On the way to Community Self Management

Dear All,

I would like to share with you the progress of KCM management committee involving the iREACH activities especially in term of Management. One day workshop among iREACH staffs and Management committee to conduct the SWOT analysis on the daily work of iREACH in community both at Hubs level and HQ. After they finished the SWOT analysis the RC included the problem tree to go indeep of each problem and finding the solution and approach for implement to be better and sustainable. For the report of SWOT analysis of iREACH implementation report we can offer in case of you need it!

Regards,

Dimanche

Some Picture of Children playing with XO

Dear all,

I would like to share with you some picture of children in community playing with XO of some Hubs.




By Mr. Pich Ratha, CF in Pong Ro Hub.




By Mr. Chea Valeak the Technical Assistant, children playing XO at Kamchay Mear Cheung Hub.






By Mr. Chea Valeak the Technical Assistant, children playing XO at Tean Pleung Hub.

Enjoying of XO

Dear all,

How are you doing? Hmm.. sound so quiet from KCM site on this blog because of we too much busy at community level and also some university work which need iREACH to support. But from now on we are back to this blog and now I would share with you all about how XO going on?

On July 21-24, the KCM's project staff included some Management committee members and volunteer from Chea Sim University of Kamchay Mear were attended training on XO laptop by Mr. Phillip. Within 4 days training I found that they're all enjoyed, sharing each other and self explore many thing about XO, especially the members of management committee whom attend this training (you can see in the picture).


After completely trained by Mr. Phillip, also the XO laptop were distribute to all Nine Hubs and HQ for children in community to access and explore about new technology. This is an additional task for our CFs in village hub to manage and support to the childen in community and this also an opportunity for them to improve their management, facilitation skills and self-confindent (build their own responsibility). Each CF has to come and get the XO from HQ and look through everything before take to their hubs (They have meeting to set the rule for XO using for all Hubs, format for recording, responsibility of CF for XO).

On August 3rd, 2009 all Hubs and HQ were input XO for children in community to access and explore after one week registration according to the criteria set by management committee. In KCM we (Project and Management Committee) decided to make input 5 XOs for each hubs based in 8 hubs and 10 Xos for Prey Phlorng hub and one School based in Kamchay Mear Cheung with 20 XOs and the rest is put in HQ. In the picture you can see how children enjoy, explore and share each other.


Regards,

L. Dimanche

SokleapPolicyMainstreaming

Policy Mainstreaming!
On of the strategies for iREACH Kep policy mainstreaming at district level had been taken into account by the 1st ICT workshop had been conducted on August 18, 2009 at HQ. There are 10 district council (DC) members attended the workshop.
It was a short training workshop but it is very useful for policy strategy because members of district council were really joining and exploring new technology such as searching information over the internet and communicating via Skype. One of the district council members had expressed his willing to include iREACH in the 2010 district council plan.
Due to the request from district council members, iREACH Kep will willing to train the-five-secretary of DC in term of gaining ICT skill.

KepCommunityChildrenExploreXOLaptop

Hub based OX laptop education is being exploring and experimenting by Kep community children at the iREACH target area. The program was opened on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 for each hub. There are about 30 children at each come everyday. So totally, there are about 300 children for 10 hubs.
IT IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THIS EVEN!!!
Let see in the next three months how this community children will gain knowledge on XO laptop!!!