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Our Background
 Khemara was the very first local NGO founded in 1991
as Cambodia emerged from two decades of war and isolation. It played
a pioneering role in working for the advancement of women and
children and acted as model and advisor to other local NGOs that
comprised the nascent civil society in Cambodia at that time. It was
also a leading advocate of women's rights, both in the national and
international arena.
Working in the semi-urban district of Russey Keo on
the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Khemara's strength as an organization
came from community-based programs that address the needs of poor
villagers, especially women and children. Specifically, it worked to
promote the basic rights to education, health, livelihood, and
protection from domestic violence, HIV/AIDS prevention and STI,
reproductive health and gender.
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