Vietnam y Camboya tienen una historia de conflictos de siglos. Peter Heyes cuenta lo que algunos jóvenes están haciendo para que su generación acabe con eso.

Iniciativa de IdeM leva esperança a uma região da Ásia

The 2012 NDHR celebration in Edmonton on June 8th was co-sponsored this year by The African Centre and the Native Counselling Services of Alberta.

The event brought together members of the African and Aboriginal communities at a unique cultural celebration of drumming, dance, conversation and food.

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As part of data collection for thedevelopment of the IofC Canada archives, Elaine Gordon spent two weeks in May in Alberta and B.C. and conducted live interviews with severalpioneers of MRA/IofC.

Three churches in North Vancouver joined together to hold aseries of events on the theme of Interfaith Peace Making, using film and dialogue. The first event took place on May 27th when The Imam and the Pastor was screened.
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Peter Heyes, a retired high school teacher from northern Alberta, has participated as facilitator and mentor in 5 Action for Life programs in India and SE Asia. He is also on the Board of Directors of ICA Cambodia (the name of IofC in Cambodia) and made a number of visits to Cambodia over recent years. On 20 May Peter was invited to meet with a group of Cambodians who live in the Calgary area.

Fifty-five young Cambodians and Thais took part in a youth camp in November 2011, part of the Cambodian Thai Exchange Programme, with the purpose of restoring and strengthening the relationship between Cambodia and Thailand. In April 2012 many of the participants met up again, this time in Thailand.

Teng Koytry, uno de los participantes del tercer Campamento Juvenil anual que tuvo lugar en la provincia de Pailin en 2009, organizado por la Asociación Iniciativas de Cambio Camboya (ICA), comparte cómo éste cambió su vida para siempre.

Como continuação do artigo da semana passada sobre o trabalho de IdeM no Camboja, abaixo segue a história de Teng Koytry, um dos participantes do III Acampamento Anual organizado pelo movimento no país, compartilhando como o evento mudou sua vida para sempre.

Teng Koytry, one of the participants of the third annual youth camp which took place in Pailin Province in 2009 and was hosted by Cambodia Initiatives of Change Association (ICA), shares how it changed his life for ever.