The long-term goal of the project was to reduce rural poverty in northwestern Cambodia on a sustainable basis. It hoped to enable the most vulnerable groups of the villages to contribute more effectively to the development of their communities and to share equally in its benefits. The very poor are otherwise excluded or exclude themselves from these activities because they have the urgent need to feed their families every day.
The project aimed to improve the food security and income status of the poor through production support and skill training, and to raise confidence and initiative to overcome the emotional and social legacy of the war.