Episode 3

Debate is the topic of the third game

I won in this game

Our program buy too many books for giving to school which locates in Kandal province. I am sorry that I don’t remember name of the school. This school has a small library which has not too much books. Of course, faces of these children seem to be happy.

Episode 2

“To be a blog instructor”, before I was an unknown person of blog information. Later on, one man name SAR Chesda tough me how to manage and post blog. Actually, I updated my ability of blog while I was using internet free at LRC, Learning Resource Center.

Now, on this game, they allowed all candidates to instruct people to have own blog. We did the same thing, we were divided into two groups. I was in Bassac group, that our strategy is finding the popular and high-speed internet café. Of course, we set a good strategy that there were too many people waiting and making blog. As a result, my group lost other group. You know what are the main mistakes “careless attention”. We made nearly 50 blogs but only 19 blogs which were corrective blogs that consistent to program condition.

Entrance of Kdey Takoy

My group

I am teaching to create a blog

What have I learned from this game? Everything is important in our works, even though it looks like a small thing but It can cause you have trouble. One theory said “one nail can make nation die”.

Youth Leadership Challenge has bought two new computers to Kdey Takoy secondary school. This school is a new recently construction which have not had enough equipments for office work.

Episode 1: To be a seller

“To be brave and clever” is a concept of this first series of the contest. I was a seller who sold souvenirs of FRIEND organization. First of all, I intend to give some information of FRIEND organization.

This NGO, its aim to help street children and youth, who addict drug or live on the street, moreover they assist poor communities which family standard is in anarchy. How does FRIEND org help? Of course, they teach those poor communities with easy job and catchable lesson. They use the recycle things like thrown-away newspaper, condoms etc. They use this kind of products to make a new-idea products. In addition, there are too many classes for children and youth whose families are poor. Most of these classes are technical classes, mechanic, electronic, cooking, haircut, beauty salons class for youth. And there are some classes which teach lesson to children and youth as well.

How can I help FRIEND org? I took FRIEND souvenirs from Toul Tom Purng market in order to sold these kinds of products to people. In my team, I divided into two team which had four people for each. I sold souvenirs around Kandale, Central, and Soriya market. I used COMMUNICATION skill in order to lobby people to buy those souvenirs. There was a hard task for me because I have not had enough experienced to be a sale person. Even though, I met that trouble but I did my best job. After selling, my team and other team gave all money, maybe around $300, to FRIEND’s CEO with extra money, maybe around $600.

we are dancing with children!!!!

we gave money to FRIEND org

What have I learned from this episode? Before, I had never to be a sale person on the street. This was my great new experiences that improve my communication skill, to be brave and clever.

Blog Vacation

Nowadays, I am really sorry that I never update my post. Next time, I hope I will share my great experiences in best youth leadership challenge program with all you guys.

Youth Leadership Challenge

Youth Leadership Challenge is one program organized by Youth Council of Cambodia, YCC, and cooperated with CTN, Cambodian Television Network, Cell Card, IRI and USAID. The purpose of this program is strengthening youth leadership skills and promoting youth to concern about bad points in our society that we need to solve it peacefully.

Of course, nearly two hundred applications apply to this great opportunity. And, importantly, there are three steps of candidate selection. First, they required all applications to stand in front of camera and answer question. Second, after passing the first step, we were interviewed in English and selected only 38 candidates. Third, final step, 38 candidates took part this program at CJCC, which locates in Institute of Foreign Language, in order to select only sixteen candidates. We were divided in four groups, played cheerful games. And then, we were interviewed by a well-known actor, Mr. CHEA Somnang, and Center of Social Development director, Ms. Theary SENG.

He He He… What a amazing, I and my friend, Ms. THENG Tith Maria, are in the sixteen candidates. At that day, I was a little feel nervous, but I believed in myself that I could do it. What make me believe in myself? Hhhhh, I looked this picture…..

Setting your goal, and try to do it. Even though, it is a hard work.

We will compete on the CTN TV……….

Special award on Chinese New Year

On 06 Feb 2008 was a Chinese New Year, I have gotten a new Longman dictionary from American Corner, which locates in Pannasastra University of Cambodia’s library. Before getting this dictionary, I had done correctly AC quiz that ask about the United State of America. After that, I was grade in the top ten candidates in order to get award which have dictionary, flash, bag, helmet etc. Those ten candidates, only five people could get awards by lucky draw. One foreigner, who came from the United State of America embassy, was a honorable guest to select piece of paper written name of candidates. Suddenly, my name was announced, I was happy and took picture with him. That was cool.

Noun Chea was in the pre-trial chamber of ECCC

First, I want to explain what ECCC stands for, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. On 04 February 2008, Noun Chea, who was a second leader of Kampuchea Democratic, appealed on the hearing against provisional detention.

On that day, there were too many people, national and international journalists, victims, students of Royal University of Law and Economics, and NGOs members. Importantly, security was ensured by plenty of policemen and bodyguards. Before entering to hall, we were checked in three times by machine of scanning guns. Actually, maybe only ten people could access to the court room and other else were in hall which watched canvas, lived from the court room.

As the result, this hearing was delayed because one of Noun Chea’s defense counsel, Mr. Michiel Pestman (Duth) was absent and Mr. Victor Koppe (Duth), other defense counsel, attended in this event but he did not have right to be a co-lawyer at ECCC yet. Actually, Noun Chea has three co-defense counsels are Mr. Son Arun (Cambodia), Mr. Michiel Pestman (Duth) and Mr. Victor Koppe (Duth).

Noun Chea, second leader of Kampuchea Demotratic was in pre-trial chamber

( Sokunthea photo, pool photo)

I was one of visitors

Too many people waiting to enter into the hall

Good security

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Who were in the pre-trial chamber?

Co-Prosecutors:
· Ms. Chea Leang (Cambodian)
· Mr. Robert Petit (Canada)

Co-Investigating Judge:
· H.E You Bunleng (Cambodian)
· Mr. Marcel Lemonde (French)

Defense Counsel:
· Mr. Son Arun (Cambodian)
· Mr. Michiel Pestman (Dutch), Absent
· Mr. Victor Koppe (Dutch)

Judges in the Pre-Trial Chamber:

· President H.E Prak Kimsan (Cambodian)
· Ms. Katinaka Lahuis (Netherlands)
· Mr. Rowan Dowing (Australia)
· Mr. Hout Vuthy (Cambodian)
· H.E Ney Thol (Cambodian)
· Mr. Pen Pichsaly (Cambodian)

Note: Above information, I got from ECCC documents