By Tanya Seeley | HOPE Trustee
There are many universal problems, obstacles and challenges young adults face all over the world whether it is passing their exams, deciding to go to university or the complexities of whether to go on a date with someone. Often without parents or siblings, there is no one to turn to for adult advice.
HOPE supports the Sangkheum Centre's Young Adult Programme which concentrate on giving young adults leaving the centre at 18 strong support to transition into independent life. Recently we used donations gratefully received via Global Giving to grant funds towards the costs of providing a Sex Education Workshop in partnership with a number of other local organisations in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
A number of young adults from Sangkheum Centre and a more recent project Anjali House attended the workshop entitled: Knowledge And Reflection On Life & Sexuality Through a Holistic Approach.
Read how Roun (17 years old) from Anjali House describes his experiences by attending the work shop.
Realizing about Karol & Setha By: Roun
Karol & Setha is a program of Maryknoll organization and the full meaning of the words Karol & Setha is Knowledge And Reflection On Life & Sexuality Through a Holistic Approach. Karol & Setha is a program that gives education and chances to young adults for thinking and communicating with the family, friends, boyfriends, or girlfriends in the best way.
On Monday the 4th of July 2011, I went to study about Karol & Setha at Pannasastra University. There were six organizations that went to study about Karol & Setha, they were Anjali House, Grace House, Global Child, Sangkheum Center, New Hope and Green Gecko.
In my class, there were 19 students and 3 teachers, they are all very friendly and funny and also smart. The teachers taught us 9 topics from Karol & Setha. They were:
These 9 topics gave me more knowledge about Karol & Setha. These lessons are very important for me and for other young adults. I had a nice time at Pannasastra University because I knew many friends from other organizations and I played a lot of games with my new friends. Especially this program made me have a great time, because I learned to be brave, to ask questions, and realize a lot about desire between men and women and also communication with other people.
Finally, I would like to say thank you to Karol & Setha for making me clear and realizing a lot about their topics. Oh, and I forgot to tell you this: at the end everybody made a wonderful heart from a piece of paper and they wear it on the back of their body and they go around and write good things about their friends. All the students were really proud of the teachers because they prepared good lessons for us. Everybody said it as a good lesson but for me, I said it was an extraordinary lesson because I never knew and learned these lessons before.
And HOPE would like to thank all the donors who keep helping us support such fantastic projects which really do enhance the lives of young Cambodians.
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