Impact & results
SKO’s empowerment approach through the Family Development Approach (FDA) goes beyond providing immediate support.
Results at a glance
It helps families, youth, and children recognize their own strengths, build confidence, and take an active role in identifying challenges and finding solutions. Through counselling, guidance, and regular engagement, families gradually become more capable of making informed decisions and managing difficulties with greater confidence and resilience.
For children and youth, empowerment means giving them opportunities to be heard, express their needs, develop life skills, and participate in decisions that affect their lives. This helps them build confidence, responsibility, and hope for their future rather than depending only on external support.
At the family and community level, empowerment strengthens relationships, communication, mutual support, and community participation. Families become more connected to available services and resources, while communities become better able to support vulnerable children and families. The lasting impact of SKO’s work is therefore not only the support provided today, but the strength, knowledge, confidence, and resilience that people can carry forward and use to create positive change in their own lives and communities.
The results for each of SKO’s four projects are on their own programme pages, not repeated here.
Our programs
Housing and Living Condition Improvement (HALI)
To enhance the quality of life of families, especially children, youth and women, living in urban poor areas. Using the Family Development Program (FDP) methodology, SKO provides psychological counselling, resilience-building, information, and referrals to essential services (health, education, economic, administrative). The project also aims to reduce domestic violence and promote safe, healthy living.
Children's Active Citizenship
To promote understanding of basic education and primary health care among community members, caregivers, and authorities for vulnerable children.
Promoting Children's Education and Health through FDP
To foster awareness among parents, caregivers, and local authorities about the importance of basic education and primary health care for vulnerable children.
Resilient City and Migration Dynamics (RCMD)
To improve the well-being of migrants and vulnerable families through financial literacy, vocational training, legal and public services, education, health, environmental awareness, gender equality, and capacity-building for local authorities. The project also addresses gender-based violence and promotes community engagement.
My name is Sok Vanny. I am a 57-year-old widow living in the Andoung 6 community, Sangkat Kouk Roka, Khan Prek Pnov. I am the primary caregiver for my two young grandchildren, who were left in my care after being abandoned by their parents.