06.06.2006
LWF World Service Cambodia Program Receives National Award
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Department for World Service (DWS) country program in Cambodia has received a national medal recognizing its work in disaster preparedness and management.The Government of Cambodia awarded the LWF/DWS program the National Reconstruction Medal, and a certificate signed by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, on 5 May 2006. The award acknowledges the good partnership between the LWF program and the Cambodian National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), which includes organization of some 200 village disaster-preparedness committees, and funding for over 200 disaster mitigation projects. The goal is to gradually empower the communities to take over their own sustainable development.
The state medal is the second official recognition of LWF/DWS Cambodia this year. In April the Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) gave the program the highest ranking among six programs supported by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). "Of the six projects evaluated, the LWF project had the highest overall aggregate 'ranking' and was the only project to get a best practice rating of 5," ALWS Executive Secretary, Mr Peter Schirmer, said.
The LWF/DWS program, in Cambodia since 1979, works in relatively remote rural areas and in under-served parts of the country. Led by LWF/DWS Cambodia Representative, Mr David Mueller, the program currently employs 300 staff members. (220 words)
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