As the Aziza's Place residents get older, they embrace opportunities to step outside and take on new responsibilities. In this month's Courtyard newsletter the eldest AP residents are proud to share their experiences of their completed summer internships. We all saw these six residents return from their workplaces with a sense of purpose and responsibility, a sense of independence and confidence, as they all took on new roles and learned wide-ranging skills relevant to their unique areas of interest.
Another display of initiative and creativity was demonstrated by five AP residents who took up a request to put together a documentary for a local NGO in Phnom Penh. Earlier this year we connected with Attitude Centre for Education (ACE) who provided valuable leadership training courses for Aziza's Place residents. These residents look up to the ACE staff as positive and encouraging role models and were delighted to utilise their skills in film production as a way of giving something in return for their learning from ACE. Read below for further details about their film project.
Other significant news at Aziza's Place is the arrival of a new resident. Navin (Vin) is eight years old, and younger brother to one of our long-time residents Rotha. Vin has settled in quickly and was excited to join in a fieldtrip to Koh Kong in early November. This was a wonderful welcome to the Aziza’s Place family and an occasion to spend quality time with all the AP residents and staff. This trip was a three day adventure to a province of Cambodia where most of the AP children and staff had never been before. We were delighted that previous volunteer Hayley Carter could join us and for the three weeks she came to visit. We welcome Hayley back and in this newsletter say a big thank you to volunteers Raelan Barbosa and Peter Levitan. As with all our volunteers, they both brought unique insights to Aziza’s Place, providing valuable support for the AP staff and children.
Yours Gratefully,
Aziza's Place
Meet the AP residents • See photos of AP's latest activities on Facebook
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Thank you for your generosity in October and November:
Matthias Witzel • Rotary Club of Southport Links
HEROtsc • Hayley Carter's Community of family and work colleagues • Mohammad A Ashur
Michelle Dubyk • Fatma Rufai • Tara Haggiag • Marcela Granados
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