About Cambodian Youth Action (CYA) was initiated by a group of motivated Cambodians who were variously experiencing in
social work and fully founded by Mr.SORN SOPHAT in October 10, 2010 as a nongovernmental organization and
registered legally in Ministry of Interior of Royal Government of Cambodia in November 11, 2014.
CYA is a volunteer based organization where all of our staff are working voluntarily toward our vision and missions.
We are also known as the first International Voluntary Service (IVS) Workcamp organization in Cambodia among IVS
network in the world (NVDA, CCIVS, ALLIANCE of European voluntary serivce). CYA became full member of Network for Voluntary Development in Asia (NVDA) and Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS). CYA is also partnership with Servie Civil International (SCI) since 2012 and in a guest status of ALLIANCE of European Voluntary Service for two years, 2015 – 2016.From a volunteer participated the IVS program in the international platform, CYA has been
initiated to be one of the International Voluntary Service organization in Cambodia with its global cooperation partners from all over the world.
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CYA defines the platform to be the place where global citizens fully participate voluntarily in promoting a peaceful and
sustainable development world. As one of the IVS organizations, this platform has been an ideal decision for the people
from all over the world spending time, and money bringing fruitful assets with motivation to develop the cause of peace
and sustainability within the international framework to contribute into the local context.
Through learning and helping, gaining and receiving, the culture of personal development through international cooperation
becomes stronger which brings the world smaller and hands are to be given as support with hopes and optimism. Mission
CYA defines the platform to be the place where global citizens fully participate voluntarily in promoting a peaceful and
sustainable development world. As one of the IVS organizations, this platform has been an ideal decision for the people
from all over the world spending time, and money bringing fruitful assets with motivation to develop the cause of peace and
sustainability within the international framework to contribute into the local context.
Through learning and helping, gaining and receiving, the culture of personal development through international cooperation
becomes stronger which brings the world smaller and hands are to be given as support with hopes and optimism.
