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Cambodia, 2015 “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela VISION • 5 years • 5 countries • 50,000 children inspired MISSION To empower the next generation through education. To build a brighter future, bring hope and create dreams for children all around the world. WHAT IS PROJECT GEN Z A group of Australia’s leading entrepreneurs and businesspeople are joining forces to leadership and confidence building empower, educate and inspire young people techniques, the workshop purpose is to in Cambodia. create and install belief in the children and tell them ‘anything is possible’. The project will include a series of workshops designed for teenage Cambodians between The trip will culminate in a practical the ages of 15-22. The ‘DARE TO DREAM’ business project, which will involve the workshops are designed to educate, young people setting up and operating a motivate and inspire the children to dream small business ‘The Apprentice’ style. bigger. Covering simple yet extremely important skills such as goal setting, MEET THE DREAM TEAM Liz Atkinson-Volpe Sheryl Thai Jesse Volpe Founder of Project GEN Z Founder of Cupcake Central Director of Zest Possibilities & Director of Zest Possibilities Co-Founder of League of Extraordinary Women Owner of Green Telecom Co-Founder of League of Extraordinary women Christina WylIe Sarah Riegelhuth Andrew Morello Founder of ‘The Great Aussie Bite’ Co-Founder of Wealth Enhancers Head of Business Development at Co-Founder of League of Extraordinary Women Yellow Brick Road Tamara Laing Lisa Stephenson Operations Manager for Zest Partner at Zest Possibilities Possibilities MEET THE DREAM TEAM SUNRISE CHILDREN’S VILLAGE GOALS 1. Raise $30,000 to make the project possible 2. Grow the movement and find 25 passionate Leaders & Entrepreneurs to partner with the Project The Dare to Dream workshop series will be launched in Phnom 3. To link 200 new donors with Sunrise Penh for over 100 children at Sunrise Children’s Village founded Children’s Village. by Geraldine Cox. “We are extremely excited to have the team at Project Gen Z run the workshops here at Sunrise. The children have never PARTNERS experienced that type of education before and I know they will grab it with both hands.” Geraldine Cox During the series Project Gen Z will be joined by four successful Cambodian Entrepreneurs Over a three day period the children will be educated, and business owners. The children will get to inspired and motivated by the Project Gen Z team. With hear real stories of how they built businesses in games, practical activities and lots of learning, the series Cambodia, and of course learn about the will wrap up with an Apprentice style business challenge challenges they went through. As an important run by Andrew Morello himself element to our project, having real life examples of (winner of ‘The Apprentice’ Australia) and an awards local success stories will help to install belief into the ceremony to recognize the efforts of any outstanding children that anything is possible. students. ‘THE APPRENTICE’ THE DARE Entrepreneurial project We will surprise the children on Day three with Sunrise’s own version of ‘The Apprentice’. All of the children will be split into teams for the TO DREAM day and the aim will be to invent a mini business that will make money in just one day! There will be a CEO, CFO, a product design team, sales & marketing team and of course a mini media team to get the WORKSHOP word out! Andrew Morello will lead this fun and educational day as the children learn hands on exactly what it is like to be an entrepreneur. Facing SERIES challenges, having to solve problems and work as a team the children will use the skills from the workshops to help their business be a success. Education topics: SUNRISE AWARDS 1. GOAL SETTING CEREMONY 2. MENTALITY FOR SUCCESS 3. CONFIDENCE & BELIEF To complete the Project Gen Z series the children will attend a special awards ceremony that evening. With guest speakers, a word from 4. LEADERSHIP SKILLS Geraldine and some local press we will recognise some of the stand 5. MONEY MANAGEMENT out talent of the day. One special prize will be given to a budding 6. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS entrepreneur and we will find out which team won ‘The Apprentice’. CAMBODIA FACT SHEET During the last 35 years, Cambodia has been plagued by QUICK FACTS: civil wars and changes in political leadership. Most notably, Pol Pot • 600,000 children in Cambodia are orphans or have lost one the former leader of the Khmer parent. Rouge, who was responsible for • An estimated two in five children who start primary school in the killing of approximately two Cambodia do not complete fifth grade. million, or 20%, of Cambodia’s • Nearly half of Cambodian children between ages 5 and 14 population in the 1970s. Today, are engaged in child labour. Cambodia remains the country • Over 31% of people are living on less than $1 per day. with the third most land mines in the world. As a result of the genocide, 37% of Cambodians are under the age TOP ISSUES FACING CAMBODIANS: of 15. With so few adults available to work, child labour • Unemployment has become a serious issue. • Corruption This is especially true in the rural • Women’s rights areas where children commonly • Sexual exploitation work long hours alongside their • Child trafficking parents in the rice fields. • Children in the drug trade GET INVOLVED Tel: 1300 731 230 | [email protected].