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Top: Eldest AP Boys on the balcony of
their new residence, with House Manager
Mom Phat.
Bottom: Eldest AP Girls relaxed in their
new housing next door to Aziza's Place.
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Significant and exciting changes for the eldest AP residents have been on the horizon for some time and early May saw these planned changes put into action. Consistent with our Vision: Aziza’s Place children to develop into responsible adults with the life skills to become productive citizens of their community, economically self-sufficient and socially empowered, we undertook a major initiative to help prepare them to eventually live on their own, fully equipped with the necessary skills required to do so. The primary objective is to offer an environment where our eldest residents can develop greater independence, more responsibility for their well-being, while remaining accountable to Aziza’s Place guidelines within the framework of their peer group.
The first group to move were our five eldest boys (all of whom are 16 and older) who took up residence in a separate house located on the same street as Aziza’s Place but two blocks down. Mom Phat will take on the role of live-in House Manager, supervising the boys in their new residence. The four eldest girls (all 15 and older) moved to the small apartment rented next door to Aziza’s Place that had served as the volunteer flat for the past four years. The AP teenagers were all excited about the moves and set about to transform their respective living spaces with their personal stamp. Cheng says "The new house is perfect! It's bigger, it's quiet, and I'm excited about the new things like cooking, that we will learn to do ourselves." Chiev said "We have already made our own schedules and plans for cleaning and working together." Sreypov and Ny said about their new place "It's nice to have more freedom. It's quiet without the younger girls, and much bigger than our old room!".
We are excited to see our AP teenagers grow and mature into young adults. New housing will give these residents (most of whom have been with AP for five years) the opportunity to act independently while still adhering to AP rules and oversight. With the eldest residents moving to new housing, space is also opened up for new, younger children to enter Aziza’s Place. This new transition will eventually impact all AP residents, current and future, in their preparation for departing Aziza's Place as confident, responsible and self-sufficient young adults.
The first group to move were our five eldest boys (all of whom are 16 and older) who took up residence in a separate house located on the same street as Aziza’s Place but two blocks down. Mom Phat will take on the role of live-in House Manager, supervising the boys in their new residence. The four eldest girls (all 15 and older) moved to the small apartment rented next door to Aziza’s Place that had served as the volunteer flat for the past four years. The AP teenagers were all excited about the moves and set about to transform their respective living spaces with their personal stamp. Cheng says "The new house is perfect! It's bigger, it's quiet, and I'm excited about the new things like cooking, that we will learn to do ourselves." Chiev said "We have already made our own schedules and plans for cleaning and working together." Sreypov and Ny said about their new place "It's nice to have more freedom. It's quiet without the younger girls, and much bigger than our old room!".
We are excited to see our AP teenagers grow and mature into young adults. New housing will give these residents (most of whom have been with AP for five years) the opportunity to act independently while still adhering to AP rules and oversight. With the eldest residents moving to new housing, space is also opened up for new, younger children to enter Aziza’s Place. This new transition will eventually impact all AP residents, current and future, in their preparation for departing Aziza's Place as confident, responsible and self-sufficient young adults.
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