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Today, 72 million children in the world are denied the chance to go to school. These children could be our next generation’s leaders, sports stars, doctors and teachers. But they face a lifelong struggle against poverty.

World leaders are gathering before the World Cup final in Cape Town to discuss the global education crisis. Let’s send them a message they can’t ignore, and let them know the real goal is an education for every child:

One GOAL

Thanks!

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Youth Media Network

The WATCH project

3 days training on film making

On the 28th of May till the 30th of May, the TYAP media team held the initial training workshop for the human rights documentary project the WATCH at the Holiday Garden Resort Chiang Mai. In all 16 participants from 5 organizations and 3 university institutions in Chiang Mai attended the 3 day training event. The training concentrated on 2 main ideas: the first being on exploring the participant’s knowledge and experience in regards to Human Rights issues in the north of Thailand, with the second being to train the participants in documentary film making. Participants were given an opportunity to explore the issues in regards to migrant workers, LGBTIQ rights, child rights, rights of people living with HIV and the right to sex education. Moreover the participants were given an opportunity to shoot and edit a short film, made on the hotel grounds

The WATCH project will train 10 participants to be documentary filmmakers on human rights issues in the north of Thailand. 5 youth from universities will join 5 youth members from 5 organizations in Chiang Mai. The 5 organizations that will join the project are TYAP, MPLUS, MAP Foundation, Violet Home and YMCA. In the coming 2 months the 5 groups will make one 15minute film each.

The WATCH project is supported by the Youth Action Fund, OSI Youth and MAP Radio.

Image One The WATCH filmmakers

Youth Leadership Project 2010

Souk Pao Tang Pet Peua Chom Chon Project (Sex Education in the community project)

Norng Peuang Group

On the 23rd of May youth from the youth groups of Norng Peuang organized 1 day training at the local government offices at Norng Peuang Amphur Sarapi. As part of the Souk Pao Tan Pet Peua Chom Chon project, youth taught their peers about Aids, sex education and sexuality. Throughout the day the leaders explored the attitudes of their peers in regards to sexuality, with leaders having conversations with their peers about what LGBTIQ issues exist in the local community. In all there were 29 youth that attended the activities organized by the 9 youth leaders. There was also considerable community support with 35 members from the public attending the training event to learn more about sexuality in the community.

Image Two Youth Leaders from Norng Peuang

Youth leadership Project 2010

Civilian and Human Rights training in Chiang Rai

On the 22nd – 23rd May 2010, TYAP’s youth leadership team headed to Nattipol Resort in Amphur Mae Kam in the province of Chiang Rai to lead activities on Human and Child rights. Apart from learning about such things as child rights, the attending youth were also able to lean about self protection from the local police station from Wing Pa Pao with come police officers demonstrating basic Akido techniques. All of the 43 attending youth participants were from the surrounding villages in Mae Jam and all of the participants were young women aged between 13-17. The local governments of Pa Sak, Sri Cam and Pa Theug as well as the international NGO PLAN international were also involved in the 2 day activities.

Image Three Local police officer talking with youth participants

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