Our Vision:

The project aims to reduce poverty levels, and prevent commercial sexual exploitation and human trafficking in the country.

Mission:

the mission is to provide the handicraft training and life skills in order to let the vulnerable villagers be independent through sustainable employment in community factories. We also strive to work with other experienced partners to get the best results.

Objective:

To prevent Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Anti-Human Trafficking and reduce poverty in Cambodia, the objective of an organization consists of 3 major points such as:

• To run community factory in order to provide an income generation and life skill training for the poorest women in the villages of Cambodia.
• To strengthen law enforcement of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Anti-Human Trafficking law through cooperation with Cambodian Police.
• To provide an education and accommodation for poor children through cooperation with other experienced partner (DNT organization in Poipet).

This is the part of the activity in our community factory project. During the household head workshop, we invite all of household head of our beneficiary to visit our factory side. Our staff introduce the activity to household head of beneficiary.

In our community factory is running handicraft product, almost products are main materials of rush and clothes. One product get through many step forward such as rush selecting, color dyeing, rush weaving, cutting, sewing, hand sewing, and quality check.

the picture below is sewing activity.  

the picture below is hand weaving activity.  

The picture below is summarized of our community factory space inside and our pop products. In our community factory, there are more than 100 ultra-poor people working there. Almost of them are selected from the Sourt Nikom district of Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Beside of working in the, we provide other life skill training such as literacy class, English, PC, communication skill etc. 

Our product are produced by our beneficiaries are played sale in the many kinds of sales enforcement such as consignment sales, direct sales, and retails sales. Now we have two own shop are selling in Siem Reap province are KAMO Night Market and Old Market shop.

The picture below are our shop in night market.

This is the font side of our community factory. Our founder take picture with our beneficiaries.

The picture below is the our annual party activity. Our beneficiary and staff play a traditional game together.

The picture below is our activity about law enforcement project for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. Kenta and KSK san joined a meeting with AHTJP police in Siem Reap.

Kamonohashi Project is an international NGO based in Japan and Cambodia with its mission to eradicate child sex trafficking in the world. We started activities in 2002 and have stationed in Cambodia since 2004 in working with vulnerable people and the government.

For those who visit Beng mealea
For those who want to see the different aspect of Cambodia(real Cambodian life)
For those who are interested in NGO and poverty

Why don't you drop by our factory !?

After 70 days of hard training, our 28 trainees, their 3 trainers, 5 Kamo’s staff members and 8 supporters from Japan went together on a day tour to Kulen Mountain. The trip was organized on November 3rd, 2009, to celebrate their graduation, encourage them and keep them highly motivated to continue to do their utmost to lift themselves out of poverty.

Kulen, located 60 km from Siem Reap city, is the most sacred place for the Cambodians, who go on pilgrimage to the mountain year round. There is a series of tiered waterfalls where people enjoy bathing. The sanctuary at the summit houses a giant 17-m long reclining Buddha and offers spectacular views across the surrounding forests.

The trip took longer than anticipated due to the rain, which also slowed the climbing to the top. Nevertheless, all had a wonderful time together.

Departure from the Community Factory Project Center

Having a nice lunch at the top of Kulen Mountain

Enjoying Kulen Mountain’s wonderful sights

A joyful group photo session after dinner

Ms. Prorn Lek is one of our trainees at the CF. Her house is located in Chhrey village, in Siem Reap province’s Kchass Commune, South Nikom District.

Typhoon Ketsana slammed into the province with devastating force on Wednesday September 30, 2009, destroying her house, downing trees and leaving many villagers injured, including her nephew.

On the following day, a Red Cross officer came to survey the damage and help those left homeless.

Prorn Lek and Sovan, CF's Production Manager

Prorn Lek neighbor

Tree on the road

Local Red Cross Officer

Interview
Mr. Khut Chork
Reed-weaving loom maker
Prek Taoung I village, Kandal Province

Reed-weaving loom has been used since very early times in Cambodia to weave reed (KAK in Khmer language) for mats.

Mr. Khut Chork

Mr. Khut Chork was born in 1948 in Kandal Province’s Prek Taoung I village, Peam Oknhaoung commune, Lvea erm district. He married in 1976 during the Pol Pot regime and has been living in his birth village since 1980 with his wife, Sraing Thork, and their five children, three daughters and two sons.

At 18 years old, he started learning by himself how to make reed-weaving looms, by using existing looms and tools he collected from older loom makers. He soon started producing looms, as well as reed mats. He later concentrated on making looms only, which is his main job, which he supplements with other works as construction worker and carpenter.

This month, KAMO organized a half-day workshop on Human Trafficking at Chansor Commune’s Hall, in Sout Nikom District, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.

The purpose of the workshop was to raise awareness among local people and authorities on the dangers of human trafficking that threaten their children - and particularly the young girls - trying to escape poverty by migrating to larger cities. The second objective was to increase mutual understanding and build a close network within the villages of Chansor Communes, where KAMO is planning to replicate its Community Factory model.

The workshop ran on July 8th, 2009 from 7:00am to 11:30am, with 155 participants from 19 villages of Chansor Commune, Sout Nikom. They included a Commune Committee Chief, village chiefs, a local police officer, community elders and villagers (young girls, and widows).

Speakers included the Commune Committee Chief and 4 members of KAMO’s team.

Ms. Cheap Sean, Commune Committee Chief, giving the opening remarks.

Mr. Keisuke Motoki, KAMO’s President, giving the welcome remarks

Ms. Sim Sokuntevy, KAMO’s Project Coordinator, talking about the risks facing the young searching for job far away from their community.

Mr. Som Sovan, KAMO’s Production Department Manager, introducing KAMO’s mission in Cambodia, the Community Factory Project.

Mr. Chea Sokkhen, KAMO’s Project Staff, introducing KAMO’s Community Factory Project’s plan to recruit 20 trainees.

Ms. Suth Sophan, CF Project’s Trainer, explaining the CF Project's effective approach to support vulnerable people in Cambodia's rural areas-especially the unskilled and illiterate poor villagers and girls-and help them acquire practical skills and literacy, so that they can earn a stable income while working close their family in their own community.

Ms. Lourn Saray, CF Project’s worker, talking about her real experience with CF Project, that made it possible for her to work near her home in a safe place where she is learning valuable work skills and getting a decent income.