In-depth research, impact assessments, and annual reports documenting our work in women empowerment and peacebuilding across Cambodia.
A pilot study by Monash GPS and WPM Cambodia examining how unpaid care responsibilities create barriers to women's meaningful participation in peace and security work. Finds that women perform the large majority of care work in Cambodia, reducing their capacity…
Addresses the overlooked crisis of statelessness in Cambodia by examining populations lacking citizenship recognition. Uses international frameworks and UNHCR guidelines to define statelessness within the Cambodian context, explores relevant legal structures, and highlights obstacles faced by marginalized groups, designed as…
Examines the current state of Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) in Cambodia through collaboration with community action researchers and partner organizations. Investigates Cambodia's legal protections for religious freedom, implementation challenges, intra-community violations, interfaith relations, and the role of religious…
Documents how minority women in Cambodia experience compounding discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, and age. Uses Feminist Participatory Action Research methods to center the voices of marginalized women and young researchers, examining systemic barriers and advocating for structural reforms that…
A participatory study with 50 ethnic Vietnamese community members along the Tonle Sap River using Facilitative Listening Design. Documents how precarious legal status, relocation pressures for those living on the water, and environmental changes affected residents' lives, offering perspectives directly…
Documents WPM's experiences navigating the COVID-19 pandemic's continued impact in Cambodia during 2021. The organization adapted by transitioning work online while maintaining community connections, highlighting its resilience and creative capacity through successive virus variants while upholding its commitment to peace…
Explores the lived experiences of 30 women from three minority groups in Cambodia (Cham Muslims, ethnic Vietnamese, and Khmer Krom) using Facilitative Listening Design methodology. Documents distinct challenges faced by minority women while fostering cross-community solidarity and advocacy among doubly…
A collaborative research initiative exploring the lived experiences of LGBTIQ individuals in Cambodia through conversations with 20 community members, using Facilitative Listening Design methodology to examine how law and societal norms affect them in their everyday lives. Provides insight into…
A multidisciplinary textbook exploring peacebuilding concepts and their practical application in Southeast Asia, particularly Cambodia. Informed by WPM's 2020 intervention addressing historical trauma among young people in inter-ethnic settings, it offers a brief overview of peacebuilding concepts while introducing teachers…
The third edition in the Who's Listening series, featuring narratives from eight young people representing ethnic minorities and migrant groups across Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand who conducted participatory action peace research. Argues that shared experiences, love for family, and appreciation…
Titled "Fiercely feminist in the face of a pandemic," this report documents WPM's experiences navigating the first year of COVID-19. Highlights how WPM maintained its core feminist values while adapting to unprecedented challenges, demonstrating organizational resilience and detailing the work…
Showcases WPM's organizational development and alignment with core values throughout 2019, documenting significant accomplishments and new developments, and laying out much of the work achieved over the year as the organization refined its initiatives to reflect its commitment to empathy…
Showcases WPM's accomplishments and developments throughout 2018, presenting examples demonstrating how the organization brought its vision to life and inviting supporters to join it on its journey toward building a more peaceful and gender-just society.
Showcases Women Peace Makers' accomplishments and initiatives throughout 2017, highlighting how the organization's work was made possible through the support of donors, partners, and community members, and representing WPM's ongoing commitment to a peaceful and gender just society.
Examines interethnic dynamics along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border through Facilitative Listening Design. Explores how diverse ethnic groups, including Khmer, Indigenous, Cham/Khmer Muslim, Chinese-Cambodian, and ethnic Vietnamese communities, interact across the border, with business and personal relationships challenging preconceived stereotypes and revealing…
Introduces Facilitative Listening Design (FLD), an innovative approach to understanding others. Provides practical methodology for action-research, peacebuilding, and relationship transformation, emphasizing that those affected by conflict possess the capacity to resolve it through improved listening and understanding of differing perspectives.
Examines anti-Vietnamese sentiment in Cambodia through community dialogues conducted in Phnom Penh during early 2017, gathering perspectives from both Khmer and ethnic Vietnamese residents on how they perceived each other. Demonstrates that interethnic relationships involve complexity beyond negative stereotypes, revealing…
Profiles eight remarkable Cambodian women who have shaped peace and justice in their communities, from women's rights advocates and land rights defenders to interfaith leaders and international peacekeepers. Addresses a widening gap in Cambodia's intergenerational memory by documenting personal accounts…
Explores the escalation of digital tensions between Cambodian and Thai social media users, examining the emotional and cultural undercurrents fueling one of Southeast Asia's most enduring online rivalries. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2024 using Facilitative Listening Design methodology, the…
A scoping study examining how Cambodia's transitional justice processes can strengthen conflict prevention and minority inclusion. Connects the ECCC's documented atrocities, including genocide and persecution of minorities such as the Cham and ethnic Vietnamese, to contemporary peacebuilding efforts, with particular…
Examines Local Dispute Resolution (LDR) practices in Cambodia, specifically addressing intimate partner disputes. Investigates the implementation of LDR and its impact on women's rights and well-being in the context of high rates of intimate partner violence and systemic legal barriers,…
Examines how global peace, security, and gender equality frameworks can be meaningfully implemented in Cambodia's conflict-affected communities. Organized around the four pillars of Women, Peace & Security (Prevention, Protection, Participation, and Relief & Recovery) and drawing on UN Security Council…
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