YWAM Cambodia

Our desire is to influence all areas of life where we are invited to help and competent to respond, raising up servant leaders who will then impact their different spheres of community life.

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) recognises that improving community health is essential for national development; therefore a major part of our focus is in the area of health. The project is designed to work in cooperation with the Provincial Health Department (PHD) to help bring about some of the recommended changes of the Ministry of Health (MoH).

YWAM both evangelises and disciples individuals, and expects to see those discipled being a strong influence to improve their communities both now and in the future, and for churches to be planted and established throughout the province.

• Youth health education
  Through education on HIV / AIDS / Drug Abuse / Relationships, youth will be able to make informed choices about their sexual behaviour so that the incidence of AIDS, STDs, and drug abuse will be reduced in Stung Treng Province.
• Mother & Child health
  By strengthening the rural maternity services through the work of MCHAs, the health of mothers and their new-borns will improve, and maternal (MMR) and neo-natal mortality rates (NMR) in Stung Treng province will be further reduced.
• Community health development
  To enable and facilitate 28 villages in Siempang District to identify their health and material needs and take responsibility to improve their health and living conditions, with the support of village development committees (VDCs) and project staff.
• Community-based care for those living with HIV/AIDS
  To show the love of God to PLHAs (currently over 350) through counselling, self-help group meetings and homecare visitation, so that they can have better health, an improved quality of life, and new life in God. Decrease the spread of HIV by educating PLHA about their disease.
• Family clean water
  That by distributing ceramic filters to all families in the district the danger of manganese in well water will be mitigated and the health benefits of water being clean from pathogens will significantly improve the health of the villagers.