Action For Development Organization (AFD) is a non-government, independent local NGO established on February 23rd, 2004, officially registered with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on May 3rd, 2006, and updated on January 26th, 2022. Currently, AFD operates in Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Kampong Cham and Siem Reap provinces, focusing on natural resources management, disaster risk reduction, social protection, and women and youth empowerment. The organization strengthens the capacities of target group communities and coordinates with relevant stakeholders at different levels, including community, sub-national, national, and regional, fostering resilience and self-reliance of community-based organizations (community forest, community protected area, community-based ecotourism, agriculture cooperative), driving collaboration and inclusive development.  

AFD is pursuing its five-year strategic plan (2024-2029) to achieve strategic outcomes outlined below, ultimately:  

1. Natural Resource and Climate Change (NR2C): Managed 70,763.34 hectares of natural resources under 56 local communities, supported 12,500 flood-affected families, and registered 10 Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities. 
2. Community Economic and Agriculture Development (CEAD): Strengthened 12 agricultural cooperatives (ACs) with $1,762 in loan interest, improved family incomes, and promoted better health and sanitation for 1,138 families. 
3. Good Governance and Gender (3G): Engaged 141 facilitators and 350 youth for improved local services, empowered gender equity through GALS, and strengthened governance initiatives.  

In contributing to achieve its five-years strategy, AFD partnered with Mission Alliance to implement an IMPACT project under thematic area of Green Economic and Resilient (GER), a four-years project staring from January 2026 to January 2029. AFD implement this project in Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces covering 41 community forest (CF) and community protected area (CPA).