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A Path Way to Mental Health

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In honor of TPO’s efforts to comply with NGO GPP, TPO’s representatives were invited to receive a certificate and an award during the certificate awarding ceremony on 13 December 2018 organized by CCC.   For further info about this code, see the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia’s (CCC) website: http://www.ccc-cambodia.org

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The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign is an international campaign that began in 1991. From November 25th, the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, to December 10th, International Human Rights Day, the campaign calls on individuals and groups around the world to act to end all forms of violence against women and girls. To join and celebrate this day, TPO had spread  key messages via TPO’s Facebook page and  with its partner (Victims support section), on 4 December, 2018 in Phnom Penh,TPO has organized a campaign to end violence against women and girls with hundred audiences.
In the day, we have our beneficiary 3 people of project “Promoting Gender Equality and Improving Access to Justice for Female Survivors and Victims of GBV under Khmer Rouge Regime” to share about their suffering experience related Gender Based Violence during Khmer Rouge time and we have our team to share key messages about this campaign in the purposes to end violence against women and girls. Much appreciated for your supporting and help to share key messages of this campaign to your friends & network.

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Dr. Chhim Sotheara has been invited by Japan Association for Trancultural Psychiatry as an invited speaker for the 25th Academic Meeting of Japan Transcultural Psychiatry about “Baksbat and Community Mental Health Intervention Approach of TPO” and meet with team of Japan Support Center for Suicide Countermeasures (JSSC) to discuss about relevant projects from 9 to 11 November 2018. Dr.Chhim got warmest welcome and hospitality from Dr Kubota & Dr Marutani to take tour around some place in Tokyo as well.

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On the special occasion of the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, 26 June of this year, TPO Cambodia has joined to raise awareness to honor torture survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime.  TPO’s staff at the Phnom Penh headquarters and beneficiaries who are victims of torture in Pursat province under the ‘Healing and Reconciliation for Survivors of Torture during the Khmer Rouge Regime Project’ funded by USAID were involved in this activity. Key messages included, ‘We care about and support the mental health of survivors of torture during the Khmer Rouge regime;’ ‘We stand together to fight against torture;’ ‘We join together to end gender-based violence;’ ‘We work together to stop discrimination against survivors of torture.’ They have been disseminated to the public digitally. They were highlighted in a video clip, which was published on TPO’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/tpocambodia/ — which is followed by nearly 10000 people!

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On 14 June 2018, a signing ceremony on the agreement to provide and receive Mental Health Service has made between TPO Cambodiaand Sovann Komor/Golden Children organization http://sovannkomar.org/ at TPO Phnom Penh office. Refer in the agreement, Sovann Komar organization will receive services from TPO such as: -individual or family Counsellingុ -training for parents and -group session for parents as well as for children/adolescent. This agreement for 1 year and will be renew to long term period up on mutual agreement between both parties. Activity will be starting from this year.

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The event started with welcome note by Dr. Sotheara Chhim, Executive Director, TPO Cambodia and open remark by our supporter and donors, Mr. Hang Vannak, Head of Victims Support Section of the ECCC, Ms. Julia Ilse, Coordinator Civil Peace Service, GIZ Cambodia, Mr. Adam Schumacher, Director Office of Democracy and Gov., USAID/Cambodia and Mr. John Shapiro, Executive Director, Khmer Arts Academy. Following activities was presentation about “Influence of Culture and Art on Trauma” & “Transcultural Aspects of Psychosocial Interventions with Cambodian Muslim Survivors of Khmer Rouge Regime” by Ms. Sylvia Johnson, International Advisor CPS/GIZ to TPO, presentation about “Effect of Art Performance on Trauma Affected Survivors of KR Regime” insights from TPO research study by Ms. Sopheap Taing, Psychologist, TPO Cambodia as well as  Video Viewing: ‘You are more than you remember’ Testimonial Therapy with Cambodian Muslim KR Survivors including insights from Civil Parties on the Effects of the Art Based Project ‘Pka Sla’, Dealing with suffering (insights of Muslim Civil Parties and Buddhist and Muslim Perspectives on Healing and Reconciliation ( insights about community healing and reconciliation) and Panel discussion on “The art performance Pka Sla as well as the Testimonials illustrate publicly the misuse of power and human cruelty and suffering under the KR regime. In which way do they contribute to the process of reconciliation?” by expertises.

Approximately 80 participants have attended including government officials, religious authorities, donors, partner organizations, researchers and civil party beneficiaries.

Video on Testimonial Therapy with Cambodian Muslim KR Survivors will be uploaded into Video Gallery and for photos of this event is available in Photo Gallery.

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