{"id":4883,"date":"2012-12-28T13:18:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T06:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pepyempoweringyouth.org\/?p=4883"},"modified":"2012-12-28T13:18:47","modified_gmt":"2012-12-28T06:18:47","slug":"highlights-of-2012-pepy-and-pepy-tours-go-all-nostalgic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pepyempoweringyouth.org\/highlights-of-2012-pepy-and-pepy-tours-go-all-nostalgic\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of 2012: PEPY and PEPY Tours reflect on the past year"},"content":{"rendered":"

2012 has been a big year for both PEPY and PEPY Tours and we\u2019d love to share our 12 highlights with you. We hope that 2012 has been a year of peace and prosperity for all our supporters and wish you health and happiness for \u00a0the year ahead.
\nIf you would like to support us during the festive season, please consider donating to our projects<\/a>, visiting Cambodia through a PEPY tour<\/a> or supporting our ambitious PEPY Riders who, as we speak are cycling across Cambodia to raise money for PEPY projects<\/a>.
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\n\"\"<\/a><\/strong>New leadership<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>In September this year we were delighted to announce PEPY\u2019s new Executive Director \u2013 Kimline Nuch<\/a>! After spending last year interviewing various external candidates for the position, we came to realize what strong resources we already had in our own team.
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\n\"\"<\/a>Listening and learning<\/strong>
\nIn April and May this year we conducted a Needs Assessment<\/a> in Chanleas Dai and an Impact Evaluation<\/a> of our programs. The findings from these reports are helping us design and redesign PEPY projects for the future.
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\nNew logo and new look<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>We\u2019d felt for a while that our old logo no longer reflected our new vision of All young Cambodians empowered to achieve their dreams. Our website was also out of date and difficult to maintain. Supported by many fantastically talented and creative designers we launched our new logo and website<\/a> in September.
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\n\"\"<\/a>Work with, not for<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>This year, we worked with the young people from Chanleas Dai to establish a PEPY Youth Board<\/a>. These young people will provide us with information, feedback and ideas to help us keep our projects relevant and useful.
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\n\"\"<\/a>Relocating<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The PEPY office is now in Kralanh<\/a>, the nearest district town to Chanleas Dai. After much speculation about whether this move would EVER happen, the team relocated from Siem Reap in September. We\u00a0are happy to be able to be able to bring the team together and look forward to an increased financial efficiency. PEPY Tours remain in the office in Siem Reap.
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\n\"\"Endings and beginnings<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>August 2012 saw PEPY transition<\/a> out of all remaining projects in Chanleas Dai primary school. The three year SAS project came to an end and the Classroom Library and Library projects were handed over to the school with the help of a newly established student council<\/a>.\u00a0 September 2012 was a time for beginnings as two Chanleas Dai high school graduates were awarded the first PEPY scholarships<\/a> to study at university in Siem Reap.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Tours Trivia<\/strong>
\nThis year PEPY Tours have been lucky to lead 93 participants on 9 different adventures across Cambodia, and meet amazing people from all over the world along the way. The ages of participants ranged from 14 to over 70 years old and over \u00be of the participants were students.
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\n\"\"<\/a>Beyond Temples and Tuk-Tuks: Responsible Tourism Training for tourism professionals<\/a><\/strong>
\nPart of the PEPY Tours mission is to help raise standards in the tourism industry, and we work to provide guidance and resources which facilitate this. This summer we ran evening and two-day intensive courses on child protection, responsible tourism, and cultural sensitivity for fellow tourism professionals in Cambodia.
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\n\"\"<\/a>Learning Service Guidelines for would-be and existing volunteers<\/a><\/strong>
\nOne of our biggest achievements this year was producing guidelines for responsible volunteering. We started working on these guidelines in 2011, and have filled them with tips and tools to help future volunteers chose a responsible placement and make the most impact during it. This year we\u2019ve been proud to finally share the guidelines with the world.
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\n\"\"<\/a>Fifty Shades of Grey and Orange \u2013 PEPY Tours\u2019 new website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/a>
\nIn September this year PEPY Tours launched its brand new website. The new site allows would-be and past participants to better engage with our work, and offers a better and more visually pleasing user experience. We\u2019ve also made sure it\u2019s packed with useful resources that any traveler can take advantage of.
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\n\"\"<\/a>PEPY Tours love from around the world<\/a><\/strong>
\nPEPY Tours has enjoyed a lot of love across the globe this year. We\u2019ve been featured in Lifestyle & Charity, Mission TV, Al Jazeera, and the Huffington Post. Our staff starred in Humanity TV episodes and we\u2019ve even been nominated in Conde Nast as a finalist in the ‘Travel Companies That Care About Community Development” category.
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\n\"\"<\/a>Speaking about responsible tourism at TEDx and other conferences<\/a><\/strong>
\nPEPY Tours had the honor to speak in front of audiences from Cambodia to Europe about the importance of learning before helping. We presented at Word Responsible Tourism Day in Siem Reap, Sustainable Tourism Workshop in Phnom Penh, and most notably, our founder spoke about the dangers of volunteer tourism at TEDx Oxbridge.
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