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Thank you.......
........for visiting our website, we hope that you will
find it informative and that, when you visit Phnom Penh, you might be
tempted to take a trip in one of our cyclos.
How the Cyclo Conservation and Careers Association began and developed:
Over ten years ago a survey of Phnom Penh pedicab drivers, conducted by the
Urban Resource Centre, lead to the establishment of a centre for cyclo
drivers, which aimed to provide washing facilities, medical care and
opportunities to learn a variety of skills. After establishment, the
organization became known as the Cyclo Centre Phnom Penh, and worked from
various premises, the last one being in 158 Street. However, in April 2010
the CCPP closed. Dr Yel Daravuth, a board member, commented:
'Driver numbers have dropped significantly in recent years and it has been
harder to justify the continuation of the project. It will be sad to see the
end of the Centre, but it has been an extraordinary project over the past
ten years, working with hundreds of drivers whose lives on the city streets
are very hard. However, we are encouraged to see the establishment of a
project for drivers (Cyclo Conservation and Careers Association) and we wish
them every success.'
Since April the CCCA has gradually raised its profile in Phnom Penh and has
had coverage in the local press. Although, as yet, it is not a fully fledged
Cambodian NGO, it has a license to operate and works from a small office on
158 Street, two doors from the old CCPP office. The executive director is Im
Sambath, who worked for the CCPP for many years.
This
website now serves the CCCA. However, we intend to leave the CCPP archive and album
pages on the website as they give a good idea of how the support for cyclo
drivers in Phnom Penh developed.
The
oval button on the right shows the numbers of visits for the site since it
was first published.
Site last updated on
December 8th
2011
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