Overview

LIFE WITH DIGNITY (LWD) is led by Cambodian executives and management under the direction of its Cambodian Board of Directors. LWD is one of the most well-known local NGOs and a leading NGO in rights-based empowerment in Cambodia. LWD implements “Integrated Rural Development through Empowerment Programs” (IRDEPs) which complied with its overall goal “To contribute to the poverty alleviation of Cambodia through rights-based empowerment of rural communities, strengthening local leadership and improvement of governance.”

Background

LIFE WITH DIGNITY (LWD) is an autonomous Cambodian NGO localized from the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)/Department for World Service’s Cambodia Program in Jan 2011. LWD, under the local leadership, continues working with all existing donors/partners and related government agencies to improve the livelihoods of the poor in rural Cambodia. LWD continues the more than 30-year-old program of LWF Cambodia, which shifted from emergency relief, demining, resettlement and rehabilitation to integrated rural development with an emphasis on rights-based empowerment, to uphold the rights of the poor and oppressed. Beyond a focus on the delivery of Development Service to the poor in rural Cambodia, LWD has also provided Training and Consultancy Service (TCS) since 2007.

Value

• Justice • Equity • People’s Participation • Transparency and Accountability

Mission

Life With Dignity (LWD) facilitate the empowerment of vulnerable rural people to claim their universal rights.

Vision

People living in peace, dignity and harmony in a democratic and just society united in diversity and empowered to achieve their universal rights.

Goal

To contribute to the poverty alleviation of Cambodia through rights-based empowerment of rural communities, strengthening local leadership and improvement of governance.