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GENDER EQUITY EXPLORATION

Gender equity is one of the biggest issues in the global, we must take the action. My exploration named Change Gender Equity and Change stands for Creating Humanitarian Awareness for the Nesassarary of Gender Equity. Our mission is to raise awareness about global gender issues with a focus on Cambodian society. In order to affect positive change, we must examine the past to transform the future. Through communication, passion, and risk-taking we will investigate various aspects of gender discrimination and inequalities by sharing stories, exchanging knowledge, and interacting with others to create a healthy and constructive dialogue about gender equity.

I learn about the difference between equality and equity. Equality is treating everyone the same. Equality is fairness and it only works when people need the same help. Equity is providing help in order to make them successful. Equity seems to be unfair, but it actually it tries to move everyone as close to the success as possible. But in society, everyone starts at different places and don’t have the same need so equity would be fit in this circumstance. My favorite part of the exploration is to learn about the stereotype. In the society, the stereotype is everywhere and anywhere. The stereotype is people perspective on someone or something. 

Over the past seven weeks, a group of twelve students and two facilitators at Liger Leadership Academy have investigated a variety of topics related to gender as part of an exploration entitled “Gender Equity.” As our final product, we decided to organize a gender summit to raise awareness and create the dialogue about these very important global issues. Our summit will take place over two days, January 27th and 28th and will be conducted in both English and Khmer. We have invited high school age students from around the country to attend this event. Stay tuned for our gallery of student work, photographs, and interviews from the summit.

Our website: http://changeforequity.ligeracademyblog.org/

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KHMER POEM | MOTHER

Things are getting interesting in Khmer Class. I was trying to write poems for the whole the past month (November 2017) because my Khmer teacher said so. I finished four poems and they were about, Banteay Meanchey Province, Perfect Husband, Teacher Sokha (My Khmer Teacher) and about my mother. My favorite one so far is about my mother. I tried to describe every single situation that she had been plus she’s one of my biggest inspirations.

* English Translation Below

ក្ដៅផងហត់ផង                    ធ្វើជារបង                         ឪ្យកូនបានរៀន

អ្នកម៉ែហត់ណាស់                  ព្រមទាំស្រែកឃ្លាន          អ្នកម៉ែមិនហ៊ាន

                                                   ទុក្ខលុយឪ្យកូន

 

អ្នកម៉ែមានគុណ                   ត្រូវរងទុក្ខធ្ងន់                ដោយសាតតែកូន

ខិតខំរកលុយ                        មិនខ្វាល់ថាសូន្យ            ដើមី្បរូកកូន

                                                   ម៉ែមិនចេះហត់

 

អ្នកម៉ែបានឈឺ                      គ្មានអ្នកដឹងលឺ               រងទុក្ខតែឯង

ម៉ែដេកកន្ទេល                      ទុក្ខាចំបែង                     គ្មានអ្នកចាត់តែង

                                                   មកសួរសុខទុក្ខ

 

ចង់ឪ្យកូនល្អ                          ខិតខំត្រដរ                      ទាំងខ្លួននៅឈឺ

មិនឪ្យកូនដឹង                       ម៉ែមានជំងឺ                     សំខាន់នោះគឺ

                                                   កូនល្អដូចគេ

 

ពេលកូនបានដឹង                  កូននឹងខំប្រឹង              មិនឪ្យម៉ែព្រួយ

កូននឹងខិតខំ                         ហើយទាំងលើកស្ទួ          មិនឪ្យម៉ែព្រួយ

                                                     ដោយសារតែកូន

 

កូននឹងតស៊ូរ                            មិនទុកផ្អូមជូ                   ដើម្បីអ្នកថ្លៃ

កូននឹងព្យាយាម                      បញ្ជេញស្នារដៃ                 រាប់រយអត្ថន័យ

                                                       ដើមី្បអ្នកម៉ែ

 

ម៉ែជាស្រីម្នាក់                             ឪ្យកូនជឿជាក់                ខិតសំតស៊ូរ

អ្នកលើកទឹកចិត្ត                      រហូតមិនដូ                        មិនបង់អង់យូ

                                                       ដើមី្បអ្នកម៉ែ

 

កូនត្រូវខំរៀន                            ដើម្បីជាទាន                      បំភ្លឺជីវិត

វាជាអាវុធ                                    ត្រូវរៀនត្រូវគិត                  នេះជាជីវិត

                                                         ខ្លួនទីពឹងខ្លួន

 

ម៉ែបានផ្ដាំថា                               ឪកូនស្រីងា                         បើរៀនមិនចូល

ត្រូវចងចាំទុក្ខ                             កូនជាត្រកូល                     បើរៀនមិនចូល

                                                          ត្រូវគិតដល់ម្ដាយ

 

ឪ្យកូនសំទោស                               នៅរាល់កំហុក                    ដែកកូនបានសាង

កូននឹងលុបលាង                          ឪ្យអស់ពីប្រាណ                  កូននឹងកសាង

                                                            បុណ្យទាន់នៅក្មេង

 

ខ្ញុំសូមអរគុណ                                ដល់អ្នកមានគុណ               ជាធំក្រៃលែង

នៅក្នុងពេលនេះ                           ខ្ញុំសូមសម្ដែង                     យ៉ាងធំក្រៃលែង

                                                           ទឹកចិត្តនាងខ្ញុំ

English version

She’s tired and hot just because to build the education for her children. She’s famishing and her body was drained and she doesn’t want to buy any food for herself because she wants to keep all of that money for her children. 

The women who meant a lot to me and she’s taking all of the pressure just because of her kids. She tries to every single way in every single situation to find cash to support the family. She doesn’t care that her life is about to burst into death.

No one knows that she’s sick, she’s taking another pressure of her sickness. No one knows that she sleeps on the mat and no one is taking care of her. 

She wants her kids to be good like others, therefore she must work harder and harder, even though she sick. 

After I know that I will try harder in school, so she doesn’t have to misgive about me.

My mother is one of the girls, who always believe in me and make me move forward without wasting any of my time.  I will do it because of her.

Study hard is the candle to light up my life and I’m the only person that I can depend on.

My mother used to tell me that if I can’t focus on school, I can think of her because she’s my inspiration.

Dear mother, I am sorry for all of the mistakes I’ve made. I will try to fix it and do good things while I’m young.

I really really want to say thank you to my parents, especially my mother. I’m trying to show what I mean from the inside of me by this poem.

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MATH

Sometimes I feel like I like math and sometimes I don’t and I don’t know why too. I learn math by using books and websites. I try to do a lot of math works so I could say that math is my passion, but it takes so long, nevertheless I’m in the process of it. Currently (2017 – 2018) I study dimensions math common core 7B book and my favorite chapters is linear graphs and inequalities. Basically, is you are solving for the variable (x).

Examples: Emilio can buy x books at $5 each with $26. Then the total cost of the books bought must not exceed $26. Thus $3x is less than $26. Mathematically we write

5x < 26

we call “3x < 26” an inequality. It is a linear inequality with one variable x. all values of x that satisfy the inequality are called the solutions of the inequality. 

What are the values of x that will satisfy the above inequality? By inspection, 

5 x 1 = 5 < 26, 5 x 2 = 10 < 26, 5 x 3 = 15 < 26, 5 x 4 = 20 < 26, 5 x 5 = 25 < 26, 5 x 6 = 30 > 26

Therefore, x 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are solutions of the inequality 5x < 26 but x = 6 is not a solution.

So Emilio can buy either 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 books.

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PCHUM BEN DAY

In Khmer Literacy, I am studying listening, writing, speaking and reading skills in the Khmer language. In this class, we also learn about Cambodian culture. My most favorite part of the Khmer Literacy is when the teacher told me to do research about Pchum Ben Day. Pchum Ben means people gather together in a meeting or a pile of round sticky rice (size about your big toe). The goal of Pchum Ben is to bring food and bless the good luck to people who already pass out. People in the family also make Num Orn Sorm (Cambodian sticky rice cake)  for eating and taking to the pagoda for monks and relative already pass away. The event is happening for 15 days from first of October to 15th of October. 

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ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

In the Ecosystem Services and Climate Change Exploration, we worked with Song Saa Foundation to focus on three main areas: organic gardening, lightning prevention and protection and a fish population survey. We went to two different communities on Koh Rong which is located, offshore of Preah Sihanouk province, to do a workshop and conduct a fish population survey. The data will be analyzed to see which fish species are being depleted, according to the elders.  The workshop focused on safety from lightning since lightning is increasing with climate change. We also spent an afternoon building a fence at Sala Song Saa and prepared for an organic garden for Prek Svay community. Moreover, we distributed over a hundred water filters to the community at Prek Svay. Lastly, we snorkeled over coral reefs, through seagrass beds, and with bioluminescence. Thank you to Palm Beach Resort for providing us camping space, and providing us a night boat ride to swim with the bioluminescence.

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PHNOM PENH YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

This is a really brand new social study for me to do. I have an opportunity to work with International School Phnom Penh’s students (ISPP). We are planning for Phnom Penh Youth Film Festival (PPYFF) to make it happen. The goal of PPYFF is to promote creative storytelling and teamwork, help kids learn the many skills involved in filmmaking, and to plant the seeds that will grow into the future of the Cambodian film industry. So far we’ve done on making website, posting on social media and stick flyers around schools. The event will be happening on Friday, March 30th for the annual PPYFF event! More than three dozen student films will be premiered and celebrated at ISPP’s world-class Black Box Theatre. Watch the films, meet the filmmakers, and stay for the award ceremony! Awards will be given to the best picture, director, screenplay, cinematography, editing, and best actor. We hope to see you there! We hope that there’s a lot of people will join the PPYFF competition and we also hope that there’s a lot of audiences come and support the event and the filmmaker. 

Check our website https://ppyff.weebly.com/

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MIXED GAMES

I’ve been running after school extension (ASE) twice a year now. I lead this ASE once a week for seven weeks. In particular, there’s a couple of kids (5-8 kids) would like to join this ASE, we play jump ropes, hula hoop and most importantly Khmer game. I’m a girl who grew up to be teenagers, I still love kids and enjoy my life as a kid, think young. While we are playing all of those games I feel like I’m so excited to play and have fun with them. They reminded me a lot of my childhood, they make me miss my hometown and my old friends.

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CHANGING CAMBODIA

As I observe  Cambodia today is developing, with factories, construction, education, transportation, tourism, forestation and etc. You can’t imagine how fast things are changing, from uneducated to educated society. It’s almost impossible to believe. If you want to change something or someone you have to change yourself first. From 2016 to 2017 I believed in myself that I have the agency to change Cambodia.

From the beginning of the year, one of my exploration was Iron Deficiency, which is we learn about anemia. Anemia is a type of condition when you have low red blood cells. We went to Siem Reap to teach students and villagers about anemia and Lucky Iron Fish. We also cooperate with Lucky Iron Fish Company. We helped to allocate the Lucking Iron Fish to each villager, who came to listen to our presentation about anemia and Lucky Iron Fish. By this exploration, I helped to transition Cambodia by distributing my knowledge to others villagers and technique how to live healthier. In 2017 I involved of making Climate Change Board Game for Cambodian students. The board game teaches students to understand about climate change, the impact of climate, how to prevent the climate change. As the result we want them to passionately understand how human activity affected to climate. The main problem caused climate change was their tons and tons of CO2 are releasing in the air. I helped to change Cambodia by teaching others students of the impact of climate change, so they also can teach other people to make a change.

One of my favorite explorations of the year was Ecosystem Services and Climate Change. We went to Koh Rong Island to do the survey about the six most eaten fish. The main purpose of the survey was to know the decreasing/increasing in a population of the 6 most eaten fish species in both villages. The 6 species are Sphyraenidae, Lethrinus, Gymnocranius, Carangidae, Snappers, and Groupers. Not just that, we also help Song Saa Foundation to distribute water filter one per family. The advantages of using water filter are they don’t have to spend their time to boil the water and spend the money on the wood to burn. Additionally, we also teach them how to prevent from the lightning by doing the lighting play that we prepared from school

To illuminate the idea of my changing Cambodia this year. I’m so proud of myself, even though I made a change a mini changed in Cambodia for the past 1 year, but I’m so appreciative about myself and I don’t care how it means to other people, but it means a lot to me. To end my conclusion I will keep making a change in Cambodia for the rest of the time that I have.

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NARRATIVE ESSAY

In English literacy, there’s one of the assignments that we need to write an essay about coming of age and I picked to write about what changed me the most. I wrote about how haters around me changed my life. To be specific I met a lot of friends, don’t call them friends. I met a lot of people that treat me like a dirt beneath their feet and using me as their advantages. All of the people should deserve respects, no matter they are white, black, tall, short, skinny, fat or whatever they all have the same rights as we do. I could say that this is one of my most things to do in English literacy class.

 

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COOKING

It’s not that difficult for me to cook because most of the kids that live in the rural area know how to cook, but it turns out that it’s really difficult for me to cook in my apartments because most of the time we cook western food. Well, I have a lifesaver “COOKBOOK!!” Cookbook teaches me how to cook many different types of food, especially food that really rare in my hometown. I have a lot of opportunities to learn how to cook new foods with my roommates and use a lot of fancy items and using oven is one of the example. So far my favorite food to cook is morning glory sour soup, it’s one of the Khmer traditional food. This soup is really special to me because my grandmother is the one who teaches me how to make it.