Deputy Country Director
Helen Keller International
Mr. Hou Kroeun, MPH, is the Deputy Country Director for Programs at HKI Cambodia, and the Chairman of the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance in Cambodia (SUN CSA Cambodia). He has 22 years of collective experience in designing and managing nutrition-specific and -sensitive programs in Cambodia. Kroeun had overseen the expansion of EHFP programs at HKI over more than 15 years to reach more than 80,000 households. He has also worked with local government to successfully scale up Cambodia’s Vitamin A Supplementation program from three Operational Districts to nationwide, which was a real highlight of his tenure. Kroeun has also overseen the implementation of several randomized control trails, the results of which went on to inform national policies and guidelines on topics such as multiple micronutrient powders for children 6-24 months and iron supplementation for women of reproductive age.
Kroeun has provided technical assistance to other organizations and national governments to carry out surveys, undertake program assessments and evaluations, and to find innovative strategies for enhanced homestead food production, nutrition, vitamin A supplementation and multiple micronutrient programs in Cambodia.
Prior to joining HKI, Kroeun was an Agriculture Specialist. He was involved in the development, implementation and monitoring of sustainable integrated farming system projects with VSA, QSA, NRM, MCC, JVC, UNHCR, UNTACT, and UNAMIC. Kroeun is currently a key member of various national working groups on food security, nutrition, health and food fortification. His keenest interest lies in program interventions with research components that generate solid evidence for improved program interventions.
