[Mitai-announce] This Sunday - the Cambodia Project Initiative event!

[Leonid Chindelevitch]

          The Cambodia Project Inc. (CPI) is a non-profit organization founded
in 2006 that builds sustainable communities through secondary education, in
developing countries, beginning in rural Cambodia. They will be presenting
their organization for the first time at MIT on Sunday. The organization offers
many challenging opportunities for motivated undergraduate and graduate students
to perform field work in Cambodia in the areas of education, health, energy and
sustainable development. The event is being graciously co-sponsored by MIT
Amnesty International and MIT-STAND.

Sunday, October 4, 2009, 4:30 pm, MIT, Room 66-110

Speakers: 1. Kilong Ung (Khmer Rouge survivor and author of the bestselling
inspirational book "Golden Leaf-A Khmer Rouge Genocide Survivor")
               2. Jean Michel Tijerina - CEO and founder of CPI

Documentary: Fragile Hopes from the killing fields (Director : Tiara Delgado)

Four survivors reveal incredible stories of rebuilding their lives after
Cambodia's genocide- A painter, a writer, a landmine remover and a California
refugee. Despite living with the long-term effects of war,they struggle to
educate the next generation about the horrors of the past. The documentary
features narration by Susan Sarandon.

A bit about CPI:

CPI aims to accomplish this goal through an innovative integration of secondary
education, healthcare, green technology, and economic sustainability programs.
CPI seeks to give all children, regardless of their financial situation, access
to secondary education. This vision is to give them the opportunity to complete
their education and prepare themselves for the workforce or post-secondary
education.  This will enhance the community and create the basis for improving
development and economic capabilities in the regions.

Today, The Cambodia Project team comprises 60 members representing eight
professional disciplines. The Cambodia Project most recently traveled to
Cambodia from March to April 2009, and from April to September 2008 for a field
mission that was targeted at creating a viable model for holistic education,
comprehensive healthcare, green construction, and economic sustainability. This
summer, Engineers Without Borders joins the 2009 summer field mission to
Cambodia, along with 20 Cambodia Project members from Columbia University's
graduate programs who work in education, health, energy and environmental
sustainability, as well as economic growth.

Find out more about the organization at www.thecambodiaproject.org.
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