Logo of Cambodian Craft Cooperation

The Cambodian Craft Cooperation (CCC) has been founded in August 1997 as an association of small business enterprises. Almost 500 craft enterprises had joined the CCC as members until December 2008, when the CCC and some smaller SME associations - with the help of the Chamber of Skilled Crafts of Koblenz - had formed the CHAMBER FOR PROFESSIONALS AND MICRO-ENTERPRISES OF CAMBODIA (CPMEC). The legal basis for the CPMEC is a Royal degree, signed by King Sihamoni on 28 December 2005.It has about 2,000 SMEs as members. The CPMEC has already set up under its umbrella seven associations of different business sectors as

• the Khmer Ceramics Association (founded in 1999 as a part of the CCC)
• the Khmer Silversmith Association (founded in 1999 as a part of the CCC)
• the Khmer Handmade Textile Association (founded in 1999 as a part of the CCC)
• the Motor Mechanics Association (founded in 2001 as a part of the CCC)
• the Rush, cane and wicker-work Association (founded in 2002 as a part of the CCC)
• the Khmer Souvenir Association (founded in 2006 as a part of the CCC)

The CPMEC is offering a variety of services to its members as

• Short term training courses to improve product quality and design
• Long term basic vocational training services certified by governmental authorities
• Lectures about marketing, accounting and other business related topics
• Marketing support on international fairs in Asia and Europe, in advertising and sales activities
• Training courses and study tours for members and the office staff of the Cambodian Craft Cooperation in other countries of Southeast Asia
• Representing interests of its members towards governmental institutions.

Workshops are taking place at the Design Centre opposite the Wat Phnom Pagoda in Phnom Penh and at 12 local training centres in provinces. After a three months renovation the Design Centre with workshops, meeting room facilities and a crafts gallery opened in January 1999.

The successful balance of CCC/CPMEC history is the result of a closed partnership of the Cambodian Craft Cooperation with the Chamber of Skilled Crafts Koblenz (Handwerkskammer Koblenz, Germany). From April 1997 - February 2006 the partnership was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation through the German SEQUA gGmbH - Partner of German Business. In 1997-2005 the Koblenz chamber had a permanent representative at the CCC. From April 2005 - September 2008 the CCC/CPMEC is supported by another programme - Asia Invest II with the project title "Upgrading the CCC for trade promotion with the EU". Since 2003 the CCC/CPMEC is also working with the International Trade Centre (UNCTAD/WTO) in Geneva within the ITC Export-led Poverty Reduction programme (EPRP, www.intracen.org/eprp). Both programmes have already contributed to a big increase of exports of silk and other products from CCC weavers to Europe (see wwww.silkfromcambodia.com).

Contact

Mail: P.O. Box 1163, 12202 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Office: #21C, Street 371, Sangkat Teok Thla, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Tel./Fax +855-23 986239 or +855-11 984879

E-Mail addresses

- Mr. SEUNG Kimyonn
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- Ms. EAR Chamnan
Position: Retail sales shop and Product Quality Manager
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- Mr. Yonn Vathana
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- Mr. Yonn Athany
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