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Violence in the Forum The issues
Complying with a survey initial-
ly conducted by the entire Team
which mentioned violence as an
To make YPP work in Ek
Phnom as effective as
possible, the Advocacy Team
urgent topic the in the communi- first set out to identify the issues
ties, the Advocacy Team organized the youth were most concerned
a Forum on the subject. Under the about. A meeting was conduct-
focus topics “gangsters” and “do- ed at K’dangie Pagoda, to which
mestic violence”, the vice-police youth from three communes
chief of Battambang Province and Above picture: were invited.
the vice-director of the Depart- About 140 youth listened and asked In several fruitful discussion
ment of Women’s Affairs, spoke to Below picure: groups, presentations and brain-
the 140 participants on both the Represantatives provided informa- storms, three subjects were iden-
legal and the de facto side of the tion tified as being the most grievous.
issue. The number of questions According to the youth unem-
was great and the participants ployment, drug abuse and lack
showed very apt at answering of education formed the core
questions posed by the facilitators of most problems faced by the
– added by some remarks of the re- communities.
spective speaker.
Youth Network
The Advocacy Team aims
to establish a network
consisting of active youths from
International Human Rights Day 3 communes in Ek Phnom Dis-
trict. This allows implementing
posters about human rights to
the youths’ ideas on a local lev-
the people. Afterwards, the mem-
el, in cooperation with the com-
ber of the district council hold a
mune councils, but also pro-
speech about human rights.
vides space for an exchange of
In order to spread wishes, more
ideas between youths from dif-
than 100 balloons were led into
ferent communes. Although
the air. From both organizations
only a small number of very ac-
YPP and YCC three volunteers
tive youths joined the estab-
formed a group in order to debate
Ballons spread wishes lishing meeting, there are great
about human rights. They pointed
Recently, on 10th December 2009, hopes for more to join in order
out that the International Human
which is the International Hu- to form a thriving network. YPP
Rights Day is an important day. Ev-
man Rights Day, YPP cooperated will help the youths in the estab-
eryone should know about the hu-
with YCC (Youth Council Cambo- lishing process and provide them
man rights to prevent discrimina-
dia), another NGO working on top- with capacity buildings to further
tion, racism and violation of the
ics like human rights and good their skills at organizing and be-
rights. At the end of the forum, the
governance. Together they con- coming active themselves.
moderator raised questions to the
ducted a forum in Ek Phnom High
school. There were a lot of youths
youths in order to remember the ■■Published by:
most important points that were Youth For Peace
joining the forum. A member of mentioned during the day. Youth Participation Project
the district council, the commune By celebrating the anniversary of
chief, the military police and some the Human Rights Day, the par- ■■Contact:
teachers were invited. ticipants could understand more Phay Piseth
After a short introduction, all the about the topic and help together Project Officer
participants walked around the to create a better future. (855) 17 817 775
village holding up and sharing yfp_btb@yfpcambodia.org
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