Guarantees of Non-Recurrence of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Women after the Khmer Rouge

'In the swisspeace's working paper series 2019' Four decades after the collapse of the Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodian women continue to suffer from discriminatory social, cultural and economic norms and to experience gender injustice in social and politicalspheres. Against this background, this paper asks whether and to what extent transitional justice has contributed to providing... Continue Reading →

March 22, 2020 0

Founder of Next Women Generation, Sotheary You, is shortlisted for the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia

Founder of Next Women Generation, Sotheary You, is shortlisted for the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia 2020 in the Community Spirit and Public Service Category. This category recognized the extraordinary and contributions of traditional public service, charity and volunteer, according to the website of the Women of the Future. https://www.facebook.com/WOFAwardsSEAsia/photos/a.353594595223380/578284996087671/?type=3&theater

January 28, 2020 0

Stories of Cambodian women leaders are brought to ASEAN Youth Engagement Summit

Founder of Next Women Generation, Sotheary You, shared stories of Cambodian women at the ASEAN Youth Engagement Summit 2019 in Manila, Philippines to other young people from Southeast Asia. At the summit, Sotheary shared her motivation to start the Next Women Generation, and aspiration to promote gender equality and women's rights in Cambodia. Photo courtesy... Continue Reading →

April 10, 2019 0

Dj Nana: Whenever I say ‘yes’, I will find ways to make it work.

DJ Nana is an influential media personality in Cambodia. She has engaged in social work since she was 14-year-old. She has worked with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international NGOs before working with radio and TV networks. Dj Nana’s Facebook page, Dj NanaTips, has about 1 million followers. She engaged with the audience through her... Continue Reading →

April 4, 2019 0

Girl Innovator Award Winner: I want to use technology to address social issue

Sokuntevy Chhy is a co-founder of E-Lab which is a mobile application that provides explanation, introduction and videos to help students practice doing experiment themselves at home. At E-Lab, she is a website and app developer and content researcher. The experiments are based on Cambodia Education Systems from grade 7-12. There is also fun experience... Continue Reading →

March 15, 2019 0

Klahaan’s co-founder: Feminism means equality between men and women in society

Rachana is a passionate development and policy expert with over 10 years of experience working in the human rights and women’s rights sectors in Cambodia. Rachana has worked with multiple well-established local and international non-governmental organizations and UN agency, and in 2018 Rachana co-founded and continue to lead Klahaan, a local feminist research and campaigning... Continue Reading →

March 13, 2019

A Social Enterprise’s Founders: We are not sure if it works; we just do it

Lim Kimchhun was a national outstanding student in mathematics in 2004. He got a scholarship to study in Japan for 6 years in the field of civil engineering and architecture, urban environmental system engineering and City planning, and he also had working experience in management field over there. Nowadays, he is an investor in the... Continue Reading →

February 8, 2019 0

A Female Bakery’s Owner: Success is when I am able to create jobs for others

Ratha Tann is a shareholder of the Cakolate Bakery and Icecream, located in Phnom Penh. She was born in Kampong Thum province and moved to Phnom Penh to pursue a bachelor degree in accountant. Ratha worked in the field of the accountant for about 7 years, that gave her enough saving to invest in the... Continue Reading →

February 3, 2019 0

Next Women Generation is listed on 21 Ambassador Initiatives You Need to Know About

Next Women Generation is on a list of 21 One Young World Ambassador Initiatives. One Young World is a global platform that gathers young people from around who are generating substantial, positive impact in response to the world's most pressing challenges. Click here to learn about the 21 Ambassador Initiatives.

January 28, 2019 0

Phanna Lim: “Don’t call me an old lady” reflects my feeling about our society

Phanna Lim is a psychologist and writer. She graduated a master's degree in psychology and a bachelor degree in accounting. She is well-known for her songs, "Don't call me an old lady" and "New year is approaching and I still can't find a husband." She catches the attention of the readers for her new novels... Continue Reading →

January 26, 2019 0

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