THIRD QUARTERLY UPDATE

LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTRE

Connecting the Resident’s Homeland to LTC!

Seven residents from LTC visited the home of one of the residents; Nob Sorath; which is located in Kampong Speu Province. The residents shared their knowledge and experiences about living in the city and dormitory to his family and also learned about living condition in the province.

LTC Residents enjoying lunch with Sorath’s family.

LTC Welcomes New Scholarship Residents!

Since July 2011 there are four students have moved in ACE Leadership Training Centre. They are: Han Phary; a university student majoring in Psychology/Economic from Siem Reap province, Sao Sreyleak preparing for her exam to go to Nursing school; from Kep province, Hout Pisith a Computer Science student from Battambong province, Hing Brembrey; a Laboratory student from Battambong province.

From left to right, Sreyleak, Brembrey, Piseth and Phary.

Hand In Hand With the Rotaract Club of Phnom Penh Metro!

LTC residents cooperated with the members of Rotaract Club of Phnom Penh Metro to provide toothpaste, toothbrush, porridge and clothes to more than 50 kids at Wat Than slum. The kids were also taught how to take care of their teeth, washing hand and played games. There were 30 people joining the event including Rotar¬act and Rotary mem-bers, LTC residents and friends.

Rotaract and Rotary members, LTC residents and friends at Wat Than slum.

LTC Residents and the TEDx Phnom Penh!

Two residents; Synoeun and Sreyphea volun-teered to organise TEDx Phnom Penh which is an international program that bring people together to spread their ideas and dreams to the world; Sotheara was invited to hold a workshop to spread his ideas on “how to contribute back to your community”. Congratulate to our residents!

From left to right, Synoeun, Sotheara, Sreyphea and Sophea
Resident Employment with The Rotary Club of Phnom Penh Metro!

Sam Channak, a LTC resident have been employed with the Rotary Club of Phnom Penh Metro as the meeting organizer. Congratulation Channak!

Channak in the red shirt; and the Rotaract meeting at LTC

WEEKEND TRAINING PROGRAM

In just three months, ACE has been organizing and conducting various training for approximately 400 participants from various local; international NGOs and private organiz¬ations. ACE raised approximately $2500 from our Weekend Training Program!,The training that was conducted at our LTC include:Administrative,Effective Professional Communication, Marketing, Labour Law, Cambodian Taxation, Teaching Methodology. Fundraising and Proposal Writing.

Effective professional communication – conducted by Mr Tan Peng Ann

ACE was also invited to conduct training in also in Sihanoukville for five different NGOs.The Weekend Training Program provides LTC residents with the opportunity to resources in Cambodia! participate in the various training sessions as well . They are becoming the valuable resources in Cambodia!

Cambodian Taxation – conducted by Mr Ly Polin

Raksmey and Mien, LTC residents joining the training

Administrative Training – conducted by Mr Veth Sokhim

RUDI BOA CENTRE

Resident Employment with The Rotary Club of Phnom Penh Metro!

Nine different sessions on hygiene and sanitation were taught to the classes such as: environmental pollution, keeping hands and nails clean, oral hygiene, electrical injury and lightning injury prevention. The kids are very enthusiastic about keeping their environment clean!

Students cleaning up the centre, at RBC
Building Youths Capacity Is Essential!

In August, 15 youths from RBC attended training at LTC on: CV Writing, Inter-viewing and Budgeting, which was conducted by volunteers from Golden Future. Thanks to Tania Jumnoodoo and your teams for organizing this training!

RBC youths with the volunteers on the training day
Volunteer Makes a Huge Difference!

We thank Bridges Across Borders Cambodia for introducing Josh and Katie from United World College of South East Asia to our Centre. Josh and Katie assisted with the English class, health and hygiene, sport and other programs. You brought so much fun, knowledge and experience to our children and youths. Thank you!

Josh and Katie volunteering at RBC
ACE Welcomes 3 New Project Managers!

LTC residents Synoeun, Mien and Chakrya have been promoted as the project managers of Rudi Boa Centre; Sing-Cam Centre and Training Program respectively! These residents are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to assist them in their new position. Congratulations Synoeun, Mien and Chakrya!

Sao Chakrya (second on the first row from right to left), Nov Synoeun (first on the second row from left to right), Heng Mien (second from the second row from right to left)
Experiencing the Jombok Haos Camp!

In October over 15 students, team leaders, staff members at RBC and LTC residents went for an adventure learning program for 5 days in Preah Vihear province, organized by ADRA Cambodia! The participants got to experience all the activities in the forest including giant swing, high wire walking and repelling. The program focuses on identifying and nurturing leadership, team building skills, self confidence. Thanks to Empowering Youth in Cambodia (EYC) for sponsoring this magnificent program!

RBC students; team leaders; staffs and LTC residents at Jombok Haos Camp!

SING-CAM PORRIDGE FOR HOPE PROGRAM

We continue to provide a bowl of porridge regularly, twice per month to more than 250 kids at Rudi Boa Centre and Wat Than slum community. The purpose of the program is to provide breakfast for kids 5 to 16 years old who cannot afford it, to have hope for better conditions in the future when they have good careers. Also, the program aims to promote a good relationship between the community and the centre and warm-hearted attention toward the kids, as well as a good relation¬ship between teachers, staff members and students.

Kids having porridge at Wat Than slum

Volunteers, team leader and staff cooking porridge for the students at Rudi Boa Centre


SING-CAM CENTRE- WAT THAN SLUM COMMUNITY

Inauguration Ceremony!

Sing-Cam Centre was established on October 1, at Wat Than Slum Community, Phnom Penh, where there are more than 60 families and 100 kids are residing for more than a decade. The centre provides free non- educational programs including English, Health and Hygiene, Sport, Art, Dental Check-up, Leadership Training, Khmer Traditional Dancing to kids and teenagers from 5 to 18 years old who are living in miserable conditions without proper nutrition, lack of health and hygiene, illiteracy and little hope. The class last from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm, Monday to Sunday.

Inauguration day at Sing-Cam Centre – Heng Mien (in blue shirt) centre project manager, Jaap Van Dokkum; ACE Program Adviser, Saing Sokchea; ACE Founder; Mr Tan Peng Ann; ACE Board of Advisor, Chann Raksmey; Scial Worker.


There are more than 60 kids and youths are attending the centre regularly. We are expecting more than 100 kids and youths to study at the centre!

Students standing in front of Sing-Cam Centre


A Million Thanks to Our Heroes!

Attitude Centre for Education
Email – attitudeeducation@gmail.com
Website – www.attitudeeducation.com
www.attitudeeducation.blogspot.com
Office – (855) 23 63 22 093
Mobile – (855) 12 367 140/ 17 803 009

Local Address – No 144EF, Street 143,
Boeung Ken Kang III, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Mailing Address – PO Box 2120, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thank You!

We Strive To Achieve More!

SECOND QUARTERLY UPDATE

LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTRE

What A Terrific Youth Survivor Challenge Rabbit Island

ACE has hosted the Youth Survivor Challenge programs since 2009. This year, ACE was invited by New Future for Children Orphanage (NFC) to host three days Youth Survivor Challenge in May for 18 youths on one of the most beautiful islands in Cambodia, Rabbit Island in Kep province.

The program has proven to be one of the best experiences for the kids at NFC. There were Physical, Art and Treasure Hunt challenges. We’ve found out that the kids have learnt a lot from the program, especially leadership skills, time management, team work, sharing and how to have fun!




Promoting Environmental Awareness!

ACE scholarship residents Synoeun, Sotheara and Raksmey participated in the Olympic Day Phnom Penh Half Marathon on 18 June, 2011. This event is organized by National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) in celebration of 117th year anniversary of Olympic Day, to promote friendly environmental awareness in Cambodia as well as around the world. “It’s such an unforgettable experience for me. It just feels amazing to be out there for the first time in my life!” said one of the residents, Raksmey.




ACE Residents And Their Outstanding Academic Results!

ACE scholarship residents have proven that, regardless of where they come from, they can also become one of the high achievers in their classes.




Sam Channak, a third-year Civil Engineering student, has achieved a certificate of academic excellence at his university!
Soun Sotheara was ranked number 6 out of 400 candidates who competed in composing a short novel at the Royal University of Phnom Penh!




Cheng Kimlong and Soth Veth, who are in Grade 3 at American Intercon School, received a C and E grade respectively, despite the fact that they had hardly been to school before and could hardly read and write in Khmer prior to the start of their school this year.

Nob Saroth, a student of Western University majoring in English Literature ranked number 5 in his class.
Heng Mien, a student of Pannasastra University majoring in Environmental Science always gets grade B in his class.




Nov Synoeun, a year 12 student at Pannasastra International School always gets grade A in her class.
ACE congratulates these amazing students!


Sharing Successful Life Stories!

Sambath – Ex-resident from Rudi Boa Center in 2007 who used to be a hopeless and helpless student and involved in a gang has surprisingly changed into a successful person! Sambath is currently working at Phnom Penh Post, which is one of the well-known newspaper publishers in Cambodia! Sambath came to visit ACE Dormitory and Leadership Centre and shared his successful life story with the residents.

OUTREACH PROJECT -
WAT THAN SLUM COMMUNITY

The Rotaract Club of Phnom Penh Metro has been proudly formed with support from the Rotary Club of Phnom Penh Metro. Currently there are 19 members in the club whose ages range between 19 to 23 years old, from the two dormitories ACE and Midway House, a project of Chidbodia origination. The members are all from various slum communities and remote areas in Cambodia. Sotheara Suon, Mien Heng, Rathana Sun and Raksmey Chann have been voted as the club President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary, respectively.




Wat Than slum community is a target area for Rotaract club and ACE outreach program which is about 5minutes walk from the Russia Embassy, Phnom Penh where there are more than 60 families and 100 Kids are living in a miserable condition.

Currently ACE just start outreach program which provide porridge to starving kids, basic health & hygiene and encourage the kids to go back to public school which supervision of one




of ACE social work, Rakmey. ACE will work together with the Rotaract Club of Phnom Penh Metro to expend this project to help the community to be a better place.

WEEKEND TRAINING PROGRAM

The Weekend Training Program at ACE has just been established at the start of this year, but it’s been progressing well. The training courses are charged at affordable prices for participants from various other NGOs. In the second quarter of the year ACE has provided trainings on: Marketing Skills, Administration, Positive Attitude, and Job Seeking Strategy.

On remarkable things, the ACE has associated with Meakea Aphiwath have organized two days International Training on Attitude-The Key to Success which provide by Mr. Tan Peng Ann, a retirement colonel from Singapore. This training sponsored by Park Café, Engle Solution, Singapore, Rotary Club of Phnom Penh and Northline school. There were more than 25 participants from difference sectors and we got more than $400 to go toward the Sing- Cam Porridge for Hope program that implement my ACE and half go to support more than a 1000 kids at Takeo province.







RUDI BOA CENTER –
CHILD PROTECTION AND EDUCATION



De-Worming And The Kids
In April this year, more than 250 kids were provided with Bendazol (de-worming) tablets. The students were clearly instructed on how to use the tablets effectively prior to taking home. We have noticed that some students are too skinny and do not have enough energy due to worms. Now they have changed after using the tablets.

The Way To Be Healthy At An Early Age
The students have set up an active soccer team at the center! The sport program is held every week. The kids are also enthusiastic about their morning exercise. This is a great way for them to stay fit while having fun.




Building Staff Capacity Is A Component of Our Work!

All team leaders and staff members attended the training at the ACE head office on “Effective Personal Development Skills” with Ms. Montha who is currently working as a Local Administration Advisor at UNDP. Participants have gained a lot new knowledge, capacities and experience to apply themselves, such as critical thinking skills, preparing life plans, and knowing their responsibilities to society. They also can build relationships with other people from many different institutions. Our team leaders and staffs also had a chance to attend another two-day training on “Effective Roles and Responsibilities of Administrators” with Mr. Sokhim, who is currently working as HR Manager at Bridges Across Borders Cambodia (BABC).




Youth Training Is A Continuing Process!




Raksmey, Vantha and Sotheara, who are ACE residents and also university students in Social Work, Management and Social Science, respectively, provided and shared their own experiences on: Team Work and Team Building, Study Groups, Counseling Skills, Personal Financial Management and How to Overcome Struggles to the youths at Rudi Boa Center. ACE encourages our youths and gives them inspiration and hope to continue their studies at university by using the money and other resources they can access.


What Would We Do Without Our Volunteers And Team Leaders!

We very much appreciate all the efforts of those who volunteer for us and lead various parts of our programs. We are also congratulation to our previous 5 team leaders at Rudi Boa Centre
who have hired to be part time staffs.




We are also welcome Katie and Joshua from United World College of South East Asia

who have assist with the English classes, basic health & hygiene and other programs. You have brought so much fun and knowledge and experience to our needed children at Rudi Boa Centre. Thanks so much!




Parents’ Meeting Day

There were 34 students’ parents who participated in the meeting. The main goals of the meeting were: to let parents know their childs’ improvement while attending Rudi Boa, to promote the connection with the school, to give some keys to improve students’ studying to their parents, and to promote child protection policies of the center. The meeting was very fun with much contribution from the teachers, and the kids did some performances such as: Roleplay, Comedy, Fashion show, Singing, Fun games and many more. This program is held once every four months to update the parents about their children’s performance at Rudi Boa Center.






SING-CAM PORRIDGE FOR HOPE PROGRAM

ACE provides a bowl of porridge to more than 200 kids at Rudi Boa Center and more than 20 kids at Wat Than slum community! The purpose of the program is to provide breakfast for kids 5-16 years old who cannot afford it, to have hope for better conditions in the future when they have good careers. Also, the program aims to promote a good relationship between the community and the center and warm-hearted attention toward the kids, as well as a good relationship between teachers, staff members and students. This program is held regularly twice per month at Rudi Boa Center and Wat Than Slum community and is sponsored by a group of friends from Singapore through Mr. Tan Peng Ann, who is an advisor of Attitude Centre for Education.

All of the students are grateful to our donors who strive to support this program. Thanks to our friends in Singapore and also to Rudi Boa, ACE staff and team leaders who work hard to facilitate this program!





Pictures of porridge provided to Wat Than community

A Million Thanks to Our Heroes!

Attitude Centre for Education
Email – attitudeeducation@gmail.com
Website – www.attitudeeducation.com
www.attitudeeducation.blogspot.com
Office – (855) 23 63 22 093
Mobile – (855) 12 367 140/ 17 803 009

Local Address – No 144EF, Street 143,
Boeung Ken Kang III, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Mailing Address – PO Box 2120, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thank You!

We Strive To Achieve More!

FIRST QUARTERLY UPDATE

LEADERSHIP TRAINING CENTER

ACE 2nd Year Anniversary–Feb 15th!

ACE started with only 3 scholarship residents in the early of 2009. In two years of operation, there are more than 10 students have been selected to become the scholarship residents at ACE Leadership Training Center (LTC). Also there are more than 300 kids at Relocation site project have been getting the benefits from ACE! To congratulate and share ACE accomplishments, a party was celebrated on February 15th. ACE is committed to stand in a long term to help and serve more underprivileged community across Cambodia!





International Women Right’s Day!


ACE believes in empowering girls and young women as they have a huge impact on their family, community and Cambodia!
On this special event all the girls and women at ACE Leadership Training Center were each gifted with a rose in order to build the friendship, encouraging women to be stronger and becoming the leaders in the society.





Connecting the Student’s Family to LTC





In January a group of ACE scholarship residents visited Sotheara’s family in Kandal Province. It took more than one hour to get there as the road was still under construction though once we got there we felt relaxed and enjoyed the fresh air in the country side. The trip to a resident’s hometown is often done to prolong a good connection between LTC and the resident’s family. Everyone had a lovely lunch with Sotheara’s family before heading back to the LTC in the evening.


LTC Welcomes New Scholarship Residents!








Since the 2011 New Year started there are 4 students have moved in ACE Leadership Training Center.They are Sun Rathana, an accountant student from Kompong Thom province; Heng Mien, Environmental Science student from Siem Reap Province; Chheng Kimlong, an AIS Grade 3 student from relocation site Peace II and Nob Sorath, an English Literature student from Kampong Speu Province. ACE welcomes these 4 potential leaders to the Leadership Training Center!





First Tenpin Bowling at Parkway !


ACE had a special time with Steve, a friend from America! Steve spent his busy time to visit all of our projects both Rudi Boa Relocation Site and Dormitory & Leadership Center. The LTC residents also had a chance to go bowling with Steve before enjoying a lovely dinner at a Lucky Burger. Everyone had a fabulous time! Thank so much to Steve!





Tightening the Partnership!





LTC scholarship residents were all invited to have a party at the Sustainable International Dormitory. The party was celebrated to tightening the friendship between ACE and Sustainable International Organisation especially for the residents to share general ideas on their studies, background, dreams and community development. Everyone had so much fun! Thanks everyone for organizing such a special party!


Our First Camping Trip!





ACE hosted its first camping trip to Bak Keng, in Phnom Penh just prior to Khmer New Year celebration! There were 37 students and staffs took part in the camping trip from various NGOs including Aziza, Youth School, Lakeside, Midway House and other universities. Thank you to those who worked hard on organizing this fabulous camping trip!


ACE Scholarship Residents Have Been Introduced to The Rotaract Group!





Mr. Saing Sokchea, a director of Attitude Centre for Education has become a member of the Rotary Club of Phnom Penh Metro since 2009. Since then he even got a chance to get closer to his community. In March this year, Sokchea spent two days at Battambong province—joining the Pet training with other members from five Rotary clubs in Cambodia. The training was provided by the district 3350, Thailand.

The training was also—shared with all ACE scholarship residents especially the amazing work of Rotaractors around the world. All the residents are interested—and willing to get more involved in the community as they have already been doing the community services for years. This notion was brought to the Rotary meeting last week—the Rotary club of Phnom Penh Metro is in the process of setting up the first Rotaract Group in Cambodia!





WEEKEND TRAINING PROGRAM


ACE has just established another program at the start of this year to give more opportunity to the ACE residents, Rudi Boa’s students and other NGOs. The program called Weekend Training Program. There are seven professional trainers have been selected from a list of more than a hundred applicants to become ACE weekend trainers. Our expert trainers are equipped with over ten years of working experiences in their areas.








They work closely with ACE Training Organizer Team (TO) to distribute many courses at LTC varied from Job searching strategy, Effective Development skill, Attitude Forum–An Extraordinary Life Skill, Interacting Teaching Methodology, Effective Role of Administration in an Organisation, Communication Access to Power, Leadership and Management skill, Fundraising skill, Marketing management, to How to become a small business Planner.





RUDI BOA CENTER – A RELOCATION SITE PROJECT


An Incredible Achievement!


In just two years of operation, Rudi Boa Center (RBC) which is a Relocation site project of ACE, has the students attendance increased from 60 to more than 300! At RBC we provide what the public schools do not provide such as Computer class, Health and Hygiene, Sport, Art, Kid Club, Volunteering program, Team Leader program, and English class from 7am till 7:30pm. Thanks to all our enthusiastic staffs, team leaders and volunteers for your hard work!





It’s Never Too Young to Learn First AID!


A First Aid training was conducted to thirty





students by Sreynut one of the RBC Team Leaders. The students were demonstrated how

Students take turn practicing wound management on each other
to bandage chest injury and cleaning wound. Students enjoyed the training and had so much fun in taking turn to practice what they have learnt on each other.

Keeping Our Teeth Healthy!


More than 300 students at RBC were provided with toothpaste! They were taught to brush teeth in a proper way before handed with toothpaste. This program is part of Health and Hygiene and is done once in three month educating the kids to maintain a healthy lifestyle.








Volunteers and Team Leaders Make a Huge Difference at Rudi Boa!


Vantha, Rudi Boa Project Manager (first on the left) with Rudi Boa staffs and 7 team leaders
We have nine team leaders and two volunteers assisting actively in various program of the Center such as Sport, English class, Computer class, Art, Health and Hygiene. They are volunteering 5 days a week. Thank so much to all the volunteers and team leaders for your actively and enthusiastic involvement at Rudi Boa Center!

Youth Training Program!


Raksmey, one of the LTC scholarship residents and a Social Work student conducted trainings on Communication Skill and Body Language to more than 40 youths at Rudi Boa Center in February. Raksmey is also a volunteer Student Counselor at Rudi Boa, he does the training at least twice a week in relation to Social Work to the staffs, team leaders and students. Thanks so much Raksmey!





Vantha a LTC scholarship resident and Project Manager of Rudi Boa also conducted Positive Thinking to students and staffs. The main purposes of these trainings are to encourage the participants to get rid of some their negative thinking in their daily life and leading themselves to a peaceful lifestyle by start thinking positive. He showed them some tips to practice when they confront any problems or conflicts in with family members or friends. Great work Vantha!





Please Drink Less Dad!


Rudi Boa Center celebrated an event, Disadvantage of Drinking to alert and also inform the community in Peace II to reduce their drinking habit. This event was celebrated due to the notice of high alcohol intake in relation to domestic violence and traffic accident in the community. There were more than two hundred students took part in the event with singing and drama performing around the community. We believe that these kids have a huge impact in their family, community and country!





Rudi Boa students performing around the community

A Million Thanks to Our Heroes!


A million thanks to all our supporters and donators for your hard working, compassion and generosity! You are making a huge impact to the future of the youths and kids in Cambodia! Thank you so much!


Major Supporters


Cambodian Kids Foundation, Bridges Across Borders Cambodia,Chibodia, Chris and Christine Hart,Corrinne Delahunty,Linda and Mark Jackson,Richard, Liz & Debbie Boa, Sheila Porter,Sian Jackson, Suzi & Rafik Mankarious , Steve Heimberg, Tan Peng Ann,Eric Chuk ,United World College


Principal Partners


Bridges Across Borders Cambodia ,New Future for Children,Chibodia, Empowering Youth in Cambodia , Good Will, Meakea Apiwadh Development, Park Café Calmette, Sustainable International School, Westline Development Group, Rotary Club of Phnom Penh Metro





About Us


Attitude Centre for Education (ACE) is a local NGO found in February 2009 by Mr. Saing Sokchea, who is a former dormitory resident and a leadership trainer. He had also has another four years working with other NGOs in the slum in Phnom Penh prior to establishing ACE. Sokchea has always wanted one thing, to make a difference in the lives of many Cambodian people, particularly to empower the younger generation to become well rounded individuals who show compassion and strong leadership skill. After discussions with an Australian NGO the Cambodian Kids Foundation (CKF) the decision was made to establish the Attitude Centre for Education (ACE).


Vision Statement


We believe that the best hope to rebuild Cambodia lies in education by empowering the local young generation.

ACE Programs

Leadership Training Center (LTC)

Where we provide free accommodation, university scholarship, and long term leadership training to unprivileged ambitious university students from various remote provinces across Cambodia.

Rudi Boa Center (RBC):

RBC is an integral component of Attitude Centre for Education (ACE) Child Protection and Education Program. Where we provide free English/Khmer Classes, Art, Basic Heath & Hygiene, Sport, Internship program, leadership and life skill trainings, to more than 300 kids and adults at the relocation site (Peace II), 22 km from Phnom Penh.

The Weekend Training Program:

This is our new program where we provide training to people from difference walk of life on the topics such as: Leadership, Communication, Job Seeking, Interactive Teaching Methodology, Marketing Skill, How to set a small business. The program is run by the seven qualified trainers with many years of experiences in their training areas with the assistance from the ACE scholarship residents.




Thank You!
For Making a Difference in Cambodia!