Cambodia Service Learning Trip (Jun 2016)
The summer trip to Cambodia from June 2nd to 8th was the 11th service learning trip since 2011. During this 7-day trip, participants visited Who Will Children's Village, Wat Opot Children's Community and Cambodian Children's Fund Centre.
Participants attended pre-trip and joint-trip workshops to prepare for the trip. Through these workshops, participants were able to learn more about activity design and the needs of the Cambodian Children.
On the first day, the team visited the National Museum and went to Central Market to bought daily necessities for donation to Wat Opot and Who Will Village. Starting from day 2, participants conducted teaching programs in various NGOs. In Wat Opot, the team taught the children about dental hygiene, healthy diet and colour wheel. In Who Will Village, the topics were English learning and team building. In Cambodian Children’s Fund, there were four topics, including “Understanding Yourself for Future Planning”, “Critical Soft Skills”, “Social Issues in Our Community” and “Globalization and its impact”. On the final day, the HKUST team also visited the Russian Market, Royal Palace and Genocide museum, furthering their understanding of the Cambodian religion, culture, history, as well as society. It was a perfect way to end the service learning trip to Cambodia.
Last but not least, everyone gained a life-long memory and relationship with each other and the children of Cambodia.
Although participants left Cambodia, they will keep their eyes on its situation. They will share their experiences and learnings to future trip participants. The experience and passion are passed to reinforce the betterment of Cambodian younger generations.
