Mobilizing and Engaging Youth Volunteers

Friday, 17 February 2012

Good Men campaign

Youth Star Cambodia

Outline

o Brief introduction to Youth Star Cambodiao Description of interventionso Targetso Results o Geographic locationso Calendar of implementationo M&Eo Costs

• Using Cambodia’s youths as a resource to address social issues

• Build a culture of good citizenship through volunteerism

• Serve disadvantaged rural communities

Youth Star Cambodia

• Education & Youth Development

• Health Education

• Rural Livelihoods & Income generation

• Good Governance

Areas of work

• 66 volunteers (Kg. Thom, Kg Cham, Prey Veng and Kratie)• Reached 5000 vulnerable children• 50% of beneficiaries are girls• 100% school registration• Active participation in commune councils• 50% less domestic violence

Volunteerism works

Youth leaders taking on domestic violence.

Youth Star’s work

Youth in service to Cambodia

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

Description of the interventions

To facilitate access to education for all at-risk boys and girls in target communities, and to reduce school drop out rates.

To start community conversations about domestic violence and to empower youth and other community members to take steps to prevent gender based violence in their communities.

Targets

The project will be implemented in 3 rural communities within two provinces, Kratie and Prey Veng.

Beneficiaries:

3 Youth Star Volunteers aged 23-30 (approx one is women)

Community youth/Youth club aged 15-24 (approx. 45% are women)

Adults aged 35-50 (approx 35% are women);

Community youth (school drop outs, primary and secondary school students) and community people

3,000 people will be involved in this project

Results

Increased boys’ and girls’ enrollment and retention rates in primary and lower secondary schools in the target communities. Changes in parental attitudes towards boys’ and girls’ education and keeping them in school. A decrease in under-age marriages in the target communities and better enforcement of the marriage law (age requirements) by local officials. Zero tolerance communities empowered to find local solution for preventing domestic violence. Changes in attitudes towards domestic violence and a reduction in domestic violence in target communities.

Location

No. Province District Commune Village

1 Prey VengKampong Trabek Cham Cham

Pras Sdech Lvea Thnout Chros

2 Kratie Chetr Borei Chhong Krang Kor Sang

Annual PlanApplicant: Youth Star Cambodia

Project Title: Mobilize and Engage Youth Volunteers

Activities Year 2012 Year 2013  Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb MarI. Volunteers Recruitment

1.1. Orientation and Assessment                            

II. Training and Campaign 1. Training1.1. Pre-service training to volunteers                            

1.1.1. Volunteers Placement                            

1.1.2. Volunteers conduct community mapping/pre-survey                            

1.2. Training on Gender based Domestic Violence and how to conduct campaign (Vols)                            

1.3. Recall Training for volunteers                            

2. Campaign2.1. Education Campaign                            

2.2 Domestic Violence                            

III. Volunteer Management and Support and Monitoring3.1 Field supervision and monitoring                            

IV. End of Project Evaluation                            

M&E Plan

Monthly and quarterly reports from our volunteers; Six-weekly supervision visits, quarterly field monitoring reports and regular consultation with community partners by program officers; Volunteer end-of-service evaluations; Story of Change Quarterly, six-monthly, and annual reflection reviews by staff and volunteers

Applicant: Youth Star Cambodia Project Title: Mobile and Engage Youth Volunteers

General Category of Expenditures

Requested from PyD (in USD)

Total

Contribution from applicant/s

Total Cost (in USD)

I. Volunteer direct program cost $1,716.00 $1,716.00

II. Volunteer Recruitment $310.50 $310.50

III. Volunteers Placement $353.00 $353.00

IV. Volunteer Management and Support ( Field supervision) $2,803.50 $9,141.50 $11,945.00

V. Training and Community Campaign $5,471.00 $13,263.00 $19,208.00

VI. Monitoring and Evaluation $1,773.00 $0.00 $1,773.00

Total $10,047.50 $24,784.00 $35,305.50

Costs

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