Cambodia, Vietnam, GLEN and something more

Pokračuje prihlasovanie na stáže v Afrike a Ázii

2011-12-30T21:21:00.000+01:00

V roku 2012 ponúkame možnosť 4 úspešným uchádzačom zo Slovenska získať praktické skúseností z menej rozvinutých krajín prostredníctvom dobrovoľníckych stáží v Burkina Faso, Guinei, Kamerune a Kirgizsku. Uzávierka on-line prihlášok je 31. januára 2012. Osobné pohovory sa uskutočnia 6. februára v Bratislave.

Zažite stáže programu GLEN v Afrike alebo Ázii

2011-12-23T10:59:00.000+01:00

Slovenské centrum pre komunikáciu a rozvoj, n.o. oficiálne spúšťa nový ročník Multipliers' Training Cycle 2012 zameraný na globálne vzdelávanie, ktorého súčasťou je i trojmesačná dobrovoľnícka stáž vo vybratých menej rozvinutých krajinách Afriky alebo Ázie. V roku 2012 ponúkame možnosť 4 úspešným uchádzačom zo Slovenska po absolvovaní medzinárodných školiacich seminárov vo Francúzsku

Prebieha prihlasovanie do 8. ročníka programu GLEN (Burkina Faso, Gruzínsko a Moldavsko)

2010-12-26T23:25:00.003+01:00

Chcete sa podieľať na zvýšení podnikateľských zručností gruzínskych žien vysídlencov v oblasti cestovného ruchu? Ste ochotný hľadať možnosti podpory moldavského poľnohospodárstva prostredníctvom integrácie rodinných fariem do družstiev? Či lepšie dokážete zaviesť nové udržateľné praktiky v už existujúcom národnom poľnohospodárskom združení v Burkina Faso?

GLEN MAGIC

2008-03-06T15:19:00.004+01:00

As you may have noticed one of the groups of the GLEN 2008 Multipliers' training cycle is called GLEN MAGIC which incorporates all the mystery of Asia and Caucausus. Its five tutors and Lead Facilitators will take care of GLENnies that have been selected for the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Mongolia, Yemen, Cambodia and Vietnam.Before contacting them by mail, the Team

GLEN results

2008-03-06T14:59:00.004+01:00

Although the sudden snow and the strike in Berlin tried to break the plans, we are happy to announce that the future GLENnies have already been selected for the GLEN training cycle 2008 and they will be quite soon contacted by their national GLEN partner organisation.During the last week their tutors have been getting prepared to apply the new GLEN strategy in the upcoming training seminars and

Preselection of candidates

2008-02-08T16:58:00.002+01:00

The deadline to apply for the four GLEN projects selected for the Slovak participants in 2008 is over now and the selected candidates, based on their merits and qualifications, were warmly invited to take part in the interview which also included some development education activities both in English and Slovak. The long-waited meeting took place on 13 February 2008 with all the invited candidates

GLEN Slovakia: Prihlasovanie sa na nové projekty stále prebieha

2008-01-04T13:30:00.003+01:00

GLEN - Global Education Network of Young EuropeansPriebeh programu GLENGLEN projekty pre rok 2008PrihláškyKalendár aktivítKontaktGlobal Education Network of Young EuropeansPrihlasovanie na GLEN projekty pre rok 2008 práve prebieha!!!GLEN - Global Education Network of Young EuropeansGLEN je neziskovou a politicky nezávislou iniciatívou dvanástich organizácii zo starých a nových členských krajín

2008 CIVICUS Youth Assembly

2008-01-03T14:12:00.000+01:00

The CIVICUS Youth Assembly will be held from 16-21 June 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland and will build on the fantastic success of the 2007 Youth Assembly, with a more extensive participation, themed programme and even more delegate places.The Youth Assembly will offer young delegates a program and a space to develop and commit to action internationally. The theme of participation in civil society will

The Best moments in 2007

2007-12-24T13:44:00.002+01:00

A present from Cambodia

2007-12-24T12:55:00.001+01:00

Rath, my colleage from Battambang made a nice present in the Sampeau mountains.He sang up in the hills a very nice Winter song from famous Chinese artists.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Tiger

Fair Trade Workshop in Zazriva

2007-11-26T00:01:00.000+01:00

Teachers in Slovakia have been traditionally the main actors able and committed to passing their knowledge to their students. However recently people are more aware of the fact that changes coming about in one single country affect through regions the entire world.Having this in mind, FAIRTRADE Slovakia organised its second workshop on Fair Trade supported by EuropeAid and co-financed by

Internships in developing countries: GLEN and AIESEC

2007-11-20T17:45:00.001+01:00

On Wednesday November 21, 2007 the Department of International Relations organized a workshop on "Internships in developing countries" whereas I introduced GLEN and my project in Cambodia. Thanks to the feedback from the few participants we had it became clear that GLEN has a lot of benefits and advantages. Tiger's lecture on GLEN and his projectTo address the question of one of the participants

Darinka and Zuzka at my place

2007-10-29T23:47:00.001+01:00

Cambodian chicken curryAt last I am home in Bratislava. All the fun seemed to be over, but not yet. After havingZuzka cooking ricepracticed my culinary skills with my gourmand roommate , I gained courage to invite Darinka and Zuzka to taste some Cambodian food.Darinka cutting carrots...I have to admit that thanks to their help it tasted quite good in the end! You can not even imagine how

My Birthday Party_ Part 1

2007-09-28T12:41:00.001+02:00

My Birthday Party_ Part 2

2007-09-28T12:23:00.001+02:00

Vietnam part II

2007-09-20T15:44:00.000+02:00

The Cao Dai templeThe next day as planned our bus with a tour guide left for Tay Ninh Province, near the borders with Cambodia. The followers of Caodaism served the moon mass in Cao Dai temple built between 1931 and1947. The religion has four symbolic colours: white, blue, red and yellow symbolizing the 4 different religions it is comprised of.The followers of Caodaism at the noon massAfter the

The journey to Vietnam

2007-09-19T15:03:00.000+02:00

I may have never visited Vietnam unless our project had the problems with the extension of our visas for the last month. Hence, the whole last week was devoted to the so called visa extension which I made use of to see at least South Vietnam.On Sunday our bus moved from Phnom Penh to the capital of South Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). The journey was a bit longer lasting 6 hours but

Some differences between Vietnam and Cambodia

2007-09-19T15:01:00.001+02:00

There are certain differences I observed between Vietnam and Cambodia: - Vietnamese are much whiter. When I asked a Vietnamese if he would marry a Cambodian, he shook his hand and said: “They are very dark!”- On the other hand, Cambodians seem to be more friendly and hospitable to me than Vietnamese. Maybe I have the feeling because I was staying in Ho Chi Minh City and not in the countryside.-

The staff meeting and Phnom Penh

2007-09-06T16:47:00.000+02:00

I apologize for making you wait so long. So many things have happened …To start with our 5-month regular staff meeting in the capital Phnom Penh was very tiresome which however resulted in lots of plans what to do in the last half a year of our Asia Urbs Project. During the training Martin and me with our JPA colleagues tried to make the picture of our JPAs: its past, present and future and

Kompong Cham - no tourists at all

2007-09-03T09:51:00.000+02:00

After the VietBodians parted, everything came back to its normal routine. Again working at our JPA in Siem Reap, finalizing the 5-month activity report and preparing the presentation on the past, present and sustainable future of our JPA which we are going to present during our staff meeting in Phnom Penh on Monday.After everything was over I made a deep sigh on Saturday early morning and decided

The training and VIetBodia

2007-08-28T03:24:00.000+02:00

Actually the main reason I was in Battambang besides my travelling desires was the training course on “How to Apply for a Job”. Once again we joined efforts with Martin and the rest of his Battambang staff to do our best and guide our participants on how to write a CV, a cover letter and what to do before, during and after the interview.Our JPA trainees in BattambangAccording to the results from

2007-08-28T03:10:00.000+02:00

Hajni and me at the roots of a mangrove, TaProhmA mangrove along an ancient temple, Ta Prohm

Battambang _ part III

2007-08-23T13:38:00.000+02:00

After a long time of only male company a very beautiful French girl joined my company. We met Emilie, 20, alias Milou who is a dog by chance in some comics, in the White Rose Restaurant. I was complaining loudly to Rath about the soup being without any meat and Emilie was gazing at us and smiling nicely from the table next to us. Being still hungry like a wolf I ordered a big plate of a jackfruit

2007-08-23T13:03:00.001+02:00

Emilie, Rath and me in the restaurant

My second visit to Battambang

2007-08-19T17:37:00.000+02:00

Having finished my contribution to our Siem Reap office’s 5-month regular report and also having sent my GLEN midterm report on the project stay in Cambodia I took a taxi to Battambang. Our next training on 24 August 2007 was approaching so I made up my mind to come earlier and take time to discover all the secrets in Battambang. To keep costs lower, the driver made place for 8 people in the car.

2007-08-19T17:20:00.000+02:00

The temple in the distanceon the stairs of the templethe old temple Wat Ek PhnomThe ruins around the temple

For Darina

2007-08-12T17:02:00.001+02:00

Dear Darinka,I wish all the best to your nameday and hope that you are having a great time at home. Sorry for not having any other picture in my archive, but maybe it will refresh your memory about the wonderful time we spent all in GLENful.Tiger

Angkor? - Not yet

2007-08-04T06:47:00.000+02:00

Phnom Krom MountainWhen I was graduating from my college, early in the morning after the school leaving party our class went to some mountain to see the sunrise. It is a tradition and everyone follows it. Everyone admired the sunrise and got fascinated by it. I was sorry to admit that I missed it. And 6 years after I decided to overcome the past, so I headed to Phnom Krom Mountain to see that

The Chong Kneas Floating Village

2007-08-04T06:00:00.000+02:00

Our Asia Urbs sign welcoming you all to Chong KneasMy motorbike driver was very glad to see me going down the stairs after half an hour so that we could continue our journey to Tonle Sap Lake. Again and again I saw our Asia Urbs sign welcoming everyone to the Chong Kneas Floating Village.I showed my ticket to my future guide in the port and we took a state-owned boat to look around. I had never

A boat trip around Chong Kneas

2007-08-04T05:50:00.000+02:00

The Cambodian Cultural Village in Siem Reap

2007-07-29T08:39:00.000+02:00

At Western Baray in Siem ReapEarly on Sunday Martin left. At last I was alone. When I was tidying my room I got Lihour’s call to come downstairs. Again he took me out to open my blind eyes. This time our first stop was at Western Baray. It was excavated by hand to provide water for the intensive cultivation of lands around Angkor. It is also the main local swimming pool around Siem Reap. As the

Traditional Khmer Scarf Dancing

2007-07-29T07:24:00.001+02:00

The Cambodian Cultural Villages has many things to offer and one of them is the Traditional Khmer Scarf Dancing. Enjoy beautiful girls and handsome guys showing their skills.

The busy week

2007-07-28T08:26:00.000+02:00

Martin and our JPA in Siem ReapIt was hard to start a new week after the seminar in Battambang. But we had to because another training in Siem Reap was waiting for us on July 27. To add on Saturday Martin arrived in Siem Reap and stayed with our JPA till the next weekend.After the worskhop making BBQThe week was full of new information. In the beginning of the week the director of Asia Urbs, Ms.

The training course in Battambang

2007-07-20T17:07:00.000+02:00

MolikaDaraMr. RathMr. SamroeunMr. Samroeun, me and Mr. ReathOn Friday July 20th the JPA in Battambang marked its third successful training course on “How to Apply for a Job”. The tutorial was made up of the tutors from the JPA staffs in Battambang and Siem Reap on one hand and 20 young participants on the other.The large number of participants in Battambang is related

An Official visit to Battambang

2007-07-19T11:05:00.001+02:00

On Thursday our JPA staff from Siem Reap, i.e. Dara, Molika and me received an invitation to join the one-training course on “How to apply for a job” that our colleagues from Battambang were organizing.To get to Battambang which is just next to Siem Reap it took us around four hours. There were 7 of us in the car: the driver with Dara and Molika in front, and me with 3 unknown guests in the back.

On our Way to Battambang

2007-07-19T11:04:00.001+02:00

Battambang is living

2007-07-19T10:05:00.000+02:00

After the brainstorming and updating the flipcharts Mr. Rath showed us around the city. We went to a riverside park where hundreds of people practicing dancing in the open air or watching that dancing. Everybody had fun and I think this service/opportunity could be a good thing in our countries as well.

Cultural and Agrucultural Village in Battambang

2007-07-19T08:02:00.000+02:00

the cotton beaverGetting ready to know the truththe fortune teller and owner of the oldest wooden houseThis is not a statue_Mr. Reath demonstrating how to play the instrumentthe owner of the house treated us with some guavaLater he took us to the Watkor Cultural and Agricultural Village in Battambang. Situated quite close to the Battambang downtown and alongside the Sangker River, the village is

Cultural Villages in Siem Reap

2007-07-18T09:07:00.000+02:00

Accompanyting the working group from the Ministry of TourismA rice field in Rohal Village,Siem ReapA local specialty_a family making wooden oxen carts in Rohal Village,Siem Reapa wooden house in Rohal Village,Siem ReapLake Srah Srong in Khang Choeung Village,Siem Reap ProvinceSiem Reap is mostly famous for its Angkor Wat - the biggest complex of temples in the world. But to admit although I haven

Want to save some money?

2007-07-17T15:44:00.000+02:00

Angkor Thom and BayonAngkor WatMaster Proeung and his Angkor WatThe entrance to Wat Po LankaFor a foreigner to survive in Siem Reap, Cambodia’s heart, 10 dollars are good enough in case you stay in a guesthouse and eat three times in a local modest restaurant or a food stall. But to visit the famous Angkor complex of temples, the biggest of its kind in the whole world, one would need four times

How it rains in Siem Reap

2007-07-17T07:46:00.000+02:00

I have heard someone asking me about the rains in here. For 10 days it was nothing special. But you know life is a change, so today the weather showed its true face. The first part is when rain began when I was still in the office. In three hours I went cycling to eat something in the market, but unfortunately it was not possible to go all that way. So I had a stop in one of the food stalls

Spean Chreav Village – a place the Lonely Planet doesn’t know about

2007-07-16T14:26:00.000+02:00

the Arang Sakor temple missing in the Lonely PlanetSpean Chreav is a place that most people don’t know about. But as for me, I visited it with Lihour on Sunday. So, I am one of the lucky ones. Driving some 15 minutes away on a motorbike, you will find yourself in a place where not many tourists have visited it yet. But it has the potential to improve and grow. The tower-stupasThe stupa-tower

The Siem Reap Crocodile Farm

2007-07-15T14:17:00.001+02:00

In order to distribute our JPA training leaflets we visited with Lihour two of the driving schools on Sunday, where the majority of youngsters usually gathers to learn some theoretical knowledge. After we headed on a motorbike for some other district in Siem Reap. Pictures from that district later. On our way I noticed the crocodile farm, so after he gave me a lift back home I went with my

My housewarming party

2007-07-14T15:47:00.001+02:00

I have heard that it is very cold in Europe. I wish it were cold here as well, otherwise we will share the same destiny as the bananas fried with potatoes that we eat almost every day. Today my colleagues came to visit me and we had a nice afternoon together. The “party” was to start at 15.00pm but I know my colleagues quite well. So at 15.15 I was still lying on my bed when I heard a knock. My

The day when my scholarship ran out

2007-07-12T16:20:00.002+02:00

My new roomHello once again from my own room which I have rent for the rest of the whole period I will stay in Siem Reap till October 6 (and I have paid for it, too).The room is an awesome one. It is 15 meters from my old guesthouse (Sun Rise), so still I am a downtown dweller. It has a big bedroom (maybe 5 Cambodians can sleep there), with a nice working table and a fridge in front.Near it there

JPA: Agency for Information & Jobs

2007-07-10T08:07:00.000+02:00

The JPA Office in Siem ReapJPA: Agency for Information & Jobs is where I work. The agency is supported by the Siem Reap District Administration, The Italian Spoleto City and the German Rhein-Sieg-Kreis commune, co-financed by the European Commission within the project Asia Urbs III, a huge programme which ends in November 2007. They are tackling issues like decentralization of state power and

Discovering Siem Reap II

2007-07-09T14:49:00.000+02:00

The Wat Damnak templeI may have mentioned before that being a “government official”, unlike Cambodians that work from early 7am till late 7pm, I can enjoy the weekends as I wish. So on Sunday I headed for the far-western part of Siem Reap in search of Wat Damnak and its northeastern part to discover the Royal Palace.The Wat Damnak temple, Siem ReapAfter having a full Khmer breakfast in one of the

Where to live, eat and what to visit

2007-07-08T03:18:00.001+02:00

Where to stayFor 2 days already I have been staying in the “Sun Rise” guesthouse. The prices are here, according to me, a bit higher, but it is very secure and fun. The room with an A/C is twice as the one with fan. The toilet paper is asked not to put into the toilet, just to the nearby basket. The landlady speaks English quite well; you can see her mother repairing something all day long. She

from Siem Reap

2007-07-06T09:00:00.001+02:00

Good morning from Siem Reap, Cambodiathe tourist province where the famous Angkor complex is situated in. Do you know what does the name of the city mean? It means that Siem, i.e. Siamese (Thais) were defeated after many years of war with efforts to occupy the most famous and largest Asian empire - The Angkor Empire. But anyway for 100 years till 1907 Siem Reap was under the Thai control.This is

From Bangkok

2007-07-06T06:10:00.001+02:00

Hello,July 6 early in the morning - At last my never ending flight from Vienna to Bangkok has finished. The Austrians made me so angry! I had to throw into the basket the Slovak honey wine (medovina) which I had brought for my boss. It is prohibited to carry any liquid and staff like this in your handbag when leaving the EU. The flight lasted only ten hours during which I managed to watch 4

from Bangkok

2007-07-06T04:00:00.000+02:00

Hello,At last my never ending flight from Vienna to Bangkok has finished. The Austrians made me so angry! I had to throw into the basket the Slovak honey wine (medovina) which I had brought for my boss. It is prohibited to carry any liquid and staff like this in your handbag when leaving the EU. The flight lasted only ten hours during which I managed to watch 4 movies. We were served very tasty

Message to Roody

2007-06-30T16:11:00.001+02:00

Only 5 days left and you will get fresh materials from Cambodia. But so far enjoy the song "Message to Roody".Cheers,Tiger

Prayer to His Holiness Roody

2007-06-28T12:38:00.002+02:00

How many of you have left so far? I think that there is still something I can find in my modest archive.Enjoy your weekend and take care!Tiger

On my way to Werftpfuhl

2007-06-27T15:11:00.003+02:00

Focus Groups in the 2nd Preparation Seminar

2007-06-25T16:59:00.001+02:00

Hello, once again.I just wanted to remind you of the focus groups that we had during the 2nd preparation seminar in Germany. I have been to three of them - 2 of Paddy's about First Aid, Janis's Bloging (chicken one "g" out!) and Basti's & Christina's Photography. They were really great and quite useful. Thanks to all.Dear tandems, in order to help one another within your tandems, I offer you

Paddy's First Aid Quick Show

2007-06-25T16:54:00.002+02:00

Basti's and Martin's Masterpiece

2007-06-25T16:52:00.002+02:00

At last the long waited film

2007-06-22T22:16:00.002+02:00

Hello Glennies, Tuties and LFs!!! There have been rumours that it was raining in Berlin. That’s not a problem. In Bratislava we have storms... Everything is upside-down here. But Anyway yesterday after the storm I managed to take shot of it. Here is the result.... Guess where? It is Bratislava at sunset!!! wow...By the way do you remember the GLEN village we had on Wednesday on June 13 in

The Duck and his friends

2007-06-10T10:31:00.001+02:00

Have I told you that our GLEN DUCK was in hospital for several weeks. I didn't tell you 'cause I was sure that the Duck is too healthy and too strong to recover very quickly. So now he is home with his friends and guess..... The nurse that was taking care of him has agreed to accompany him till the end of their life.... such a love story.The Duck with the nurse (the tallest) and his friends

My T-Shirt and the chopsticks from Andi

2007-06-09T12:08:00.002+02:00

I have already told you about my tutor Andi. He was veryyyyyyy nice at the first preparation seminar in Chvojnica, Slovakia. Except for the chopsticks from Vietnam that were given to all my vietbodia 2007 teammates I was personally presented with a T-shirt of a Tiger logo.My tutor Andi's present for meThe Vietnamese chopsticks- a present from Andi

about the VietBodia 2007 Tutorial

2007-05-25T13:47:00.002+02:00

Hello! I welcome u all to my newly created blog, where u will find almost everything you need about VietBodia, i.e. Vietnam and Cambodia. The information is being compiled on the base of works done by two teams and the tutor: the Cambodian team comprised of:Tiger (Slovakia) - Aleksanyan TigranMartin (Germany) - Stavenhagen MartinSilke (Switzerland) - Humbert Silke Hajni (Hungary) - Kiss

about GLEN 2007

2007-05-25T13:38:00.000+02:00

GLEN which stands for the Global Network of Young Europeans is made up of 12 civic organizations from old and new EU member countries. The Network enables the European youth to experience the aspects of global development on-site and with the acquired skills to raise the awareness about the development issues in Europe. For detailed information click on http://www.glen-europe.org/.The GLEN

Me when I was young and now....

2007-05-20T13:23:00.001+02:00

Brother, me when I was still young and my sisterMe now...