ActionAid Cambodia

ActionAid Cambodia (AAC) is a non-profit, non-religious and non-politically aligned, non-governmental organisation which began working in Cambodia as a country initiative of AAI in 2000. AAC set up as a country programme in 2004. Our Vision: A just, equitable and sustainable world in which every person enjoys the rights to a life of dignity, prosperity, and freedom. Our Mission: To achieve social justice, gender equality and equity, and resilient livelihoods by working with people living in poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s organisations, activists, social movements, supporters and duty bearers. Our Core Values: o Mutual respect: requiring us to recognise the innate worth of all people and the value of diversity, sexual orientation and gender identity, race, ethnicity, class, age, communicable disease status, disability, location and religion o Equity and justice: requiring us to ensure transparency and accountability at all levels for the effectiveness of our actions and our use of resources in a fair and just way. o Integrity: requiring us to be open and honest in our judgments and communications with others. o Solidarity with people living in poverty and exclusion in the fight for justice and gender equality. o Courage of conviction: requiring us to be creative and radical, bold and innovative –without fear of failure – in pursuit of making the greatest possible impact on the causes of poverty, injustice, and gender inequality. o Independence: from any religious or party-political affiliation. o Humility: recognising that we are part of a wider alliance against poverty and injustice.