SOPHORN POCH

Poch Sophorn got his Masters Degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of York, in the United Kingdom and accreditation as a mediator by the Australian Disputes Centre (ADC) and is accredited mediator under the Australian National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS). He is founder and director of Independent Mediation Organization (IMG). Prior to directing IMG, he served as GIZ’s Land Rights Program Deputy Program Manager. In these positions he worked, among other tasks, to promote the customary tenure of indigenous communities and to support indigenous community land titling (ICLT). He also was responsible for supporting the tenure security of urban poor communities in Phnom Penh City and Battambang province, under GIZ’s Land Rights Program. Overall, he has worked in the land sector in Cambodia for over 15 years.