PADEK founded as NGO organization in 1980s by the donor consortium like oxfam America,oxfam NOVIB,oxfam Belgium,and oxfam UK;At that time PADEK registered in Hong Kong as International NGO.On 27 August 2002 PADEK de-registered in Hong Kong and changed to register with the Ministry of Interior of Royal Government of Cambodia on 27 April 2008.PADEK had signed MOU with the Ministry of Rural Development , Ministry Foreign Affair and International Cooperation,and registered with the Council Development Committee of Reyal Government of Cambodia.

PADEK is an NGO working with local community group to manage and coordinate resources for the totally development of their community with the aim of building and strengthening civil society organization by using a PADEK Integrated Community Development approach.

PADEK has been facilitating development work in Cambodia for over two decades and at present it had provided services in eight provinces (Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, Kompong Speu, Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Kompong Thom, and Udor MeanChey) 105 communes, 1,046 villages, and 773,127 populations.

Total personnel 86, and have no expatriate staff.