Good Men of Rugby Launches

Good Men of Rugby Launches

The Good Men of Rugby project for 2013/14 has officially started and this year Kampuchea Balopp is taking part. We’re partnering with the Cambodian Federation of Rugby (CFR) to work on combating domestic violence and promote gender equality through sports. The Good Men Campaign is a series of projects sponsored by the Spanish NGO Paz y Desarrollo (PyD) done in cooperation with the Cambodian government. The entire campaign is about educating and promoting people on six points, which are:

  1. To Take Action To Stop Violence Against Women
  2. To Share Household Chores
  3. To Resolve Problems By Discussion
  4. To Being a Role Model in Promoting Equality Between Men and Women
  5. To Consensual Decision Making
  6. To Treating Males and Females Equally

The idea for the Good Men of Rugby project is that the CFR and KB work with men 15 years and older at high schools and university to promote these six points and use rugby to do so. The thing is that it’s not enough to simply say treat women equally, but to do so. We have to practice what we preach, which is why we’re not just targeting men – even if PyD is only concerned with the statistics regarding men – but working with and including women in our project.

For the Good Men of Rugby project we’re going to eight universities and eight high schools in Phnom Penh over the next year. We’ll return to each school and uni three times to teach them rugby and provide lessons around the six points of the campaign. We’ll also be holding the Respect Tournament in April of next year. To all of these events every student, male and female, will be invited and made welcome. As the project develops we’ll provide more updates so keep checking back, or sign up to the newsletter.

Sok Sabay Rugby – An Update

Sok Sabay Rugby – An Update

Every Tuesday around 30 players aged from 6 to 16, come to 3G Field to have rugby practice. All of the players are under the social program of the NGO Sok Sabay, which take care of around 60 kids who use to lived in the streets.

Here are some pictures of the last training led by Kampuchea Balopp.

One thing is sure, after only three months, if they continue to improve like that, they will be able soon to know the thrill of competition !

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IMG_6643Chaque mardi, environ 30 joueurs et joueuses en herbe age(e)s entre 6 et 16 ans, viennent s’entrainer sur les terrains synthetiques de 3g field. Tous ces enfants et jeunes adolescents sont sous le programme social de l’ONG Sok Sabay, qui prend en charge une soixantaine d’enfants des rues jusqu’a leur insertion professionnelle.

Voici les photos du dernier entrainement mene par Kampuchea Balopp.

Une chose est sure, s’ils continuent a progresser aussi vite apres seulement trois mois, ils pourront tres vite gouter aux joies et a l’excitation de la competition !!

 

 

 

 

A Huge Grassroots Training

A Huge Grassroots Training

Last sunday, Kampuchea Balopp invite no less than 50 kids who starts in rugby, to participate to a huge grassroots training. Those kids were coming from the two NGOos  Taramana and Aspeca. Training program : Fun, Fun and FUN.

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Group photo of the kids, aged between 7 to 13 years old, with the 4 coach.

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Warming up

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The Taramana kids, listening the explanation of Longdy.

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Did they enjoy the session? Yes!

Photo Credits: Gregory Pellechi and Jocelyn Dorde

Dimanche dernier, Kampuchea Balopp a tenu en entrainement geant avec pas moins de 50 enfants provenant des deux ONG Taramana et Aspeca. L’objectif des entraineurs etait simple: Plaisir, amusements, et sourires!!

La photo de groupe avec tous les enfants, encadrés par les quatre entraineurs-educateurs de Kampuchea Balopp.

 Echauffement !

 Les rugbymen en herbre de Taramana, ecoutant attentivement les consignes de Longdy

Ca vous a plu ?? YEEEES !!

Credit photos:

Greg Pellechi

Jocelyn Dorde

Welcome to « Cambodge Enfance Developpement »

Welcome to « Cambodge Enfance Developpement »

Last week, Kampuchea Balopp started a new rugby program with the french NGO « Cambodge Enfance Developpement ». This NGO, which is working with Kien Klang orphanage  based in Chroy Changvar suburb on the Russey Keo District.

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CED/Kien Klang is helping disadvantaged families who are not able to pay for schooling for their children. They have around 50 kids in charge between 3 and 18 years old.

The first training, last thursday, was a big discovery for all those kids. More that 30 boys and girls enjoy as it should be the happiness of team games, and are very keen to continues the experience.

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 CED is working with the help of another french NGO called « Sourires du Cambodge », lead by Benoit Varney which help CED/Kien Klang to develop cultural and sport activities. for more information about Sourires du Cambodge: http://www.facebook.com/SouriresDuCambodge

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Khemrin is explaining to the kids and teenagers what is this strange oval ball.

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Photo Credit: Benoit Varney

La semaine derniere, Kampuchea Balopp a commence un nouveau programme rugby avec l’association francaise Cambodge Enfance Developpement. Cette association, qui existe depuis 2002, travaille en etroite collaboration avec l’orphelinat Kien Klang (Elephant Blanc). Elle est situee dans le quartier de Chroy Changvar, dans le district de Russey Keo, au nord de Phnom Penh.

CED/Kien Klang aide les familles issues de milieux tres precaires pour les aider a scolariser leurs enfants et ameliorer leur nutrition. Plus d’une cinquantaine d’enfants, ages entre 3 et 18 ans, sont pris en charge par le programme de CED.

Le premier entrainement, qui a eu lieu jeudi dernier, aura ete une grande decouverte pour les tous les enfants. Plus d’une trentaine de filles et garcons ont gouter aux joies du ballon ovale et sont tres excites a l’idee de reprendre les entrainments qui devraient avoir lieu tous les jeudis.

CED travaille en partenariat avec une autre association francaise, Sourires du Cambodge, developpee par Benoit Varney, qui aide CED/Kien Klang a pouvoir beneficier d’acitivites extra-scolaire, comme le rugby. Pour plus d’informations: http://www.facebook.com/SouriresDuCambodge

Khemrin explique aux enfants quel est cet etrange ballon oval..

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Credit Photo:
Benoit Varney

 

Our First Video

Here is an interview of VONG Kakada, the captain of Taraspeca, U15 team who won the final of the championship last week. On this interview, Kakada explains us how he discovered Rugby, why he enjoy it so much, and are his dreams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_nUbAeSowAVoici une interview de VONG Kakada, le capitaine de l’entente Taraspeca, equipe de moins de 15 vainqueur de la finale du championnat la semaine derniere. Dans cette interview, Kakada nous raconte comment il a decouvert le rugby, qu’est que ca lui apporte, pourquoi il l’aime tant et quels sont ses reves futurs..

New Deaf Rugby program

New Deaf Rugby program

A new Rugby program in one of the Krousar Thmey Deaf kids center!

After Sangtat Nirotth center, in which a rugby activities is being developing since one year by the Cambodian Federation of Rugby, it is now the Phnom Penh Thmey Center which open his gate to Kampuchea Balopp team coaches !

It’s been a little bit more than one month that the deaf kids of this center can taste the joys of the games, thanks to the establishment of a partnership between Krousar Thmey and Kampuchea Balopp.
Every monday morning, from 8am to 10 am, two groups of different ages, come on the field with a big smile to participate to their weekly rugby training. From now, no sport activities was given to the kids, so it is with great pride that our coaching staff is now filling this gap, for the delight of children ..!

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Above, under 13 group, bellow, under 15 one.

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Une nouvelle école de rugby dans l’un des centres pour enfants sourds de Krousar Thmey !

Apres le centre de Sangtat Nirotth, dans lequel une activité rugby est mise en place depuis un an par la Fédération Cambodgienne de Rugby, c’est au tour du centre de Phnom Penh Thmey de voir débarquer chaque semaine un sac rempli de ballons ovales !

Cela fait maintenant un peu plus d’un mois que les enfants pris en charge par le centre peuvent goûter aux joies du jeu, grâce a la mise en place d’un partenariat entre Krousar Thmey et Kampuchea Balopp.
Tous les lundis, de 8h a 10h, deux groupes d’une quinzaine d’enfants se succèdent pour venir participer a leur entrainement de rugby. Jusqu’à présent, aucune activité sportive n’était proposée aux enfants, c’est donc avec une grande fierté que notre équipe d’entraîneurs vient dorénavant pour combler ce manque, et ce, pour la plus grande joie des enfants..!

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 Ci dessus, le groupe des moins de 13 ans, ci dessous, celui des moins de 15.

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