Cambodia Voluntary Certification December 13, 2011 Mr. Soeung Saroeun CCC Head of Program Vision: A strong and capable civil society, cooperating and responsive to Cambodia’s development challenges Host of the 2 nd Global Assembly for CSO Development Effectiveness – Siem Reap June 2011

MISSION VISION CCC Vision 2015 Goal 3: Influence DPs Goal 4: High quality services Goal 2: Enhance Effective Cooperation Goal 1: Strengthen Collective Voice Integrity Cooperation Responsiveness Quality Goal 5: Greatest impacts with a few resources

Number of NGOs and Associations in Cambodia Source: CCC Directories , MoI and MoFA/IC

Origin of NGO Code in Cambodia Ethical Principles Survey results of 2003 Similar System from 42 countries Wider Consultations (provincial and national) Ethical Principles 1995

Code of Ethical Principles and Minimum Standards for NGOs in Cambodia ( ) -7 Principles - 26 Standards 1. Mission and Value5 Standards 2. Governance4 Standards 3. Relationship/Communication6 Standards 4. Finance2 Standards 5. Accountability &Transparency 3 Standards 6. Quality1 Standards 7. Human Resource5 Standards

26 Standards 109 Guidelines for applicant NGOs to follow 61 Indicators to be used for verification Guidelines for Application Guidelines for Application of NGO Code and Voluntary Certification System ( )

Certification System 2007 Application form and process Requirements for submission (pre- requisite and check list) Certification process Field Assessment process Mentoring and coaching procedures Follow up and feedback mechanisms Decertification or reapplication procedures 3 Independent committees

Certification of Governance & Professional Practice (GPP)

How does VCS work for all of us? Symbol of trust Promoting accountability, transparency and honesty Affirmation of good work Framework for a sustainable organization Enhancing development effectiveness

Alignment to Global CSO mandate GPP is responsive to Principle # 5 of the Istanbul Principles “CSOs are effective as development actors when they … demonstrate a sustained organizational commitment to transparency, multiple accountability and integrity in their internal operations” Extract from CSO Principles on Development Effectiveness

GPP is responsive to paragraph 22b of Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation “Encourage CSOs to implement practices that strengthen their accountability and their contribution to development effectiveness, guided by the Istanbul Principles and the International Framework for CSO development effectiveness” Alignment to Global CSO mandate

Status of applications November 2011 Year Total Application NGOs Total Current certified & Re- Certificated applicants INGOCNGO CCC- Member Non- Member Total Note: Total current certified and re-certified applicants =35 (28 certified NGOs, 3 re-certificated NGOs, invalid 1 NGO), 14 CCC-members

CSO Driven for its Sustainability?

One of three components of 5 years CCC Governance Hub Program 2011 – 2015 Promoting inclusive multi-stakeholders engagement approach Independent certification center Fee-charging from 2012 CSO Driven for its Sustainability?

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