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A few facts about Rehab Craft Cambodia
Rehab Craft is a non-profit, non-governmental (NGO), local, fair trade organization. Core funding for administration and training was originally provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand (MFAT-NZ) as a part of New Zealand's Overseas Development Assistance Program. By agreement, funding by MFAT-NZ was reduced over time as Rehab Craft became an independent, localized Cambodian NGO.
At this point, our trade activities support a production staff of carvers, sewers and jewelry-makers, as well as an administrative staff that has been promoted from within. Every Rehab Craft employee, including our Co-Directors, is a Cambodian person with a disability. All our earnings are re-invested into our training and employment programs for Cambodians with disabilities.
We pay fair wages for skilled work, and we maintain a staff benefit program to support individual needs. All medical, maternity, paternity, and holiday benefits equal or exceed legal requirements. We serve as a conduit for the distribution of donated equipment such as prosthetics and wheelchairs. We maintain a staff loan program for individual, family or emergency needs. Rehab not only provides an opportunity to earn a fair income, it also provides Cambodians with disabilities a mutually supportive environment. Many Rehab employees have worked at RCC since its inception, and now regard each other as family.
Our board of directors assists us in setting workplace policies, staff entitlements, and making disciplinary decisions. Staff meetings encourage full and open discussion of issues facing the organization, and our board of directors includes an employee member elected by the staff. When funding allows, Rehab Craft runs staff training and development programs including literacy, technical skills, English, computers, retail and marketing, junior- and senior-level management. We train and promote from within.