Paz y Desarrollo (Peace and Development) is a Spanish-based Non Governmental Organization working to promote the development of the world’s vulnerable countries through international cooperation.

Paz y Desarrollo (Peace and Development) is a Spanish Non Governmental Organization, created in 1991, working towards the improvement of the living conditions of the communities in the most vulnerable countries.

Currently working in more than 16 countries spanning 3 continents, PYD aims at fostering economic and social changes through four main strategies:

• Civil Society Empowerment
• Institutional Strengthening
• Development of Productive Sectors
• Enhancing Gender Equity and Equality

Cambodia’s programme in gender:

“IMPROVING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN THE ECONOMIC FIELD AND PROMOTION OF WOMEN’S ROLE IN  SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SPHERES

Our intervention aims at  holistically improve the living conditions of women in the Northeast provinces of Cambodia, facilitating their access to social and political spheres, increasing their purchasing power, promoting the defense of Women’s Rights and gender equality and strengthening medical care in sexual and reproductive health.