Phnom Penh, 03rd Sep 2013:
Upon the
request from Cambodia and the effectiveness of KOV program, republic of
Korea continually dispatches another 7 volunteers to fulfill their
humanitarian mission for 2 years under facilitation of Korea Overseas
Volunteer Program of Korea International Cooperation Agency-KOICA
Cambodia Office. They arrive in Phnom Penh International Airport at nigh
of 02nd Sep 2013. This is the 41st of KOV volunteer since this program has been established in 2003.
Mr. Lee
Jin Woo, Manager of KOV program said that “This group consists of 7
volunteers who will be officially dispatched to work in 7 different host
organizations such Pursat Provincial Training Center, Cambodia Korean
Cooperation Center in Phnom Penh, University of Battambang and
Department of Education Youth and Sport in 4 provinces such Ratanakiri,
Pursat, Kampot and Takeo. They will contribute their skill such Korean
language education, Tourism, Music Education, Science Education, and
Preschool Education.
From now
on, they will participate in local training program in Phnom Penh for 2
months which included conducting On the Job Training-OJT and doing home
stay with local people. This program focuses on intensive Khmer language
training, attaining necessary information on Cambodian’s life, and
understand socioeconomic, cultural and political situation in Cambodia.
This will help them to easily adapt to their working environment in the
localities during their mission.
KOVs
program provides technical assistance of Korea by dispatching volunteer
to live and work together with local communities in Cambodia and to make
practical contributions to socio-economic development. This program
provides not only human resources but also fulfills significant needs of
host organization following conduct need assessment of volunteer.
Additionally, all KOVs forms a humanitarian team named Soksabay who very
often conducted humanitarian activities such repair the school, provide
medical service to vulnerable people in its target areas that need
their help in weekend and their holiday.
Remarkably,
since 2003 more than 300 KOVs are dispatched through KOICA to work in
significant fields such as Education, Health Care, and Rural Development
and they achieved many remarkable outcomes and impacts. Therefore, with
their skills and mission, KOICA believes that these 7 volunteers as
well as the existing 83 volunteers who are actively working in Cambodia
are playing important role catalysts contributing to Korea’s grant aid
program and assistance for socioeconomic development as well as
enhancing mutual understanding between the two countries, Cambodia-
Korea.
The original article and picture provided by Mr. Sao Dona, Email: saodonainfo@gmail.com
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