A Cambodian NGO working with marginalised urban communities in infrastructure upgrading, housing rights and research
In February the Royal University of Fine Arts (RUFA) hosted the student workshop on 'Smart City: Design with People'. It was attended by 8 international students from Helsinki University of Technology and 35 local studenst from The royal Faculties of Agriculture and Architecture as well as from Norton University. In the 3 day event students visited resettlement sites and communities under threat of eviction. The event was sponsored by DED and the Japan Housing Association. In the coming years STT hopes to create a regional workshop and link with CASE in Thailand and Japan and with TAO in the Phillipines.
Amnesty International's latest report on Cambodia's land issues 'Rights Razed' was met with suspicion by the Royal Government of Cambodia who questioned whether Amnesty really knew the situation on the ground. The report states that at least 150,000 Cambodians are under threat of eviction and follows on Global Witness's damning report 'Family Trees' which reported on alleged endemic corruption within Cambodia's elite families . For more information click here...
STT's work at Sensok Community, a resettlement site outside Phnom Penh, shows that communities with initiative can get things changed. click here for more..