JESUIT MISSION IN CAMBODIA ANNUAL REPORT 2014
Contents
Greeting
Greetings in the Lord!
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Greeting
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About Us
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Banteay Prieb
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Rural Project
Our long-running cooperation with Battambang prefecture was
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Special Project
further strengthened by the dispatch over 10 Jesuits and the
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Jesuit Mission Activity
on-going activities of Jesuit Service Cambodia in Battambang.
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Xavier Jesuit School
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Financial Report
In 2014,
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Cooperation with Battambang Prefecture
many big challenges of
In 2014, many big challenges of Jesuit Mission in Cambodia began to take root while others came to fruition.
Jesuit Service Cambodia, for the very first time, commissioned a specialized group of development consultants to conduct an over-all program evaluation and organizational assessment. This gave us a good opportunity to look back and give thanks,
Jesuit Mission in Cambodia
and to look forward with greater vision to plan a brighter future.
began to take root while
The Xavier Jesuit School Project, launched in 2013, saw foundations laid in 2014. The 1st of many schoolbuildings-to-
others came to fruition.
be is now coming up steadily on the 16 hectare property. Also, the ‘Education Mission Leadership Team (EMLT)’ established their activities such as the ‘summer school’ and ‘kindergarten’ in DeiLo village smoothly. For the spiritual and intellectual apostolates, the foundational publications for the Ignatian spiritual direction ministry –The Spiritual Exercises and Autobiography of St. Ignatius– was finally translated to Khmer and published in Cambodia. Given all this, I’m very grateful to you all for the generous support you provide. This makes all our work possible. I see the Lord’s will in your generous support. Thank you very much.
Publisher
Indon Oh
Editor
Daun Jeong
Photo credits
For JSC
Photo courtesy of Daun Jeong
July 2015
Oh In-don Francisco S.J.
Gwanseok Lee
Delegate of the Korean Provincial
Designed by
Zaum Geem
Cambodia Mission
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Jesuit Mission in Cambodia
Jesuit Mission in Cambodia The beginning of the Jesuit mission to Cambodia dates back to 1980. Â From 1980 to 1990, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) was present among Cambodian refugees and displaced persons. They sought safety from the evils and devastation of war in the refugee camps on the Thai border while civil war continued to rage within Cambodia itself. In 1990, JRS signed an agreement with the Cambodian Ministry of Social Action and established an office in Phnom Penh. And it set out as Jesuit Mission to serve the poor of Cambodia. Jesuit Mission seeks to safeguard the rights and the future of the poor. Our desire is to continue to serve the most disadvantaged among the poor.
Jesuit Service Cambodia
The focus is on activities for genuine community development and
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empowerment of the Cambodian people. Our desire is to embrace their
Jesuit Service Cambodia (JSC) is an international non-government organization
suffering and to help restore Cambodian values and ideals distorted by the
(NGO) run by Jesuit Mission in Cambodia. We have been working in education,
many years of conflicts.
infrastructure development, health, and wheelchair since the beginning. The activities of JSC are divided into the Rural program - Metta Karuna - and the Special program. The Special program consists of Banteay Prieb, RDAS program, Ecology program, Ear clinic, Publishing Project, and Light of Mercy Home. JSC are present in 8 places: Phnom Penh, Kampong Thom, Siem Reap, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, and in the bordering provinces of Kampong Speu, Kampong Chnang and Kandal. Banteay Prieb, the vocational school for People with disability is located in Kandal district. Mekong Wheelchair and the office of Rural Development project which works with Farmer Solidarity and Khmer women Association in local communities are within Banteay Prieb compound.
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시엠립
지역 일반 사업
Banteay Prieb
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Centre of Dove
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Banteay Prieb
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Banteay Prieb Centre of Dove Type of disability Polio
67
Leg amputation
19
Club foot
11
Paralysis of lower half of body
5
Dislocation of hip joint
4
Leg length discrepancy
3
Spina Bifida
Activity news 2014 Preparation for Intellectual disabilities course
Employment of a female staff in outreach team
BP conducted workshops for staff regularly as a preparation of course for persons
To help consultation of and support for female students, a female staff was
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with intellectual disabilities. Workshops were mainly about basic understanding
hired in outreach team. The female staff used to volunteer in the center since
Low vision
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of intellectual disabilities and behavior management in order to respond and help
2008. She started to study social welfare at RUPP(Royal University of Phnom
Arm amputation
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students. Also, they visited NGOs related to intellectual disabilities to develop
Penh) in December 2014. With her knowledge and experience of working for
their knowledge from field studies. The decision to expand BP’s service to
PwD, Outreach team’s professionalism is expected to be developed.
Muscle problem
2
Hemiplegia
2
Total
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Students Entered
99
121
15
1~6
50
7~9
36
10~12
20
Age 18~23
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Craft Peace Cafe, which is directly run by BP, has moved to a new place in Phnom Penh Thmey nearby Phnom Penh International Airport. New Craft Peace
of classrooms and production workshops. As a result, it was decided to
cafe is located within 30 minutes drive from BP and 5 minutes walk from Prieb
move phone-repairing classroom to a bigger place. In June, electricity within
So Jesuit community. Craft Peace Cafe remains to be a place where people can
Outreach program
classrooms and the classroom was supplied with new and improved the
find products of BP and enjoy good food, and where can serve as a cultural
equipments. We expect this change will encourage students to be more
place for meetings and exhibitions.
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Financial support for starting their own business Introducing Job opportunities to graduates Referral to more training opportunities Advertising support for the founders
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In factory
8
In Banteay Prieb school
7
In Banteay Prieb workshop
2
In Other’s workshop
Students Finished
In January of 2014, the center conducted an investigation into space efficiency
Employment of Graduates Animal husbandry
Craft Peace Cafe has moved to better place Expending classroom of phone repairing course
Educational Backgraound None
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45 44 55
24~29
50
Others
9
30~35
36
Training
7
Arrange visits from social workers
357
36~41
20
Total
Total
618
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focused on their study with the bigger and better environment.
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Living assistance
✽In Jan to March in 2015
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intellectual disabilities reflects the changing need in Cambodian society.
Adopting new technique in sculpture workshop Preparation of a training farm outside BP
To increase competitiveness of center’s products and meet with customer’s
Starting from May 2014, the preparation of a farm of 6 hectare near BP
taste with variety products, sculpture workshop adopted new technique called
complex has been conducted to provide the graduates more opportunities to
polychromy. Polychromy is a technique to color wooden sculpture with natural
hone their agricultural skills. They began by making an irrigation system needed
lacquer and then decorate with eggshells or sand. Four staff in the sculpture
for growing vegetables and raising livestock. An agriculture teacher and 3
workshop learned this technique for 2 months (May to July) from Angkor
graduates of agriculture course are hired as staff of this outside farm and they
Artwork which is a social enterprise located in Siem reap.
have been working hard during this process of preparing new farm.
Banteay Prieb
You studied special education in Korea.
How were students before they entered
How was it?
Banteay Prieb?
I stayed in Korea from 2008 to 2010. I studied
Most of students just stayed at home without
Korean for one year and special education in
appropriate caring and education. Therefore
Gangnam University for 2 years. It was a combined
some students can’t wear clothes or shower by
bachelor and master’s program so I studied
themselves.
bachelor program during the morning and master program in the afternoon.
When are you happy while working with students with intellectual disabilities?
How’s situation of the area of special
The goal of this program throughout one year
education in Cambodia?
is to help students to be self-caring in daily life.
In Cambodia, there isn’t special education
I’m happy when I see students live happily and
department in universities yet. And there are only
progress.
4 teachers including me who have background
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in special education. There are 3 NGOs including
On the other hand, what are difficulties?
Banteay Prieb which have class for persons with
Banteay Prieb just started intellectual disabilities
intellectual disabilities.
program in this year so it’s very new to everyone here. Therefore, there are not many people who
interview
What is the most important thing
understand what intellectual disabilities are and
while you teach students?
can teach them.
Planning schedule according to each student’s
Phalla
characteristic by observing them is very important.
The teacher of Intellectual disability class
student, we help them to progress.
Through programs which are planned for each
in Banteay Prieb
How many students are there in your class now? There are 6 students and 2 more students will join soon. They learn basic agriculture skills at small
interview
farm outside in the morning when it’s not too hot. In the afternoon, they study Khmer and drawing. When they work in farm, two students stay in one group so that they can help each other.
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Rural Project
지역 일반 사업
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Phnom penh Siem reap Sisophon 시엠립
Kompong thom Battambang
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Rural Project
Phnom Penh Metta Karuna Phnom Penh(MKPP)also covers nearby provinces: Kandal, Kampong Speu and Kampong Chnang. And the main target groups are mainly the most marginalized in the society – the poor and PwD. Social programs were designed to provide resources for a better quality of life through, for example, development
8 8 houses
for 56 people
Penh included projects for teachers, students
16 16 toilets
for 119 people
and those related to the improvement of the educational environment. MKPP’s main project
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in education is the construction, maintenance and administration of what we consider “mini”
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schools and libraries.
4 4 schools repairing for 151 students
1 1 School library for 206 students
11 wells
for 307 people
8 8 family emergency pack for 40 people
Phnom Penh
1 New school for 126 students
of infrastructure including houses, toilets and wells. The education programs in Phnom
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3 3 medical treatment for 3 patients
20 20 librarians were supported
3 3 new local libraries for 328 children
2880 2880 books
for 2142 students
512
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512 school packs
59 scholarships
for 512 students
42 42 Bicycles for 42 students
for poor students
18 18 teachers
were supported
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Rural Project
Siem Reap In Metta Karuna Siem Reap, social programs focus on improving living conditions – building infrastructure such as bridges, roads, access to clean water, (e.g., wells and ponds), and building simple houses for the poor and PwD. Through educational programs, we help students stay in school and improve the learning environment by
14 14 houses for 84 people
and repairing schools when necessary. Especially,
17 17 toilets
for 92 people
we aim to provide school supplies to students in remote villages. For any development project,
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the final decision is made after consulting the villagers and village leaders.
2 New Schools
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300 300 schools trees
26 scholarships for poor students
13 wells
786 for 786 students
for 243 people
81 81 Cows
for 81 families
117 117 Wheelchairs
for 117 people with disabilities
9 9 teachers
were supported
for 518 students
786 School materials
Siem Reap
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for 561 students
providing scholarships, resources such as school supplies, uniforms and bicycles, and by building
2
35 35 rice scholarships for poor children
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154 school uniforms
6 librarians
20 20 Bicycles for 20 students
Siem reap is well known for its tourism so it has a lot of luxurious resorts and shops. But most of the
Sok Eay
local people in Siem reap are poor farmers just like
The facilitator of
There is a mountain called ‘Phnom Kulen’ about
Metta Karuna Siem Reap school project
48km away from the city of Siem Reap. When you
the people in the other cities of Cambodia.
follow the winding path through the trees, you can see the villages hiding in the wood. This year, JSC established a small primary school in one of those villages. Its name is ‘Samrong village’. Before we founded the school, there was a woman who fervently demanded a new school in this village to JSC, and she even donated her own land for the new school building.
154 for 154 students
story
Mrs. Sok Eay(52) has lived growing crops in
“Thanks to JSC, the school was built and now
‘Samrong village’ since 2002. She had lived in a
children can come and study. But at the present
bigger village before but she moved here because
time, the problem is lack of teachers. Only 2
she didn’t have any land to grow. However, this
teachers teach the students in the school. So they
mountain area is the hostile conditions for farmers
can learn only basic khmer language.” This year, 87
to raise rice. So, most of the villagers grow fruits
students attend the school. She said that she wants
or other crop plants. But the most difficult thing
to see every child in this village going to school
for the villagers is its location. Samrong village is
every morning.
surrounded by the wood and all the facilities like
“People are more important than land. Even if we
schools, hospitals or the markets are too far from it.
have land for school, we cannot educate children without teachers. Yes, we are always lacking
“The nearest primary school in this place takes 2
people. So I hope the better road to this village in
hours from here. Notably, when it rains, children
the near future. Then, doctors and teachers will
8100
cannot go to the school because the roads become
come here easily.”
8100 books
week. One day, she suggests building school on the
were supported
for 1397 students
flooded in an instant. So many children give up their study before 3th grade.” She has known JSC’s coordinator Srey Mom who visits the village every land behind her farm.
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Rural Project
Banteay Meanchey
13 13 houses
Banteay Meanchey is the poorest province in Cambodia. The JSC Banteay Meanchey district office is located in Sisophon focus on improving living condition – building infrastructures such as access to clean water, (e.g., ponds), toilets,
for 93 people
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building simple houses for the poor and PwD. We also distribute wheelchairs to PwD and offer repair services for them to enhance their physical mobility. Through educational programs, we help students to stay in school and encourage to
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learn by providing scholarships, resources such as school supplies, uniforms, bicycles, and by building and repairing schools when necessary.
4 toilets
for 22 people
1 1 pond
for 65 people
19 19 Cows bank service
Banteay Meanchey
for 81 families
18,278 $18,278 agriculture loan for 283 farmers
250 School tree planting With 250 students
100 100 school packs
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39 Bicycles
40 40 scholarships
224 224 Health bars
9 9 Medical care
16 16 mobile libraries for 1941 children
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10 librarians were supported
4 4 Librarian training courses for 20 librarians
4 4 times Radio broadcasting about local education
194 194 Wheelchairs
for 4 poors & 5 PwDs
for 194 People with disability
4
4
4 Help packs
4 Crutches
for 21 family members
for 4 people with disability
JSC office in Banteay Meanchey is very active in its education projects. Since 2013, various new education projects have been conceived and established. ‘Children Tree Planting Project’ and ‘Radio Advocacy Project’ are some of projects already established.
Children Tree Planting Project Through this project, children are encouraged to plant trees in their school land. While children take care of the trees planted in groups and observe the trees are growing, they also learn environmental awareness, community spirit, a sense of accomplishment and biological knowledge. In this year, totally 137 trees have been planted by 685 children during 4 times tree planting activities. Everyday, during a break in the class, children in charge of watering rush to the trees. They water
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the trees with inquisitive eyes. Children knows well about the trees they have planted and they take pride of their own trees. When asked, “Why this one is growing slower than the other trees?”, one child answered, “It will become a bigger tree at the end.”
Radio Campaign project JSC office in Banteay Meanchey runs a radio campaign for the community general education through the local radio. In 2014, the campaign was broadcasted 6 times. Each was about ‘mine awareness’, ‘women’ rights’, ‘children’s rights’, ‘environment’, ‘disability’, and ‘human rights’. Our radio program is aired Thursday in Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap and the north of Battambang.
Rural Project
Kompong Thom
5 5 houses
Kompong Thom is the smallest among all of the
for 21 people
JSC branches. Not limited by its size, Kompong Thom office is very active in the distribution of wheelchairs for PwD and is also involved in the Metta Karuna. Our main beneficiaries are PwD because of landmine/UXO accidents. But we did not exclude the very poor and vulnerable people. Since its start in May 2005 by Mr. Vong Thim,
20 20 toilets
and developments, for example, housing, toilet, pond and well; income generating activities through giving loan for small business, cow for work and water pump; education by providing scholarship and bicycle; and wheelchair project for PwD.
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for 15 students
10 10 Bicycles for 10 students
1 1 water pump for 5 people
400
81 81 Wheelchairs for 81 people
172 repairing wheelchairs for 172 people
Income generation microcredit customer
$400 for 4 people
15 15 rice packs
1 1 boat
for 40 people
172
Chith Loch
Income generation loan
for poor families
19 wells
for 228 people
Kompong Thom
15 scholarships
for 80 people
JSC runs the projects for; small infrastructures
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story
25 years ago, one NGO named ‘c-war’ visited
He is taken the loan and moved his shop just across
Kampong Thom and they offered a vocational
the former location. One daughter is selling clothes
education course for the people with disabilities.
and cosmetic products in the same place with
Many attended the course but only some of
him. Ordinarily he talks and laughs a lot but when
them completed all the courses. One ‘mekong
he repairs motorbike, his face is very serious. He
wheelchair’ beneficiary of JSC, Mr. Chith Loch is
takes pride in his work and the customers all say in
one of the graduates of this program who sincerely
chorus that he is reliable. Now he is no longer the
participated. After this program, he enlarged his
victim of war who is in despair but the dignified
small bicycle repair shop to the motorbike repair
member of the community and the proud father in
shop.
the family.
After he lost his legs in the civil war, He was always drunk and depressed. He tried to restore his life with his new shop. Of course it wasn’t easy. But his shop has been well known as a good expert in town. However, last year, the landlord modified the terms of lease. So he had to move the shop. Again, he came to JSC. But he is not the beneficiary that is assisted anymore, now he is accompany with us as a customer of our micro-finance program service.
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Rural Project
Battambang Student Center
interview
Savath(19)
Keathan(15)
The Dream of Students in Battambang Student Center
My name is Savath.
My name is Keathan.
I want to be an English
I want to be an English
teacher in my village. And I
teacher. I think learning
hope that the poor children
is good thing. So I want
in my country can go to
there are more schools and
school and hospital easily
educational places for the
in the future.
students in Cambodia.
Bopha(15)
Saren(18)
because of landmine/UXO accidents. But we did
My name is Bopha.
My name is Saren.
not exclude the very poor and vulnerable people.
In my village, many of
My dream is an IT expert.
Since its start in May 2005 by Mr. Vong Thim,
my friends give up their
I’m interested in computer
JSC runs the projects for; small infrastructures
studies. I wish that they
and science subject. I think
and developments, for example, housing, toilet,
could keep studying. In
our country can be stronger
pond and well; income generating activities
my future, I want to be
through the education.
through giving loan for small business, cow for
a Khmer teacher in my
work and water pump; education by providing
village.
Students in each grade 2014
+
=
82
(As of March 2015)
Kompong Thom is the smallest among all of the JSC branches. Not limited by its size, Kompong Thom office is very active in the distribution of wheelchairs for PwD and is also involved in the Metta Karuna. Our main beneficiaries are PwD
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32
boy student
50
girl student
Grade 12
12
Grade 11
11
Grade 10
6
Grade 9
11
Grade 8
12
Grade 7
12
Grade 6
13
Grade 1-2
9
scholarship and bicycle; and wheelchair project
Battambang Student Center
for PwD.
Srey Pov(15)
Sao leang(15)
My name is Srey Pov.
My name is Sao leang.
My dream is a doctor. In my
I like to be a bank teller.
village, the nearest hospital
I hope there are many
is an hour away. Cambodia
banks in countryside and
needs more hospitals and
the ordinary people in the
doctors. So I have to study
small village can use the
hard.
bank service like loan and saving account.
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Special Project
지역 일반 사업
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Ecology Project Light of Mercy Home RDAS Program 시엠립
Ear clinic Book publishing
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Special Project
Ecology
interview
The leading cause of death in low and middle-
Phan Chanda
income countries is neither malnutrition nor
The Ecology project staff
tuberculosis nor malaria nor HIV/AIDs. What has killed more people than all these is pollution.
The Ecology office is located in the middle of the school building in Banteay Prieb. As you enter,
According to the World Health Organization,
you can see many Cambodian plants and the big fish in river Mekong is decorated. And also one
about 7 million people die every year from air
Cambodian girl will welcome you. Her name is Phan Chanda. She takes charge of the running
pollution. That’s around 19,000 people dying
office and the environmental education in local communities.
every single day. Approximately 90% of these
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people live in Asia, who breathes in the smoke
New ecology nursery
from indoor cooking using wood, charcoal or
By January 2014, the Nursery in the Banteay Prieb
Please introduce yourself.
and be generous. Working with these people is
coal, and from outdoor air pollution caused by
was expanded to more than twice its previous size.
My name is Chanda. I was born in Kampot.
very joyful.
motor vehicles and factories. In the process of
The increase in land was meant to accommodate
I’ve stayed in the house of the Missionaries of
development, the most damaged industry from the endemic environmental destruction is the
the growing of more vegetables.
Do you have something to say to the people
Charity(MC) in Chamchao for 10 years. In 2013,
What is the best thing of this work?
about environment?
when I almost finished my study in Don Bosco
I like this job. This is the work for others, not only
“No plastic!” When I was little, I frequently saw the
primary industry that the livelihood of the local
Project officers’ meeting
school, Fr. Gabriel suggested working in ECOLOGY
for me. I can raise awareness for the importance of
people pack something with the leaves of banana
poor is based upon. With this consideration, the
25-28 March 2014, JSC officers’ meeting was
team to me. I’ve never imagined that I would live
environment. And also, I can gain my experience
tree or the fabric ‘Kroma’. But now the people use
JSC ecology program was
held in Chnok Tru. The group also went to Beong
in BP and work in the field of ecology. Actually,
here. I study about environment and I can get
plastic too much and throw trash everywhere. So I
launched in 2013.
Chma to meet the government environment
when I was young I didn’t know anything about
opportunities to teach people. Especially, I like the
want to say that there are many eco-friendly ways
agencies there to share the progress of
environment. But I liked mountain and sea. In
advocacy activity. Because I can learn more in this
to pack something in Cambodia. And it is more
environmental projects.
Kampot Province, there are mountains and sea. It’s
Q&A process.
beautiful too.
Then, What is the most difficult experience?
What is your dream Chanda?
Planting Trip in 2014
Ecology Project
on a campaign with the local community members.
really beautiful.
The ecology team visited 8 different areas (Prey
How is the working environment with people
‘Prey Lang’ project. ‘Prey Lang’ project is the
My dream is that our team grows up. Then we
Veng, Stung Sen, Prey Lang, Croap, Ang Snoul,
in the office?
campaign to prevent the destruction of the forest
could do more activities to protect environment.
Battambang, Preah Viheah, Siem Reap) to plant
We always work together like a family. This
named ‘Prey Lang’ because of indiscriminate
Plant more trees, study more, do more advocacy
trees during the planting season. On these
atmosphere cannot be imagined in the ordinary
development. At that time, we saw the big forest
activities to the local people.
planting trips, 4421 seedlings were planted.
company. We all together share our responsibilities
was being damaged brutally. The developers
and we all work for all of us in the society. So even
destroyed even the trees that are over 100 years old
if someone makes mistakes, we try to understand
because of money. I felt terrible. So we’ve carried
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Special Project
Light of Mercy Home
Student enrollment 2014
+
Light of Mercy Home (hereinafter LMH) is a
=
36
Deaf
14
Blind
9
Physical disability
6
Vulnerable Children
7
center for children with disabilities (CwD) in Phnom Penh. LMH provides CwD a home and center where they can get education and live together in a community with other children
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boy student
who have similar challenges. Through the nurturing care of the LMH staff, receiving formal
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girl student
Schooling
education and acquiring additional skills, LMH aims to ultimately prepare the children to lead their independent life in the future.
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18
Krousar Thmey
English class Extracurricular activity Breeding flowerpot Craft making
Light of Mercy Home
Formation in community, character, capacity/skill and cultural building through the extra-curricular activities are offered. In addition, education on personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, health-care and domestic tasks are provided for them to develop self-sufficiency.
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General school
2
2
Smile Private of music children education
2 In the centre
1
1
1
Lavalla school
PSE
DDP
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Special Project
RDAS
1st CYCLE
A federation of representatives is established in a town when minimum of 10 people are gathered
RDAS
(Rural Development Ang Snoul)
and then new members can be recruited. These members can make small loads from the federation. We calculate members’ demand
PFSA
amount and loan out the initial finance. The rule is to repay interest rate of 2% after 1 year. The next 2% of the interest rate will become
Group Leaders
The main project of RDAS is managing the
the load funds, which can be self-invested from
community organization to show solidarity to the villagers and support communication within
PFSA. After several years, PFSA will be operated as a credit bank of fully independent resident
Members
communities. RDAS runs the Poor Farmers Solidarity Association (PFSA) and the Khmer Women’s Association (KWA). PFSA has charge of
cooperative society. Among 7,141 households, receive loans directly and 53% from PFSA. Today,
PFSA
a credit association that provides agricultural and rehabilitation loans, assisting farmers to improve
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which use petty loan from RDAS, 47% of them
2nd CYCLE
there are 13 PFSA organizations fully operated independently.
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their life and cultivate community spirit and sense of communal responsibility. In 2014, PFSA
Khmer Women’s Association (KWA) works
consists of 178 groups. The process of micro-
to eradicate literacy for women and children,
finance program through PFSA is as follows.
promotes education for sanitation and provides various other education programs according to from RDAS
need. It consists of 16 women representatives from 15 regions. KWA also maintains the village
3
nd
CYCLE
libraries and the rice banks. KWA has 93 rice banks in 97 villages with 1,293 members. For children
PFSA
in the villages, 3,591 books have been provided to 68 libraries, and school materials(uniforms, school packs, toothbrushes and soaps) have been
RDAS Program
supplied to 33 schools.
from PFSA
from RDAS
JSC runs two ear clinics – one in Phnom Penh
1st visit
1,476
1st visit
1,451
Follow up
1,363
Follow up
1,507
Outreach
3,659
Outreach
304
Total
6,226
Total
3,262
2014 Book List 1
1
2
3
4
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and the other in Battambang. At these clinics, well-trained professional medical staffs treat
Intact
2,699
patients, conduct audiology tests for early
OM
1,322
detection of hearing loss, organize ear surgery in collaboration with surgeons from abroad and offer outreach programs to to advocate proper ear care to villagers.
6,226
OC Surgery
2,478 63
3,262 Battambang
Intact OM OC
2
The nightmare
3
Mummy, Do you love me?
4
A very special friend!
Book publishing
5
Where should I go?
196
6
I will never be afraid of doctors
JSC has been publishing books for children and
1,690
7
The three little sparrow
youth in Cambodia with the aim to instill them
1,376
8
A little girl, the owner of an orange orchard
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The hand that know its mistake
6
Surgery
The disturbing mouse
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8
9
10
16
Phnom Penh 11
12
13
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15
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Special Project
Special Project
Ear clinic
the virtues and values in Cambodian context and culture.They have been distributed to schools,
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We should be good friend
libraries, and NGOs across Cambodia. Moreover,
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Seng’s big belly
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JSC plans to hold workshops to cultivate reading
Nita and school
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Tuek Tuek a tourtle
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A brave little girl
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The Five Chicks
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A little pig wants to go to school
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Map Map Rattana
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The hungry rubbish bins
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The taste of mangoes
trainers in order to establish wider readers in Cambodia.
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Place to Distribute All provinces
JSC
Phnom Penh, Battambang
JSC
Battambang
Catholic comm.
Pursat
Catholic comm.
Room to read Cambodia
All provinces
NGO
EDMD
Phnom Penh
NGO
Bondoskoma
Phnom Penh
NGO
Bokdosokma
Phnom Penh
NGO
Childfund
Phnom Penh
NGO
Theary
Phnom Penh
Personal publisher
Rom Rath
Phnom Penh
Personal publisher
Wei Wei
Phnom Penh
Personal publisher
JS ear clinic Prefecture in Battambang
Ear clinic
Sr.Franny
19 19 books
were published in 2014 Book publishing
JS libraries in Rural offices
Jesuit Mission activity
지역 일반 사업
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Mission Scholarship project 시엠립
Spiritual Apostolate Intellectual Apostolate
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The two types of Sogang scholarships, those directly from the Board and those from the Science professors should be clearly distinguished. The recipients of scholarship supported by Sogang University can get a chance to study
Fr. Ingun
Fr. Ohchang
Fr. Jub
Fr. Taejin
in Sogang University in Korea. For Humanities,
Vision
students will need a high level of Korean language
Jesuit Mission Cambodia envisions a society
In order to format the future leader and scholar
otherwise they will not reap real benefit from the
in Cambodian society, Jesuit Mission offers
scholarships.
special scholarship programs to Cambodian
This year, among three of them, one natural
students. These scholarship programs are in
science student (Mr. Soum Veasna) is studying in
favour of higher education compared with
master course in Sogang University in Seoul, Korea
general scholarship programs of Jesuit Service
since Mar 2015, two humanities-social science
Cambodia Metta Karuna office.
students (Ms. Chan Puthy, Ms.Meng Lida) are studying Korean language in Cambodia as the part
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Spiritual Committee
of scholarship process.
Fr. Ingun kang Accompanying Battambang sister’s novices, Seminarians of ‘Korean Missionary Society’ and he is in charge of Korean Catholic community in Phnom Penh. Fr. Taijin kim Accompanying Providence sister’s novices through
Spiritual accompanying & Seminary Activities
NaeNoam Scholarships
Fr. kyungyong lee
Fr. Totet
marginalized are empowered by integral education; and the people of different religions, inspired by their transformative spirituality, work
church history in Major seminary St. John Mary Vianney
of peace, justice, and ecological harmony in Cambodia and in the world.
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Accompanying Carmellite sister’s novice
Charity, Jesuit scholastics.
for the catholic communities in Cambodia.
is respected and protected; the poor and
together for building the human community
Fr. John mace Accompanying Marynoll sister’s novice, Mission of
leadership and promote the formation of leaders
in which the human dignity of each person
the ‘Ignatian spiritual exercise’ and has been teaching in Phnom Penh.
The NaeNoam Scholarship is established to build
Mission Scholarship project
Spiritual Apostolate
Accompanying Salesian sisters.
Mission The mission of spiritual apostolate is to integrate all aspects of our social, educational and pastoral activities into a spiritual training program which promotes a transformative and interreligious
Now 13 students are studying in Phnom Penh
spirituality, on the basis of dialogue between
getting the benefits of the NaeNoam scholarship.
Ignatian tradition and other religious traditions,
NaeNoam recipients have sharing meeting,
especially the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Its
workshops, training program and retreats. These
main task is to respond creatively to the urgent
activities help the students to grow as responsible men and women.
need of moral and spiritual formation in the
Formation of Two Cambodian Scholastics
church and society in Cambodia. Its goal is to provide an intellectual and spiritual basis of the whole Jesuit mission through the interconnected programs of retreat, research, and action.
Br. Ham Toeun
Jesuit Mission activity
Sogang Scholarships
Br. Damo Chour
Mission Scholarship project
Jesuit Mission activity
Mission Scholarship Program
Inter-religious dialog
activities for the students of Sogang University.
Fr. Taejin Kim
As his mission, Fr. Ingun embarks on the inter-
the MAGIS Cambodia committee prepared The theme for this year was, ‘Simple is Better’.
Fr. Taejin Kim has been teaching ‘Church history’
religious dialogue in Cambodia. Theravada
The Jesuits in Cambodia are exploring spirituality
The group was made up of Khmer and Korean
in the seminary in Phnom Penh. Moreover, he
Buddhism is the established religion in
as a new ministry in and for the Cambodian
university students. There were Khmer language
teaches philosophy at the Royal University in
Cambodia, about 95% of the population are
Church. A Spirituality Committee was established
lessons for the Sogang students, held in the
Phnom Penh. For some years, in order to provide
Buddhist. With his expertise, he gives lectures
in May 2013 to investigate the needs of the
Catholic Church Student Center in Phnom Penh.
reading materials for the seminarians, Fr. Taejin
to and participates and interacts with Buddhist
Cambodia Church in this area and in what ways
There was also a weekend of cultural exchange in
has been translating Catholic publication.
monks in order to initiate dialogue and cultivate
the Society of Jesus can respond to these needs.
Banteay Prieb. While the third and final weekend
In 2010, Fr. Taejin translated [Church history] by
friendship. In 2014, is as in the following,
Fr Oh In-don SJ, the Delegate of the Korean
were held in the floating church of the Chnuk Tru
the German church historian August Franzen
Provincial to the Cambodia Mission, said that
community. Both the Khmer and Korean students
into Khmer. This year, after 3 years of hard
• He participated ‘the 1st Interfaith Dialogue on Religious
with this committee, “we are entering a new
found the activities enriching, with the Korean
work, Fr. Taejin finally finished translation and
Leaders for Peace in ASEAN’ as one of the representatives
phase of serving the Cambodian Church”.
students saying that they will remember and bring
published [Spiritual Exercise and Autobiography]
of Cambodia. The main topic of this forum was about
home with them memories of the generosity and
of St. Ignatius into Khmer language. This is the
“Religious Tolerance”. 6 religious leaders in Cambodia
joy of the poor.
foundational work for the Jesuit spiritual ministry
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in Cambodia. MAGiS Cambodia's members join the Silent retreat
“I would like to say thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to join the silent retreat in Siem Reap. For me it was really fruitful for my life and faith. Thanks for helping me to find out more about myself, to see so much gifts that I have received from God. Thank you very much!”
MAGIS
Director of Catholic Social Communications in Cambodia
• The inter-religious seminar in Battambang - Siem Reap Bob Matt, Sr. Denis, Fr. Jub and Ven. Sivichea lectured
21-23,2014. Four Cambodians were able to
Fr. Ingun Kang came back to Cambodia from
about religious peace to the young people from many
make the retreat. The four retreatants have been
Sri Lanka and England in 2013 after received
countries and various religions.
involved with MAGIS activities in various ways.
Doctorate in Buddhism and Asia Philosophy.
Ms Phon Sonai, who works in Xavier Jesuit School,
He has been teaching [Religious Philosophy] in
has been involved since the beginning of MAGIS
the University of Buddhism in Battambang and
Cambodia in 2007. Mr Ly Sovanna, Director of
from this year, he began to translate the [Oxford
Catholic Social Communications in Cambodia
dictionary of philosophy] in cooperation with the
joined the Solidarity Trip to Korea in 2013, Ms Nob
faculty of Philosophy at the Royal University in
Samnang was one of three delegates to MAGIS
Phnom Penh.
Sogang University students in January.
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district was conducted on October 2014. Fr. Ingun, Mr.
Fr. Ingun Kang S.J.
Phanny participated in the MAGIS program with
Ly Sovana
participated.
at The Reflection Centre in Siem Reap, March
and World Youth Day in Brazil in 2013, and Ms Lin
Intellectual Apostolate
Jesuit Mission activity
Translation/Lecture
During the last three weekends of January 2014,
• On Fr. Ingun’s invitation, the Buddhist monks in Battambang participated to celebrate the ordination of Fr. Roth in Battambang prefectures.
Intellectual Apostolate
Jesuit Mission activity
MAGIS
시엠립
지역 일반 사업
Xavier Jesuit School
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Xavier Jesuit School
Xavier Jesuit School
4 Elements of the Xavier Jesuit School
For over twenty years, Jesuit Service has been servicing the needs of the war-disabled, the displaced and the disadvantaged communities in Cambodia.
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Elementary School Most of Children in Cambodia still leave
Now Jesuit Service would like to focus on
primary school without being able to read
contributing to the improvement of the quality
or write properly. We will provide a simple
of education. In order to achieve this goal, Jesuit
standard primary school with only two
Service will establish four new education projects
classes in each grade in order to allow the
simultaneously. The Xavier Jesuit school project
children develop all their capacities before
is for a compound with a ‘community learning
moving on to middle school.
center’, teacher resource center and later with
Middle/High School Our most significant challenge in the project is to ensure equally high participation rates in middle school education. Jesuit Service intends to provide a simple standard middle school with only two classes per grade to enable the young people to acquire the skills needed to flourish in a modernizing
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society.
elementary, lower and higher secondary schools built near the city of Svay Sisophon in Banteay Meanchey Province. Our school is not only building and running the school. We are also acting as a protector for local children against the corruption of society. We emphasize the education of applied science
Community Learning Center (CLC)
Teacher Training Resource Center (TRC)
We open a Community Learning Center
Cambodian teachers had demonstrated
focusing on the research, the art and physical
in order to serve the needs of young
to improve the quality of education.
education and the practical education.
people in community who lack basic
However many teachers have not been
education. It will offer the supplementary
able to improve or develop their technical
classes for students, the basic literacy
teaching skills owing to overwork and
and health education for community
lack of opportunity. Jesuit Service intends
members.
to create a Centre where teachers will be able to receive technical training courses.
The school will be a hope to children And the children will be a future ahead of us
My name is Thy Liheng. I am eleven years old and I am from Teuk Thla Primary School. Since I have joined in summer school program, I do mathematics much better and also the other subjects. At first my parents did not want me to join this summer school at all because they wanted me to help in the house but I told them that I really wanted to study and it was for free. Finally I got their permission. Every day I showed my parents about what I had learnt and how many stickers I had got each day. I also told them that all of the teachers were good and
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Summer school
Xavier Jesuit School
Xavier Jesuit School
News
On 11th March 2014, the Land Registry Office came
The 1st building is under construction. The aim is to
On 9th and 10th of June, Mr. Mark Kosover (cello) and
they taught well. There are three other primary
to measure on land of 16 hectares.
have everything complete in August 2015.
Ms. Oh Jee-Won (piano) led the fundraising concert
On 10th May 2014, construction work at the access
On the 8th of December 2014, the landfill for the
for our Xavier Jesuit School Project in Phnom Penh and
schools joining with my school in the program
roads began according to the Master plan on the land
future primary school began.
on 3rd of June, in Seoul, Korea.
for the new school project.
“We will teach the children how to live together. So we hope the children deliver happiness to the community though the education of Xavier Jesuit School.”
and we are becoming good friends. I hope I can join again next year. I want to make my parents
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to be proud of me.
Sonai Phon School project manager
Thy Liheng The Summer School student
“We Jesuits always should serve poor
On the 23rd of July 2014 at 11.00 a.m., KingNorodom
Our "Summer School" begins on the 1st of August
On the 1st of December 2014, the Xavier Jesuit School
Sihamoni welcomed members of the Xavier Jesuit
2014 in Teuk Thla middle school in Sisophon,
Project assumed responsibility for the kindergarten
School Team to the Palace for an official audience.
203 grade 6 primary school students participated
school in the poor village of Dey Lo. After two years,
King Sihamoni warmly welcomed and wished the
the "summer school" program until the 11th of
the kindergarten will be handed back to the Parish.
project every success.
September 2014
Indon Oh S.J. Delegate of the mission
Summer school
News
children first.”
Financial Report 2014
Income in 2014 Sources Catholic Institutions and Communities
Amount
% of Total
$179,229.14
9.76%
Type of Expenses
Amount
% of Total
Xavier Jesuit School
$575,960.02
28.64%
People with Disability
$380,395.35
18.92%
Education (through JSC)
$236,144.96
11.74%
Administration
$159,093.44
7.91%
Rural Development
$106,491.52
5.30%
Jesuit's Networks and Institutions
$717,433.49
39.06%
Charitable Agencies, Foundations or Institutions
$329,692.20
17.95%
$82,463.93
4.49%
Health Care
$56,859.74
2.83%
Others
$283,297.72
15.43%
Children Center
$56,350.00
2.80%
Banteay Prieb Production (income)
$374,482.02
20.39%
Environment Desk
$24,031.58
1.19%
Story Books for Children
$20,056.36
1.00%
Banteay Prieb Production (expenses)
$382,115.59
19.00%
Other
$13,548.93
0.67%
Total
$2,011,047.49
100.00%
Private/ Individual
Local Contribution
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Expenses in 2014
Total
$49,221.19
2.68%
$2,015,819.69
100.00%
$2,015,819.69
$2,011,047.49
█ Xavier Jesuit School █ People with Disability █ Catholic Institutions and Communities █ Jesuit's Networks and Institutions █ Charitable Agencies, Foundations or Institutions █ Private/ Individual █ Others █ Banteay Prieb Production (income) █ Local Contribution
█ Education (through JSC) █ Administration █ Rural Development █ Health Care █ Children Center █ Environment Desk █ Story Books for Children █ Banteay Prieb Production (expenses) █ Other
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시엠립
지역 일반 사업
Cooperation with Battambang Prefecture
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A JESUIT MISSION
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THE APOSTOLIC PREFECTURE OF BATTAMBANG
After almost two decades of conflict and
Through the past 14 years, the Battambang
displacement brought about by Pol Pot’s genocidal
Prefecture has shared deeply in this story of
regime, came the long journey home for many of
rebirth. We give thanks for the happiness of
the Khmer people. For most, it was a pilgrimage of
God which has animated, driven and brought
finding the place of one’s roots. For others it was
this story to continuing fruition. We have come
to find land where they could be planted and start
to realize that our common good rests upon the
anew. Coming from the experience of the Jesuit
good formation of our children and youth where
Refugee Service and Jesuit Mission Cambodia,
41.9% of the population is under 15 years old,
“The happiness of God is our Strength!”
Battambang Prefecture took focused its priority on
and 75% is below 25 years old. The year 2014
restoring life after the war by becoming witnesses
saw us tirelessly implementing the shared hopes
to the force of love, mercy and compassion
and aspirations of our communities - our people’s
The Jesuit involvement and leadership in the
coming from God as a force stronger than any
common vision and mission: To journey with
Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang took on a
force of hatred and death. Thus, houses were
wisdom and compassion with children and the
more decisive turn with the installation of Msgr.
rebuilt. Schools started. Hospitals and churches
young, especially of the poorest of the poor,
Kike Figaredo, SJ as the Prefect Apostolic in July
were re-established. Farms were tilled and
and to work tirelessly for their education and their
2, 2000. With the active participation of Jesuit
planted. Gathering places were brought to life.
formation. To work for their future - our future.
priests, brothers, volunteers and partners,
Those in greatest need were cared for. Liturgies
This is our main Strategic Direction.
the accompaniment and service for the
were celebrated and inculturated. And thus
Cambodians took on a deeper root and
were communities reborn. The Catholics in the
commitment in the Church and in Cambodian
Prefecture number to about 8,000 Catholics,
society.
but our works spans beyond the Catholic communities and cater to the needs of the poor,
Battambang
without prejudice to one’s beliefs and religion.
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A JESUIT MISSION
Our 4 Strategic Directions
Education
Leadership formation
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Values Formation
This vision, our hope, spans the development of
1. Access to Basic and Formal Education.
the young in 4 integral aspects: values, education,
2. Agriculture and Rural Development.
faith and leadership abilities. These 4 integral
3. Support to people with disabilities.
aspects therefore make up the four main threads
4. Health.
of our continuing story, the four main components
5. Promotion of Cambodian Arts and Culture
of our mission strategy.
6. Inter-religious dialogue and cooperation. 7. Pastoral Accompaniment.
Faith Formation
Location of Catholic Communities
8. Celebration of the Liturgy and Sacraments.
ANGKOR SECTOR
In Battambang Province Battambang City
In siem Reap Province
Siem Reap City
Chong Knies
Tompung
Ta Hen
Kompong Khleang
Prek Toal
Nikhum
Piek Snaeng
In Banteay Meanchey
Ta Om
Cheatiel
Province
Svay Sisophon
Snoeng
Poipet
Pailin Province
Chomnaom
Khnach Romeas Chrap Viel
Pailin City
TONLE SAP SECTOR
Battambang
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BATTAMBANG SECTOR
KOMPONG THOM SECTOR
In Pursat Province
Pursat City
In Kompong Thom
Kompong Ko
Kompong Luong
Province
Prek Sbau
In Kompong Chhnang
Kompong Chhnang City
Mniev
Province
Kompong Luong
Phnum Phang
Tangkok
Kompong Rothe
CONTACT US
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JSC Email Web
jesecam@gmail.com www.jscambodia.org
Facebook Phone
www.facebook.com/jesuitservicecambodia 855+12 24 21 30 #376, Kouk Khleang Village, Phnom Penh Thmey, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh
Address PO Box
#880, Phnom Penh
Banteay Prieb Email
Facebook Phone
banteayprieb@gmail.com www.facebook.com/banteayprieb 855+17 41 61 68
Trapneg Veng Village, Chhorkchernieng Commune, Angsnoul District, Kandal
Address
Xavier Jesuit School Email Web
xjs.cambodia.director@gmail.com
www.jesuitschoolcam.org 855+78 40 50 92
Phone
Facebook Address PO Box
www.facebook.com/xavier.jesuit.school.cambodia Teuk Thla Commune, Serei Sisophon City, Banteay Meanchey #0133, Serei Sisophon
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Jesuit Mission Cambodia Addresss
JSC PO Box 880, Phnom Penh, Cambobia
Homepage
www.jscambodia.org
jesecam@gmail.com