Day 1

Opening Ceremony:
Sunday, 14 September2007 is the first day of opening ceremony of national youth conference was organized by Youth Council of Cambodia(YCC) at Golden Sand Hotel and supported by Forum Syd,LSU, USAID,and IRI which participated by hundred of youth networks, representatives from YCC member organizations, YCC program staff, resource persons, and extinguished guests.
The opening ceremony started with the program,self-introduction, national anthem, and self -introduction from Donors,Guest Speakers,YCC staff, provincial youth networks and Youth Leadership challenge contestants. and also followed by welcoming remarks from:

1.Mr. Tep Bunnarith, Representative of YCC
Board of Director and Executive Director(CEPA)










2.Mr. John Willis, Resident country
director of International Republican Institute(IRI)










3.Ms.Vong Socheata,Project Management Specialist
(Democracy and Governance Units) of USAID










4.Ms.Lena Kjellberg, Organizational
Development and Youth Policy(LSU)











In order to be more aware of YCC works,all ycc provincial representatives from 12 target areas share their experiences,success story, and lesson-learned,regarding YCC works and impacts from the whole year.They notified the importance of youth participation in social works and the involvment of youth networks in local level for the positive change in their community.



Beyond that,Ms Mao Pouthyroth,Program Coordinator of Youth Council of Cambodia(YCC) presented YCC mission,programs and its activities with youths in order to enhance and strengthen democracy in community level,especially involve more with young people in human right,gender, and democracy process.




Breakout Workshops:
The conference divided participants into 3 simultaneous breakout workshops and the participants are free to choose any one of them at their preference.The topics of the breakout workshops include: 1). Article Writing which facilitated by Mr. Touch Sinouern, Kampuchea Newpaper, 2). Debate which facilitated by Mr. Mean Lux, Program Officer (IRI), and 3). Leadership which facilitated by Mr. Soth Nimol, Youth Officer(UN).