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This report covers the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
Overview
One of the strengths of the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) is their capacity for fundraising. This was evident at the May 8 World Red Cross Red Crescent Day celebrations for 2012, where fundraising efforts resulted in an a total of USD 10.7 million raised, an increase from USD 9.5 million in 2011. The primary use of the funds is for relief operations i.e. during the flood season. CRC is being encouraged to increase funds towards building up a strong core staff, so that capacity is retained after programme staff leave upon completion of the programme that they were recruited for . The success of CRC’s fundraising efforts will contribute to expand CRC’s ownership of programmes by CRC and may increase the likelihood of programmes being sustained without external support.
Throughout 2012, CRC has engaged in a decentralization and categorization process of branches. This is a process whereby CRC hopes to build capacity at branch level. The categorization process is an attempt, in part, to identify stronger and weaker branches in order to target support. Significant to the success of this process is the support required by CRC from partners in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. CRC has asked Movement partners to re-visit their programme structures to ensure they are aligned closely with CRC and are not parallel structures, as well as emphasis for Movement partners to support capacity building at branch level to ensure branch staff receive the maximum support possible offered by the programme.