18 KOVs Dispatched To Work in Cambodia

18 KOVs Dispatched To Work in Cambodia

This article was distributed by Ms. Pen Vuthyda, 

Program Officer (Korea Overseas Programs), 

KOICA Cambodia Office

Email: thydakoica@gmail.com

Phnom Penh, April 20, 2011: 18 Korea Overseas Volunteers dispatched to work in some of provinces in Cambodia such as Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Koh Kong, Takeo, Preah Sihanouk, Ratanakiri, and Mondulkiri. In recently, they are joining in Country training for 2 months in Phnom Penh such as study Khmer language, Khmer cooking, Khmer history and traditional. After this 2 months training, they will play role as human resource assistants to requesting institutions of the government of Cambodia for 2 years from 2011 to 2013.

For the year of 2011, this is the first group of KOVs who are sent to work in different sector like health, arts, Korean language education, and rural development. As we already know, Korea Overseas Volunteers (KOVs) is a program of the government of The Republic of Korean, through which Korean nationals have been sending to partner countries to share expertise, knowledge, and experience in various sectors in order to make practical contributions to their socio-economic development. Since the start of KOVs program in Cambodia in 2003, 272 KOVs, including these 18 volunteers, were dispatched to several government institutions in such field as education, health, rural development, information & communication technology, arts, agriculture, tourism so on and so forth. With their skills and mission, the 18 volunteers as well as the existing volunteers who are working actively in Cambodia are playing role as the important catalysts who are contributing to Korea's grant aid program and assistances for socio-economic development in Cambodia through encouraging the exchange of human resources and strengthening the impact of Korea's foreign aid, as well as enhancing mutual understanding between the two countries.