ArtEdventure
Plastic waste problem is complex; however, as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, finding a solution is a necessity. This indicates that we could not stop or decrease waste in the meantime, however, we could tackle this issue by empowering and input the creativity of waste management through in a long-term vision for the future ahead of us by connecting people and environmental care on waste by implementing the project that allows young people to initiate their ideas and present their artworks to the public. Artists use their work to promote environmental awareness in many ways. One way is through ecological art, which is based on the phenomena of splashing paint on nature. Combining art and the environment has helped as a driving force empowering political and environmental developments 1. (WWF) Another way is through public art installations that are created to raise awareness about environmental issues. Public art capitalizes on the power of socially-aware works, reaching people in their everyday environments and confronting them with social injustice that is otherwise easily ignored 1. (WWF)
Insight Tech: The next generation
Insight Tech: The Next Generation is a two-phase project implementation designed to encourage students to step into the world of ICT and equip them for success in both university life and future careers in the tech industry. This project is driven by the lack of awareness and knowledge among high school students and university freshmen about the urgent need for technology skills in the 21st century. As the demand for professionals with technology-related skills rapidly increases in today's job market, this uncertainty creates confusion and a lack of direction, hindering students from making informed academic and professional choices. Furthermore, a significant gender disparity exists in the field of ICT, with low female participation.
Rainbow Mission
According to a study conducted by the Center for American Progress, LGBTQI+ individuals continue to experience significantly higher rates of discrimination than non-LGBTQI+ individuals, a trend that holds true in virtually every setting surveyed—including health care, employment, housing, and public spaces. Such discrimination has substantial adverse effects on economic, physical, and mental well-being, and many LGBTQI+ individuals alter their behavior to avoid experiencing discrimination. These challenges often result in feelings of exclusion, loneliness, and self-doubt that undermine confidence and impede success. Additionally, members of the LGBTQ+ community may face systemic barriers such as unequal treatment, lack of representation, and biased policies in the workplace. These factors may limit their ability to showcase their talents and skills, and may prevent them from reaching their full potential as leaders. The project will demonstrate an increased understanding of LGBTQ+ issues, use correct and inclusive language, and actively engage in behaviors that promote inclusivity, fostering a supportive and affirming environment for all individuals regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
AYC Previous Projects
The Smartizen is a short-term fellowship program whose purpose is to provide groups of young initiators with important civic skills and training on the concepts of democracy, governance, and civic engagement. The five-week fellowship includes training, mentoring, and funding for small grant projects that enhance fellows' capacity and ability as they embark on their civic engagement journey.
The Smartizen
The "Helping Hand" project aims to enhance the quality and availability of crucial first aid and emergency medical services across Cambodia. Through training programs, the initiative will strengthen the ability of Cambodia's public health system to identify, prevent, and respond to health emergencies resulting from traffic accidents.
Helping Hand
While technology provides many benefits, it also introduces data security issues. In Cambodia, a developing country still adapting to new technologies, fake news and misinformation posted on social media are increasing. A recent report found over 60% of Cambodians have limited ability to protect themselves online. To address this, NoumPlov 2.0 will provide social media literacy and cybersecurity training to 15 young adults aged 18-25. Workshops will focus on media literacy, data privacy, and online security to educate these participants. By gaining skills to protect themselves online, these young people can become role models and inspire others to learn more about using technology safely. The goal is to increase awareness of cybersecurity threats among Cambodian social media users so they can enjoy the benefits of technology while minimizing risks.
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“Neary Osja នារីអស្ចារ្យ” is a one-day workshop that raises awareness of the disadvantages of early marriage such as physical health due to the high rate of pregnancy in a very young age, financial instability for long run and dependency on spouse side, as well as least chance to get higher education due to family responsibility.
Neary Osja
Green Force
For the past decade, Cambodia has been experiencing drastic urbanization due to the economic and social needs of the people in the country. This phenomenon has led the urban citizens to become increasingly detached from nature, correspondingly emerging a danger as the people have limited knowledge about nature and start to care less about it. Green Force is a five-month project that focuses on organizing an educational field visit of ten selected participants that represents youth in Phnom Penh to Preah Vihear province. This field visit aims to empower the participants to learn about the community regarding the stories of the locals and nature as well as raise awareness of nature. The attendees will also get to partake in team bonding activities, which will be followed by a reflection. The reflection will allow the participants to work in groups to come up with social media content to spread awareness of their understanding of the field visit in a competition format.
The Ambassador's Youth Employment Forum
Given the considerable growth of American businesses and investment in Cambodia over the years, many new job opportunities arise that offer the population an exchange of creativity and value while also expose to different practices in business and trading. With the potential to promote American values in doing business in Cambodia to the public, AYEF is initiated along with the support and guidance from the economic section of the U.S. embassy. The Ambassador's Youth Employment Forum is a half-day event that targeted participants will be able to learn and be inspired by by listening to representatives from various respectable American brands in the kingdom.
Ambassador’s Youth Town Hall 2022
Inspired by the former President Obama’s YSEALI Town Hall, a plate form where YSEALI from many countries across the Asia Pacific and the Southeast Asia Nations come together, meet and ask former President Obama on various issues, including but not limited to, foreign policies, social issues, and youth interests. The U.S. Ambassador’s Youth Council would like to propose a similar platform called “The Ambassador’s Town Hall''. This project is a sharing session where youth will have the chance to talk with the U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia on U.S. and Cambodia policies, technology, education, agriculture, economics, other issues, and so on. These topics will provide a chance for Cambodian youth to enhance their understanding of both Cambodia and US relations.
NoumPlov
Cutting edge technology can make social development more progressive and our daily lives more convenient than ever thanks to the internet. However, this also comes with detrimental challenges as misinformation, exaggeration, and over sugar-coated information are being expedited and are common more than ever, specifically online. With these issues in mind, NoumPlov is a project that aims to tackle and avoid misinformation on social media through rigorous trainings on disinformation while also adding on trainings on professional technical skills as well as personal development skills which not only help them put disinformation at bay but also help them acquire necessary skills needed to not just survive but to thrive in their personal and professional paths. The project’s agendas are divided into 2 different phases; one of which being a 10-week training on technical skills including disinformation, targeted fresh high school graduates to college sophomores who are from provinces but studying in Phnom Penh (First Phase), and the other one being a 2-day workshop in Battambang targeting Access students as well as indigenous community (Second Phase).
Creative Hub
Creative Hub is a project-based learning experience with a vision to increase employability among young Cambodians by equipping them with digital content creation skills. The increasing need of digital skills for Cambodian workforce has become more prominent, especially in the recent time. The majority of daily activities have been shifted to digital platforms due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Therefore, we believe it is now more important than ever to develop a digitalization mindset and increase digital skills among our youths as we are navigating through this pandemic and the post-pandemic times. Through Creative Hub, the participants will be trained on various topics which are relevant to digital content creation and put those learning experiences into practice. We also designed the ‘Appraisal Day’ as the final activity after the end of the training program to assess their knowledge. Through our efforts, though small, we hope to cultivate the digital skills and reduce the unemployment rate among young Cambodians.
EduCamp
The inequality of educational opportunities for rural high school students remains a concerning issue for Cambodia. By witnessing the hardship in accessing educational information due to the social stereotypes on women, EduCamp is a two-day camping project created to inspire female high school students in Kampong Thom province to pursue higher education and promote the awareness of gender inequality. This project will provide an experience sharing session, training, and mentoring program to those students. The experience sharing session serves as a platform to inspire students, in which a female guest speaker who has been through similar circumstances is invited to share her experience. The training session aims to build students’ soft skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving. To assist students with their university preparation, the mentoring program is designed to connect 5 mentors to 25 mentees to provide guidance on the general information of universities, available dormitories, scholarships, and further opportunities.
Insight Tech
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In today’s world, digital technology plays an important role in all aspects of people's daily lives, especially in ensuring economic growth and development. To better cope with the digitalization and advancement of technology in Cambodia, Insight Tech 2021 is a project that aims to promote ICT skills and boost digital transformation through the sharing session, workshop, panel discussion, tech show, video illustrations and games that proceed under three themes: “Learn, Share and Inspire”. With the previous success of Insight Tech 2017, 2018 and 2019, the AYC decides to bring back this inspiring event once again, aiming to raise the awareness of the urgent need of technology skills during the 21st century as well as the COVID-19 pandemic period. This project will serve as a platform for students to learn more about the world of ICT and prepare them for university life as well as their career path in the technology industry. Therefore, experts and students from various backgrounds related to the technology field will be invited to share their experience, provide mentorship as well as showcase their achievement in tech development.
Bandos
Bandos is initiated to support disadvantaged youths between the age of 14 and 18 who lack access to strong personal development and inspiration to live their dreams. These young people are exposed to various negative influences and some have become victims to those negativities and lost track of their future. Bandos aims to stimulate their desire to grow, empower their competency in reading and introduce them to alternatives that support their well-being. The project approaches the issue by running a workshop series to promote productive reading habits, enhance basic academic skills and bolster interpersonal skills through interactive team building activities and Frisbee. At the end of the workshop series, a reading contest will be conducted to evaluate their knowledge and skills gained throughout the course of their participation in the project. Although our project is organized on a small scale, we believe that our contribution will leave significant impacts in their academic and personal life to be the better version of themselves.
Ambassador's Youth Town Hall 2020
Inspired by Former President Obama's YSEALI Town Hall, the Ambassador’s Youth Town Hall (AYTH) is an engaging-sharing platform that allows Cambodian youths to raise their voices and engage in dialogue with the U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia on matters such as global affairs, social issues, technology, and economic development, etc. In July 2020, AYTH was initiated for the second time with the honorable presence of H.E. Ambassador W. Patrick Murphy, Mr. Pen Chanda, and Mr. Ath Saret on three selected topics that are deemed crucial for future cooperation between the two countries, including Digital Technology: A Field of Cooperation between the U.S. and Cambodia, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and the U.S.-Cambodia Relations in the post-COVID-19. Through this platform, participants from various dimensions came together to exchange perspectives with H.E. Ambassador and our speakers, which further enriched the participants' knowledge and enhance their understanding of U.S.-Cambodia relations.
Model Prime Ministerial Debate 3
Model Prime Ministerial Debate 3 (MPMD 3) is a debate forum modeled after the U.S. Presidential Debate initiated with an aim to provide Cambodian youths with debate and public speaking training on the Prime Ministerial Debate model, encourage Cambodian youths to freely express their concerns on issues in Cambodia, allow Cambodian youths to freely propose practical solutions to the given issues, and strengthen Cambodia and U.S. relation by promoting mutual understanding. MPMD 3 was implemented with the circulation on the theme of Economics under the topics of Digital Economy and Economic Diversification, and on the theme Social under the topic of Education and the Cost of Unemployment on Cambodian Society during and post-COVID-19. Through this project, 14 successful candidates received trainings on debate and public speaking skills which further expand their knowledge about public policy formulation and the knowledge on the social and economic debate themes of MPMD 3.
Live Green 2020
Live Green 2020 is a project that aims to raise awareness of environmental issues caused by plastic and construction via three main series which are the Research Competition, the production of a short film with 3 episodes in total related to Eco-Fashion Design, and the Online Photo Exhibition. The Research Competition was a one-month span research competition where competitors were required to research one eco-friendly construction material and submit an infographic deliverable about the research and a prototype proposal “Pavilion” using the material from the research and find a feasible alternative/solution regarding construction materials in Cambodia context. The Eco Fashion Design was the production of three sets of clothes made from recyclable material that will demonstrate the innovative alternative toward plastic waste in a social media campaign through a fictitious short film. The Online Photo Exhibition was an exhibition platform with a collection of photos that illustrate the environmental issue in Phnom Penh city to raise awareness of the issue.
Youth Dialogue 2020
Youth Dialogue 2020: 20gether 2 Empower is a focus group discussion project that is set to deepen youth’s understanding and discover how youths perceive certain social topics. With an aim to raise awareness and initiate practical solutions to alleviate the social issues, the project elevated the project components by including digital communication training, project pitching training, panel discussion, and project pitching under the three chosen topics: LGBTQI (Series 1), People with Disabilities (Series 2), and Women in the Digital Economy (Series 3). These project elements are crucial for the participants to successfully come up with a social media campaign related to the discussed topic to pitch their ideas. Through this, the Best Learning Team of each series also had the opportunity to implement their social media campaign through the provided grant and skills that they have learned from the event itself, allowing them to continue spreading awareness and initiate advocacy on these social issues.
Insight Tech 2019
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Carrying on the two-year legacy of Insight Tech 2017 and 2018, Insight Tech 2019 is initiated with an aim to promote the understanding of youths, particularly high school students and freshmen, about the Computer Science field such as web development, mobile app development, network engineering, programming, and basic computer science skills. The project was hosted under two consecutive series: Codathon and Inspire through the combination of training and competition, sharing session, workshop, panel discussion, exhibitions, and games. Under these two themes, the project aspired to create an opportunity where students will get to learn more about the world of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and prepare them for university life as well as their career path in this tech industry. Additionally, the project also aimed to equip the participants with technopreneurship skills where high school students and university students can understand how to use technology to solve problems in society and develop them into business ideas.
Peace Media
Peace Media is a media-related intensive training session and post-training video production project where trainees put what they learned from the training sessions into practice. The training aspect of media focused on media violence prevention, noting the concern that some media outlets have done too much lately in inciting direct violence and escalating depression-related actions. The project aimed to 15 trainees with ethical and comprehensive knowledge in reading media that allowed them to understand better how to properly use media or at least not be influenced by its viral impact of violent aspects. In the post-training, trainees were grouped and given a budget to produce 3 impactful videos that promote the proper understanding of ethical media among Cambodian youths.
Marine Camp
Marine Camp is an educational camping project initiated to raise more social awareness on marine issues in Cambodia. The project is primarily initiated since there is very less social attention on the marine issues that have been severely brought by human activities such as overfishing, pollution, sedimentation, and other actions of coastal development. Undergone through a three-day campaign at Kep province, fifteen high school students from two high schools in Kep received training contexts on marine issues and solutions as well as some necessary soft skills such as leadership, project management, and presentation skills. Additionally, the students also provided some space and time to plan an activity to share their knowledge and experiences as a means to raise more awareness of the issue and skills to their friends at school after the camping. The sharing session by the students managed to multiply the engagement to 100 new audiences to become more aware of the importance of marine life conservation.
Alumni Get-Together
With the continuous development of the U.S. Ambassador’s Youth Council graduated alumni, it has become obvious that our gathering effort program has turned out to be effective mostly because of our cooperation and backing of our former student. It has been a long time since the U.S. Ambassador’s Youth Council in Cambodia was made and each clump has served the network in more manner than one. Our graduated council members have been ceaselessly having an effect on the network in their own specific manners. With respect to this year, we had underlined the significance of the powerful youth pioneer network by kick-starting the Alumni Engagement Plan as a full venture of this monetary year. Expecting to draw in our alumni in something beyond welcome to occasions and looking for their inputs through the social undertaking, and connect the U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, Mr. Patrick W. Murphy, with the event called "Alumni Get-Together," which took place on 8th February 2020. It had served as a platform for members of all cohorts to come back and re-engage with the vision of the council, while setting new expectations of this network movement.
Insight Tech 2018
Akin to its predecessor – Insight Tech 2017, Insight Tech 2018 is a sharing session workshop initiated with the purpose to continue fostering awareness of fields in the Computer Science sector, including Web Development, Mobile Game/App Development, Network Engineering, and Programming to Cambodian high school students and freshmen. Under the theme of Inspiration, the project aspires to create an opportunity for participants to learn more about the world of Computer Science and prepare them for university life. This project consists of three main aspects: sharing session, panel discussion, and a mini-computer science fair. Within the sharing session, expertises from the four fields in Computer Science share their experience and prorate tips for participants to prepare themselves in Computer Science and the Technological World. Additionally, the panel discussion session allowed participants to obtain insights about Computer Science not only from the perspective of experts but also from the current students who study in this field. Furthermore, the mini Computer Science fair showcase fundamental concept about computer science, the coding corner for participants to put into practice the concept they learn in the earlier stall and followed by stalls exhibiting computer science course available online and offline for free as well as job availability in this field.
Inspired Theater
Inspired by the rural Cambodian youths who lack access to quality education and possess no big goals and dreams besides wishing to be a worker at garment factories or construction workers, Inspired Theater is initiated with an aim to inspire young people in rural areas to dream big, promote the value of education, and strengthen relationship between parents and children. Through the project, an inspiring short film about a true-life story of a rural girl struggling through financial and gender barriers to pursue higher education in Phnom Penh and successfully achieve her dreams was produced and screened in a remote village in Prey Veng Province. Additionally, the project also managed to organize an event to inspire students in the village to dream big and their parents to have the students pursue higher education regardless of any challenges. With an aim to inspire youths and public audiences, the film is also available on our social media channel.
Community Rising Stars
Community Rising Stars focuses on providing provincial high school and university students the knowledge about social work and community service through the provision of training on soft skills such as leadership, critical thinking, and project management skills. With the aim to empower youths in Siem Reap, the project achieved its objectives of getting more provincial youths to understand the social issues in their respective communities, find practical solutions and community-oriented projects among provincial youths. Additionally, the project also provided philosophical tools and necessary soft skills’ knowledge for provincial youths through training and practical community projects implementation and create groups of young leaders in provinces who will become the agents of social changes and the sources of continuous community project initiatives.
Youth Dialogue
Youth Dialogue was first initiated by the first batch of the U.S. Ambassador’s Youth Council under the name Focus Group Dialogue. It is a new iteration of the previous initiative to strengthen the role of the council as a bridge between the U.S. Embassy and Cambodian youth. Youth Dialogue, which is a focus group discussion between youth with the guidance of a facilitator, aims to promote youth’s understanding and communication on selected concerning topics. With this project, youth’s perspectives and concerns will be heard, and so will the suggested solutions to the problems. It is also a focus group discussion that was implemented with two main components as its core. One was the in-depth discussion among the participants led by a facilitator. Discussion questions and guidelines were drafted in order to ensure the smooth sailing of the discussion. The second aspect included speakers during the sharing session. Professional speakers were introduced with the aims to provide accurate information or additional professional to the pressing issue as participants learning point and to provide validation to matter and actions proposed, discussed, or mentioned by the participants. Despite some differences in each of the dialogue agendas, all of the three follow the above-mentioned format.
Ambassador's Youth Town Hall
Inspired by former President Obama’s YSEALI Town Hall, the U.S. Ambassador’s Youth Council Cambodia initiate the first ever Ambassador’s Youth Town Hall as a sharing platform in which Cambodian youths have the opportunity to promote the culture of dialogue and interchange ideas to the U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia on topics related to foreign policies, social issues, etc. in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In February 2018, Ambassador's Youth Town Hall was held with the honorable presence of H.E. Ambassador William A. Heidt under the two themes: Technology and Economic Development. Through this platform, participants from various backgrounds were able to engage and voice their perspectives to the H.E. Ambassador, allowing them to broaden their understanding of issues being discussed and enlarge their network with fellow peers from different backgrounds.
Model Prime Ministerial Debate 2
Model Prime Ministerial Debate 2 (MPMD 2) is a debate competition modeled after the U.S. Presidential Debate that puts youths in the shoes of policymakers in order to voice out their opinions and policies over social and economic issues in Cambodia. Through this platform, 14 individuals had undergone training sessions on public speaking and debate, allowing them to better prepare for the upcoming competition. Additionally, this platform also enhanced Cambodian youths with the knowledge of the U.S. Presidential electoral process and debate and enhanced the mutual understanding between Cambodia and the United States.
Enterprise My Province 2017
Enterprise My Province 2017 is a three-day training program that aims to equip high school and university students with the fundamental concept of “Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship” and at the same time inject the understanding of “Significance of Social Entrepreneurship” in tackling social issues in their respective areas or communities. The training educates participants to recognize concepts, forms business ideas, and emphasizes the aspect of how entrepreneurship wields profound influence to improve youth capacity and make impacts. Through this platform, trainees were introduced to key concepts of entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and business pitching skills, which broaden their understanding of the significance of entrepreneurship to identify business potentials and tackle social issues in the area and promote social entrepreneurship as strategic tools to tackle social issues, particularly youth empowerment and community development.
Insight Tech
Insight Tech is a sharing session workshop that aims to promote understanding about fields in computer science sector such as Web Development, Mobile Game/App Development, Network Engineering, and Programming to high school students and freshmen. Under the theme “Inspiration”, the project aspires to create an opportunity where students will get to learn more about computer science world and prepare themselves for the next four years of university life. Through this platform, participants were introduced to experts from four fields in Computer Science and gained information related to their experience that is essential for the preparation in navigating through the technology world. Additionally, participants also got the opportunity to interact directly with the experts in a consultancy way where they could ask questions, suggestions, and guidance to become successful in the field.
Model Prime Ministerial Debate
Inspired by and modeled after the U.S. Presidential Debate, Model Prime Ministerial Debate (MPMD) is a debate forum where youths play role as Prime Ministerial Candidates and debate on certain topics while giving their own perspectives on the problem and suggest possible solutions to the problems with educational based on their own opinions. This project was initiated with the aim to allow Cambodian youths to learn more about the presidential debate in the U.S. and its unique debating style and provided them debate and public speaking training. Through this project, the selected candidates received training regarding the history of the Presidential/Prime Ministerial Debate, theme‐related general knowledge, knowledge on Cambodian issues, debating and public speaking skill, and policymaking process that prepare them to actively compete in the competition and to further develop for personal and social benefits.
AYC Reading Club
AYC Reading Club is a project that aims to improve the reading habit of Cambodian youths, create a reading community and share ideas among young people, and enhance critical thinking skills and logical rhetoric.
Enterprise My Province
Enterprise My Province (EMP) is the project continuing from the project called One Week to Entrepreneur which was conducted by AYC Batch 2 in 2014‐2015. This project aimed to introduce key concepts of entrepreneurship and project pitching skills, promote social entrepreneurship as strategic tools to tackle social issues, particularly STEM and women empowerment. This project also aims to create a nationwide network laboratory for young social entrepreneurs. Through this platform, 25 high school students of grades 11 and 12 and freshmen had undergone a 3-day training, allowing them to understand better the significance of entrepreneurship in identifying business potentials in their respective areas.
One Week to Entrepreneur
One Week to Entrepreneur is a project that aims to develop young Cambodians’ skills in business and help them get an insight of how to engage themselves in the field through a one-week training course provided in Svay Rieng and Banteay Meanchey provinces. The training provided them with relevant advice technical support and guidance to help them persist in business and promote young people in the community to identify potential small business opportunities. This project also helped the participants to get access to market information, credit, and how to market their goods or services.
Focus Group Dialogue
Focus Group Dialogue aims to gather university students to express their opinions on certain topics varied from education to environments. The main objective of the initiation of this project is to encourage youths to express their concern and voice in the interactive meetings with AYC members and among enthusiastic youth groups. Through this platform, participants to discuss critically on various topics in a pressure-free environment.
Half the Sky
Half the Sky Cambodia is a documentary screening event organized with the aim to raise awareness of the problems that women and girls around the world and Cambodia are facing. The first screening of Half the Sky Cambodia was held in August 2013, focusing mainly on education and economic empowerment for women. While Half the Sky Cambodia part two took place in October 2013 that put the spotlight on issue related to sex trafficking in Cambodia. Apart from the screenings, panel discussion and talks were also included in the program in order to give audiences an insight into the reality of education and economic empowerment of Cambodian women and the issue of sex trafficking in Cambodia by our specialists from Room to Read, SMF, Sapors Model Agency, CWEA, and UNIAP.
Study Trip to Eastern Plain, Mondulkiri
The purpose of the visit was to increase Cambodia’s youth awareness on involvement of local communities in forests and biodiversity conservation and the improved lives of those communities from sustainable forest management. With USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project funding, the five-day visit allowed USAID team, university students and members of the U.S. Ambassador’s Youth Council to meet and interact with diverse stakeholders, including provincial authorities, relevant government and non-governmental organizations, and communities, to improve their understanding and boost forest protection efforts in the province.
AYC Forum
AYC Forum is a platform for inspiring panelists who have successfully been granted scholarships overseas to share their insights and related valuable information to Cambodian students, who likewise have the desire and ambition to pursue higher education after their first degrees at universities. This platform also aims to inspire the participants by good examples and inform them about preparations needed to be successful scholarship candidates.
Take Pride Southwest Star
Take Pride Southwest Star is a project initiated with an aim to raise awareness of the importance of clean beach environment and encouraging service providers and tourists both foreign and local to partake in maintaining clean beach and stores by throwing trash in bins. Through this project, the team had the chance to visit Sihanouk Ville province and learn more about the issues related to beach environment such as drainage system and trash collection through its head-on dialogue and survey with local service providers and get to know better about the impression of tourists there in this regard.
Education and Career Seminar
Education and Career Seminar is an educational event held in Kampong Cham province with an aim to create a setting where guest speakers from different sectors to share their knowledge and experiences with approximately 400 provincial high school students who discussed in-depth the current job market and vocational training presented by a representative from National Employment Agency. Additionally, the topic on goal setting and major choosing, how to become a college out-standing Student was also brought into the agenda. A session about scholarship information and how to get scholarship abroad was also conducted by the representative from the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh.
Wilderness Project
Wilderness Project is marked as the first environmental project initiated under the U.S. Ambassador's Youth Council in mid-2013. With the assistance of Wildlife Alliance, our members together with many recruited passionate youths have learned more about forest and wildlife as well as engage in activities of protecting and preserving forest and wildlife in protected areas in Cambodia. The project was divided into three series including (1) “Wildlife, Our life” workshop & Facebook Wildlife Photo Competition, (2) Eco-tourism Study Visit at Chi Pat, Koh Kong province, Tree Planting at Chi Pat, visit Phnom Ta Mao Zoological Park, and (3) Wild Life rescue center, visit Prey Lang and Wildlife Edutainment Concert.
AYC's Internship Program
AYC's Internship Program Committee (IPC) acts as an agency seeking internship opportunity for students to build up their professional experiences to be ready for their future career by matching students to the internship position according to their background study and field of interest. The mission of IPC is to bridge the gap between education and employment for Cambodian youths to be ready for the ASEAN Economic Integration in 2015 by providing internship opportunity and capacity building. Two workshops were conducted to train participants about internship and employment. The first workshop focused on three critical areas including CV preparation, interviewing skills, and professionalism, and office conduct. The second workshop provided lectures and exercises on how to crystalize resume, aced the interview, and professionalism. A dynamic panel discussion spotlighted on “Internship” and “Transition from School to Work”. The scale of the workshop was enlarged to provide training to more than 250 university students from various backgrounds where presentations are given and the students have a chance to meet with former successful interns, who are now young professionals in various fields, to discover the internship values as well as the valuable internship experiences.