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Salvation Centre Cambodia (SCC)
SCC is a Cambodian non-profit, Non Government Organisation
(NGO) established in 1994 to respond to the urgent need of
Cambodian people for education, care and support relating
to HIV/AIDS. SCC works with Buddhist monks to implement HIV/AIDS
prevention and care activities and has been able to improve
the lives of many people infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS,
especially orphans and vulnerable children.
SCC works in Siem Reap, Battambang and Phnom Penh provinces...more
about SCC
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 SCC's
Objectives
1- To consolidate a pagoda-based network of Buddhist
Monks & Nuns providing HIV prevention education
and AIDS care, as well as responding to the stigma and
discrimination that is often associated with HIV/AIDS.
2 - To respond to the needs of orphans and vulnerable
children with improved care and support.
3 - To work closely with other HIV/AIDS organizations
and within the Cambodian national HIV/AIDS strategies
in order to strengthen the national, and SCC's response
to HIV/AIDS.
4 - To strengthen SCC’s staff and organizational
capacity to ensure that its activities are undertaken
in an efficient and sustainable way.
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Cambodia
is one of the countries in Asia most severely affected by
the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with a prevalence rate of approximately
2.6%.
Currently, it is estimated that Cambodia
has over 160,000 people living with HIV/AIDS and more than
60,000 orphans because of the disease .
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