Article provided by the Our Generation’s Challenge – Cambodia team. Our Generation’s Challenge is a three-week field trip run by The Oaktree Foundation to bring 10 young leaders to developing communities, to contribute towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals. After an action packed few weeks it is hard to believe that we are [...]
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The UN: teaching Oaktree a few lessons on being cool?
Article provided by the Our Generation’s Challenge – Cambodia team. Our Generation’s Challenge is a three-week field trip run by The Oaktree Foundation to bring 10 young leaders to developing communities, to contribute towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals. As Ali’s 21st birthday present, today we met with the UN. No really. We entered [...]
Think ChildSafe – Tackling the Sinister Side of “Voluntourism”
Article provided by the Our Generation’s Challenge – Cambodia team. Our Generation’s Challenge is a three-week field trip run by The Oaktree Foundation to bring 10 young leaders to developing communities, to contribute towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals. “Voluntourism” is something that we speak about a lot in the development sector. But [...]
Cambodia – Shaping School Standards
It’s been an exciting year for The Oaktree Foundation’s Cambodia – Shaping School Standards project, as construction finally begins on the first of three schools to open this October!
Schooling the World
Overseasa Projects Director Polly Banks discusses the controversial cultural impact of educational projects in developing countries.
East Timor: Youth Livelihoods
Paddy Tobias talks about the East Timer: Youth Livelihoods project, and its beneficiaries.
School based HIV testing?
HIV/AIDS is a huge issue in South Africa, with more than 15% of the population infected. But is testing in schools a good idea? Margot Eliason has the answers.
Projects: Cambodia
Steph Moroney talks about difficulties in providing education to young people in Cambodia, and her enthusiasm in taking on the Cambodian Country Manager role.
Five-Seater Planes, Two Minute Noodles and Handshakes
Celia Boyd visits Yangis PNG to check out our development project, and scope out some new partners…
The Youth Empowerment Peace Building Program Ba Futuru (For the future) & Oaktree
“Peace is a primary prerequisite for development.” Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan (Davos 2008)
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