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Youth Network and Social Engaged for Development
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The Cambodia youth are still limited in active and creative on social development. They are lest participate in community voluntarily some are step back if we do not push or encourage them to take action. The main reason is they are lack of understanding about their important roles and responsibilities to take part in the community development. Due to the past experience, older people have never value to the youth participation in any development which they think that youth are lacking of experiences and are short-sight thinking. Further, elder people always concerned about youth involvement to any events as political parties. They usually get hurt or imprison in return. Consequently, their parents intervened for not allow their children to involve in community works.
Moreover, the society seems to provide very limited space for the youth involve in the community works. Sometimes youth wants to do something for better community but their intention is refused or sometimes society does not provide an opportunity for them to express their different initiatives contribute in community development.
To engage youth participation, we need to promote and empower them to take part in social works. As Khmer slogan" Youth is a pillar of the country". In this aspect, KYA has worked to involve with empowerment the youth, protection human rights, democracy, gender, decentralization, good governance and rights to health -reproductive rights and drugs awareness at our respective areas. |
Target areas of projects: |
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8 provinces of Cambodia: Takeo, Savy Rieng, PreyVeng, Kampong Cham, Siem Reap, Benteay Menchey, Battambang, and Kampong Chhnang province. |
Target group: |
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Our target groups are young villagers, KYA network who is 16-35 years old. The youth participants will cooperation with commune council, local authorities such as village chiefs, and commune council members for the discussion. The 50% of the participants will be women. |
Open space (meeting): |
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Through youth network, youth will be empowered and will be implementing their initiatives based on the reality at their communities. This could allow them to realize their important role in decentralization processes. Youth network are capable to develop the work plan or identify problems and needs concerning with youth so that they could express their idea in the commune meeting. Youth voice will be heard and it could contribute to sustainable cooperation with commune council members. |
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The project will conduct the meeting facilitating by provincial coordinator with KYA's youth network members to share their idea, experiences for community activities. The meeting will be classified into three steps. The project will select 45 youth participants to empower them to play role in their community in each project respective areas. The participants are KYA network numbers, young villagers and commune councilors. 50 % of the participants will be women. The total participants at our seven target areas 315 participants. |
The first step: |
| The young people will come from different background such as KYA youth network, young villagers, young woman in communes come together to build up network. Then organize meeting by brainstorming community issues and needs. |
The second step: |
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The project will conduct the meeting to follow up from the first meeting and develop the operational plan and some strategy to work with the commune councilors. Meanwhile, the project will identify the resources that youth could contribute to develop in their communities.
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The third step:
The project will conduct the meeting to set up the date of implementing forum and project will provide the capacity on facilitation skill and some basic communication skills and advocacy.
Network youth dialogue: Promoting youth to participate in decision making in to commune level
Youth will implement the operational plans for the forum with the supporting by the provincial coordinators.
The total 70 participants, (50 % woman)
- Participants: youth in community and community council.
- Resource: local authority, village chiefs, and NGO.
- Dialogue / discussion: selected participants will participate in a morning dialogue. In each province the youth network members organize one time.
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