CCSF Profile

Cambodian Community Savings Federation (CCSF), was previously known as a Small Economic Activity Development project of CARE Cambodia, financially supported by AusAID through CARE Australia. The project has been transformed on 1^st January 2003 to a local NGO named Cambodian Community Saving Federation (CCSF).

CCSF is a first pioneer of Credit Union Model in Cambodia since January 1998, promoting savings and thrift habits based on nine international operating principles of Credit Unions. In practice, it operates as a credit union federation by virtue of its registration with the Ministry of Interior of the Royal Government of Cambodia on 6^th December 2002. It also operates as a rural microfinance service provider by virtue of its registration with the National Bank of Cambodia on 7^th March 2003.
Website: www.ccsf-cambodia.com

CCSF is an affiliate member of Association of Asian Confederation of Credit Unions, which has been approved on 27^th September 2003 by 23^rd ACCU Annual General Meeting held in Kular Lumpur, Malaysia.

Vision: Sustainable community based micro-finance organization involved in poverty alleviation.

Mission: Provide affordable financial and non-financial services to the low-income families, especially women, to improve their living standard.