HACC Cambodia

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HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee

Abbreviation	HACC Cambodia
Formation	1995
Type	Non-governmental organization
Legal status	NGO
Purpose	HIV/AIDS prevention
Headquarters	Phnom Penh
Location	Cambodia
Region served	Nationwide
Official language	Khmer, English
Steering-committee chair	Chum Thou
Key people	Tim Vora, Heng Koy, Haun Borany
Main organ	Assembly
Budget	Over US$800,000 per year
Staff	23 (2012)
Volunteers	3
Website	www.hacccambodia.org

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The HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee (HACC) (គណៈកម្មការសំរបសំរួលប្រយុទ្ធនឹងជំងឺអេដស៍) is an HIV/AIDS Cambodian non-governmental network representing over 120 NGOs working with the disease in Cambodia. It was established in 1993 to coordinate civil-society organizations and promote the sharing of information, experiences, and advances in the field among these organizations to address HIV/AIDS in Cambodia.

Leadership

HACC is governed by a voluntary steering committee elected from the NGO's membership.

• Steering committee (2011–2013):
  • Kim Sokuntheary, chair
  • Phok Bunroeun, Vice-chair
  • Prang Chanthy, Treasurer
  • Chhun Roeurn
  • Penh Sakun
  • Sem Peng Sean
  • Sok Pun
• Steering committee (2010–2011):
  • Pon Yut Sakara, Chair
  • Long Leng, Vice-chair
  • Sum Satum, Treasurer
  • Sok Pun
  • Phok Bunroeun
  • Buth Saman
  • Srey Vanthuon

Tim Vora is the HACC's executive director.

Activities

HACC provides opportunities for networking among members and other civil-society networks to encourage policy change and protection for people living with HIV/AIDS and develop preventive measures. The organization works with the government, international donors, and the UN by:

• Collaborating with members to coordinate the NGO response to HIV and AIDS at the national and provincial levels.
• Promoting communication and information-sharing among members and all involved in the HIV and AIDS response in Cambodia and internationally.
• Raising awareness of HIV and AIDS and gaps in service delivery of HIV/AIDS treatment and preventative measures.
• Representing NGOs responding to HIV and AIDS at national and international forums, where they have received a mandate from their members to do so.
• Advocating for full civil-society involvement in determining policy, setting targets, developing plans, and monitoring progress related to HIV and AIDS response on a national level.

HACC and other members working with HIV/AIDS focus on youth as most at-risk people (MARP), along with orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs), injecting drug users (IDU/DU), sex workers, and prisoners. In the National Strategic Plan III (NSPIII) 2011–2015, HACC played a role in coordinating and facilitating the participation of civil societies in planning and launching the plan,^[1][2] Water Festival Day,^[3] and World AIDS Day^[4] in coordination with Cambodia's National AIDS Authority.^[5]

References

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