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Posted: July 31 2006,18:59 by David from INTERNATIONAL - Fundacion Cultura de Paz
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Background
Firstly, we want to introduce our organization. Our organization is
named Youth Association of Cambodia in Kandal province. It is a
non-governmental organization which acts with Cambodia youth and
students in Kandal province under the leadership of Youth Association
of Cambodia and Cambodia People Party. The Youth Association of
Cambodia in Kandal province is now located at N0 403 BE0, Takhmao
commune, Takhmao district, Kandal province, Cambodia and E-mail: yac_kandal@yahoo.com.
Since it was established in 1979 until 1993, the Youth Association of
Cambodia in Kandal province was very popular in leading activities of
youth and children both inside and outside schools. Its structure of
leading activities was from local level schools and villages to
province level. Most of youth's member had learned to improve their
knowledge and activities. Some became popular leaders in their areas as
well as in their families; some became good governmental officers, and
some other members became top leader in the government etc.
After
national election in 1993, Cambodian political situation has slightly
changed which made activities of the Youth Association of Kandal
province seem to be in one place (for some time). This also effects
Cambodian youth like the shortage of budget to meet their serious need
and problems. We have amended our policies by collecting data about
their serious need and problems. Now there are about 10,000 members
among that more than 5,000 are women and from the age of 15 to 28 in
this organization. They are governmental officer, farmers, workers,
employees and students in provincial offices, organizations, in 11
districts and 20 high schools, 83 secondary schools, and 413 primary
schools in Kandal province. This organization has 59 members among 27
are women which are working permanently at the office. This
organization was divided into four parts:
1- Administrative and Financial Group
2- National and International Relations Group
3- Community Communication Group
4- Trainers and Network Group
On the brief above, we appreciate to response the following questionnaire:
1- ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITES :
a). If fund was available, we would like to continue youth activities related to Culture of Peace such as:
-Education for a culture of peace
-Human rights
-Sustainable development
-Democratic participation
-Equality of women and men
-International understanding, tolerance and solidarity
-Free flow of information
-International peace and security.
b).
Some the works above we have already done and some we are continuing.
Our activities was supported from the government, partnership
organization, volunteer in which intention to give Cambodian youth
especially youth in Kandal province to become more improvement in
capacity, skill, healthy, understanding each other, solidarity. We used
to contribute people who were accident in the Tsunami Disaster.
Nowadays, we are preparing camps activities in November 2006 and April 2007.
- November 2006, we have 300 participants who are from eleven districts in Kandal province.
- April 2007, we have 1,500 participants who are from eleven districts in Kandal province.
c). If fund was available, we strengthen our youth structure by training capacity to become a young leader.
-Push
and implement competition "4nearer and 3futher". It means that 4nearer
: study, labor, producing the goods, and good health. 3futher : drug,
illness, and sins. Learning to understand and involve in education for
international understanding toward a culture of peace.
-We are working actively through our network to push friend to friend activities to share ideas to each other.
d).
2-SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT AND THE UN
a)-The
government/leadership in our country should make some changes in youth
policies to promote a culture of peace. These changes can be:
-To participate national policy of the Royal Government of Cambodia.
-To give the youth of opportunity to involve in society on any levels inside and outside the country.
-To encourage youth to solve their problems that are facing in Cambodia by themselves.
¢ Youth and education
¢ Youth and labor
¢ Youth and sports/health
¢ Youth and social activities
¢ Youth and environment
¢ Youth and drug
¢ Youth and entertainment
¢ Youth and crime
¢ Youth and consideration
¢ Youth and poverty
¢ Youth and right to receive free information
¢ Youth and networking/voluntary activities
b)- The United Nations (UN) should carry out:
-The United Nations should encourage and motivate governments to implement what the UN's strategies had been approved.
-The UN should encourage the government to solve the youth problem and basic need.
-Giving the youth opportunity to make decision on their fortune.
3- The suggestion and recommendation for improving youth participation in culture of peace activity on any level:
-Suggestion for UN:
¢
Giving experience and supporting funds or human resources to build up
youth capacity in education for sustainable development toward a
culture of peace.
¢ May the UN will give the chance for the youth to attend all the UN's activities related to culture of peace.
-Suggestion for the Government :
¢ We wish the government facilitate or support all the youth activities related to CoP's activities.
¢ Give advice and recommendation about CoP follow the national policies.
¢ We wish to have young participants in the government activities in CoP's program.
- Suggestion for civil societies:
¢ We wish all organizations which has the same our goal cooperate in solidarity to youth work.
¢ We wish we would all organizations give voluntary foundation to process CoP's program.
¢ Support, persuade, and motivate youth that are working in CoP activities.
4- The activities that we have already done so far:
-National and International youth camping (National camps : we hold at
Siem Reap , Takao, Kandal province and Sihanouk Ville. International
camps : cooperate with Vietnamese Youth Alliance in both country
Vietnam-Cambodia, Asia-Pacific youth camps hold in Thailand).
-Some youth went abroad to attend international meeting including 16th World Youth Festival in Venezuela recent years.
-We were attended other training courses in the academic institutes in Kandal province related to CoP's program.
5- To ensure the best possible benefit of the UN voluntary fund for youth on the CoP we should manage:
-Foundation should be administered in youth account.
-The youth association must be clear action plan and detail the basic need before we get the fund from UN.
-We need attendant of UN members for all our implementation to observe
and ensure transparency all our activities related to culture of
peace.
-Report all the results to UN to make sure that we did these activities.
6- To get the youth involve the CoP, we must :
-Persuade and encourage young people to involve the CoP through media.
-Receive their request basic need to solve the problems including jobs,
human rights, gender, education, security and peace, and democratic
participation.
7- a-The organization working for CoP that we know
-UNESCO, APCEIU(Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding
Email: info@unescoapceiu.org
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From: horth han
To: mail@decade-culture-of-peace.org
Date: Sunday, July 30, 2006 11:12:16 PM
Subject: Report
Dear Sir/Madam,
My
name KungChanBosaba I am working as a deputy of youth association of
Cambodia in Kandal province . I was very happy when I saw
this information talk about peace.Ms Han and my organization will
work to gather to push EIU / ESD toward a culture of peace in
Cambodia.
As you Know Cambodia has just recover by the civil war .so that why we need peace .
The Youth Association of Cambodia in Kandal province saw the information from mail: horthan@yahoo.com. We appreciate this information very much and would like to response this information .
Nowadays, we are working for CoP with youth in Kandal province such as :
-Education for a culture of peace
-Human rights
-Sustainable development
-Democratic participation
-Equality of women and men
-International understanding, tolerance and solidarity
-Free flow of information
-International peace and security.
however,
We would like to continue this activity to build up youth capacity in
Kandal province from the town until rural area. Unfortunately, we have
no fund to support these activities, but we need to do these activity.
We
know that the UN has always support the poor countries wich has
to develop the human resources , so we would like to ask for
supporting our activities.
We send the Youth Association of Cambodia in Kandal province in attach files, we hope you will receive it.
We wish, we would to see your response if available.
We are looking forward to see your response.
From the representative for
Youth Association of Cambodia
in Kandal province,
Mrs. Kong Chan Bosaba
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Dear Sir/Madam,
The Youth Association of Cambodia in Kandal province saw the information from mail: horthan@yahoo.com. We appreciate this information very much and would like to response this information .
Nowadays, we are working for CoP with youth in Kandal province such as :
-Education for a culture of peace
-Human rights
-Sustainable development
-Democratic participation
-Equality of women and men
-International understanding, tolerance and solidarity
-Free flow of information
-International peace and security.
We
would like to continuous this activity to build up youth capacity in
Kandal province from the town until rural area. Unfortunately, we have
no fund to support these activities, but we need to do these activity.
We
know that the UN has always support the poor country to develop the
human resources around the world, so we would like to ask for
supporting our activities.
We send the Youth Association of Cambodia in Kandal province in attach file, we hope you will receive it.
We wish, we would to see your response if available.
We are looking forward to see your response.
The representative for Youth Association of Cambodia in Kandal province, Mrs. Kong Chan Bosaba
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