Our Programs

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn”

Benjamin Franklin

Future Focus - Empowering tomorrow's leaders

 

Our flagship life skills and leadership program, Future Focus, prepares Cambodia’s next generation of leaders and problem-solvers. We do this through hands-on learning and real-world experiences, helping to build critical thinking, entrepreneurial skills and the confidence to shape their own futures. 

The eight-month program runs for three hours a week and integrates activities, excursions and volunteering into three core units: self-development; community awareness; global citizenship.

Self-development
The foundation unit lays the groundwork for everything we do. It encourages participants to explore their personal traits, improve communication and plan goals. They learn about teamwork, growth mindset and moving outside of their comfort zones.

Community Awareness
To be a community leader you must know your community. So many of our participants have rarely ventured beyond the familiar territory between home, school and work. This unit focuses on getting to know the community and the various components that drive it. We cover leadership, critical thinking, digital literacy, gender awareness, entreprenurial thinking and go on excursions. 

Global Citizenship
Progressive leaders needs to understand external influences and their impacts on local issues and local communities. We believe it is important for young people to understand how they fit in the world and their responsibilities as global citizens. 

 

Two Cambodian girls looking at a globe. The girls are on the floor with note paper in front of them One has a hand on the globe, the other is leaning on her elbow. Someone out of frame has a hand on the globe.

Future Focus Vision

Three Cambodian youths - two guys and one girl - sitting at a low red table with flip chart paper spread out in front of them. They have markers and notebooks and are huddled together in discussion. They are all wearing aqua green t-shirts. In the background is a book case and art on the walls.

 


Future Focus Vision is a pilot program for our advanced youth, who already have leadership development. This program is designed to increase critical thinking, self-confidence and civic engagement, to bring about greater understanding of community issues and empower young people with the tools to create change.

It is divided into three core learning components: critical thinking; public speaking; and develop a community project.

Throughout the six-month program participants analyse community challenges, speak to people and organisations alreadyir addressing challenges, develop a community project that aims to create impact for the target group and prepare a speech, to be delivered to an audience.

We incorporate guest speakers and site visits to strengthen their understanding and to challenge them to think beyond their own experiences.