Don Bosco Center Kep: Bridging the Mountains to the Seas

Where a perfect combination of relaxing and exciting facilities of formation slant rolls as one

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New Challenges, New Responses Programs

KEP CITY is situated on the Southeast of Kampot Province. Until 1960 KEP was Cambodia’s “beach town”, sporting cozy ocean side French villas. Today, those villas are in ruins and the town is now known for “seafood” especially “CRABS” rather than for its “beaches”. In fact, people call KEP the “lost beach city of Cambodia”. But like other Cambodian tourist destinations new rapid changes are coming and surely

Don Bosco Center Kep City

Bridging the mountains to the seas

will be changing. Special care for children and young people in difficulty has always been a constant salesian commitment. Therefore, where there are specific works in the field of youth problems, the salesians must offer to youngsters in difficulty concrete responses within the process of integral growth. In Cambodia Salesians try to find creative solutions within the context of works for street children and out-of-school youth, HIV/AIDS orphans, an alternative service for children without access to schooling, in short involvement in organisms of human advancement, the salesian term calls it- SPECIAL EDUCATION! The impacts are: increased coverage of children and young people to education and employable vocational skills training, improved social conditions of the group targets; solidarity towards sustainable social progress and economic growth of the locality and youth activities – seminars, retreats, week-ends meetings spirituality days, vocational programs, walk rally activities etc. – all for the integral formation of children and youth.

Initially funded by the Sioch Group (Hengelo, Netherlands) and the Dutch Government the “soft opening” was held on 1^st of November 2005 in the presence of the donors and Mr. Nguon Bian, Director of the Department of Education, Youth and Sports, Kep City.

Prior to that “red-letter date”, important years and events are as follows:

12^th June 2001- “Project Don Bosco Hantrans School”, a Sewing School, was approved by the provincial and his council.

28^th May 2004- “Project Youth Camp” was approved by the provincial and his council.

1^st November 2004- Construction of Project Youth Camp starts.

1^st November 2005- “Soft Opening Ceremony” of Don Bosco Center Kep in the presence of the Dutch Donors and Local Government Officials.

8^th December 2005- Blessing of the “Children’ Homes” were officiated by Fr. Dheparat Pitisant.

Don Bosco Center Kep

Phum Thmey, Sangkat Prey Thom

Khan Kep, Kep City

Kingdom of Cambodia
 

POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

1. Objective of the Center

Don Bosco Center Kep is a ministry in order to offer:

• VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH - a place and facilities for skills training in Dressmaking (HATRANS SCHOOL).

• CHILDREN AND YOUTH - a place and facilities for meetings, seminars, camps, Walk Rally Activities and youth group experiences activity with formation slant (CHILDREN’S HOME).

• BASIC EDUCATION CHOLARSHIPS- offer opportunities to poor children to go to schools and receive education (CHILDREN FUND).

• RELIGIOUS AND ADULTS - A place for retreat, recollection rest and recreation for small groups of adults. (FORMATORS’ HOME).

2. Contact Address and Reservation (Advanced Booking is a must!)

School Director

Don Bosco Phnom Penh Thmey Campus

(Tel. 023-367050 023-219680 Fax 023- 219986)

leo8asdb@yahoo.com

3. Reconfirmation/ Cancellation of Reservation

Don Bosco Center Kep Supervisor

Mobile 012-29-28-53 (Khru Vanny)

4. Facilities/ Services:

   1. RETREAT HOUSE

   2. YOUTH CAMP

• Accommodation by Dormitory Arrangement: Boys’ Dormitory and Girls’ Dormitory. Each dormitory can accommodate as many as 150 children/youth with a separate room for assistants (5 people).

• Time for Check in/out: Check in by 11.00 am until 1.00 pm of the following day is considered ONE FULL DAY.

• Food Service

  • The center will arrange the food for three meals with two (2) kinds of dish

  • For self cooking, the center has materials and utensils for rent. We also charge for the gas.

  • There is an annex room to the kitchen for your own cook for accommodation (if needed).

  • The multi purpose meeting hall serves as the refectory.

• Audio-visual Equipment

The center provides general audio visual equipment for big groups that are simple and practical. Therefore, we provide:

1. One set of amplifier, two microphones and one radio/tape cassette

2. Poster boards and White Board (provide your own white board pens.

3. Sports fields and the beaches

• NOTE: the rate for payment is arranged by mutual agreement with the management

4. Practical Guidelines

   1. Any group must have at least one adult leader (religious, teacher or facilitator) to assist the orderly keeping of the place and the proper discipline of the group. Religious may use the “Formators’ Home” for special request stated in the application form for their accommodation.

   2. No guns, dangerous weapons, liquor and drugs are allowed in the premises of the center

   3. Respect people around. Decrease volume of the sound at night and all activities must normally stop by 10.00 hours.

   4. This is a “Formation Place”. Keep order and cleanliness at all times at all places. Take care of all equipment as your own.

   5. Behave well as educated and well mannered persons

   6. Play, jump, enjoy as much as you need BUT do not sin.

“With the young all the time, anytime”

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