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CCF YOUTH MAGAZINE 2018 Β· FOR YOUTH Β· BY YOUTH Β· MY YOUTH
Create - Build Better ISI GROUP has transformed from humble beginnings as a small, family-run business into one of CambodiaΓ’€™s most successful, respected and diversified corporations. With more than 20 years of experience and market knowledge, ISI GROUP is a market leader in the manufacturing and distribution of building materials, building solutions, as well as the property development and technology sectors. We are committed to building our human capital, investing in technology and bringing the most innovative products and services together to provide integrated solutions for our customers. Our businesses work in harmony to achieve our vision: To create and build a better living for all.
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10 years of GYLS & AYLE
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Ask A Granny
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Visit Khmer Culture
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Khmer New Year
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Then & Now
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Teen Leisure
Our magazine is a student project, written for youth by youth. The magazine was made to show the potential of each student and to capture all their memories while they are in high school. This project was created to give opportunity to students to debut their writing and design skills. Turn to the back pages to see the 27 CCF students, staff and guests who worked to make this magazine possible. ααααααΆαααααΈααααααΎαααΊααΆαααααααααααα·ααα,αααααααααα·ααααα·ααααααΆαααα»αααααΆααα’ααααααΆα ααααααΆαααααΈααααααααΎαα‘αΎααααΈααααΈαααα αΆαααΈ
αααααααΆααααααα·αααααααΆααααα·ααααααααΆαα»αααΆααα’αα»ααααΆαααΈααααΆααα’ααααα‘α»αααααα½ααααα αα·ααααΆαααα αααααααα½αααααααααΎαα‘αΎααααΈααααΈααααα
α§α·ααΆαααααα·αααααΆααα’αααααα»αααΆαα αΆααααααΎαααααααα·αααΈααααΆαα αααααααΆααααααααΆααΌαααΆααα·ααα αα»ααααα·ααα·αααααααα·αα·ααααΆααα’α§ααΆααααα ααΆααα½ααααααΈα²ααααααααΆαααααΈαααααααΎαααΆαααΆαα
Design by Sreylak. CCF photos by Scott Rotzol.
FOR YOUTH
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Editorial β αα·α αΆαααααΆ
Welcome to our first student-created magazine in CCF. It is really exciting. Everyone has been waiting for our precious magazine to come out. Basically, it was my leadership project so I feel really great to turn it into a reality. It is really special for everyone who has been working hard to complete it. It is really great to see people pay lots of attention and work as a team to achieve this goal. We want to see it to stand out in CCF but we needed to use our inner strength to finish it. It gave us courage to strive for this as our goal together. ααααΆααααααααΆααααααααΆαααααΈαααΈαααΈα’αα ααααααΌαααααααααααΎαααααα·ααααααα ααΎαα ααΆαα·αααΆααααΎαααΆααα αααααααααΆαααα»ααααα αΆαααααααΆαααααΈα’αα‘α·α ααααΌαα·α αα ααΆααααααααααααΎαα ααααααΆαα βααΆααα·ααα ααΆααΆαααααααααααααα»αααΆαααΈαααα»α αααααααααΆαααΆα’αααααΉαααΆα αααα»ααα·αααΆααΈαααΆααααααΆααααΆααα ααΆααΆααα·αα ααΆαα·αααΆ αα·αααααΆααααααΆαααααααααααΆαααααΆααα·αααααααΎααΆαααΆααααα ααΆαα·αααΆα’ααα αΆααα
αααααΆαααΎααααααααααΆααα α·ααααα»αααΆαα αα·αααΆαααααΎααΆαααΆαααΆαααα»αααΎααααΈ αααααα α’ααααΆαααααα αααα ααΎαα ααααΎαααΆααα αααααα αααα»ααααΈαααΈα’αα αα ααα»ααααααΎαααααΌαααΆαααααΎααααααΆαα α·ααααααα»αααΆααααα αΆααααΆα ααΆααΆαααΎαααΉαα α·ααααααααΎα α’αααα·ααααααΆαααααΆααααΎααααΈααααα ααααααΎααααΆαα’ααααααΆα Our students have put lots of effort into this magazine. There are a bunch of articles they have put into our magazine. Most of the articles come from their own imagination. Even though the students werenβt professional writers, we could see that they worked very hard and did their best to complete their writing. The articles will be a really great experience for people who like to read books. It includes a variety of things but the intention of the articles is to show more about Cambodia and our community. The writers, photographers and designers have created really big changes in our magazine since we began the process. Without them, there wouldnβt be any attractions on each page. It is also the first time for the designers and photographers to design every page of the magazine. During their work, they met lots of challenges but they made big, positive changes by joining in with the magazine project. αα·αααααααααΎαααΆααα·αααααααΉαααααααααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆαααααΎααααααΆαααααΈαααα ααΆα α’αααααααΆα αααΎαααααα½αααααΆαααΆαααααα αΌααααα»αααααααΆαααααΈαααα α’αααααααΆα α αααΎαααΎαα ααααΈααΆαααααααααααα½αααα αααααΈααΆαα·αααααααααΎααα·αααα ααΆα’ααααα·ααααα’αΆααΈα ααααΎαα’αΆα ααΎαααΎαααΆαα½αααααΆααα·ααααααΆαααααΆαα αα·α α’ααααΈαααααααΆαααΎααααΈαααα ααα’ααααααααααα½αααα α’ααααααααααΉαααααΆαααΆ αααα·αααααααα’ααα αΆααααα½ααααααΆααα’ααααααα αΌαα α·αααα’αΆαααααα α ααΆααΆα αααα αΌαααΏαααΆα αααΎα ααααααααααααΊααΎααααΈαααα αΆαααΈααααααααααα»ααΆ αα·α αα ααααααααααΎαα α’ααααα·αααα α’αααααααΌα αα·αα’ααααα ααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΌαααΆα ααΆαααααα»αααααααααααΆαααααΈαααααΆαααΈααΎαα αΆααααααΎαααααΎαααΆαααααΌαα ααΎ ααααΆααα½αααΆαααα αααααΉααα·αααΆαααΆαααΆααααΆααα ααΎααααααααΈαα½ααααα ααΆααααΆααΎαααΈα‘ααααΆααα’ααααα ααΆ αα·αα’αααααααΌααααααααααα½αααααααΎααΆαααΆα αααα ααα‘α»αααααα½αααααααΎααΆαααΆαααα αα½αααααΆααα½ααααα αΆααΆα αααΎα ααα»αααα αα½αααααΆαααααΎααΆαααααΆααααααΌα αα·αααΆααααα·ααα·ααα ααΆαα αααΎααααα»αααΆαα αΌααα½αααΆαα½α ααααααααααααΆαααααΈαααα
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BY YOUTH
I am really thankful to all people who helped me to complete my dream. I also acknowledge people who took part in this project, especially the writers, photographers and designers. You are some of the most important people in my life. I really want to show my gratitude to Nicky. He is the reason why I came up with this project and, despite the challenges with this project, I want to show everyone that I have stepped up to be a leader and I am growing mature now. A special thanks to our founder, Scott Neeson for allowing me to implement this project and to let our CCFβs kids grow through their involvement with this project. Another special person for me is my English teacher, Sharleen. I am really happy that you took part in this project and helped everyone in the team to improve their skills as writers. Without the financial resources of our sponsors, this magazine wouldnβt be printed. So as a CCF kid, I want to say thanks for people who let us advertise their names and organisations in this amazing project. Thank you to Stephen from Artifishal who helped to design and publish the magazine.
αααα»ααα·αααΆα’ααα»αααααΆααααΆααααααΆααα’ααααααααααααΆαααααΆααα½ααααα»αα’αααααααα ααααΈααααααααα αααα»αααα’ααα»αα’ααααααααΆαα αΌααα½ααα αααα»ααααααααααααα ααΆαα·αααα’ααααα·αααα α’αααααααΌα αα·αα’ααααα ααΆα α’αααααΆααααααΆααΊααΆααα»αααααααΆααβ αααα»ααα αααα»αααΈαα·ααααααααα»αα αααα»ααα·αααΆα αααααα αΆαααΆαααΉααα»ααααβ ααΈαααΈα ααΆααααΊα ααα»αααααααΆαα’αααααα»αααΎααααααααααα‘αΎα αα·αααααααΆαααααα αΆ αααααααΆααα’αα αααα»αα αααααα αΆααααααααααΆααΆαααα»αααΆαααΆαα‘αΎααα½αααα ααΆαααα α αΎααααα»αααΆαααΆα’αααααΉααααΆαα·ααααα»ααααα»αααα αΆαααα»αααΆααα»αα α’ααα»αααΆαα·ααα αααα’ααααααααΆααααααΎαα’αααααΆαααααααΎα αααα»α ααΈααΆαα αααααΆα α’αα»ααααΆαα’ααααΎαα’αα»ααααααααααααα αα·αα’αα»ααααΆαα’ααααααααααΆαααΆαααΈα α ααααΎαααΆααααααΆαα αΌααα½αααΆαα½ααααααααααα ααα»ααααα·αααααααΆααααα ααααΆαααααα»αααΊ ααααΌααΆααΆα’ααααααααααααααα»α ααΆααΈαα αααα»ααα·αααΆααΈαααΆαααΆααααα ααΆαα α αΌααα½ααααααααααααα αα·αααΆααα½ααααααααααΆαα αααα»ααααα»αα’αα·ααααααααΆαααΆ α’ααααα·ααααααααααα ααααα·αααΎααααΆαααααΆαα α·ααααααααα»ααΈα’αααα§ααααααα ααααααΆ αααααΈααααααα·αα’αΆα ααααα»αααααααΆααααα αααα»αααΆααααα»αααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααΈαααΈα’αα αα αααα»α α αααα·ααΆαααΆα’ααα»ααα ααΆααα’αααααα ααΆ β αααααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααααα»αα αα»α ααααααΆαααααα»αααααααααα’ααα αΆαααααααα» α’ααα»α ααααΈα α·αααβαα αααα»αα αα»αα’αΆααΈα αααΈααααβ αααααΆααα½ααααα»αααΆαααΈααααΆα αα·αααααα»αααααααααΆαααααΈα Finally, I will use this project to help other CCF kids improve their skills and I hope to see people enjoy reading this book. If this project goes well, I hope I can continue to create next yearβs school magazine. α α»αααααα αααα»αα ααααααΎαααααααααααΎααααΈαα½αααααααααααααΈαααΈα’αα αααααααααα α’αα·ααααααααΆααααααα½ααα αα·ααααα»ααααααΉαααΆααΆαααΎααα½αααααΈαααΆααααα»αααΆαα’αΆα ααααα αααα ααααα·αααΎαααααααααααααΎααΆαααα’ αααα»ααααααΉαααΆαααα»αα’αΆα αααααααααΎα ααΆαα αααααΆααααααααα Please keep supporting me. ααΌααααααα½ααααΆααααααα»αααα Udom Chief Editor Create Change α§αααα αααααΆααα·αααα ααααααΈαααΆαααααΆααααααΌα
Design by Udom
MY YOUTH
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A Letter from The Founder Welcome to the inaugural edition of βBangkertβ. This new publication is the work of CCFβs youth leaders, providing an insight into the world we share and from their unique perspective. At a time when articulate communications and the habit of reading seem near extinction, I hope you find this magazine a refreshing, thoughtful alternative. The students who brought this magazine to life are amongst our most outstanding. Their enthusiasm shines through and, with your support, we hope to provide further editions. Thank you to all those who supported the creation of this first edition, not least of all Nicky Ward, Stephen from Artifishal, Sharleen, Rafa and our advertisers. Letter to the writers, whether for editorial or simply feedback, are welcome. Please send to
αα·αα·αααΈααααΆααα·α ααΌαααααΆααααααααΆααααΆαααααα»αααααααΆαααααΌαααΆααααα βαααααΎαβα ααΆαααααα»αααααααΆαααααααΈαααααΆααααΆαααααααααα»ααα»αααααΉαααΆααααα αααΈαααΈα’αα αα
ααααααα αΆαα’ααααΎαααΈαα·ααααααααααΎαα ααααααα αα·αααΈαααααα αααα½αααααααααα½αααα αα ααααααααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαααα αα·ααααααΆαα α’αΆαα αΆααααΈααΌα ααΆαααα»αααααΆαααΆααααΆα αααα»ααααααΉαααΆααααααΆαααααΈαα½αααα ααΉαααααΎα’ααα’αααααΉαααΎαα‘αΎααα·α α αΎαααααααΎααΆαααααΎααα½αααααα’ααααααα αα·ααααΆαα»αα·ααααααα αααααααααααΆαααααΈαααα‘αΎα ααΊααΆα’ααααααα»α α αααααα·αααααααΎαααααααΎαα ααΆαααΈαααΆααααααα½αααααΉαααΎα
α‘αΎαααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααααα’ααα ααΎααααααΉαααΆααΉαα’αΆα αααααααΌα ααΆαααααα»αααααααΆααααααααααΆαααααα ααΌαα’ααα»αα ααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααα»αααααααΆαααΎαααααΌαααα ααΉαααΆα α»α αααααα’ααα»αα ααααααΆααα·ααααααα ααΈααΈ αααΆα ααααΈα ααα·α ααΆααΈα αααΆα αααΆ αα·αα’αααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααααααΎαα
ααααΆαααα·αα·αααααΎααα ααΆααα’ααααα·αααα αα·αααΆααΆαα·α αΆαααααΆ α«ααααα·ααααα ααααααΆααααα αα½αααΎαααΉαααααΆααααααΆααα’ααα ααΌαααααΎαααα·ααααα ααΆααααααα ccfmagazine@cambodianchildrensfund.org
ccfmagazine@cambodianchildrensfund.org ααΌααααααα’αααα’ααα»αββββαα·ααααααααααΆα With thanks and pride, Scott Neeson
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FOR YOUTH
αααα»α ααΈαα·α
ααααΆαααααα»α α’αααΈαααααααΆαααααα»αααΊαααααααΆαα½ααααα αΆ ααααα’ααα ααα½αααααΆααααΆααΆααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΉαααααα
α αΎαα’ααααααα ααααΆαααΆαααα ααα»ααααααΆααααΆααααΆααα
α’αααααΉααααααΈα’αααΈαα½α α αΎαααααααα’αααααααααααΆααΆα αααααααααΈααΆ α αΎαααααααα·αααααΆααααααα
α’αααααΉαααα½αααΆαααΆαααααααα ααΆααααααΆα αΆαααα α·αααααΆαααααααααΆααααααα α’ααα α·α‘αΆ ααΆαααα ααΆααααΆαααα»αααΆαααΆαααααΈ α’ αβαΌαααααα Talent x Effort = Skill ααααααααα x ααΆαααααΉαααααα = ααααΆα Skill x Effort = Achievement ααααΆα x ααΆαααααΉαααααα = ααα·αααα·αα
Words of wisdom. ααΆααααααααααΆ
By Paul Shelton, CCF Head of Education ααααααβαα ααααααα»α αααααΆααααααα’αααααα αααΈαααΈα’αα αα There are a lot of words of wisdom out there. Some of them encourage you to feel good about yourself and think positively. I think that is nice but positive thought isnβt enough. Some encourage you to have hope, optimism and faith that things will get better. Iβm afraid I donβt really believe that either because the world can be a tough place. ααΆαααΆααααααααααΆααΆα αααΎαα αααααα½αααΎαααΉαα α·αααα’ααααΆαα’αΆαααααα ααα’ααΈαααα½αα― β α αα·ααα·ααα·αααααΆαα αααα»ααα·αααΆααΆααα’ ααα»ααααααΆααα·ααα·αααααΆααα·α αααααααααΆααααα ααΆααααααα ααααΎαααΉαα α·αααα’αααα’ααααΆααααααΉα αα»αα·αααα·αα·αα αα·αααααΏααΆααααααααΆαααΉαααα’αααααΎαα αααα»αααααΆα ααΆαααα»ααα·αααΏαα½αααΆαα ααααααα·ααααα αα·αααΆαα·ααΆαα To me the most important thing is to face your challenges, realize that itβs going to take effort and that you may well fail. But with every failure you will learn something and as long as you keep trying, keep learning and keep refusing to give up you will be guaranteed of success. There is a professor of psychology called Angela Duckworth and she summed it up in two equations.
What does this mean? It means that your raw talent doesnβt count for anything unless itβs matched with effort. It means if you donβt have much talent but if you put in a lot of effort you will do better than the person with lots of talent who doesnβt try. Most importantly it means that effort counts twice. That your ability to keep at something even when itβs hard, even when you are struggling and even when you might fail or get stuck will determine your success. Itβs this persistence, this βgritβ that will really make the difference. So donβt just go with the flow, decide what you want to do and make it happen. And most importantly when things donβt go your way; persist, learn, grow and donβt give up! To sum that up in words of wisdom I will use an old martial arts quote. ααΎαααααΆααααααΌα ααααα ? ααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααα ααααα’ααααα·αααΆαααΆαααα’αααΈαααααβαα»αααααΆααααΆααα αΆαα
ααΆαα½αααΆα ααααααΉααααααα ααΆααααααΆααααα·αααΎα’ααααα·αααΆα
αααααααααα αααΎααα α’αααααααααΉααααααααααΆαα α’αααααΉαααααΎααΆαααα’ααΆαααα»ααα
αααααΆαααααααααααααα·αααα α’αααΈαααααααΆαααααα»α ααΆααΆααααααΆααΆα
ααααααΉαααααα ααΊααααΌαααΆα ααΆαααααα αΌααααα½αα ααααααΆααααα»αααΆααααα’ααααα αααα αααααΈααΆααΆααααΆα ααΌααααΈααααααααα’ααααααα»ααα½αα§ααααααα·αααΌααααΈαα ααααααα’αααα’αΆα ααΆαααΆαααα¬ααΆααααΆαα ααΆααΉααααααααΆα
ααααααααααα’αααα ααΆαααααΌααΆαααααα αΎα βααΆαα’αααααβααα
αα·αααΆααΆαααααΎααΆα ααααΆααααααΌαα ααΌα αααα α αΌααα»αα ααααααααααααΆαα α·αααα’ααα
ααααΌαααααΎα’ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎαα α’αααΈαααααααΆαααααααΆααααα»α ααΊααΆαα ααα
αααααααααααΆααα·ααα ααΆαααααΌαααααα’ααα ααααΌααΆαα ααα ααΈαα ααααΎα
αα·ααα·αααααΌααααααα! ααα»ααα ααΆααααααααααΆ
αααα»αααΉαααααΎααααααααΆαααα αΆαααα½αααα’ααααααα·ααααααΆ βFall down seven times, stand up eightβ βαααΆαααααααΆαααΈααα αααααα‘αΎαααααΆαααΈααβ BY YOUTH
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Ten years of GYLS & AYLE
α‘α αααα ααΆ α α α αΈ α αΆα α’α·αα’αα & α’αααα αΆ α’α·αα’αΈα»
By Yeit Ratha, On Seng Hoarng ααα αααα αααααΆ αα·α α’α αααα αα We canβt believe it has already been 10 years since some of our CCF students first joined the Global Youth Leadership Summits (GYLS) in San Diego, California. The GYLS is a fourβday program in an environment designed to boost leadership skills that will change lives and communities. It includes leadership simulation games, exercises and keynote speakers who present topics ranging from leadership styles to community contribution. Many young leaders from all around the world join this program each year.
αα·ααα½αα’ααααΏααααΆααΆααΆααααααα α‘α ααααΆααα α αΎαααα αα·αααααααααααΈαααΈα’αα αααα½αα ααα½αααΆαα αΌααα½ααααααα·ααΈαα·α αα ααααα»α ααααΌααααααα»αααααααΆααααΉαααΆααααααα αα αααααΈα’αα ααα ααααααΆααΈα αααααΆα ααΈαααΆαα’α·αα’αα ααΊααΆαααααα·ααΈ α€ αααα αααα»α ααα·ααΆααΆαααααααα»ααααα»αααααΆαααΆαααΆα’αααααΉαααΆα ααα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααα ααααα ααΆααααΆααααα αΌαααααα ααααΆααα ααα αΆαα αα·αααΆαααα·αααααΆαααααααΎαααααα αΆαααΈαααααΆα ααααΆααΆ ααΆαααΌα ααΆααααααΉαααΆαα ααααααααα αα αααααα αααα α’αααααΉαααΆαααααααααααΆα αααΎα ααααΈαα»ααα·ααα·αααααααΆα ααα αΌααα½ααααααα·ααΈαααα 8
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Vannak, one of our GYLS students in 2018, got such a wonderful award of βLeader of the Weekβ during his trip in the United States. He said he was so excited and it was unbelievable to get an award of such honour. His message is that you must be very cheerful and have a close communication to everyone in your team. Be the one who motivates and inspires others to bring out all of your confidence, break out of your comfort zone and set your clear goals for the bright future ahead of you.
ααααα αα·αααααααΆαααααααΆαα αΌααα½αααΈαααΆαα’α·αα’αα ααααΆαα’α α‘α¨ ααΆαααα½αααΆααααααΆααααα’ααα αΆααααα½αααΊ βα’αααααΉαααΆααααα αΆααααααΆα αβ αααα»ααααααααααα α αΌααα½ααααααα·ααΈααα αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α α ααΆααααΆααα·ααΆαααΆααΆαααα·αααΆααααΎαααΆααααΆαα α αΎααα·ααα½αα’αα Design by Savid. Concept by Vanneit & Sy Nouch
students in 2011. Our event has the same format as the GYLS focusing on leadership skills and helping youth explore their leadership styles to gain confidence and increase their capacity. Participants are encouraged to identify personal goals and make a commitment to community service, which we believe is one of the most important parts of our lives.
βGYLS was an unforgettable life-changing experience. My favourite memory was The Power of Belief.β said 2018 GYLS participant, Vannita.
αα·ααααααΈαααΈα’αα ααααΆα αααΎαααα½αααΆαααΆααααα»ααααα·α ααΈ ααΈαααΆαα’α·αα’αα α αΎαααΆααααααΎααααααα·ααΈαα½αααΎααααΈααΆα ααΈαααΆαα’α·αα’αα ααααααα»ααΆα ααααΉαααα·ααΆααααα»αααααΉαααΆα αααα αΆαααααΆα (α’ααααΆαα’α·αα’αΈα») ααααΌαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎαααα αααα»ααα·αααααΈαααΆαα’α·αα’αα αα ααααΆα α’α α‘α‘α αααααα·ααΈααα ααΆαααααααααΌα ααααΆαα ααΉαααΈαααΆαα’α·αα’αα ααααααααααΎ ααΆαααΆα’αααααΉαααΆα αα·ααα½ααα»αααα’ααααααααααααα ααΉαααΆαααααΆαααααα½α ααΎααααΈα’ααααΆαααΆαααΏααΆαα αα·ααααααΉα αααααααΆαααααααα α’αααα αΌααα½αααααΌαααΆαααΎαααΊαα α·ααα α’αααααααααααααα ααααΆαααααα½α αα·αααααααααΆα α·ααααααα»αααΆαα αΌα αα½αααΆαααΆαααααα αααααΎαααΏααΆααααΆααΆααΆααααααα½αααααααΆαα ααααα»ααααα»αααΈαα·ααα½αααα
βIt helps me to define my own self and break all of the fear that holds me back and help a lot with my mindset. It has became more wider and positive. GYLS brings me a whole new world. It taught me to become lively and realize that I have a greatness within me.β
βWhat makes the AYLE so special and successful is the fact that it is initiated, planned and led by CCF youth, which is truly inspiring to so many other young people who want to explore their own greatnesses and use their skills to affect positive change,βsaid Mr Chom Phanith, AYLE advisor.
βααΈαααΆαα’α·αα’αα ααΊααΆαααα·αααααααααα·αα’αΆα αα ααααα ααΆαα α’αααΈααααααα»αα αΆααα·αααααα ααΊ α’αααΆα ααααααΏβ αα·ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααα αααΆααααΈααΆααΆααα·ααΆαα βααΆααΆααα½αα’αααααα»αααααΆαααααα½αα―α αα·αααααΆααααΆααααΆααααααααΆα ααααααα’αΆαααααα»α αα·αααΆααα½αα’ααααΆααααα·αααααΆαααααα½αα ααΆααΆαα ααααΆαααΆαααΌααααΌααΆα αα·ααα·αααααΆαα‘αΎαα ααΈαααΆαα’α·αα’αα αααααα’αααααα»αααΌααα·αααααααααΈ αα½αα ααΆαααααααααα»αα’αα ααα½αααααΆααααΆαα’ααα αΆααα αααααΆααααα»ααααα½ααααα»αα
βα’αααΈαααααααΎα’ααα’ααααΆαα’α·αα’αΈα»αα·ααα αα·ααααααααααααΊ ααΆαα·αααΆααΆααααααΎα αααα α αα·αααΉαααΆαααααα»ααααααΈαααΈα’αα αα ααααααα αΎαααΆααααα»ααααα·αααααα»ααααααααααααααααααα ααΆα αααΎααααα αααααααααααΆαα’ααα αΆααααααα»ααααα½αααβ αα·αααααΎααΆααΎααααΈ ααΆαααααΆααααααΌααα·αααααΆαβ αααααΆα’αααΈαααααα ααα ααΆαα·α α’ααα ααααΉααααΆαααααα’ααααΆαα’α·αα’αΈα»ααΆααα·ααΆαα
ααΏαααααΆααΆααααΆαααα½αααΆααααααΆαααααα ααΆαααααααΆααααΊ α’αααααααΌαααααΆαβααΆαααΆαα αα·α ααααΆαααααααααΆααα·ααααα·αααΆαα½α α’ααααααααααααΆαα αααα»ααααα»αα ααααΌαααααΎααΆα’ααααααα αΆαααΎαααΉαα α·ααα αα·ααααα»ααααα’ααααααα’ααααΆαααΆαα―αααΆααα α ααΆαααΎαα ααααΈ αααααααΆαα»αααΆα αα·αα αααααααΎαααααα ααΎααααΈα’ααΆααααααααΊ ααααΆααα ααααααΆααα»αα
Many of our CCF students get inspired from GYLS and so we have created our own program to bring the GYLS to Cambodia. CCFβs Annual Youth Leadership Event (AYLE) was started by a group of GYLS FOR YOUTH
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Ask A Granny (or 2) αα½ααααααΆα/ αααααΆααααΆαα (α«ααΈαααΆαα) Interviewed and written by On Seng Hoarng, Marn SreyNeang and Meas Kanha. αααααΆααα αα·αβαα·ααααααα α’α αααα αα, αααΆα ααααΈααΆα αα·α ααΆα αααααΆ
5 questions gathered from NCA student contributions
α₯ αααα½αααααΌαααΆααα½ααα ααΆαααα·αααα’α·ααααΈα’α 1. How to hide your emotions, when feeling really angry?
ααΎα’αααααΆααα’αΆααααααααααα’αααααααααΆ ααααααα’αααααΉααααααΆα? You have to settle down your anger first. It is the only thing that makes things better. We then have more time to solve and get advice from the teachers or someone who you trust. α’αααααααΌαααααΆααααα αΉαααααα’αααααΆαα»ααα·αα αααααΆαα·ααΈαααα½αααααααααααΎα’αα ααααααααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎααα·αα αααααΆαααα αα½αααΎαααΆαααααααααααΆαααΆ
αα·α αα»αααααΌααααΆαααΈααααΌ α¬ααα’αααααΆααααΆαααααα’ααααα»αα α·αααα 2. I had an argument with my friends. What should I do?
αααα»αααΆαααααααααΆαα½ααα·αααααααα·αααααααα»αα ααΎαααα»αααααΌαααααΎααΌααααα ? You must talk to your friend first. Donβt think that we are a loser. Because friendship never dies, you will always meet each other for the rest of your life. They are the person you can rely on in the future. α’αααααααΌααααα·ααΆααααα·αααααααα·ααααα’ααααα»αα αα»ααα·αααΆααΎαααΆα’αααα αΆααα ααΈ ααααααα·αααααΆααα·αα ααααΆαααΌααααα α’αααααΉαααααααα½αααααΆααααα½αααΈαα·α
ααααα’αααα αα½αααααΊααΆααα»ααααααα’αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααΆααα ααααα’ααΆααα
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Design by Sila
3. There are many needs in my family like food, materials and others. As a member in a family, what can I help?
ααΆααααααΌαααΆαααΆα αααΎααααα»ααααα½ααΆααααααααα»α ααΌα ααΆααα αΌα αααααΆαα αα·α αααααααααααααα ααΆαααΆαα·ααααα½ααΆαααααΆαα ααΎαααα»αα’αΆα αα½αα’αααΈααΆα? Study hard. Even though education is the long time investment, it is the weapon that can change your familyβs situation today into the better one in the future. Only your own ability and knowledge can prevent the poverty. ααααΉαααααααααααΌαααα αααααΈααΆααα·ααααΆαααΆααΆααα·αα·αααααααΌααα ααΆααΆα’αΆαα»ααααα’αΆα ααααΆααααααΌαααααΆαααΆααααα½ααΆαααααα’ααααα αα α»αααααα α’ααααααααΆααα’αααααΎαααΆαααα’ααΆααα ααΆαααααααααΆα αα·α α ααααααΉαααααα’ααααααααα’αΆα αααααααΆααααΆαααααΈαααααΆαα 4. I have always studied hard at school but still havenβt got good results. In what ways can I get better results?
αααα»αααααααααααααΆαααα α―ααΆααΆ ααα»αααααααα»ααα αααα·αααα½αααΆα ααααααααα’α ααΎαααα»ααα½αααααΎαααΆααααα ααΎαααα½αααΆαααααααααα’? Set clear goals about what do you want and when will you finish it. Maybe you are not good today but willingness and high commitment will make your dream come true. ααααΌααααααααααα ααΆα’αααα ααααΆαα’αααΈ αα·ααααααΆα’αααααααΌααααααα ααααΆα αααα αααααααααα’αααααααΎααΆαα·αααΆαααα’ ααα»ααααααααα αα·αααΆααααααααα α·αααααααα ααΉαααααΎα±αααα»αα·αααα’αααααααΆαααΆααΆααα·αα 5. Do you believe success and luck is linked together? Why and why not?
ααΎα’αααααΏααΆαααααααα·αααααΆαααΊααααΌαααΆαααααΆαααααΆααααΆαα½αααααΆαα? α ααα»α’αααΈαα·α αα·α α ααα»α’αααΈαα·ααα·α? Of course, success and luck are meant to be destined. Luck is born from ability. Look at yourself to turn your obstacles into opportunities. Grab opportunities as much as you can and remember to work hard at school in order to get success. αα·αααΆαα αααααααα·αααααΆαααΊαα½αααααααΌαααΆαααααααα»αα ααααΆα ααΎαα ααααΈααααααΆαα ααΎααααααα½αα―αααΎααααΈααααααα§αααααααααα’αααα’αααα ααΆα±ααΆαα α αΆααααα±ααΆαα²ααααΆαα αααΎαααΆααααα’αααα’αΆα ααααΎααΆα αα·α ααααΌαα ααΆααΆααααΌααα·αααααααα α―ααΆααΆααΎααααΈααα½αααΆαααααααα
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ααΎαααΆααα ααααααΆααΆαααααααΈααα»ααα½αααααααααα»ααααα»ααααααααα ααΆ
ααΆααααααααααα·αααααααΆαααααααααααα αα·αααααααα·α αα ααα»ααααααΆ αα·αααΌα αα αα α»αααααααααα‘α»ααααααααααααα αα αα»αααααααααααααα α ααΆααααΆαααα»ααα½αααααα ααΆααΆααΆααΆαα½ααααααΆαααααααααΆαα’ααα
αααααααΈααααααααα αααΆααααΆααααΆααΆβ ααααΆαααααααααααΆαααΆαααααα
αααααα»ααααααα»ααααααααΆα ααααααααααααααααααΆαααΆααααααααααΎ
ααΆαα»αααααααα»ααα α αΎαααα»αααααΆα αααΎαααΆαααααΆααα αααααααΈ
α’αααΎααα»αααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα ααΆαα’αααααααα»αααΆααΆαααααααααΆαα
ααΆαααΌααααααα ααΎαααΆαα’αΆααααααααΆα’αααααΉααααΆααααααααα αααΆα
ααΆαα’ααααααααα ααα»αααααα½αααααααΎααααΆααααΆαααΉααααΆ αα·αααΆαα ααααΉααααα
αααααα»αααΆααα»αα ααΆαα’αααααααααα’αααΎααα»αααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»α αα ααααα»ααΆαααααααααΌααΆα αααΎαααααΌαααΆααααααΆααα
We went to visit the Tuol Sleng Museum in Phnom Penh. It is a popular place for visitors to come and visit but it was not like this before the Khmer Rouge period. Before the Khmer Rouge took over Tuol Sleng, it was a school that helped with the development of education. After the Khmer Rouge took over the school, the classrooms became a place where people suffered. The playground became a place where people were tortured and many died. After the genocide, the education in this school died too. We felt that the leaders of the Khmer Rouge had a high level of education but they used their leadership and education in the wrong way. Education after the genocide went backwards in Cambodia because many teachers died.
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Design by Kunthea. Concept by Srey Mai
History in Phnom Penh αα½ααααααααΆααααα»ααααααα ααααΉα αααααααααΉααααΆααααααααα ααα·αααΆ α’αααααΆαααααααΉααα·αααααΎααΆααααααα‘αΎαα ααΎαααααΎαααΆαα½ααα ααΆαααααΆααααααα·αααααΆα ααα»ααα»ααΆαααααα αααααααΌαααΆαααααααΆααααΆ αα»ααα αα αα»ααααααααΌ αα·α ααα»ααααααααΆαα ααααααΉαααααΌαααΆα αααααα αααααΆααα ααααΉαααΆαααααααααα αααΆαααΆαααΆααααααΆ α’αααααααΆα α αα»ααα»ααΆαααΉαα’αΆα ααΆααααα αΆαααΎαα½αααΆα ααΆαααααααααα ααα·αααααΉα ααΆαααααααααΆαα ααααααααααααα α αα½αααααααΆααΆαααααΎα’ααααααα»ααΆ ααΆαααααααα½ααααααα»ααα αααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααααΎαααααΆ ααα»ααααααΆαα·αααΌα αααααα αα½αααααααααα αααΆαααΆααΆααααΆαααααα½ααααααα ααααα½α ααααΆαααααΆααΆαααααΎα±ααααααααααΏααΆααααΎααΆααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααΆ αααα»α ααΎααααΈααααΎα±αααα»αααα ααα»αααααα½αααααΆααααααΉαααΆαα αα½ααααααααΎα α αααΆααααααΉαααΉααααααΆααααΆααααααΆα ααααααΎα’ααααα»ααααα·ααΆααα»α α αα·αααααΎααΆααα½ααααα αΌααα·ααΆαααΆαα½αααααΆααααααααααααααΆαα·α
They killed the people with education because the Khmer Rouge leaders did not think they would follow their instructions. We found out that they killed some of the masters of the Khmer martial arts known as Bokotar before the teachers and educated people were taken. The Khmer Rouge leaders were worried because they knew the martial arts masters would be able attack the Khmer Rouge soldiers and leaders. During the Khmer Rouge, they tried to make Cambodia a place where everyone was equal but it was not like that. The Khmer Rouge had their own schools where they tried to make students believe in the importance of teamwork to make their cause stronger. They made strong discipline for the people. They made people lie and hurt them to make them say they betrayed their country. BY YOUTH
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ααααα·αααΎα’αααααΉααααΆααααααααα αααααΌαααΆαααααΆαααααΆααΆα αα½αααα’αΆα ααααΎαααααΆ ααααΈααααααααΆααΆαα ααα»αααααααααΆααααααααα·αα’αΆα ααααΎααΆαααα αα½ααα
ααααΌαααααΎαͺααααααααα»ααΆα α αΎααα·αααααΌαααΆαααΆααααααααααααααα·αααΎ αα½αααααααΎαααααΆαααααααα ααααααα½αααααΉαααααΌαααΆαα αααααααΆααααΆααΆα αααααααΆαα·α αα½αααα ααα’αααα·ααααα·αααααααΎααΆααααααααΆαααΆαααααΆ
αααΌααΎααααΈααααααααα α αα·αααααααααα½αααααΆααααΎααααΈααααααααα αα αα»ααΆαααααΌα ααΆααααααα ααααΈαααα½ααΆααααααα½ααα α αΎααα½αααΆααα½ααααα·αααΆα ααΉαααΆαααα½ααΆααααααα½ααααα½αααΆαααααααΎαα·αααΆααΆαα±ααΆααα½α ααααΆαααααααα αα»αααααααααααααα α ααΎαααΆααααα·αααΆαα’ααααααα’α
αααααααααααααα α ααΎαα αΆααααααΎαααΈααΌαααα ααα»αααααΆα αααΎααααααΆ α’αααα’αααα αα·ααααααΉαααΈαααααααααααα ααΆααααΆαααΌααααααααααααα
αααα αα ααα»αααα αΆααααΆα αααΎαααΆααααα»ααααααααΆ αα·αααααΆαααΆα αα·ααααΆαααα»αα’αα‘α»αααααααααα α ααα»ααααααααααααΎαααΆαα±ααΆαααΆα
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If the Khmer leaders needed medical treatment, they could use medicine from France, but the Khmer people could not. They had to use traditional Khmer remedies and would be punished if they used other medicine because they would be seen to be betraying their country. They wanted students to work hard, to never complain, to fight for the Khmer Rouge and be prepared to die for the Khmer Rouge. Children were separated from their families and sometimes did not know what their families looked like, if they ever saw them again. Before the Khmer Rouge, we had a good education level. After the Khmer Rouge, we had to start at zero. Many of the people who taught education and about the Khmer culture disappeared because of the Khmer Rouge. Many older people suffered and missed out on their education during the Khmer Rouge, but we have a chance to have a good education now. We are one of the developing countries in South-East Asia.
History in Phnom Penh
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ααΆααΆαααααααα½ααααααΆαααΆαα ααα ααΆααΆα αααΎαα ααααααααα»ααααα ααΎαααααα ααααααααααΈ αα½ααααααααα αααα ααααααααααααααΆαα
ααΎααα·αααΆαααααΆαααααααα½ααααα’αααααααΌααα ααααααΆ ααΎααααΈααααα αααααΈααααααα½ααααααααααα·ααΆααααααααααα ααααα»ααΆααΆαα’αΆαα»ααΆαα αΆαα αα·αααααααααααααΌααααα ααΎαααΉαααΆααΎαα’αΆα ααααΎααΏααααααα
αααα½αα―αααΆα ααα»ααααααΎαααααΉαααΆααΎαααααΌαααΆααααα½αααΈα’αααααααα½α ααααααααααΈαααα ααΎαααΉαααΆααααααα½ααααααααααα·ααΆααααααα½αααα ααΆα ααααααααΎαααΈααααααααΎα αααααααααααΌαααα ααα»ααααα₯ααΌααααααΎα α’αΆα ααΆαααααΈαααααΉααααααΆαααααααΊααΆαααα’ααΆααααααααΎαα
We wrote a wish in the guest-book to remember the people who lost their lives to the Khmer Rouge. This is a place to remember. Itβs a place with many memories. When people travel to a new place, they usually want to go to a happy place. We think this is a place you need to come to visit to help know more about one part of Cambodiaβs history. Cambodia has a very old and rich culture. We know we can do this ourselves but we also know we need help from other people for a little while. We know this part of history stopped us from having a modern, developed country but now we can look with hope for a bright future.
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The Royal Palace
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History in Phnom Penh αααααααααααα·α αα ααΆαααααααΈααα½αααααα ααΎαααΆαα’αΆααααααααΌα ααααΆαα αααΎααα αααααΎααα ααααααΆαααααααααΆααααΆαα ααΆααΆα αααααααααΆααααααααααΎααα ααα ααα»αααααα·αααΆαααα αΆααα ααΆα ααααΆα αα’ααααΆαααααΎαααΆα αααΎααα ααΎααααααΆαα ααααααααΆαααΆααΆαα’ααα αααα ααΎααα·αααΆααΆααΌα ααΆααααΏα’ααα αΉαα αααα ααααΆα’ααααΆα ααααΎαααΊααΆαα·αα·ααααααααΆααααΆαα’αααΆα αααααααα αΆααααααααΎααααΈααααΎ α’αααα αΆαααα·αααΈααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉαααΈα ααΎαααΆααα α’αΆααΆααα½α ααα αααα»α ααΆαα αΌααα ααΆαααααααα αΆααααααα αααααα’αΆα ααΎα ααΎαα’αΆααΆαααα ααα»αααααα·αα’αα»ααΆαα·α’ααα αΌααα αααα»αααΆαααα ααΆαααΆαααΆα αααΎα α αΎαααΆαα·αααΆααΆααααΆαα ααΎαααΎαααΆα ααααΆ αα·ααα»αααααΆαα·ααΆα αααΎααα αα»ααα·ααααααααααΆαααΆααα ααΎααα·α αααααΆαααΎααααααααααααααααα αααααααα αα»αααααΆαα·αα·αα½αα ααΆαααααΆαααααα ααΌα ααααα’αααα’αΆα ααααΆαααααααααΆααΆαα ααααααα ααΆααααΆαααΆαααΈααΆαααα α αααααααα½αααααααααααααααΆαααααααααα½α αααααααα α’αααα’αΆα ααΎαααΎαααααααα ααααααα’αααααααΎ αααααΎαααΆαααααα»αααααααααααΆααΆα ααΆαααΆαααααααΈαααΌα αα½ααααα»α ααα·ααααααααααααΆααααΆα ααΆααΈαααα’αααα’αΆα ααΎααααααααααΆαα α’αΆααΆα ααα·ααΆα αααααα’ααΈααααααα αΆαααα αα·ααααααα αΆαααααααΈ αα·αααΆαααΆαα ααΈαααααααΆαααααα»α’αα»ααααΆαααΈααααΌα α αααααΆαααΆα ααααΈ αα·αα’ααααΎαα ααΎαααΎααα αααααΆαααΎαααααααΆαααα ααΆαααααΌαααΆα αααΎαα ααΆαααα»αααααΌααα½ααα»ααααααααΆαααΌα ααΆααα·α α αΆαααα·α αα·αα ααΆαααΌαααααΆααα’ααααααααααΌα αα½αα α’αααα’αΆα αα αααααααα½ααααααΆαααΊαα αΌαααΎααααΈααααΎααΆαααααααααα αααααα αα αΆαααααα αα·ααααααααΈαα»ααα αααααααααΌααααα½ααααααΆααααΆααααΆαα» αααααααααα αααααα»αααΆααααααααΌααα½ααααααΆαααααααααα αα α»αααααα ααα»ααααααΆαα·αααΆααα αΎααααααα
ααΎαααΌαααααΆαα’ααααα ααααααΆααΆααααααΈααα½αααααααα·α αα½α ααΎααα ααααααΆααΆαααΆααααααα ααΎααααΈαα½αα’ααα’αααααΎαααΈ ααΆααα»αααααΆαααααααααα·ααΆααααα αα·α αααααααααααα»ααΆα
After visiting the Tuol Sleng Museum, we felt much more relaxed when we visited the Kingβs Palace. It was raining when we arrived but it didnβt matter. There were many Kbach flame symbols on the walls. Everything had a meaning. We thought it was like a belief. Maybe the flames are a powerful symbol for the King to make people think about protecting the country. We went to the building where Scott Neeson met with the King. Visitors could look into the building but cannot walk inside it. There was a lot of gold and it was very fancy. We saw so many flowers and plants around the palace. We had never seen so many in one place in Phnom Penh. The plants had signs near them so you could learn their names. The palace is placed in a part of Phnom Penh where the rivers meet together. You can see the rivers when you look out from the steps to the Kingβs meeting place. There is a small museum in the palace grounds where you can see the wedding clothes of the former King and Queen and the royal sword. There are also small souvenirs in the shape of elephants and turtles. We went around the corner and found walls covered with many paintings. They were being restored because they are so damaged and old. There was a smaller copy of Angkor Wat in the grounds. You can go to a place with running water to pray. When a King and Queen die, they build a large stupa to put their remains into. There is one being built for the current King, but it isnβt finished yet.
We would recommend that you go to Toul Sleng Musuem first and visit the Kingβs Palace next, to help you see two different ways of learning about Cambodian history and culture.
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Khmer New Year ααΆαααααΆαααα·ααΈα αΌαααααΆαααααα By Vannak and Ratha
αααααααα αα·α αααααΆ
Khmer New Year is one of the most important Festivals in Cambodia. βSusβDei Chnam Thmeiβ is a three day festival starting around the 13th or 14th of April (depending on leap years) to celebrate the New Year. It is the end of the harvesting season, when farmers enjoy the fruits of their labor before the rainy season begins. Everyone is out on the streets wishing blessings on each other and their families success, peace and happiness. The three days of Khmer New Year are: αα·ααΈαα»αααα αΌααααααΆαααααααΆααΈααΈαα»αααααααααΆαααα½ααααα»ααααααα
1. Maha Songkran (αα αΆαααααααΆααα)is the name of the first day of the new year celebration. It is the end of the year and the beginning of a new one. 2. Virak Vanabat (αα·α:ααααα)is the name of the second day of the new year celebration. People contribute charity to the less fortunate by helping the poor. 3. Vearak Loeng Sak (ααΆααα‘αΎαααα) is the name of the third day of the new year celebration. Buddhists wash the Buddha statues and their elders with perfumed water.
ααααα»ααΆα βαα½ααααΈαααααΆααααΈβ ααΆααααααα α£ αααα α αΆααααααΎαα ααααα
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ααΈααααααΈ α‘α£ α¬ α‘α€ ααααΆ (α’αΆαααααααΎααααααΆαααααααα) ααΎααααΈ
*αα αΆαααααααΆααα ααΆαααααααααααααΌαααααΆαααααΆαααααα·ααΈα αΌααααααΆααααΈα
ααααΆαααααα·ααΈα αΌαααααΆαααααΈα ααΆααΊαα α α»ααααΌααααααΌααα αα ααα
ααΆααΆααααΆα αααααΆαα αΆαα ααααΆααα αΌαααααΆαααααΈα
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*αα·αααααααα ααΆαααααααααααΈ α’ ααααΆαααααΆαααααα·ααΈα αΌααααααΆααααΈα
αααΌααααααΆα αΆααααααΎαα αααααααααΆααααΎααααΎαααααΆααα αα·αααΌααα
αααααΆααα αΌααα½αααααΎααΆα ααΆααααααΆααα½ααααααααααΈαααα
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αα½ααααααααα αα»α αα·ααα»ααααααα αααααα α£ αααααα
αα»αααααα·αααααΆαααααΆααΆααααα’αΆαααΌαααααΆααααααα»ααα αα·α
αα»αααα αΌααααααΆαααααααΊα
αααααααΉααααα αΆααααααααΉαααΆαααΉαα’ααα
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Design by Sokry. Concept by Sokhom
Letβs see how our school is before Khmer New Year. It is time for fun because we participate in some traditional customs like playing our traditional games. The games were founded during the Khmer Empire which connects us with our Culture. It can be fun and also prevent the traditions from being lost. These are our customs. They help us to have happiness and peace in the upcoming New Year. αααααααααααααΎαααΆααΆααααααΎααα αα»αααα α αΌαααααΆααααααα ααΆααΊααΆαααααααΆαααααΆα ααΈαααααααΎα ααΆαα αΌααα½ααααααααΆααααααααΈααΆααΆ ααΌα ααΆααΆαααα ααααααααααΆαααα·αααΆααΎααβ αααααααΆαααααααΆααααααΎα α‘αΎααααα»αααααα’αα·ααΆαααααα αααααααΆαααα αΆαααα½αααΎα αα ααΉααααααααααααααΎα ααΆαααααΆαα αΎαααααααΆαα ααΆαα αΌααα½αααΆαααΆααααααααΈαα·αα’ααααΆααααααα αααα ααΆαααααααΆαααααααΈααααααΎαα ααΆαα½α α’αααα½αααΎαααΆααα»αααααα αα·α αα»ααααααΆα αααα»ααααααΆααααΈααΆααα»αα
Many students say things like βWe have believed that for a period of one year we always face problems or serious obstacles. However, in one part of the year we can celebrate a great festival called βHAPPY NEW YEARβ αα·αααααΆαα αααΎααα·ααΆαααΆ βααΎαααααΆααααΆαααΏααΆ ααα αα½ααααααΆαααααΎαααααααα½ααααα αΆ α«α§αααααα αΌαα ααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆ ααααααα½αααααααΆααααααΎαα’αΆα ααααΆαααααα·ααΈ αα»αααααα’ααα αΆααααα½ααααααα α ααΆ βααΈαααΆααα»αααα αΌααααααΆαααααβ
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By Vannak & Sreyneang ααα ααααα & ααααΈ ααΆα
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Then 2018 Global Youth Leadership Summit (GYLS) participants β see page 8 β Srey Neang and Vannak sat down recently to discuss the βThen & Nowβ
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ααααΈααΆα αα·α αααααααΆααα½αααααΆααααΈααααααΎααααΈ
of the site where the Neeson Cripps
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Academy (NCA) stands.
αααααΆααΆααΆααΈαα·αααααΈα (α’α·ααααΈα’α)α
Sreyneang
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Everything has changed. It is getting better and better. Before, my house was near here. There was just a big pool of water here. It was uncomfortable to live around here. There were no houses around the big water, but the big water was just full of rubbish. The people who collect the garbage used to live on the land for free but it was not comfortable to live. There was no school and it was very dirty. People would just put garbage in the water. It was a very big change of the environment. I am very happy to be a secondary student at this school. Before CCF had a school but it was not like the NCA. This school is a very international one. Here we can learn all the subjects, but especially we can put into practice what we have learned.
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ααααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααΌαα ααΆααααααΆαααααΎαα‘αΎααα
ααΈαα»α αααααααααααα»ααα αα·ααααα ααΆαααα ααΆααααΆααααααΆ
αααα»αααΉααααα½αα ααΆαααααα αααα»αααα ααΊαα·ααΆαα αα·αααΆααααα αα αα»ααα·ααααα»αααααααα ααα»αααααααα»ααααα½ααααααΊαααααα
αααααΆαα α’αααααΎααααααΆαααααΆααααααα ααΎααΈαααααα
αα·αα’αααα»α ααααΆαα·ααΆαααααα ααΆααα ααααΆαααΆααΆαα
α αΎαααααααααααΆαααααα ααα»αααααααΆααΆαααααΆα αααααααΆα ααΈαααα ααα·ααΆααΆαααΆααααααααα½ααααΆαααααΆααα αααα»ααααααΆα ααααΆααααΆαααααααΆαα·ααααα·ααααΆααααα ααΆααΆαααα ααΈαα»ααααΈαααΈα’αα ααααΆαααΆααΆααα ααα»ααααααΆαα·αααΌα α’αα·ααααΈα’α αααααα ααΆααΆααααα·αααΆαααααααΆα’ααααααΆαα·α αα ααΈααα ααΎαα’αΆα αααααααααα»ααα·ααααΆ ααα»ααααααΆαα·αααααΊααΎαα’αΆα α’αα»ααααα’αααΈαααααΎαααΆααααα Design by Maly
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Now One thing I love the most is science club. Before we didnβt have science club. We just studied by the book and the teacher explained but now we have the real lessons so we have more idea about how it is. Now we are more comfortable to study and practice what we have learned. When I told people in America about the NCA and our organization started by Scott Neeson, that we have 12 subjects we study, we have labs and studio rooms, learn science and robotics, they say it sounds like an amazing place. I spoke with them about then and now, and they were shocked, they could not believe we came from such a place.
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α’αααΈααααααα»ααααα α·ααααααα»αααΊ ααααΉααα·ααααΆααΆαααααα ααΈαα»αααΎααα·α ααΆαααααΉααα·ααααΆααΆαααααααα ααΎαααααΆααααααα α αΎαααααΌααΆα ααααααααΆαααααα ααα»ααααα₯ααΌαααΎαααΆαααααααα·αα α αΎαααΆααααα·αααααΈαααΈααΆα ααααααααΎαααΆαααΆαααΆα αααα½ααααα»αααΆααα·ααααΆαα·αα’αα»ααααα’αααΈαααααΆααααα αα αααααα αααα»αααααΆααα’ααααα α’αΆαααα·α α’αααΈα’αα·ααααΈα’α αα·αα’αααααΆαααααααΎα αααααΆαα αΆααααααΎαααααααα»α αααααΎαααΆααααααα‘α’αα»α ααΎααααΈααα ααΎαααΆααααααααα·ααααα αα·αααααααααααΌααΈααΌ ααααα·ααααΆααΆααααα αα·ααααΌααΌαα·αα αα½ααααα·ααΆαααΆααααΆαα αα ααΌα ααΆααααααααα’ααα αΆααααα½αα αααα»ααα·ααΆαααΆαα½ααα½ααα ααΈα’αα·αααΆααα·ααα αα α»αααααα α αΎααα½ααααα·αααΏααΆααΎααα ααΈααααααααααααα
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In the past, this was a dirty place to live. Most of the villagers here are garbage collectors or construction workers, and so they live in a poor state. When I walked along the road I saw around here there were many insecure houses. It was not a safe place to be. Before this was a crazy place. I used to think this place was disgusting and I did not feel good here. Why? Because sometimes there was the crazy people, the drug people, the crime people around here. I used to feel very unsafe around here. But now it is different. Many of the people in the village act different. For me now that we are at the NCA all day, weβre not halfday with CCF and half-day with public school, and we have international standard education things are a lot better. However, I feel it does not matter how much the place change, having a nice building, but it is the education that changes you. The way that you think, how you engage with the education, that is what is important.
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ααΆαααΈαα»αααΆααΆαααααααααααααααααΆααααααα α α’αααααΌαα·
αα ααΈαααααΆαα αααΎαααΊααΆα’αααααΎααααααΆα α«ααΆαααααα ααΌα αααααα½αααααααα αααααααααΈααααααα αα ααααααα»αααΎαααΆαααααΌα αααα»αααΎααα»ααα·αααΈαααααΆααααααααα»ααααααααΆα αααΎαα ααΆαα·ααααααΆ ααΈαα»ααααααΆαααααα ααα ααΈαα»αααΈαααααΆαααααααα·αααα’α αααα»αααααΆαα αα·αα αΎααα·ααααααΆααΈαααααΆαααααααα½αα’ααααααΎα α αΎααααα»ααα·α ααΆαα’αΆααααααααα’ααααα ααΈαααααα α ααα»α’αααΈ? ααΈαααααααααααα ααΆαααα»ααααααα½αα αααααααΆα α§αααα·αααααααααΎαα‘αΎααα αα»ααα·αααΈ αααα αααα»αααααΆααααΆαα’αΆααααααααΆααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆααααα αα»ααα·αααΈ
αααα ααα»ααααα₯ααΌαααΊαα»αααααΆα α’αααααΌαα·ααΆα αααΎαααΆαααααΌαα’αααα αα·αα αααααΆααααα α»α α₯ααΌααααααΊαα α’αα·ααααΈα’αααααα½ααααα ααΎααα·αααα
αααααααααααααα α’αα·ααααΈα’α ααααααααααα ααΆααΆααααααααα α αΎα ααΎαααα½αααΆααααααααΆα’ααααα’ααααααΆαα·αααααα’αααααΎαααΆαααΈαα»α α αααΎαα αααΆαααΆαα·α αααα»ααα·ααα·αααΆααααΈααΈαααααααααααααα αααα·αααααααααΆαααΆαααΆαα’αΆααΆαααα’ααα ααα»ααααααΊααΆαα’αααα
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αααααΆαααααααααΎαα αα·ααΈαααα’ααααα·α αα·ααΈαααα’αααααααα»α ααΆαα’αααα ααΊααΆα’αααΈαααααααΆααα
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Teen Leisure
α ααααα αααΌαα α·ααααααααααα Written by Ko Rithy and Meas Kanha
In this article, we talk about after school teen activities to look at what we like to do with our friends or family in our free time. Many kids in Cambodia do something like talking or playing on some apps such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This can give them less benefit if they just play but all the kids in CCF are very lucky. We have a super, golden opportunity by doing something very special and important after school. αααα»αα’αααααααα ααΎααα·ααΆαααΈαααααααΆααα»αααααααα αααααα·ααααΆ ααΎααααΈααααααααΎαααΆααΎαα½αααα αΌαα α·αααααααΎα’αααΈααΆαα½ααα·αααααααα αα·ααααα»α
αααα½ααΆαα αααααααα ααααα»ααΆ ααααα αΌαα α·ααααααα ααααααα»α α’αΈα»αααααΆαααααΆα αα·αααααΈαααΊα ααΆααΉααα·αααΆααααααααααααααααα’αααΈααααα½ααααα
ααΎαα·αααΆαα½αααααααΉαααααααΆααα ααα»αααααααααααα αααΈαααΈα’αα αααα·αααΆαα ααΆαααΆααα ααΎαααΆαα±ααΆαααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆααα·αααα αα·αααααΆααααααα αααααα·ααααΆα
Rithy: βAs I am that exact type of kid who has been with CCF for four years, Iβve learnt a lot of activities to do after school. There are so many kinds of activities such as leadership events and outing trips. One of the most important events in CCF which is influencing the next generation and is expanding our message around Cambodia is the Annual Youth Leadership Event (AYLE). That is my favourite event. It has changed my life so far and I am writing for this magazine just because of how much AYLE inspired me. There are so many benefits to these outing trips. We donβt just go for a walk to see the views but we also do activities which give us more community connection and build our leadership style. Some examples are like Tom Shoes distribution and field trips. The kids at CCF mainly help each other by giving advice,
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teach each other and help with hygiene promotion days. All of those kinds of activities are very useful and give us back many benefits if we think critically about it. Besides this, CCF has known some companies like SMART. If they have some entertainment, they usually invite us to become involved with it. αα·ααααΈ βαααα»αααΊααΆαααααααααΆαααααααΆααααααΈαααΈα’αα ααααΆααααΈ α€ααααΆααα»α αααα»α
ααΆααααααΈαααααααΆαααΆα αααΎααααα αααααα·ααααΆα ααΆααααααααΆα ααααααααααΆααΆα αααΎαααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααΆα’αααααΉαααΆα αα·αααααΎαααααα
αα·α αα αα·ααααΆα αααααα·ααΈααααΆαααα½ααααααααΈαααΈα’αα αααααααΆαα₯αααα·αα ααααΆαααααααααΆααααααα αα·αααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααα½ααα ααΌααΆαααααααα
ααααα»ααΆαααααΊ αααααα·ααΈαα»ααααααΉαααΆααααα αΆαααααΆα (α’ααααΆαα’α·αα’αΈα»)α αααααΆ αααααα·ααΈααααααα»αα αΌαα α·αααααΆαααα ααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΈαα·ααααααααα»α α αΎααααα»α αααααααααααΆαααΈαααααααααααααααΆαααααΆααΆααααα»ααααα·ααααα αααα»ααααα ααααααααααΆα αααΎαααΆαααααΈααααΎαααααααα·α αα αα·ααααΆα
ααΎααα·αααααΉααααα ααα α ααα»ααααααΎαααααΆαααααΎαααααααΆααααααααΎααααΈ ααααΆαααααΆαααα ααααα αα·ααααααΉαααΆαααΆα’αααααΉαααΆαααααααΎαα
α§ααΆα αααααΌα ααΆ αααααα·ααΈα αααααααααΎαβαααααΌαα ααααααα αααΈαααΈ α’αα αα αα½αααααΆααΆαααααααααααΆααααΌααααΆα ααααααααααΆαα αα·ααα αα
αα·α αα½αααααΆαααα»ααααααα·ααΈααααααααααΆαα’ααΆαααα ααΆααααααααααααααΆαααΆαα
ααααα»αααααααΆααααααααα αα·ααααααα’ααααΎααα·α ααΌαα’ααααααααααα ααΆα αααΎα ααααα·αααΎααΎαα αααα·α αΆαααΆααΈααΆα αααα ααΈααα αααΈαααΈα’αα αα ααααΆαααααα»αα αα»ααα½αα ααα½αααΌα ααΆ ααααΆαα ααααα·αααΎααααΆααααααα·ααΈαα ααΆαααααΆααΆ αααααααα’ααα αΎααα½αααΎαα
βWhenever they have free time, CCF kids never skip sport class because we think it is the best way to gain lots of benefits like increased health, increased skills and to relieve stress. The two most interesting sports we always like to play are football and basketball. As well as playing these two sports, we also compete with other teams to have an opportunity to compete all over the world. For example, three of our classmates were chosen to play in the 2018 Homeless World Cup.
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ααΆαααααααααααααααααααΈαααΈα’αα αααα·ααααααααααα ααΈα‘αΆα‘αΎα ααααα ααΎααα·αααΆααΆααΆαααααααααααΆα αααΎαααΌα ααΆ αα»αααΆαααα’ αααααΎα α ααααααΉα αα·αααΆαααααααααΆααα»ααααα ααΈα‘αΆ α’
ααααααααααα½αααΎααα·αααααααΊ ααΆααααΆαα αα·α ααΆααααα ααΆααααααΈα‘αΆααΆααααΈαααα ααΎαααααΆα ααααα½αααααααααααΆααΎααααΈααΆαα±ααΆααα ααααα½αααααΆαα αα·αααααα α§ααΆα ααα αα·ααααα½αααααΆααααΎα
α£ααΆαα ααααΌαααΆαααααΎαααΎα αα ααααα½αααΆααααααΆαα ααΆααααΆααααα’ααΆααΆ ααααΆα α’α α‘α¨α
Kanha βIn my free time, I always like to do the thing that is relevant to my future career using Information Technology (IT) because I want to know, learn and test. I like playing with the computers and using every type of technology. I am not just playing but I do research and explore to know more about IT. αααααΆ βαααααααααααααααα»α αααα»ααααααααααΎα’αααΈαααααΆααααααΉαααΆαααΆα α’ααΆαααααααααα»α αααααααΎααααΆαααααααααααα αα αααα·ααααΆ ααααααααα»αα ααααΉα α ααααα αα·αα ααααΆαα αααα»αα αΌαα α·ααααααααΆαα½ααα»αααααΌααα αα·ααααα α’αα‘α·α ααααΌαα·α ααΆααΆα αααα»ααα·αααααΆαααααααααααα αααααα»αααααΆαααααΆα αα·ααα»αααα’αααΈαααααααΈααΈααΆα
Our organization has a big library in each facility so we can either read the books there or borrow to research and learn. There are so many famous personal history books that I read regularly to know how they achieved their goals, how they overcame and solved their challenges or struggles. α’αααααΆαααααααΎαααΆααααααΆααααααα ααΆααααΆααΆ ααΌα αααα
ααΎαα’αΆα α’αΆαααααα αα ααΈααα ααΊααα αΈααααα ααΎααααΈααααΎααΆαααααΆα
ααααΆα αα·ααααααΌαααα ααΆαααααα αααααααα·ααΆαααααααααΈαααΆα αααΎαααα αααα»αααααΆααααΆαα’αΆαααΆαααααΆααααΎααααΈααααααααααΈαα·ααΈααααα½αααααα½α
ααΆααααααα ααααααααααααα αα·ααααααααΆααααα αΆ α«α§ααααα ααΆααΆα
In order to know more about my future career, I also attend STEM clubs in CCF clubs give me lots of information that are connected to my career interests. The clubs help us to learn it and test it in real life. It really makes our life so meaningful.β ααΎααααΈααααααααααααααααΈααΆαααΆαα’ααΆαααααααααα»α αααα»αααααΆαα αΌααα½ ααααααααααΉααα αααΈαααΈα’αα ααααααα ααααΉαααααααααα’αααααα»αααΌαααα ααΆαααΆα αααΎαααΆαααααααααΉαααΆαααΆαα’ααΆαααααααααα»αα ααααΉαααα αα½αααΎαα’ααααα αα·αααΆαααααααΆαααα»αααΈαα·ααα·αααααΆααα ααΆαα·αααΆααααΎα’ααααΈαα·αααΎαααΆαααααβ
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ααααααααΆααα Written by: On Seng Hoarng Sor Srey Pich αα·ααααααα α’α αααα αα αα·α α ααααΈααααα
βEverywhere is your school. Everybody is your teacher.β
βαααααααααααααΆααΆααΆααααα’αααα αααααααααΆααΆααααΌααααα’ααααβ
We all have our own unique way to get inspiration. Some people use trends or watch motivational videos. Some listen to podcasts while some others research quotes to express their own life experience related with famous people.
ααΎααααααααααΆααΆααα·ααΈαααααααα½ααααα»αααΆα αααα»ααααα·αα α’αααααααααααΎαα·ααΈααΆααααα
αααααΎααα·ααα α«ααΎαααΈααα’αΌααΎαααΊαα α·αααα αααααααααααΆαααα·αααα» αα:αααα’αααααααα αααααααΎααΆαααααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆαααααΆα αααααΆααΆααΎααααΈαααα αΆαααΈαααα½αααααααα
βJust live your life.β βαααααΆαααααααααα’ααααβ 30
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Here are some of our studentβs favourite and personal quotes.
αααααΆααααααααΆααααααααΆα ααααα αααΌα α α·αααβααααΆαααααα½ααααααα·αααααΎααα½ααααα½αα βFeeling is just a visitor, let it come and go.β
βα’αΆααααααααααΆααααααΆαααααααααΆαα α’ααααΆα αΌααα α αΎαααΆααΉααα αα·ααβ βFinding the GOOD in the BAD!β
βααααΆαααα’αα αααα»αααΆαα’αΆααααααβ βLife will never be the same.β
βααΈαα·αααΉααα·ααααααααβ βEven the sun is alone but it still can be shine.β
βααΌααααΈααααααα’αΆαα·αααααααΆαααααααΆααα―α ααα αααα ααα’αΆα αααα αααααααΊααΆααβ Design by Maly
βIf you fail for the first time, never give up. CONTINUE.β
βααααα·αααΎαα½αααΎαααΈαα½α αα»αααααααα ααα αααααα αα»αααααβ βI never stop learning because life never stops teaching.β
βαααα»ααα·αααααααααααα αααααααΈαα·α αα·αααααααααααααααΎααβ βDonβt lose hope. You will never know what will happen tomorrow.β
βαα»αααααααααααΈαααααΉαα α’ααααα·αααΉαααΆ ααΆαααΏαα’αααΈααΎαα‘αΎααα ααααααα’αααααβ βSometimes they donβt know how it feels, even if they have experienced it.β
βααααααααααα·αααΉαααΆααΆααΆαα’αΆαααααα αααααΆαα αααααΈααΆααααααΆαα αα½ααααααααΆααααααβ BY YOUTH
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Light Paintings by CCF students. Created by moving lights during a long exposure shot. ααααΌαααααΎαααΌαααααα·ααααααΈαααΈα’αα αα αααααΆαααααΎααααΆααααααααααΎααααααΆααααΌααα ααααααα»αααα
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MY YOUTH
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Team photograph by Sokhom, Savid & Kunthea
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1. Loa Sreyrath Technical Assistant
5. Chuon Udom Project Lead/Chief Editor
10. Meas Kahna Writer
2. Koiy Vannak Writer
6. Phou Srey Mai Designer
11. Pen Chan Theary Roth Writer
3. On Seng Hoarng Writer
7. Moeurn Mak Thong Designer
4. Savon Vid Head of Design/ Photographer
8. Soun Sila Designer
12. Som Sreylak Head of Photography/ Designer
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9. Yat Sokhom Photographer/Designer
13. Choeun Chanthou Illustrator
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14. Paul Shelton Head of Education
18. Panha Srey Neang Writer
23. Marn Srey Neang Writer
15. Stephen OΓ’€™Connor Design Consultant
19. Nhoem Vanneit Designer
24. Yeit Ratha Writer
16. Rafa Puyana Concept Design Consultant
20. Yat Kunthea Photographer/Designer
25. Khoun Maly Designer
17. Sharleen Weber-Smith English Language Consultant
21. Nicky Ward Chief Agitator
26. Rom Sy Nouch Designer
22. Ko Rithy Writer
27. Vin Sokry Designer BY YOUTH
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