Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Walking and Jogging for Change
This morning, it is the day # 237 of week 52 in 2011. I walked for 3.6 Km and jogged also for 3.6 Km, from 4:45 till 6:15am. I have done this regular exercise since 2008. The main reasons for starting this exercise are to bring my weight down, to keep myself a healthy man, …
Second Consultative Meeting on Draft NGO Law
Phnom Penh, 19.12.2011: Around two hundred participants participated in the second formal consultative workshop at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Interior. The hall is a new, large, and modern facility which could accommodate hundreds of people. Invited participants included Senators, Members of the Parliament, Government’s Officials, members of the Diplomatic Corps, United Nations, …
CAN/IAF Annual Meeting 2011
30 CAN/IAF members participated very actively during the two days annual meeting at Pic Nic, Sihanoukville province, from 16-18 December 2011. Eight female were among us. CAN stands for Citizen Action Net for Social Development. IAF is the International Academy for Leadership, a FNF Leadership capacity building program based in Gummersbach, Germany. We did have …
YAE Meeting: I can become a successful Entrepreneur
30 (including 12 females) young agri-entrepreneurs (YAE) from six provinces meet today and tomorrow at CEDAC HQ. They are the best of the bests, selected from many young people, who participated successfully in a one year program in different generations since 2007. 313 YAEs (including 117 female) benefited from this practical course. They come from …
My Life, My Choice
This morning, I spent one and half hour talking to more than 50 young people during the 5. Youths Camp; organized by Initiative for Change Association (ICA), Citizen Action Net for Social Development (CAN) and with the financial support of FNF and the contribution of participants. The youngest in the group is 16 years old …
First Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy
Phnom Penh: From 07-09.12.11, I have participated in the First Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy in Cambodiana hotel. The Forum was co-hosted by the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF), the Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology (MOWRAM) and the Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience (M-Power), along with other organizations, …
Rice and My first Freedom
Today, 33 years ago; I was living under the Khmer Rouge regime, in Mouk Chhneang village, Spean Sreng commune, Phnom Srok district and Battambang province (now Banteay Meanchey). It is a remote area, about 400 Km in northwestern Cambodia. We had no idea that the National Solidarity and Salvation Front of Kampuchea (NSSFK); led by …
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