes and fetching water for the other families when he came back from school and get paid out of this. Besides, he raises chicken and ducks for his family’s food or he sells eggs to buy other needs at home.

         Kakada’s dream is to be a teacher. “I want to be an English teacher which I think could help me to get better income to support my grandmother and my brother” he said.

 

        Minority Organization for Development of Economy (MODE) is implementing Home Based Care Program whose helping the People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) and their families affected by HIV/AIDS in Kampong Thom Province which receives funds from Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (Khana) and Save the Children Norway (SCN). MODE has been supporting Kakada and his family since June 15, 2005 by providing them monthly food ration through World Food Program. 

       Meeting regularly for health care through home visits, refers them to hospital or Health Center when one of the children get sick, providing them school materials, school uniforms every year. Also, MODE provided Kakada a revolving capital of USD30.00 for his poultry raising in order to increase his earnings.

      Kakada and his younger brother are studying English everyday in Phagna Both School with the support by Dr. Katharina Langer, her husband Thomas and their family. Kakada and his brother’s knowledge of English language are improving from time to time. Now, they can read and write, and sometimes can speak few words with foreigners during our field visit.

        The grandmother is very happy and she hopes that her grandchildren will have good future. They extend their thanks and gratitude to the donors of MODE especially to Dr. Katarina, her husband Thomas and their family who heartily supported their life to become better. “We promise to continue and try our best to learn hard” with all of your supports with us.

        “Now we have meat, fish, vegetable and eggs to eat from my poultry. Moreover, we can study languages both English and Khmer and we are always goes to school on time because of my bicycle, “Kakada said. 

 

        With the supports from MODE, donors (KHANA, SCN, WFP), individual supporters and with the cooperation of the Provincial Health Department, local authorities and relevant institutions able to uplift Kakada’s family life.

        Their neighbors found that Kakada’s family has gained an income from his poultry raising that can support their foods and other necessities. To sum up, Kakada strives for better life” and full of hopes for the future.