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Background

Urban Poor Women Development (UPWD) is a non-profit, non-political, and non-religious organization. The organization was established in 1997and was registered as a local NGO with the Ministry of Interior in 1998. UPWD is one of many women’s organizations working with poor women and children that live in urban squatter. The organization is unique as it was established by women, led by women and works with women and for women. Nowadays, UPWD is governed by a Governing board of 5 members, three of which are women. There are 14 total employees working for UPWD at the moment, and 9 of those are women.

UPWD Value: 1. Gender equality 2. Cooperation and partnership 3. Teamwork 4. Transparency and accountability 5. Continuous learning

Project Background

UPWD is partner with People in Need (PIN) Cambodia to implement activities under the Urban COVID-19 Response project (“Integrated COVID-19 Response for Urban Poor Settings in Phnom Penh”), specifically on the areas of gender-based violence prevention and children protection.

The project is funded by the European Union that covers a range of sectors, such as WASH, Gender-based violence prevention and children protection, Livelihoods and Social Protection. It aims to strengthen urban poor resilience, across 35 communities in the 12 Districts and 6 Dirstic of Phnom Penh, and enforce proper response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to strengthened social protection, economic recovery and C-19 adaptation of poor urban communities in Phnom Penh.

One of the main focuses of the project is on promotingGender base violent and children protection and their rights. On this front, the Urban Poor Women Development (UPWD) is the leading partner who will carry out tasks related to this topic, along with the facilitation of this assignment.