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Education ministry, Peace Corps wrap up 'My Community' workshop

| Publication date 24 June 2023 | 12:09 ICT

The workshop was concluded in the presence of ministry secretary of state Serei Chumneas (centre left) and Kimberly Mansaray, country director of US Peace Corps in Cambodia.
The workshop was concluded in the presence of ministry secretary of state Serei Chumneas (centre left) and Kimberly Mansaray, country director of US Peace Corps in Cambodia. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Education ministry, Peace Corps wrap up 'My Community' workshop

Leaders and youth from 11 provinces have completed an 18-day workshop in how to design projects to meet community needs. The workshop concluded on June 23, said the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.

The workshop was held from June 6-23 June in Phnom Penh by the ministry's Central Management Department, in collaboration with the US Peace Corps.

The 190 participants are volunteer representatives of “My Community” from 11 provinces: Takeo, Kampot, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Cham, Tbong Khmum, Prey Veng, Siem Reap, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Battambang and Banteay Meanchey.

The workshop was concluded in the presence of ministry secretary of state Serei Chumneas and Kim Mansaray, country director of US Peace Corps in Cambodia.

The ministry said the workshop was intended to further strengthen the capacity of the trainees as education officers in charge of youth work and volunteer youth for “My Community” on how to design projects that would meet the needs of their communities, with a focus on finding means to mobilise resources for better implementation of projects.

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