Assessment of the Credit Opportunities for Indigenous Communities in Cambodia Holding a Collective Land Title

To explore the reports that it might be more difficult for members of indigenous communities with collective title to access finance, OHCHR commissioned an in-depth review of the indigenous communities that have received collective land titles (CLTs) to compare their level of access to finance with that of typical rural Khmer villages. The study was carried out between June and August 2017. It was based on a thorough literature review and an extensive field survey aiming to cover all indigenous people communities (IPCs), which received collective land titles in the past. Interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with representatives of IPCs, individual households as well as various providers of financial services.