A woman is sitting at a desk with a sewing machine. She is holding down the red fabric as she is sewing it. There is a calendar hanging on the wall behind her, and a child is peering through the window.
A woman learns to sew a new shirt as part of a UNTFHS funded programme.
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Phonm Penh – Local partnership for urban poverty reduction

Duration: December 2000– September 2002
Budget: US$177,719
Implementing Agencies: UN-HABITAT

The programme aimed to reduce the broad range of insecurities faced by an inflow of migrants from rural areas settling in Phnom Penh’s expanding informal settlements. Through an integrated poverty reduction strategy, the programme improved access to basic services, provided vocational training and enhanced opportunities for income generation, and improved local governance through dialogue between the settlers and the local authorities.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:

Programme summary