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Community representatives are highly experienced in advocacy on land and forestry issues but less experienced in fishery and evictions cases, and even less so on mining. Advocacy activities have been taken place mainly throughout Cambodia, with a higher concentration in Kampong Thom, Kampong Chhnang and Phnom Penh Community members have built their ties to community people, NGOs and other networks to discuss and address local problems, but only half or fewer effectively used the planning tools identified in the survey. More than half of the advocacy activities were successful or partially successful; only a few were considered completely unsuccessful. More than half of the advocates practiced active non‐violence principles, and more than half demonstrated positive leadership qualities. Community advocates have faced many challenges internally, such as limited knowledge and skills, and externally, through a range of difficulties with government actors.

Information Source : Grassroots Advocacy in Cambodia - 109 Community Case Study Analysis September 2010s

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