Our programs

In order to adapt to the changing needs of Cambodia, SFODA hopes to soon be able, with the support of KHANA (Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance), to launch a new program providing home-based care to people living with HIV/AIDS.

Since the beginning of the organization, SFODA has expanded to consist of four programs: Care Center, Integrated Care Support and Prevention Program, HIV/AIDS related with Drugs Program, and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care For Vietnamese Entertainment Workers: The SMARTgirl Program.

	Care Center Child labor, child prostitution and all kinds of child abuse is common in Cambodia. Furthermore many children are left orphaned as a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Care center aims to help these needy and vulnerable children. 70 orphans and vulnerable children permanently live in the Care Center. The children are provided with food, limited health care, schooling and vocational training. SFODA operates a foster parent program to support the children living in the center.
	Integrated Care Support and Prevention Program Cambodia has at present the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Asia, 0,9%. The situation is today worsening as HIV/AIDS is leaking out from the high-risk populations, such as sex workers and drug users, and into the general population. ICP program is targeting the general public through a range of activities such as community education, income generation and referral to blood testing. The program is operated with support from KHANA (Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance).
	HIV/AIDS related with Drugs Program Drug use is today one of the major problems in Cambodia. The use of heavy drugs and injection drugs is increasing with severe consequences. HIV/AIDS related with Drugs Program covers the whole spectra from prevention, counseling and harm reduction to detoxification and capacity building. The program also fights HIV/AIDS. While the ICP Program targets the general population HIV/AIDS related with Drugs Program targets the high-risk group of drug users, educating them about the links between drug use and HIV/AIDS. The program is operated with support from KHANA (Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance).
	HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care For Vietnamese Entertainment Workers: The SMARTgirl Program. Despite the success of the 100% Condom Use Program (CUP) in reducing HIV prevalence among entertainment workers (EWs), the changing Cambodian socioeconomic context demands new approaches for improving the sexual health of these vulnerable women. Of the projected 17,000-20,000 EWs currently working in Cambodia, just 2000-4000 engage in brothel-based sex work (and this figure continues to decline as a result of the recent Law on the Suppression of Human Trafficking). The remainder work in non-brothel based entertainment establishments and may or may not sell sex. The 100% CUP and the current Standard Operating Procedures for Outreach are predominantly focused on women working in brothels, and show less success reaching the far more numerous non-brothel-based EWs. In its 2007 annual report, NCHADS reported 50% coverage among brothel-based EWs, but only 8% coverage among non-brothel based EWs. Approximately 59% of these brothel-based EWs accessed government STI services or family health clinics; only 17% of non-brothel-based EWs availed these services in the same period. It has been difficult to ensure the availability and accessibility of condoms and sexual health information in entertainment establishments that are not brothels and implementing agency partners often report being denied access to the women who work there. Especially, Vietnamese Entertainment Service Workers are in the high risk groups because they don’t understand Cambodian language, which is very difficult to get HIV/AIDS prevention messages, where to get health services (VCCT, STI, and RH), and whom they should consult with when they have sexual health problem.

SFODA has received several acknowledgements for its activities, including one from the Cambodian Red Cross and one from the Royal Government of Cambodia.