VOA常速英语:Assisting Civil Society in Cambodia(翻译)

A new project to strengthen the organizational and technical capacity of Cambodian civil society organizations and grassroots networks was announced on July 7 by the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.
为强化柬埔寨公民社会组织和基层网络的组织能力和技术能力，美国国际开发署（简称USAID）于7月7日公布了一个新建项目。

The Cambodian Civil Society Strengthening project, or CCSS project, awarded to the East West Management Institute,will help civil society organizations improve their management, planning, and analytical skills while enabling them to play a more active role in Cambodia’s economic and political development.
柬埔寨公民社会强化项目（又称CCSS项目）由东西管理学院负责，该项目将帮助公民社会组织提高管理能力、规划水平以及分析技巧，与此同时还能使得它们在柬埔寨的经济和政治发展中起到更加积极作用。

“We place a great emphasis on supporting civil society because an informed and active citizenry is the bedrock of a healthy democracy,”said Chargé d’Affaires Julie Chung.“We hope that this project will help Cambodia’s civil society to be even more effective in shaping a constructive and respectful conversation about laws and policies that affect the lives of ordinary Cambodians,” she added.
“我们一向十分重视支持公民社会，因为有知情权且积极的公民是健康民主的基石，”事务负责人朱莉·钟如是说道。后来她又补充说：“我们希望通过这个项目能够对柬埔寨的公民社会起到一些帮助，让它更加有效地建设一个有建设性的、尊重的对话，涉及影响普通柬埔寨人生活的法律和政治事务。”

The five-year, $9 million CCCS project will help civil society organizations by demonstrating how to establish management structures such as boards of directors, organizational lines of communication, standard operating procedures, and human resource management systems. The project offers small grants for important work such as monitoring land rights cases, assisting victims of gender based violence,and supporting the legal protection of Cambodia’s rich natural resources. The grants will also fund research activities such as public opinion polls and socio-economic assessments that can help civil society organizations better target their services.
这个耗时5年、花费900万美元的CCCS项目将向公民社会团体提供帮助，向它们展示怎样才能建立起管理结构—例如董事会、交流组织路线、标准操作程序、以及人力资源管理系统。这一项目也会为一些重大工作提供小额补助，例如对土地所有权案件的监管、向性暴力受害者伸出援手、或者对柬埔寨富裕自然资源的法律保护提供支持。这些补助也将被用于研究活动的资金，用来资助例如民意调查和社会经济评估等，这些都可以帮助公民社会团体更好地提供定向服务。

The CCSS project is an important part of USAID’s support to Cambodia.It encourages civil society organizations to promote government accountability.At the same time, the project emphasizes the value of local solutions to Cambodia’s development challenges while putting civil society organizations on a path towards sustainability.
CCSS项目是美国国际开发署向柬埔寨提供支持的重要组成部分。该项目鼓励公民社会团体促进政府的问责制。与此同时，该项目既强调对柬埔寨发展问题的地区解决方案的重要性，又将公民社会团体放到了可持续发展的道路上。

The United States is proud to work with its partner Cambodia to help build civil society in Cambodia to improve the lives of the Cambodian people and people throughout the region.
美国很荣幸能与伙伴柬埔寨一道，帮助在柬埔寨建立公民社会，从而改善柬埔寨及该地区人民的生活。