SIHANOUKVILLE: 29 June 2011 -- The Don Bosco
Foundation Cambodia Communication Department, based in
Sihanoukville, is running a blog competition for past pupils
of the Communications and IT Department. The idea has been
developed and promoted by Fr Albeiro Rodas sdb, head of the
Department. He has called it Khmer Window on the World.
With a slightly extended deadline (an
original deadline of 24 June brought in a number of blogs,
but the organisers are hoping for a wider selection),
candidate bloggers have been given a wide range of
categories which they may select from. They include: the
currently running Khmer Rouge Tribunal (keeping memories so
bad things do not come back), Women's Rights (building a
country together), Child Safety (caring for the seeds of the
future nation), Drug Prevention (for a healthy youth),
Farmers' Guide (support for poor farmers and prevention of
disasters), Teachers Board (support for basic teaching in
Cambodia), Ecology (save the earth, save Cambodia), or other
topic tagged with social activity or preventive action.
The plan is to announce the winners on
July 1st at the Second Summit for Don Bosco Social
Communication and Journalism Past Pupils Association to be
held at the Don Bosco Tech School Campus, Sihanoukville.
Although you will not be able to make
much of the Khmer script, and even less so unless your
system is enabled for Asian languages, it may be worth a
look at some of the entries. Fr Rodas has placed links to
the candidates' entries in the school's Facebook page so
visitors can vote on them, but those votes are more likely
to come from locals who know something of the setting - and
the language. Here are some of the entries for your
perusal: Mr
Vibot Ouktep. His blog is about astronomy.
http://vibotxblog.blogspot.com/ Mr Tan Ly. His blog is
about health campaigns. http://lights-side.blogspot.com/ Mr Sotun. His blog is about
journalism. http://khmereduleader.blogspot.com/ Mr Tula Pov. His blog is
about women's right. http://newsdonbosco.blogspot.com/ Mr Han Sory. His blog is
about Poipet children. http://sorypoipet.blogspot.com/ Mr Ouch Sambo. His blog is
about disaster prevention.
http://cambodiadisaster.wordpress.com/
Mr Vibot Ouktep made with his mother, Sihanoukville artist
Mrs Kountea. Although participants are normally allowed to
present just one blog, organisers have accepted this as a
special case for support to a Cambodian female artisit.
http://www.kounteagallery.blogspot.com/
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