b'Soroptimist InternationalReport for the High-Level Political Foruma key intervention to benefit girls and contribute toUsing a gender transformative approach, CCDO, as the achievement of SDG4. part of the SI Presidents Appeal, used their trustedposition to conduct four campaigns and two public Theprogrammehasacomprehensivetwo-yearseminars focused on empowerment, human rights, curriculumwhichincludesbusinessskills,humanandtheavailabilityoflocaladvisoryservices. rights, gender equality, leadership skills and health,Lookingforward,theprojectistoexpandtoa includingsexualandreproductivehealth.Thesecapacity of 2382 women and girls.training sessions were rotated around communities, and after recognising that many participants were illiterate, materials were redeveloped to be more visual and to use more of the local language. Higher illiteracyratesamongwomen,particularlyolder women,wasa clearand immediatechallenge this had been a significant barrier to these women participating in sustainable development and now thattheyvebeenidentifiedaliteracycourseis being offered as part of the programme. To support visibility and community support for theContext: programme,twentytuk-tuktaxiswereusedtoCambodia and its education system is still to fully access services, particularly for women and girls torecoverfromthe1975-79genocidewhichsaw accessvaccinationsandantenatalcare.Workingschools destroyed and teachers killed. Only 87 of with Commune Councils for Women and Childrenthe 1009 teachers in higher education prior to the has been particularly effective at expanding serviceKhmerRougeperiodsurvived. i Afterthishorrific provision.period, education in Cambodia had to be rebuilt and the impacts of the genocide continue to echo on. Tofullyempowerwomenandgirls,communitiesToday, nearly 89% of girls are enrolled in primary must be supportive of gender equality. Frequently,education, droppingto52.5%atsecondarylevel, too much responsibility is placed on the shouldersand the lower family income, the more likely it is for of individual women to transform their community.a child to be out of school. iiMany older adolescent Whilewomenandgirlsareagentsofchange,andadultCambodiansareinneedofbasic organisations, men and boys also have a critical roleeducation, with 1.38 million girls and women over to play in supporting gender equality. the age of 15 being illiterate.Conclusions & Recommendations: Expand SME opportunities to kick-start businesses, as rural women and women with fewer economic resourcesmay possess the skills but not the finances to initiate their business.Further develop data collection to monitor whether and how all forms of education, including tertiary educationand vocational training transforms into economic opportunity and improved income. Work with established CSOs and communities to identify marginalised groups, as this will most effectively reachthe furthers behind first, and support communities in transforming social attitudes as part of sustainabledevelopment. Use existing programmes as a mechanism to identify those who are illiterate and integrate literacy andnumeracy training into those programmes. Share public service information, including health information, in local language and through visual, image-basedinformation to ensure all people, regardless of literacy level, access information and can make decisions.'