Dhammacarika Youth Camp Project
To facilitate for Cambodian youths to explore their inner potentiality in ethic awareness
and social participation

If you are planning for a day, plant rice
If you are planning for 20 years, plan trees
If you are planning for future generations, plant leaders.

Organizer: Youth Education Buddhist Center (YEBC)
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

1. Name of Project: Dhammacarika Youth Camp Project or Youth Leadership Education

 2. Vision and Mission Statement:

Major Cambodian peoples recognize themselves as Buddhists in which this faith has embraced their spirits, ways of living, culture and thought. Buddhism has played important roles in Cambodian society in the past, present and future. Through the profound teaching of moderation, middle path, self-reliance, mindfulness, ethic-based individuality, compassion, tolerance, non-violence and enlightenment have engaged Cambodian peoples with a standard of progressive spirituality.

Because of decades of civil war and social fragmentation, all social infrastructures have been weakened and many times split apart. Especially, Buddhism which is considered as the main institution and mould of Cambodian society has gradually been deteriorated. During Khmer Rouge regime, those extreme cadres started their expedition by destroying temples, sacred sites, burning scriptures, disrobing and murdering Bhikkhu monks. Definitely, they killed most of the educated figures. When most educated monks have been murdered and inhumanized, the chronic difficulty of national Buddhist education is clearly exhibited. Nowadays, we are lack of effective leaders, study texts and accurate curriculum, essentially, the tools for Bhikkhu monks who are going to take accountability of learning, teaching and spreading the concept of peace, reconciliation and sustainable development.

Seeing these deficits and disadvantages, we are the younger generations of Cambodia have initiated to establish Khmer Youth Education Buddhist Center to embark our journey specifically targeting young monks, students and children to provide them the opportunity to search their inner capacity, leadership, self-awareness and wisdom in order to engage and share with their neighbors and community in a larger scale.

3. Objectives:

Our important objectives are:

1. To provide opportunity to young monks, students and children to explore their inner  potential through meditation and interaction.
2. To enhance and develop them social leadership capacity.
3. To instruct them the awareness of learning sciences equipped with ethical responsibility.
4. To guide them in an appropriate way of transforming their disadvantaged habits and negative thought to become wholesome and positive.
5. To empower them to become good children, good students, good friends, good citizens and good Buddhists.
6. To facilitate for them in learning, practicing, caring and spreading Khmer culture and tradition.
7. To practice the Dhamma in order to pay gratitude to all elders, ancestors and heroes / heroine

 

4. Project duration:  November 25, 2007-November 25, 2008.

5. Target area and target group:

- 47850 students in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

        - High Schools are:

 1-Sysovath High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 7500 students, 3000 are female students

- From November 30, 2007 - December 20, 2007

2-Toul Tom Pong High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 - 8063 students, 3698 are female students

 - From December 25,2008 - January 15, 2008

3-Son Thor Mok High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 -10200 students, 4635 are female students

- From January 20, 2008 - February 15 ,2008

4-Wat Phnom High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 -4500 students, 1600 are female students

- From February 20, 2008 - March 5, 2008

     5-Bak Touk High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 -9500 students, 4800 are female students

- From April 25, 2008 - May 20, 2008

6-Beng Tra Bek High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 -4170 students, 2300 are female students

- From May 25, 2008-June 10, 2008

7-Wat Koh High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 -4318 students, 1885 are female students
 -From November 10, 2008 - November 25, 2008

6. Administrators:

1. Bhikkhu Vodano Sophan    = Consultant of Project (MPS, BA of  MCU)
2. Bhikkhu Vath Vibol                        = Executive Director and President of Project (B,A of MCU)                                             
3. Bhikkhu Phan Jankarona      = Vice-President of Project   (B.A of  BBU)                                            
4. Bhikkhu Thai Choub           = Vice-President of Project (B.A )                                            
5. Bhikkhu Dy Thehoya           =  Director of Communication (B.A of  MCU)
6. Bhikkhu Hiar Kimsan           =  Secretary (B.A of  MCU)

                                           
7. Curriculum and Teaching Process:

1. Dhamma Comprehension Classes

1. Key Dhamma for younger generation that constitutes of Morals, Meditation and Wisdom
2. Background of Lord Buddha and Buddhism
3. Ethics and Behaviors emphasizing on Five Precepts, Five Dhammas; and Five Good Qualities of People.
4. Developing present life through three aspects of Lord Buddha: birth, awakening or enlightenment and passing away.
5. Dhamma teaching in English language.

   2. Practice Classes

1. Chanting Dhamma mantras and undertaking five precepts
2. Training to act appropriately, prostrating methods, and developing polite physical positions.
3. Practicing sitting meditation, walking meditation and expressing loving-kindness as well as compassion.
4. Question, answers and short skits

     3. Social participation

1. Public speech training, effective speech, teamwork and group solution
2. Innovative thought to solve social problems and conflict solution
3. Exchanging and interacting with instructors and participants
4. Orienting them to be aware of cultural, social and natural environment

4. Special closing
1. Reminding them to the virtues of Triple Gem and  Parents

8. Estimate Budget:

Estimated budget for 7 Projects in one year-period is $ 17750 and each project will be unequally paid.

9. Budget Expected from: NGOs, local community and international donors
      
10. Expected results:

1. All participants can have self-discipline and self-reliance
2. All participants can be aware of doing good deeds, avoiding all evil deeds and purifying their mind.
3. All participants can develop themselves to become a good child, good student, good friend, good citizen and good Buddhist.
4. All participants can enhance and empower their capacity of social leadership
5. All participants can learn to develop tolerance, compassion, generosity and non-violence
6. All participants can share and exchange their visions and critical issue to better their community
7. All participants can get involved more and more in protecting environments
8. All participants can contribute their experiences to achieve sustainable development.

11. Responsible persons and Contacts:

                 BANK ACCOUNT TRANSFER
                Name: Youth Education Buddhist Center
                 NO: Branch: ACLEDA Bank Plc.
               #28, Mao Tse Tung Blvd., Songkat Beung Trabek,Khan Chamcarmon,Phnom Penh, Cambodia
                 Swift Code: ACLBKHPP
                 Phone: 855-23-994-444
                 Email: inquiry [@] acledabank.com.kh

 12. Contact

       1/. Bhikkhu Vath Vibol, Executive Director,Tel: (855)12 31 29 08

                 Watt Prasat Bakong, Prasat Bakong district, Siem Reap, Cambodia
            E mail: kyso2005@yahoo.com
                
2/.Bhikkhu Phan Jankarana               Tel: (855)12 68 59 99         
3/.Bhikkhu Maha Thai Choub                      Tel: (855)12 83 15 02        

4/.Bhikkhu Dy Thehoya                     Tel: (855)12 21 01 71       

5/. Bhikkhu Hea Kimsan, Secretary.   Tel: (855)12 96 44 44       
6/. Bhikkhu Maha Douk dom              Tel: (855)12 91 37 24         

 
13. Consultants:

-Preah Bhikkhu Seng Sophan, Tel:1 (403) 23 55 415
        Email: sophan@cambodianyouth.org  

-Dr.Pak Thavin , General Director of Higher Education
       8o Boulevard Preah Norodom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.    
       Tel : (855)-16 345 923   (855)-23 42 87 61, Email: thavinpak@yahoo.com
      
14. Audition:
Youth Education Buddhist Center will be responsible for reporting to donors, and stakeholders.

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15. Attached with Budget planning

1. Sysovath High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 7500 students, 3000 are female students

- From November 30, 2007 - December 20, 2007

Expenditure Budget Sheet                                                   US Dollar Currency

2. Toul Tom Pong High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 - 8063 students,  3698 are female students

 - From December 25, 2008 - January 15, 2008

Expenditure Budget Sheet                                                   US Dollar Currency

3. Son Thor Mok High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 -10200 students, 4635 are female students

- From January 20, 2008-February 15, 2008

Expenditure Budget Sheet                                                   US Dollar Currency

4. Wat Phnom High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 -4500 students, 1600 are female students

- From February 20, 2008 - March 5, 2008

Expenditure Budget Sheet                                                   US Dollar Currency

5. Bak Touk High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 -9500 students, 4800 are female students

- From April 25, 2008 - May 20, 2008

Expenditure Budget Sheet                                                   US Dollar Currency

6. Beng Tra Bek High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
 -4170 students, 2300 are female students

- From May 25, 2008-June 10, 2008

Expenditure Budget Sheet                                                   US Dollar Currency

7. Wat Koh High School, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 -4318 students, 1885 are female students
 -From November 10, 2008 - November 25, 2008
Expenditure Budget Sheet                                                   US Dollar Currency

Grand Total: $48337.62

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