Meet Maryam Salim – New World Bank Country Manager for Cambodia

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00:00 My name is Mariam Salim.

00:01 I'm the new country manager for the World Bank here in Cambodia.

00:05 I've been here for 3.5 months,

00:07 and during these last several months,

00:08 I've been able to meet with members of government,

00:11 development partners,

00:12 the private sector,

00:13 the media,

00:14 as well as civil society.

00:17 I've had discussions with them about the development agenda for Cambodia

00:21 and uh including the challenges as well as the opportunities

00:25 and ways in which they think that the World Bank

00:28 can work together and to support Cambodian people

00:31 to address poverty and improve livelihoods

00:33 as they cope with the severe impact of the pandemic.

00:36 Today I'm here with you in

00:38 Oton village in Tippo commune within Compunton province

00:43 where the local.

00:44 Residents have been have had no access or little access to land,

00:49 um,

00:49 and they,

00:50 but they received this through this from our project called the land allocation

00:54 Social and Economic Development Project with

00:56 the resources and support from the project

00:58 they received land that were and they were able to build homes,

01:02 grow crops,

01:03 and construct schools and health posts.

01:05 We met with these families from this village

01:07 to discuss how they work to improve their livelihoods

01:10 and to see the progress they.

01:11 Made in the village,

01:12 they appreciated the support that they have received,

01:15 and they are committed to improve their lives even more.

01:18 In fact,

01:18 I'm standing here with you today in a cashew nut farm owned

01:22 by one of the community members who received the project's support.

01:25 Yesterday I was in Batambang province on a small island,

01:29 uh,

01:29 within the Great Lake.

01:31 Uh,

01:31 we visited the Kohing Health Center

01:35 and had an opportunity to

01:37 discuss and meet

01:38 members of the.

01:39 Community,

01:39 the families that were there to get some,

01:41 uh,

01:41 support or some health care for their children and for

01:44 themselves as well as talk with the healthcare workers.

01:47 The family members told me that they received medical care that have

01:50 been receiving support from the Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project,

01:55 which provides quality health services

01:57 free of charge to Cambodia's poorest families.

02:00 Both of these projects are supported by the World Bank.

02:02 Now I'd like to share with you a few observations from

02:05 my meetings.

02:06 As well as my first field visit here in Cambodia,

02:09 like many other countries in the world and

02:11 specifically here in East Asia and the Pacific,

02:13 Cambodia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

02:16 But the good news is that Cambodia has

02:19 provided vaccination to nearly 90% of its population,

02:22 one of the highest rates in the world,

02:24 something the country should be proud of,

02:26 and they have already started to reopen the economy

02:28 while continuing to strictly enforce protective health measures.

02:32 These actions may help rebuild the.

02:33 Country's economy at the same time we are learning

02:36 that the government is preparing the 3R strategy recovery,

02:39 reform,

02:40 resiliency for its post-pandemic recovery plan.

02:44 At the World Bank,

02:45 we are in the process of preparing our performance and learning review.

02:48 This will allow us to better align

02:51 and strengthen our support to Cambodia as the country strives to achieve

02:55 a resilient recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

02:59 I thank you for listening to me.

03:01 Someokkun.

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My name is Mariam Salim. I'm the new country manager for the World Bank here in Cambodia. I've been here for 3.5 months, and during these last several months, I've been able to meet with members of government, development partners, the private sector, the media, as well as civil society. I've had discussions with them about the development agenda for Cambodia and uh including the challenges as well as the opportunities and ways in which they think that the World Bank can work together and to support Cambodian people to address poverty and improve livelihoods as they cope with the severe impact of the pandemic. Today I'm here with you in Oton village in Tippo commune within Compunton province where the local. Residents have been have had no access or little access to land, um, and they, but they received this through this from our project called the land allocation Social and Economic Development Project with the resources and support from the project they received land that were and they were able to build homes, grow crops, and construct schools and health posts. We met with these families from this village to discuss how they work to improve their livelihoods and to see the progress they. Made in the village, they appreciated the support that they have received, and they are committed to improve their lives even more. In fact, I'm standing here with you today in a cashew nut farm owned by one of the community members who received the project's support. Yesterday I was in Batambang province on a small island, uh, within the Great Lake. Uh, we visited the Kohing Health Center and had an opportunity to discuss and meet members of the. Community, the families that were there to get some, uh, support or some health care for their children and for themselves as well as talk with the healthcare workers. The family members told me that they received medical care that have been receiving support from the Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project, which provides quality health services free of charge to Cambodia's poorest families. Both of these projects are supported by the World Bank. Now I'd like to share with you a few observations from my meetings. As well as my first field visit here in Cambodia, like many other countries in the world and specifically here in East Asia and the Pacific, Cambodia has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the good news is that Cambodia has provided vaccination to nearly 90% of its population, one of the highest rates in the world, something the country should be proud of, and they have already started to reopen the economy while continuing to strictly enforce protective health measures. These actions may help rebuild the. Country's economy at the same time we are learning that the government is preparing the 3R strategy recovery, reform, resiliency for its post-pandemic recovery plan. At the World Bank, we are in the process of preparing our performance and learning review. This will allow us to better align and strengthen our support to Cambodia as the country strives to achieve a resilient recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. I thank you for listening to me. Someokkun.

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