Fostering youth leadership in rural cambodia
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This document discusses fostering youth leadership in rural Cambodia through programs like Child Clubs and Volunteer for Community Development (VCD). It outlines the national goal of enabling youth participation and strategies to promote their involvement. Child Clubs used active learning methods to build skills in areas like clean water and the environment. Participants gained confidence and VCD was later formed by youth to continue developing their community. Lessons included allowing freedom for youth ideas and initiatives while investing in people and role models. Future challenges involve inter-generational communication and pressure for immediate large-scale change.
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- 1. Fostering Youth Leadership in Rural Cambodia First International Seminar on Leadership and Development Leading for Positive Change Anna McKeon Khouth Sochampawatd
- 2. Young leaders A leader for me brings me to a bright place. They have good communication with other people. The young people is a person who will build the country Chhunly, aged 20
- 3. The scope of the work cited in this project covers young people between the ages of 5 and 20.
- 4. Youth leadership national context National goal: To enable youth to share their perspectives, opinions, and decisions in their community and in the broader national development context. Strategies: o Create an enabling environment for full participation by young people within local communities and agencies o Promote formal mechanisms for effective participation by youth within civil society .
- 5. Context of study Kralanh district is located 57km west of Siem Reap town. Chanleas Dai commune is 7km north of Kralanh district town center. Table 1.1 Social statistics for Chanleas Dai, Kralanh and Siem Reap 2010 Chanleas Dai Kralanh Siem Reap No of families 1,766 13,269 178,792 Total population 8,959 68,368 946,656 % population growth 9.6% 4% 3% % families whose primary occupation is 98.9% 91.2% 81.1% agriculture % young people who do not attend high 60% 40% 30% school
- 6. Migration to Thailand for casual labor prevents long- term economic development of impoverished communities and Cambodian employers struggle to recruit workforce.
- 7. Lack of quality education in rural areas contributes to attrition rates and few young people finish grade 12.
- 8. Young people who complete grade 12 often lack key life skills. Young people lack the confidence to pursue scholarship and employment opportunities.
- 9. Access to ideas and services is limited in rural areas. Young people struggle to take advantage of services offered in cities such as job fairs and leadership projects.
- 11. Methodology the six steps Six step approach: 1 Understanding the problem
- 13. Methodology the six steps Six step approach: 1 Understanding the problem 2 Finding out more
- 15. Methodology the six steps Six step approach: 1 Understanding the problem 2 Finding out more 3 Discussing findings and planning action
- 17. Methodology the six steps Six step approach: 1 Understanding the problem 2 Finding out more 3 Discussing findings and planning action 4 Taking action
- 19. Methodology the six steps Six step approach: 1 Understanding the problem 2 Finding out more 3 Discussing findings and planning action 4 Taking action 5 Evaluating
- 20. Child Clubs active learning
- 21. Methodology the six steps Six step approach: 1 Understanding the problem 2 Finding out more 3 Discussing findings and planning action 4 Taking action 5 Evaluating 6 Improving
- 24. Methodology active learning o Drama o Work groups o Games-based learning o Creative writing - to build critical thinking, problem solving and build confidence and self-efficacy.
- 26. Fluctuating attendance Access Location - Skill of facilitators Commitment of children
- 27. Clean environment Oral health Hand-washing Math and Khmer and peer learning
- 33. Case studies Chhunly Child Club participant for 4 years The two most important topics that I learnt about in Child Clubs were clean water and clean environment. Good health comes from drinking clear water. If people drink clean water they do not get sick a lot. I learnt about water filters and how to get clean water. My family buy the water filter and I use it every day until now. I did a show to the villages about the water and they came to watch. They learnt and they asked questions. 90% of my village started using water filters.
- 34. Case study Girls can change the world, they can change the country
- 35. Students who go to clubs are more confident at expressing their ideas especially when working in groups. Its easier for teachers to see when they dont understand as these students express themselves they dont just keep quiet Vanna, former teacher at Chanleas Dai primary school
- 36. Unexpected impact - VCD Volunteer for Community Development (VCD) started in 2010. Creating opportunity for youth creates a brighter future for all o English tuition o Clean environment o Agriculture o Performing arts
- 38. Unexpected impact - VCD PEPY and the Child Clubs are not staying forever, so we want a local NGO to develop our village and ourselves. We saw that the children in our village cannot speak English like the children in the city. We want to help them. We ourselves take extra classes to learn but that is not action. Its not only about English, is about leadership as well. We want to see our community change and improve. We want to make good communication with children from one village to another.
- 39. Unexpected impact Youth Clubs Vision and mission devised by Run Youth Club members: Vision: That older generations will see the potential of young people Mission: To encourage and promote thinking and leadership skills in young people
- 40. Lessons learned Freedom for initiative and ideas Encourage young people to identify their passions Emphasis on investing in people Allow young people to fail Connect young people with information and opportunities to gain new skills Create role models Give young people opportunities to lead
- 41. Future challenges Inter-generational communication Rigidity of project structure Pressure for immediate, large scale change
- 42. I know that the world is too big for me to say that I can change it, but I still strongly believe that I can. I know I can start off small, with myself. Chor