Our launch at Leo Market

After five hours of our travelling then we arrived shihaknouk ville. We were crying when we saw the sea and the view from each side of shihaknouk ville. But we could not get out from the bus because it was raining all time. So our lecturers asked us first had laund before we would go the sea-side and swim. However, our car passed a bit further from other then we were called to be back and see each other at Leo Market in order to have launch. The food tasted very nice and all of us sat at different tables as well as ordered food.

(Some activities while all of us were having launch altogether)

(Some of us were waiting for eating launch after took off from the bus)

All of us enjoyed eating and took some photos while we were eating. We thought that this was the second chance for all DMC students to built up more friendship, and kept in touch. This was a good launch for everyone even some of us got wet and some had not eatten launch yet. Then after one hour having launch we started the next step of our tripe to Oh chheou teal beach while it was raining. Our lecturer said "please do not get off the bus untill we are told."

(Chhnganh te friend? Hmm...it tasted very good!)

Some Views on the Way to Shihaknouk Ville

On the 13th September, 2008 all students, staffs in Department of Media and Communication left from Phnom Penh to Shihaknouk Ville in the ocassion of Isabel's farewell party. It was a nice time to everyone. What we could not forget on the way in the bus, we did lots of thing. We played game, sang songs, telling joke, sharing experiences to each other. On the bus since we departured we always heard sound of crying, cheering contiually .

(An ugly MC boy was standing near neak neang srors saath, Tana)

(The world now is changing when a quite Sokun never often speak became a singer)

(Freshy boys Vs Freshy girls)

(Am I singing gracefully everyone?)

On the bus the funniest person was Mr. Been. He made everyone laugh till get some sore throat, some got cold and some bursed out tear. He worked as MC along with Dara. Beside we did that, we noticed some were playing game happily and some were sleeping or seeing the view from the car window. Another thing, on the way forward there the rain came along it seemed that it wished our tripe successfully, joyfully; however, we still hope that we could swim in the sea. Luckily, the weather forcast announced that on that day no rain at all but that prediction was fail. When nearly reached the shihaknouk ville we looked around us with mountains, forest, dark cloud and then it was starting rain.

(Bo ros hairstyle)

(Dalen and Ratanak showed style)

(Dalen showed sweet love to Piseth)

Instead we still continued our game and sound of laughing also exist. We can say that most of us even they felt sleepy but they still with altogether and invole with everyone. Specially the way was very nice and very easy to travell. There were not so many cars, and trucks on the way. Sound of singing was very loudy which mad the nearby cars looked at us. We were very happy because we had been looking for this speciall time since last year. We wanted to be altogether to strengthen our relationship more and more with all generations.

(Everybody were eating, smiling and gambling)

(The four freshies boy)

(Manika seemed to cry when everyone did not allow her to sing)

The most interesting thing was each of us no one felt afraid to join in any programs on the bus. We could see our good keep in touch relation and communication as well as we encouraged all of our friend to be brave all the time. And other special this our friend, Meng Srea, made everyone laugh because of his word acted as person who could not speak cleary. He stop learn from DMC because he had work at Prey Veng province and his present made everyone kept good memories and always demand him to come back. However, it could not be but he said he would often come and visit us all the time when wen ask for him. Anyway, things were very quit good and went smoothly with no obstacles to block our nice tripe to shihaknouk ville. We wish to have this ocassion again next year with altogether. Good Memories still exist in mind of everyone never end forever. We always be together, work altogether, love each other.

The 30th a Day Teaching of Group Youth and Responsibility

On the same day of 30th in August, group youth and responsibility began their teaching in the afternoon after group of "WISH WOMEN" successfully finished. Overview the scene of their teaching it was quite good because there were 17 trainees from different high school joined in that occasion. The teaching focused on what youth can do to they themselves and the society. By seeing the fogotten of responsibility of youth so this group conducted this course to share knowledge and experiences to trainees.

(Group discussion on topic "what is the youth's responsibility?")

On the whole of teaching they made the trainees to participate in the group discussion which encouraged them to expresse idea about youth's responsibility. The trainers made the lesson went smoothly and very joyful because everyone laughed and smiled. That was one key encouragement to motivate the trainers had more power in their work. Noticeable the trainers proposed some suggestion to the trainers not to forget their duty to the society and they themselves. "It will be good to all youth if they think they are important", said Vathana the facilitator of this group. However, some trainees said that it because the society did not give them chance and some happy with the light of the society or drug additive. In addition, some said in the different way that it could be that some parts and other was that the theory was said easy but practise was quite different.

(Youth can do all thin but they do not know what they shoul start)

(The sharing what they know to each other during the discussion)

By dean of these cases, they motivated them to adapt all what they should do in the real practice. It was the fact that it was difficult to do more than recite the theory but know better than not. As a result one proverb said that "make good all the time even now something is not better but it will be better when it is needed." Anyway, the participation of the youth that time screened what youth now yet forget what theirs. And this training will let them to bring the messages to other to consider the consequences. "We can not reach in a mass but step by step is better", said Dalen one of the facilitator in this training. Lots of idea came up during the training from all the trainees they were quit good and acceptable. "Rather than these, we strongly hope what we gave them, they could use and spread to educate or share experience to friend, villigers, brothers, sisters...", added by Ms. Sok Leng, the facilitator.

(The preparation of playing game which show about the unity of youth)

(The summing up what the trainees discussed and the saying jok)

(Breaking time of having some buscuites and fruit)

What the happiest time for all trainees and the trainers was the time when they joned altogether to play game which showed about the unity, love, careness to each other of youth especially the responsibility. And they also enjoyed listening to the song that group "ENTERTAINMENT & JOURNALISM" composed and played the keybord by Mr. Thy Ratanak. All the song were

about the content to the topic.

All in all, everything was good and very fresh. "I feel I was born again in the new world today", said one of the participation. "I thought the entire training still lack some point; however, this was our firs time of teaching but we could do best", expressed by all the trainers. The participation of all this time made the society and other became better and got success in life sooner and later.

Teaching Test for the Three Group

On the 5th, 6th, 7th of this month it was a time that all the three group, Objective of life, Women and wishes, Youth and the responsibility, have to have their first peer teaching test at KYSD office.

(Giving instruction to test the ability before reall teaching)

The process of the teaching was quite good but most of group member lack of experiences in teaching as well as lesson preparation. They expressed that it was their first time to stand and teach. They felt a bit afraid and shake body; however, they did a very good job on that day. There were observers from other group in KYDP, Khmer Youth Development Program. They had also give some comments on their teaching, especially they gave strong support and motivation.

(A test of group discussion on the before TOT and Peer teaching)

Athough it was quite not their professionalism but they step in that it meaned they could involve in teaching. They were very happy in working together during the volunteering at KYSD Organization. They also express a strong willing that they try to achieve all the thing here.

(Our member acted as a trainees and discussing on the topic of women)

(The instructors compared the answers from the trainees)

Tong Ngy said that however TOT course will be taught to them by Mr. Borith, head of KYSD Organization, next week so they can be clear how to teach and prepare the lesson. Noticeable, among the three group had good well done but very appreciated to group of "Women and Wishes" they were quite good in preparation and teaching.

A Participation Preparation a Day before Inernational Youth Day Forum

Cambodia alway celebrate International Youth Day on the 12th in August every year. The purpose why it is held in order to emerge youth in participating social work. However, KYDP group memeber as well as join in that occasion. We were asked to help in packing kids at YRDP a day before the forum begin.

(A preparing thing a day before the environment day come)

(Youth worked altogether happily without thinking of the tiredsome)

(All of us had different duties and happily)

Everyone was very happy and they can also have good corporation in working together. Our KYDP group member knew lots of friend. Looked at everyone was very busy but expressed with a warm smile to each other. Anyway, this occasion was a very value time to show the participating from the youth volunteer in favor of the society.

Steoung Mean Chey Field Trip

People live depend on the environment. Environment is very important to human being. However, on 17th July there was a team trip lead by Lorna, advisor of KYSD NGO, to Steoung Mean Chey where people known as landfill. People who participated this trip were Lorna, Loren, Mr. Chheng Sambo, Ith Sotheouth, Neoum Phally, Chan Sovananra, Noeun Dalen, and Mr. Muny from department of evironment. The purpose why they went in order to take photography and get some information about people who live there. Especially, they wanted to know the environment around there. The rubbishes was away with no good recycle. Lots of people live and earn money by picking up the trashes.

(The busiest landfiel at steung meanchey)

(Picking up the rubbihses to survise)

After their visiting, they had also a meeting by giving the feedback what they could see and got from the landfill. In the meeting, they raised up the problems related with the rubbishes that polluted the environment rapidly. Not only destroyed the environment but also demage the beauty of the city. Noticeable, why lots of exclusive contructions, buildings, houses were constructed around the landfill where people can smell badly. Moreover, they also found a key term to settle with this problems by encourage the media to broadcast people to understand what was being polluted. These could be a sign to alert the government to take more steps to controll this landfill by: write a note to let people know about the important of the environment, cause and effect of it in this area as the other places.

Other things, they wanted to created a block via internet or Newsletter to show what is happening at Steoung Mean Chey.

At the end of the meeting Lorna suggested the team to write a report then she will it to his father, a journalist in the USA, and inserted to the block.

Meeting on how each group (KYDP) faced

On the 14th July 2008, Khmer Youth and Social Development Program (KYSDP) team held a meeting at KYSD office.

The purpose in the meeting forcused on the controlling of each group works and activities, (KYSDP) how they face the difficulty, or the convinience and the result of their work for daily activities in July. Tong Ngy, facilitator, gave some more objective and motivation for each group to orientate

(A meeting to find out the solution of future work)

their work due to date including first peer teaching, TOT, and the real teaching in the 3rd, 4th, 5th in the lat of August.

In addition to these, all the group got some more common on how to prepare the lesson plan from Ms Kalyan represtative of KYSD in charge of Administrator and Finance.