Aziza's Place Film Program In the News

Click here to see AP's article in The Phnom Penh Post on Monday, December 7, 2009.

1st Annual Community Screening and Art Exhibit

Aziza’s Place hosted its first community event to celebrate the completion of the first year of its film education program. Through this program, Rotha, Chieu, Sreyny, Cheng, and Sengkri wrote, directed, produced, and edited their own short films. This program is one of very few of its kind in Cambodia and seeks to educate youth with technical and creative skills that are currently lacking, but demanded within the workforce.




With our strong emphasis on the visual arts, we took this opportunity to display the artwork of our 21 budding artists in an art exhibit. The five films students will premiered their short films and all 21 children showcased their artwork to their friends, family, and community members on December 6, 2009.

Take a look at our photos from the evening. And stay tuned to see the short films if you were not able to attend.

Diana Chende

Diana is volunteering at Aziza's Place from September to December 2009. A trained teacher, she has been instrumental in developing standards of learning at Aziza's Place. Diana stayed in the AP volunteer apartment and is a great resource for where to get the best baked goods in Phnom Penh! She is our first volunteer from Romania and currently resides with her husband in England. Among Diana's biggest accomplishments is her glorious finish at the Angkor Wat 1/2 Marathon on December 6. Great job!

Cath Waugh

 
Cath, a native New Zealander,  began volunteering at Aziza's Place in June 2009 and will be volunteering until at least July 2010. All the AP kids and staff are already working on convincing her to stay longer! Cath lives in the neighborhood around Aziza's Place and is a great person to share her experiences as a long term resident of Phnom Penh. She has also traveled all over Cambodia and can tell you the best sights to see. We are eternally grateful to her dedication to AP. We can always count on Cath to walk in with a smile on her face.

Melanie Haaksma

"The most wonderful experience in my life, eye opening most of all. The love and peaceness you feel at Aziza's place are so real. Everybody is enjoying their work there and you feel that. It motivates me to do something in my country for the people in Cambodia as well. With so little material a lot can be reached."

- Melanie on her volunteer experience at Aziza's Place

Prem Krishnan & Kalle

Prem volunteered at Aziza's Place from June to August 2009. She took over as the E3 teacher and had a great time teaching the kids about fables from all over the world. During her volunteer time, she introduced the kids to the sounds and dance moves of Michael Jackson, a legacy that lives on to this day. Prem and her partner Kalle returned for a visit to AP in December 2009.

Ben and Maria Mays

Ben and Maria volunteered at Aziza's Place from January to July 2009. They lived in the volunteer apartment next door to AP and loved waking up to the smiles of our kids everyday. In December 2009 they returned for a visit. They are currently plotting how to return for a third time.