Emerging Leaders in Cambodia - Sin Roset video

Rozeth (R) visiting her constituents in O'Char commune (Photo: Mari Haraldson)

16 June 2012
By Mu Sochua

Sin Rozet is elected as the youngest deputy commune councilor. She is continuing to mobilize the youth to provide social services to the poor in the commune of O Char, Battambang city.

Please continue to help her with your generous donation. Her promise to her community is the construction of a health center as the old one was sold by local leaders of the ruling party.

She continues to be active and visits the villages on a regular basis. Her commitment to her people is amazing. Her strength is truly the hallmark of Sam Rainsy Party.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nclM1-oIwG8

Never give up. Justice will prevail.

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A day with Rozeth, the newly elected SRP commune councilor in O'Char commune, Battambang province

Rozeth, a 26 year old woman who started working for SRP when she was 11, and I spent a morning traveling through her commune to tell her supporters that she has officially been announced as the 2nd Deputy Councilor of her commune. She ran as a candidate in the commune elections this year for the first time. She is one of 3 SRP (leading opposition party) representatives in her commune, joined by 8 CPP (ruling party) councilors.

Rozeth's friend's father.

A man with his children--all of whom are unable to attend school due to poverty.

A 13 year old handicapped boy who is extremely positive and vibrant. Rozeth has promised to do her best to help these children attend school.

The boy's mother and grandparents.

Sam Rainsy Party Commits to Women in Local Politics – Ly Romdoul

Saturday, March 17, 2012
By Mu Sochua

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gYaJkBD6Ak

Ly Romdoul - Her story

First candidate on Sam Rainsy Party list for the June 3, 2012 local election.

"I am young but the Sam Rainsy Party has faith in me. I come from a poor family. I care for my grand-mother, my 5 siblings and manage house-work outside of school and farm work.

Like other villagers in my commune, I live off the fruit of the farm. From the small profits, I save for school. I must travel 40 kilometers each week-end to attend class at Battambang university.

Farming is hard work. When elected, I will organize the farmers who are mainly women to get higher price for our crops. I will not allow middle-men to give a low price to our beans, water melons and corn."

Sam Rainsy Party stays true to young women to find them place in politics.

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"Quality of Woman Leadership​"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlB3ulWsIjU

Wednesday, January 04, 2012
By Mu Sochua

A woman from the opposition, a true believer in justice, truth and morality, Mrs. Lay Kim Y speaks of her service to her people. She speaks of the funds she received to build infrastructure in her commune, of how she mobilizes her people to support her work and of the US$50 she needs to complete her last project before her term ends in June 2012.

She will run for re-election and she will win again.

As we met yesterday in Kratie(North east of Cambodia) for a women training, we, the women of SRP are convinced that politics are for women and that politics for women begin at the local level. We speak of power and how women makes use of power.

Some of the women who came to the training which I conducted, were up at 3AM to get to the provincial town. Mrs. Lay Kim Y was late as the ferry got caught in the sand. She apologized for wearing pants( a real Khmer woman wears a sampot in public).

We shared our struggle, we laughed, we sang and we danced.

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SRP Women's Wing's Appeal Letter on Internatio​nal Women's Day

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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

Moving Forward with Women for Women

‘‘Development is not progress until it is equally shared and not until women can be safe from violence and exploitation.’’ - Mu Sochua, President of the Sam Rainsy Pary Women’s Wing.

Please read the article below.

SRP Cabinet

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Win with Women: A struggle for change

July 15, 2009
Source: SRP

Win with Women: A struggle for change

Poverty in Cambodia is caused by the failure of the government to combat corruption. The national budget allocated for the social sector – including health, education and rural development – is lost every year, thus putting human lives at great risk of neglect, deprivation and exposure to violence. Among the victims of neglect, deprivation and violence are women, female youths and children because of gender inequalities, discrimination and extreme forms of abuse such as sexual abuse, rape and trafficking. Victims of violence are usually deprived of justice as the process of legal action against their perpetrators is long, complicated, intimidating, and usually obstructed by a corrupt judiciary system. Impunity rate and court misconduct persist and victims receive little protection.

The Sam Rainsy Party, as the lead opposition in Cambodia , has lent a voice to the democratic movement that no longer can wait for promises made by the government. From farmers defending their land, to ethnic minorities marching to the provincial towns to demand cancellation of illegal concessions of community forests, to workers demanding fair wages, the opportunity for change from the bottom up is a phenomenon that is not possible to ignore. The opposition has made its presence felt.

Founded in February 1998, the Sam Rainsy Party Women’s Wing has helped increase the number of women SRP party members who have been elected to Parliament from only 1 woman MP in 1998, to 3MPs in 2003 and to 6 MPs in 2008. In 2006, the party elected Ms. Mu Sochua as Secretary General, the highest party position ever held by a woman in Cambodia in a political party. The current SG is a prominent woman MP from Siem Reap, a province with many challenges. In 2002, SRP Women’s Wing made gains at the local level with 46 of their members elected and in 2007, the number jumped to 269. In 2009, 42 women gained seats at the sub-national election.

The Women’s Wing will work to continue to encourage women’s leadership, empower women, and foster a paradigm shift towards gender responsive, transformative leadership, politics and good governance in preparation for the upcoming 2012 and 2013 election.

Over 300 women elected commune chiefs, deputies and councilors will join the party leadership at the national level to commemorate the 6th Annual Congress of the Women’s Wing.

Date: Friday, 17 July 2009

Time: 8:30 – 11:30 am

Location: SRP Headquarters, #71, Sothearos Blvd.

Under the theme Win with Women: A Struggle for Change, SRP women activists, supporters and leaders will receive and understand information pertaining to leadership, women’s rights, and Legal Education. A core group of SRP women leaders at all levels will be selected to undergo this 3-year training program to prepare for the 2012 local election and the 2013 national election.

The Sam Rainsy Party Women’s Wing will provide this training in order to meet the following goals:

• To promote women as leaders.
• To empower women to demand employment, free education, free medical services and to strengthen their ability to address issues.
• To sensitize women electorate to vote for social and economic justice.

SRP Secretary General
Contact: 012-934-355