Cambodian Consumers Protection is a non-profitable, not political and
non-religious organization, focused on human welfare, education and advocacy
and community outreach program which are being focused on consumers’ awareness
in Cambodia. It is
an exciting development which operates in partnership with provincial and
national government in Cambodia. The project now supports are willing to
promote/raise an awareness of products ‘consumption within the whole country.
The communities especially Cambodian are getting much more benefits from our programs
which will provides a special knowledge for them in term of self-protection and
awareness of consuming products from supplies within Cambodia. Our work also
embraces the technical experimental of products quality across the country,
which means that at least 60% of Cambodian are benefitting especially
vulnerable families/households who are very low in term of knowledge. We have
also been using some fund from our donors to setup our operations, provided staff
oriented and other technical knowledge to be involved in the project/program
development with effectively and efficiency.
The unique element of Cambodian
Consumers Protection is the Education and Advocacy development program which
supports public consumers in Cambodia. We aim to improve the quality of products
for all Cambodian, not just for those attending our workshops/conferences. We
provide education resources for participants in and allow them to involve in
project implementation as our volunteers/ambassadors.
A. Our
Vision
Our Vision is all public consumers’
right will be generally and fully respected within in Cambodia.
B. Our
Mission/Purpose
Our Mission is by raising/promoting an
awareness of consumers’ knowledge in protecting their right in using products
or services in Cambodia.
C. Our
Value
Our Values are accountability,
compassion, integrity and collaboration, awareness and future perspective
Our Strategic Priorities are:
·
Financial
Sustainability – the long
term future of CCPO. Rigorous, ethical and carefully managed fundraising and
financial plans and strategies are important. Increasing fundraising and
revenue is vital in securing sustainability of our vision for Cambodia
·
Communications
and Fundraising – CCPO
will strengthen its reputation and improve public relations through enhanced
communications and fundraising. The new proposed activities of CCPO will be
implemented and used effectively.
·
Advocacy
and Education – CCPO is
committed to providing high awareness of consumer’s right and knowledge in term
of products or services.
·
Research
and Development – CCPO is
intended to provide more resources for Cambodian people through our research
and development report or journal which will be professionally developed.
·
Empowering
Youth – Youth must be
involved in society especially for their right in consuming the right products
or services.
·
Facility
Development – Upgrading
and allowing the CCPO team to work professionally will be enhanced.
I.
Rationale Problem
According to the fast development of
the industries around the globe, Cambodia is one of the countries which will be
affected with fake or chemical products by importing into country especially
the way of people consuming the products. Some of the products may affect
sprightly to their health while others are indirect within their daily
behaviour for consuming the products. According
to official figures, the committee has confiscated some 200 tons of fake
products are being consuming in Cambodia directly or indirectly. The interior
ministry’s Counter-Counterfeit Committee, said smuggling and production of fake
drugs, cosmetics, beverages, and food, posed a serious risk to health and
safety. The government has been trying to raise more awareness to the consumers,
to manufacturers, as well as the businesspeople, to give them the opportunity
to run a successful business by not allowing counterfeit products to undermine
original ones. During the fake products are being sold
and bought in Cambodia, most of the people are feeling nauseous and dizzy after
the products are being used. The other fake cosmetic products have been used
and applied and after people used it, they are most likely to get affected
rashes and allergies. These are considered as short-term effects. For long-term
effects, it could harm our kidneys and liver, and eventually cause cancer,
another unknown disease, or even a cerebral cyst. (Phnom Penh Post, Aug 7th,
2018)
According to the Interior Ministry’s
Counter-Counterfeit Committee again, there are also 40 cases, four involved the
illegal production of coffee, meat and pepper, as well as the counterfeiting of
branded products, among them Evian and Saint Amand mineral water and Corona
beer. In one case, seven tonnes of fake coffee were seized in the capital’s
Prek Phnov district. One suspect was arrested, according to the committee’s
press release. Five tonnes of illegally processed food and 58 tonnes of branded
bottled water were also confiscated in Sen Sok district, while 18 tonnes of
illegally produced pepper and coffee were seized in Toul Kork district’s Phsar
Deum Kor commune.
Through the exploration of the
counterfeit products, Based on a report by the committee, authorities cracked
down on 19 separate cases of counterfeit good production totalling almost 600
tonnes and arrested six suspects last year and the Interior Ministry’s
anti-economic crime department destroyed more than 11 tonnes of mixed
counterfeit goods and cosmetics at a garbage dump in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor
district. The destroyed goods included expired products, counterfeit products,
products without a licence, cosmetics containing illegal chemical substances,
counterfeit medicine, animal fodder and more. (Interior Ministry’s
Counter-Counterfeit Committee, 4th of April 2018)
However, even if the product are being
destroyed but the rising of awareness of the Cambodian people is one of the
most concerned which should be raised up in order to protect the long term of
their benefits such as health, wealth, and even their time by avoiding the
consuming of those counterfeited products in Cambodia.
II.
Target Area & Beneficiaries
The project will be provided target
beneficiary to at least 1,000 Cambodian people through Cambodian Consumers
Protections raising awareness campaigns by conducting the social conferences
about the right and the knowledge of understanding the counterfeit products and
how to avoidance through different techniques.
III.
Project Goals and Outcomes
The purpose/goal of this
project is going to help Cambodian people to avoid of using fake products and
to raise an awareness of understanding their right on protecting their self
from those affections.
The expected outcomes should be
·
The increasing
number of Cambodian people should be able to aware of counterfeit products
·
The decreased
of using fake products in Cambodia
·
The
awareness/willing to inform those fake products to local authorities
·
The
protections, the right and the knowledge of Cambodian People will be advocated
about how to prevent or avoid of consuming fake products.
IV.
Our Interventions
Throughout our assessment to
development and based on the report of the Cambodian community concerned
through social media, press release etc., the interventions have been provided
to Cambodian community by working closely to local authority and relevant local organizations especially
retailor stores. We are committing to help through conducting the social
conference by inviting one of member of Interior Ministry’s Counter-Counterfeit
Committee provide more affected information about the counterfeit products and
give more advice to people to avoid as much as they can from using those
products. The relevant participants from ministry of health will be also
invited to join. The purpose of the social conference is to raise an awareness
and provide knowledge the Cambodian people especially young adults who are
being affected with fake cosmetic products which are being promoted from
various activities by illegal stores in Cambodia.
V.
Monitoring & Evaluation
This project will be monitored and
evaluated based on the integrated committee which will be established/formed
within the Cambodian Consumers Protections and the local authorities in order
to make sure that all the deliverable projects will be benefits.
VI.
Budget
This project can be processed with the
totally budget is $10,000 USD The money will be spent on conducting social
conference which will be lived through facebook page of Cambodian Consumers
Protection; however, we will conduct it in the formal rented place in order to
invite specialist participants to be involved.