Last Update: Friday January 21, 2011

About Us

Who We Are

The Organization

In 1993, the Cambodian National Council (CNC) based in the United States implemented a Cambodian-American Volunteer Project in Cambodia. The project was funded by USAID and operated for four years before finally localizing into a local capacity building organization focusing on training and advocacy.

SILAKA was incorporated as a non-political, non-sectarian local Cambodian NGO in January 1997 registered with the Ministry of Interior. SILAKA work hard to identify and provid quality programs and training opportunities for individuals and organizations. As a leading capacity building organization, SILAKA’s offers unsurpassed service and delivery of high quality training and consultant services.

We can work with you in an improvement process that is collaborative, values based, and focused on achieving success of your organization/institution. We work mainly with non-profit organizations, and governmental institutions to support, develop and implement projects to bring about gender equity, accountability and effective management.

The Name

The word SILAKA is formed from the word “SILA” meaning moral character, moral principles, and moral conduct, and the word “KARA” meaning an act, function, or work. Our name symbolizes our commitment to the moral objectives. Our training emphasizes not only competency as an important skills, but also the commitment to develop and safeguard honesty, integrity, transparency, and accountability. We believe these must form the basis of credibility and excellence in public service.

Vision

Cambodians living in a pluralistic and economically developed society that places value on open learning, respect of human rights, gender equality, and self reliance.

Mission Statement

SILAKA sets out to establish, build and strengthen the capacity of Cambodians by:

Remaining concerned & sensitive to client’s needs while providing the quality relevant training;

Promote gender equality and equity in rebuilding Cambodian society;

Nurturing networking and cooperation with other establishment;

Sharing knowledge and experiences to help advancement Cambodian’s development, and peace building.

Services Available For 2013 Include:

• Regular Scheduled Courses
• Specialized Training Need Assessment (TNA)
• Customized On-Demand Training
• Training Material and Curriculum Development
• Consulting Services in areas of Organizational Development (OD), such as
- Institutional Assessment and Planning
- Program and Organization Monitoring and Evaluation
- Research and Program Development
• Workshop Planning, Logistics and Facilitation
• Room and Equipment Rentals with Catering.