BBCMA Stärka en generation av unga kambodjaner 2021-2023 BBC Media Action 2021-2024 Det nuvarande projektet sedan 2021 som pågår till 2024 med titeln "Klahan9 SPACE - Stimulating participation and civic engagement" avser att ta itu med vanliga kunskaper, attitydmässiga och kompetensrelaterade hinder för deltagande samt positivt förändra sociala och kulturella normer som hindrar unga människors deltagande i det offentliga livet baserat på resultaten av deras informerade forskningsstudier.

Projektet syftar till att stärka en generation av unga kambodjaner genom att stimulera deltagande och samhällsengagemang. Klahan9 SPACE kommer att ge unga kvinnor och män möjlighet att delta i beslutsfattandet om samhällsfrågor som påverkar dem och deras samhällen, genom att skapa inkluderande online- och offlineutrymmen för engagemang och förstärka deras röster. Unga kvinnor och män kommer att utrustas med kunskap, färdigheter och självförtroende för att engagera sig och påverka beslutsfattandet i frågor som är viktiga för dem och deras samhällen. Detta kommer att ske genom att förändra negativa normer och attityder kring ungdomars deltagande, uppmuntra diskussioner med beslutsfattare och stärka tillgången till medier av allmänt intresse för och som representerar ungdomar. The current project since 2021 lasting until 2024 entitled “Klahan9 SPACE – Stimulating participation and civic engagement” intends to address common knowledge, attitudinal and skills-related barriers to participation as well as positively shifting social and cultural norms which inhibit young people’s participation in public life based on the findings of their informed research studies.

The project aims at empowering a generation of young Cambodians through stimulating participation and civic engagement. Klahan9 SPACE will empower young women and men to participate in decision making on civic issues that affect them and their communities, creating inclusive online and offline spaces for engagement and amplifying their voices. Young women and men will be equipped with knowledge, skills and self-efficacy to engage and influence decision-making on issues that matter to them and their communities. This will be done by shifting negative norms and attitudes around youth participation, encouraging discussions, with decision-makers and strengthening the provision of public interest media for and representative of youth. In reference to project documents submitted by BBCMA in April 2021, BBC Media Action's Klahan9 SPACE's main objective is to increase levels of civic engagement among young people in Cambodia by "equipping them with the knowledge, skills, confidence, motivation and networks to participate and enhancing conditions for them to do so" (p-15, Klahan9 SPACE full proposal). The following are anticipated outcomes of the SPACE project: 

Outcome 1: Young women and men have improved knowledge on civic issues and ways to participate in public life

Outcome 2: Young women and men have increased skills, confidence, motivation and networks to participate in public life

Outcome 3: Young women and men have sustained opportunities to express themselves and engage in constructive dialogue and discussion on public issues

Outcome 4: More positive attitudes towards young women and mens participation in public life are held by parents, community gatekeepers and decision-makers

The hypothesis of the proposal is assessed that at the end of the implementation of the programme each individual will be impacted by the anticipated outcomes, and that individual and collective efforts with the aim to increase levels of civic engagement could make a difference in the civic life of one's community and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make a more enabling environment in Cambodian society. 

Sida assessed that the impact hypothesis proposed by BBC Media Action will guide and contribute to the overall success of outcomes of the implementation of their programme.