OUR HISTORY

1989 - Cambodia Trust established in Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh to provide artificial limbs (prostheses) to victims of conflict in Cambodia. Many amputees as result of landmines.

1994 – Cambodian School of Prosthetics and Orthotics established. Known as CSPO, it was initiated by the Founder Director – Carson Harte – and the Deputy Director – Anne Henriksen. The Cambodia Trust engaged with 4 other Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) to establish the School and ensure adherence to international standards.

1997 – CSPO gained international Category II accreditation from the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO).

2000 – The Cambodia Trust established a Regional Office in Singapore to facilitate the development of a Strategic Plan for the development of more schools of prosthetics and orthotics on a regional basis – replicating the CSPO model in other countries. This period of strategic planning was entirely funded by The Nippon Foundation of Japan, which was one of several CSPO donors and subsequently the sole funder of work leading to a regional Strategic Plan.

2001 – Regional Strategic Plan submitted to Nippon Foundation. Proposal included the establishment of 3 schools of prosthetics and orthotics in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines. Myanmar had been a first choice, but became a lower priority because of visa difficulties for foreigners at that time.

2002 – Cambodia Trust gained ISO 9001:2000 certification. One of the first NGOs in the world to gain this status and the first NGO in Cambodia.

2004 – Sri Lankan School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (SLSPO) opened in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

2008 – Jakarta School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (JSPO) opened in Jakarta, Indonesia.

2010 – Philippine School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (PSPO) opened in Quezon City, Manila, the Philippines.

2013 – Myanmar School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (MSPO) opened in Yangon, Myanmar.

2014 – New Strategic Plan Developed – key objectives being the creation of a social enterprise and the development of a research organisation. The social enterprise objective led to formation of Exceed Social Enterprises (ESE) and the research objective led to formation of the Exceed Research Network (ERN).

2014 – Name changed from The Cambodia Trust to Exceed Worldwide. After many years of operating as The Cambodia Trust, it was time to embrace the regional and global profile of the organisation.

2015 – Exceed Social Enterprises (ESE) formed as a strategic development. ESE is a company and social business fully-owned by Exceed Worldwide. Its aim is to provide Prosthetic and Orthotic (P&O) clinical and business services for those who can pay, create profit from these sources and use available profits to support Exceed Worldwide’s charitable work to develop P&O services and support for the most disadvantaged. ESE operates private P&O clinics, providing high-technology services for individual patients, and a regional supply and distribution service, offering easy access to P&O products for organisations that provide P&O services. 

2015 – Exceed Research Network (ERN) formed, as a strategic initiative to address the need for research in the Prosthetic and Orthotic sector. ERN is an international research consortium involving universities, NGOs and P&O businesses from North America, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific. It carries our high quality, ethical, applied research to benefit people with disabilities in lower and middle income countries.

Development of Prosthetic and Orthotic Education and Services in Southeast Asia.

For more information on these topics Click here to access the following paper: 

‘Innovation in sustainable AT services using Social Enterprise as a basis for collaboration between NGO and Government.’

This paper was presented at the WHO Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) Consultation, Geneva, 22-23 August 2019, by Carson Harte, CEO of Exceed Worldwide