Archived 2014: Women’s day celebration

Archived 2014: Women’s day celebration

On March 8th 2014, we held a joint women's day celebration with KNWO and WSP. At this celebration, there was debating and the students participated in an event about the important issue of women's rights. The event was held in Karenni Refugee Camp 1. There was about 100 people in attendance. In the future, we hope that, as in the past, our alumni will continue to join with and support our local women's organisations in the future.  ...
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Archived 2013: 4th Advanced Community Management Training Course Graduation

Archived 2013: 4th Advanced Community Management Training Course Graduation

On the 10th December, 2013, we celebrated the International Human rights Day and the graduation ceremony of the 4th Advanced Community Management Training Course at the SDC campus. Before the ceremony, we held competitions for articles, poems, arts and songs related to human rights issues and we held a volleyball competition for the SDC students. During the ceremony around 100 people attended including the parents of the students, some leaders of the CBOs and Camp leaders. During the ceremony, the SDC Coordinator, Aung Sun Myint, gave a speech to the audience about the reasons for the ceremony of the international human rights day and the 4th Advanced Community Management Training Course. Furthermore, SDC advisor, Khu Oo Reh gave a speech of encouragement to the students and to the audience. The Coordinator of Earth Rights Burma, Khin Nar Dar, came from Chiang Mai to give a speech of encouragement to the students and audience too. ...
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Archived 2014: Repairing the campus for new students

Archived 2014: Repairing the campus for new students

Before starting our class the new students had to repair their dormitory and classes because our buildings are made of natural materials such as dry leaves for roofing and bamboo for buildings. Usually, at the beginning of the rainy season, the weather is windy and there is very heavy rain so, we have to prevent the problem of flooding which could damage our buildings in camp. This is one of the challenges of the environment we work in....
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Archived 2012: Basic course 2012 – 2013

Archived 2012: Basic course 2012 – 2013

Basic Training Course 2012-2013 Currently, 30 students are undertaking the basic training course, and will graduate in March 2013.  The current students were selected after the recruitment presentation in February last year, when according to the usual schedule, SDC staff went to community based organizations (CBOs) based in Karenni camps and along the Thai/Burma border such as Karenni High School, Karenni community college (KnCC), Karenni Ever Green (KEG), and Karenni Women Organization (KnWO), and gave presentations about SDC's vision, mission, objectives and activities, and distributed application forms for students to apply to attend the 2012-2013 basic training course. After the recruitment presentation, an entrance test and interview session was held in April 2012 according to SDC procedure. 96 applicants sat the entrance test on 20th April, and after the test, the applicants were interviewed by our staff over two days. Out of the 96 applicants, 30 students were selected, with results announced on 30th April 2012.  On 12th May, 2012, the students...
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