DOHA: Seventeen Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) volunteers recently travelled to Cambodia to conduct educational training in schools.
They visited the capital city Phnom Penh from December 6 to 13 and held workshops for teachers and staff of Hun Sen ROTA School and other schools.
During the trip in cooperation with Vodafone Qatar, some 17 teachers and staff attended sessions on computer technologies; 20 in workshops on administrative and human resources skills development; and 20 were trained in sports, hygiene and environment awareness and teaching techniques.
Essa Al Manaai, Executive Director, ROTA, said: “Rota believes in Qatar Foundation’s mission to develop human capacities and unlock potentials of individuals to be active and innovative members of society.
“ROTA supports volunteer activities and trips that expose volunteers to the reality faced by in-country beneficiaries to raise their awareness about the importance of education as a tool for change.
“Such trips further develop volunteers’ psychosocial life skills and international experience that become an inspiration to engage more youth in Qatar-based volunteering activities.”
Dana Haidan, Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, Vodafone Qatar, said, “Vodafone is keen to support developmental and educational projects around the world and this is best exemplified in cooperation between the company and ROTA.”
Funded by ROTA, and developed in partnership with Cambodian NGO, Monithipana Foundation, Hun Sen ROTA School was launched in 2011. It is a high school offering a Technical Vocational Education & Training programme.
It serves around 760 students and 49 teachers – 45 for the high school and four for the programme.
The volunteers also visited other schools and shared teaching techniques with academic staff.
The Peninsula
