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Health Consultation:  Haircuts and Washing Facilities: Stop Z Project:  Pannasastra University:   Anti-Smoke/Quit Smoke Project: English Language tuition:  General Money Management:  Savings Schemes: Social Activities and Joining Events: Monthly Meetings and Information Systems: Media Promotion: Tourist Booking Service:  On-going monitoring of  the cyclo community: Development and assessment of the Centre’s organisation:

Health Consultation: A total of 1,370 cyclo drivers used this service from April 2005 to February 2006 or an average of 124 drivers per month. The number of cyclo drivers having medical referral to hospitals and clinics to February 2006 was 4.  During 2005/6 there was no mobile medical consultation service in operation.

Haircuts and Washing Facilities: Over the 11 month period between April 2005 and February 2006  the average number of haircuts per month was 37. Sometimes (about 10 times during the period) AFESIP have been unable to provide haircuts and the Centre has used a private barber, at a cost of about 26,310 Riel ($6.5) each time or about $65 for the year.

Washing facilities are available at the Centre everyday except Sunday. It is estimated that about 22 drivers per day and an average of 504 drivers per month use this service with good effect to their personal hygiene and health.  Most of the drivers who use the service come regularly.

Stop Z Project: From April 2005 to February 2006 the numbers of drivers informed about medical treatment for STDs (Stop Z) was 1019 (924 male/ 85 female) or an average of 93 per month.

Pannasastra University: The February 18th 2006 workshop was facilitated by 3 of the University students and their American supervisor and also incorporated information and a question and answer session with a visiting American from Florida who has been identified as HIV positive for 19 years.  The workshop highlighted both the  drivers’ on-going fears and interest in the subject. They benefited much from the advice given on avoiding the condition, and from hearing about the experience of how to live with HIV positive problems in a responsible and positive manner. 

Anti-Smoke/Quit Smoke Project: The first round of TIMA support for this project was from November 2004 to April 2005 and project results were reported in the November 2004 to April 2005 Cyclo Activities Plan.

A TIMA sponsored programme for one year, from August 2005 to July 2006, started with a 10-day training session on the impact of tobacco use on health and well-being at Battambang where 2 Cyclo Centre staff (the Co-ordinator and Project Officer) and one cyclo driver participated with a larger group from around Cambodia to learn how to train and counsel smokers who wish to quit the habit.

The training was provided by ADRA and supported by TIMA.  Course emphasis was on detailing the 7-steps to quit smoking,  providing methods to survey and monitor  for Quit-smoke programmes and how to counsel people overcoming nicotine addiction.   The Cyclo Centre staff who attended will now be able to assist and lead in future anti-smoke/quit-smoke training sessions with cyclo drivers.

• On 26 September 2005,  150 cyclo drivers attended a TIMA-supported half-day session on tobacco impact awareness with 5 National Centre for Health Promotion (NCHP) trainers.  Benefits were that drivers now see the scale and scope of the tobacco impact problems including the negative affect on non-smokers as well as on personal health and expenditure.
• There were 3 TIMA-supported Quit-smoke sessions during 2005 each lasting 5 days and each with 20 participants and 3 National Health Promotion (NCHP) trainers.  They were held from 26 to 30 September, 1 to 5 November and 26 to 30 November.   NCHP also provided support books and pamphlets to all participants. Benefits to the cyclo drivers are knowing that they can stop smoking with trainer and peer support, and that, by doing this, they are also improving their health and finances.
• Smoking cessation participants also have the opportunity to purchase their own cyclo with interest-free loans.

   From August 2005 to March 2006:

Ø   24 cyclo drivers joined the Quit-smoke credit loan scheme.

Ø   8  drivers paid off their loans

Ø   16 drivers were continuing repayments

• The Anti-smoke/ Quit-smoke programme raised the number of drivers being supported by TIMA  from November 2004 to March 2006 to:

Ø    240 in general awareness workshops

Ø    120  in Quit-smoke sessions

Ø    42   in the credit loan scheme.

On 23rd October and 9th November 2006 214 cyclo drivers attended tobacco awareness programmes. Three smoking cessation programmes were also held in October, November and December, each of which was attended by 20 cyclo drivers.

Work Skills Programme

English Language tuition: The average number of cyclo students attending daily classes from April 2005 to March 2006 was 10 for Level 1 and 10 for Level 2. An average of 10 drivers took monthly tests for both Level 1  and Level 2. 

Money Management Programme

General Money Management: From April 2005 to March 2006, 311 cyclo drivers attended general money management education  within the monthly meetings, or an average of 28 drivers per month. There was no money management education in November as the Centre was busy with the Quit-smoke programme.

Savings Schemes: There have been 360 cyclo drivers with savings passbooks since the project started in 1999. From September 2005 there has been an increase of 14 new savings members.  The number has increased mainly because of involvement in the recent Anti-smoke credit scheme programme, although only 10-15 members are currently active.

The total amount saved from April 2005 to February 2006 was 3,934,900  Riel (approx. USD 983).  This amounts to about 357,718 Riel (approx. USD 89) per month.

The number of major events attended by cyclo drivers from April 2005 to July 2006 was ten.  Overall, about 524 cyclo drivers participated  in these events.

From April to September 2005 these were the URC Environmental Clean-up Day in April (10 drivers); the NGO Forum World No-Pesticide Day in June (20 drivers); the Municipality Anti-Drug and Crime Day in June ( 30 drivers); the Cyclo rally to Kampong Cham and Prey Veng  in September (30 drivers) and a cyclo gathering at the Royal Palace, also in September (200 drivers from the Cyclo Centre plus 100 other cyclo drivers from around the City).  In the second half of the year events included the Urban Sector Group (USG) workshop on living and working in the streets of Phnom Penh (4 drivers) in October; the launch of the book about the cyclos of Cambodia –The Kings of the Road- in November (3 cyclos); two PSI training sessions on HIV/AIDS/STD awareness in late December (60 drivers), the Road Safety  Campaign rally in late December (60 drivers),  and the Pannasastra University training session and discussion on HIV/AIDS prevention and management in February 2006.

Communications and Information Programme

Social Activities and Joining Events: In addition to the events mentioned on the Provision page Centre staff attended several workshops and training sessions associated with the Cyclo Centre Programmes.  They included a workshop on anti-tobacco issues at the Medical University in May; the World Anti-Tobacco Day Celebration, the Ministry of Health workshop on Anti-Tobacco Research in September; the launching of the PSI Campaign on HIV/AIDS/STD Awareness (KLAHAN) in September; a 10 day training workshop on Anti-smoke Awareness and Quit-smoke counselling in Battambang in  August; the 8^th Inter-Ministerial Committee for Education and Reduction of Tobacco Use in Cambodia meeting in December; the United Health Network annual workshop in February 2006; and a PSI/UHN workshop on Voluntary Confidential Counselling and HIV Testing (VCCT) in March 2006.

Centre staff also met with several donor representatives over 12 months to March 2007 including donors and representatives from IRIS International both in October 2006; TIMA representatives from Taiwan in September and October 2006; and senior VSA (NZ) staff from New Zealand. 

The 2005/6 year also saw visits from those who would become Cyclo Centre sponsors in 2006/7 – namely Madame Michele Claudel from Switzerland and representatives from IRIS International.

Monthly Meetings and Information Systems: Monthly meetings were held in every month between April 2005 and March 2006 except for November 2005 when the Centre was engaged with Anti-smoke training.

The average number of drivers attending these meetings was 28 each month.

 Major topics discussed over the 2005/6 year included planning for the September Cyclo rally; the PSI Stop Z social marketing project and proposed condom marketing by drivers; workshops for the anti-smoking/quit-smoke project and participation in the cyclo-credit schemes; the IRIS eye-care programme ; cyclo driver support for the proposed Improving Rural Livelihoods Project; becoming  a member of the United Health Network; road safety issues ; cyclo driver guidelines in the Staff Manual; participation in and associated rules for the Tourist Booking Service; the Centre budget and funding for 2006/7; and specific events and situations affecting drivers like the deaths of several cyclo drivers through illness,  cyclo drivers’ conflicts with each other and security, both at the Centre and in the markets and streets.

Cyclo Business and Promotion Programme

Media Promotion: From April to September 2005 the Centre had stories in the following media – Cambodge Soir (August- story on the Centre and the 2005 rally), Quiz Times (September- story on rally),  Business News (September- story on cyclo drivers’ visit to the King and the Royal Palace),  Radio Women’s Media Centre (FM102 in June for the Anti-Drug and Crime event and in  September for story on the rally 2005), Asia Free Radio (September- on visit to the King and Palace), TVK (Television Khmer in September-story on visit to the King and Palace ), CTN (Cambodia Television Network in September- story on the 2005 rally), CTN and APSARA TV (in November 2005 on the launch of the Kings of the Road Book), and a special Christmas broadcast in December 2005 on BBC World Service Radio. 

Tourist Booking Service: The number of cyclos booked through this service averaged 148 per month between August 2006 and January 2007 (a range from 2 to 295 per month reflecting seasonal tourist fluctuations). This average came from  between 1 and 24 bookings per month with the size of group bookings varying from 2 or 3 people to 70  people.

On-going monitoring of  the cyclo community: The figures below are from the Cyclo Centre Register at 31 March 2006 unless otherwise specified :

The number of cyclo drivers registered at the Centre was 1355 an increase of 195 since the September 2005  6-monthly Progress report.

The average age of drivers was about 40 years with an age range of 16 to 77 years. About 4.8% were 20 years or under, 48.8% were aged from 21 to 40 years, 34.8% were aged from 41 to 60 years and about 11.5% were over 60 years old.  Since September 2005 there has been an increase in the percentage of drivers aged 21 to 30 years and a corresponding decrease in younger and older age groups.

 82% of cyclo drivers are married and 17.6% are single.  The others are widowed or divorced.

The average of numbers of children for married cyclo drivers is four.

Most drivers come from the following Provinces- Prey Veng (48%), Svay Rieng (12%), Kampong Cham (6%), Kandal (8%), Takeo (11%), Kampong Speu (5%) and Kampot (2.8%). Since September 2005 there has been an increased number of drivers from Prey Veng, the predominant home province.

About 38% of cyclo drivers live on the street,  about 45% live in cyclo houses and about 17% live with relatives or in other rented accommodation.

Most cyclo drivers live in Khans Deun Penh (38.7%), Chamcarmon (38.4%),7 Makara (10.5%) and Toul Kork (3.5%).  Over the past year an increased percentage lived in the inner city Khans of Daun Penh and 7 Makar and a reduced percentage  live in Khan Chamcarmon.

Cyclo drivers eat in a range of locations but 56.6% are mobile in their eating habits and 30% eat regularly in stalls in various markets.  The rest eat at other regular locations such as street stalls near the Kirirom Cinema, around Wat  Koh, or the behind the Ministry of Tourism (from December 2003 survey).

About  19.6% of drivers own their cyclos while 80.4% rent their cyclos.  Since September 2005 the number of drivers renting cyclos has increased proportionally to those owning cyclos in spite of the increase  in green smoke-free cyclos.

The average cost of renting cyclos is still about 2000 Riel ($0.5) per day.

The average income of cyclo drivers was about $1.8 per day in the December 2003 survey. Indications are that this figure is still valid.

The average level of education is  primary school (44.3%), secondary school (36.8%), high school 5.3%) and no school (13.2%)

From April 2005 to March 2006 four (4) cyclo drivers died from HIV/AIDS, and two other drivers plus their wives have reported being HIV positive with their subsequent fate being unknown.  There have been several other deaths of drivers over the past year - two from liver cancer, one from alcohol abuse and 2 from accidents.  In addition, about 12 drivers have suffered serious accidents on their cyclos which required medical treatment.  One driver also had his cyclo stolen and it was recovered by the police.

Development and assessment of the Centre’s organisation: By March 2006 the Cyclo Centre had already achieved several of its key priorities for the 2005/6 financial year, namely;

• Becoming an independent Cambodian NGO registered with the Ministry of the Interior from 2 August 2005.

• Completion of a 3-year Strategic Plan 2005-2008, adopted in October 2005.

• Achieving  most of the additional funding needed to support the core activities for 2006/7 -  from the Takayama Foundation, Madame Michele Claudel/Iris, and the Kadoorie Charitable Foundation.  In addition, the Centre has committed to funding 20% of the 2006/7 core programme and management through the Cyclo Business Programme profits, and especially the sale of the “Kings of the Road” book.

• The development of staff organisational procedures which includes sections on the roles and responsibilities of the Cyclo Board members and Cyclo staff;  staff job descriptions and performance indicators and a staff code of conduct; and mediation processes for resolving complaints and concerns from staff and cyclo drivers.   Basic guidelines  to inform the drivers about their opportunities and responsibilities and obligations once they become registered members of the Centre are also included.

Other priorities identified for the 2005/6  financial year to 31 March 2006 were on-going over the 3-year period of the  current Strategic Plan and included:

• Continuation of the Core Activities projects outlined in this plan.  This involves seeking  additional funding beyond 2006/7 to sponsor these activities and to cover extra costs identified in the strategic plan budget estimates for an annual audit, establishment of a cyclo emergency fund and staff training programme, and possible increases in administration costs and staff salaries.

• Another new day/core activity being mooted is a general cyclo driver orientation course on English conversation, map reading, road safety rules and behaviour with basic information about tourist sites and development of a drivers' “own tour”.

• Continuation of the Anti-smoke /Quit Smoke project beyond the contract which ended in July 2006.

• Seeking further opportunities for on-going HIV/AIDS/STD awareness training and medical referral  for cyclo drivers.

• Continuation of the Eye Care project with IRIS International. This programme has already been confirmed for 2006/7 and further sponsorship to extend this programme to 2007/8 will be sought.

• Establishment of a new project on Improving Rural Livelihoods which will include further research and scoping of the project and finding  appropriate training and sponsors.  Scoping this project began in 2005/6 but was delayed because of other priorities that year.

• Expansion of the Cyclo Business programme activities, largely the Tourist Booking Service and sale of  the “Kings of the Road” book, cyclo T-shirts and further cyclo ventures.

The 2005 assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the Cyclo Centre from the 3 year Strategic Plan is shown below: