Goal: To create opportunities for youth leaders to inform their peers
and communities on social issues using performing and visual arts as
educational tools.
Context: Visual and performing arts have often been used to increase
awareness of social issues amongst poor and marginalized communities
in developing countries. This has been implemented widely in
Cambodia’s largest cities; however only a few of these initiatives have
been in the provinces. SMILE focuses on these underserved areas.
Target Group: At-risk youth and marginalized communities in
outlying provinces of Cambodia
OUTPUTS & SUCCESSES
Street children in Sihanoukville have a constructive
environment for artistic and creative development
Sihanoukville youth educate their peers and elders on social issues such as human trafficking, pedophilia, drug abuse and sexually transmitted disease
Professional performers, actors and circus troupes visit SMILE
to provide trainings to youth interested in performing arts
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