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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Hi Funda,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>You ask great questions about what
happened after the Colombia OS. My information is quite limited. I
got this message from Andres, my partner in the process, five months
later:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">> Hi Peggy, </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">> I finally had the chance to
briefly talk to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Helena</st1:place></st1:City>. The changes that the process unleashed
are still unstoppable. Most of the boys have a much more responsible attitude
towards their job. The use of drugs have not stopped, but they tend to do it out
of their work. Lateness, laziness, disrespect are almost gone. It seems from
what I heard that the OST had a profound impact in the kids approach to their
life. <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Helena</st1:place></st1:City> did
not go into much detail, but apparently there were many structural changes in
the schools, and in the relationship with the working kids: much more respect
from their bosses, and much better working results.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Many corrupt engineers were
fired (with excuses -downsizing- since corruption was not opened to the
public).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So, in fact, I think the
OST was very useful! Take care.<BR>><BR>> Andres<BR>><BR>></P>
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size=2></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=2>I forwarded Nigel's message to Andres and asked him to send it to the
sponsor, Helena. I hope that will provide an opportunity to hear more
recent news. If I do hear anything, I will share it.</FONT></P>
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size=2></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=2>open-heartedly,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=2>Peggy</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
size=2></FONT> </P></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=fundaoral2003@yahoo.com href="mailto:fundaoral2003@yahoo.com">funda
oral</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 15, 2006 2:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSLIST] Open Space -
Cambodia - Street Children - Version 2 suitably inserted - long(ish)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Dear Nigel, Peggy and Romy,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am also very inspired by your examples. I had been thinking for
long time but now, i am encouraged to take action and prepare a similar
project here, in Istanbul.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Peggy, would it be possible to hear more about what happened
after this meeting in Columbia? did the things change for the
children? for how many of them? the children, are they happier
? </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am asking these questions because i often give this event as an
example of ost event, it would be good to give further information about
the follow up. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Funda</DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>Romy Shovelton <romys@compuserve.com></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Dear Nigel, Father Brian and all
in this roadshow of street children...<BR><BR>Thank you for this true
inspiration.....<BR>And Peggy for yours in Columbia too<BR><BR>It reminds me
yet again of why I personally do this work and what calls me – so thank you.
My heart is deeply moved.<BR><BR>My personal most treasured piece of work to
date was in Cerro Navia – the poorest community in the city of Santiago,
Chile, and often referred to as a slum. There I worked with the people on
their significant issue – garbage. We worked individually with the 3 key
groups involved – the ‘households’ who create the rubbish, the garbage
collectors who remove it and the municipality who pay for the removal... And
then brought everyone together in Open Space to see how to move forward. It
was a delicious mix of people from the wonderful garbage collectors, to
mayors, to people living in tin shacks with no floor, water etc and turning
up deeply respectful and ready to work together, bringing their children to
work together too in our creative young persons space. I am again
moved as I remember the courage of those people.<BR><BR>I would LOVE to do
more of this work. Please know any of you can call on me to appear whenever
there is such a need.<BR><BR>In huge respect for all who open space for our
precious world and its people...<BR>And deepest thanks once more to Harrison
for starting all this and for always being there<BR><BR>Romy<BR><BR>
<HR align=center width="95%" SIZE=3>
<B>From: </B>Peggy Holman
<peggy@opencirclecompany.com><BR><B>Reply-To: </B>OSLIST
<OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU><BR><B>Date: </B>Mon, 14 Aug 2006
18:56:08 -0700<BR><B>To: </B>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:
</B>Re: Open Space - Cambodia - Street Children - Version 2 suitably
inserted - long(ish)<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Dear
Nigel,<BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><BR></FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I
am so deeply, deeply touched by your story. There are tears in my eyes
as I type. What incredible vision you have. What courageous
action you have taken.<BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><BR></FONT><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">I am sending this to Andres Agudelo, with whom I worked
in Colombia, so that he can share it with the people with whom we worked.
<BR></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><BR></FONT><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">humbled and honored,<BR>Peggy<BR></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><BR></FONT></SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Verdana><BR>-----
Original Message ----- <BR> <BR><B>From:</B> NigelSeys-Phillips
<A
href="mailto:nigel@fulcrum.com.sg"><mailto:nigel@fulcrum.com.sg></A>
<BR> <BR><B>To:</B> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
<BR> <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 14, 2006 3:10
AM<BR> <BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OSLIST] Open Space -
Cambodia - Street Children - Version 2 suitably inserted -
long(ish)<BR> <BR><BR> <BR> <BR><BR></FONT></SPAN><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">It’s now
upside down but hopefully still makes
sense??<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">See lower down if
required!<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><BR></U></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><BR></U></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><BR></U></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U>“A
Better Future for Us - The Issues and
Opportunities”<BR></U></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U>Phnom
Penh</U></B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><FONT
face=Verdana>, Cambodia.<BR></FONT></U></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">As part of the World
Bank’s Asian initiative to communicate and connect with marginalized
and minority groups, and in conjunction with the 2006 Annual Meeting
being held in Singapore this September, a programme of Open
Space meetings has been instigated from the Singapore regional
office.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Using Open Space, and
inspired by Peggy Holman’s piece from Columbia where she worked so
successfully with 2000 street children, we have explored the
opportunity of working with street children across Asia to really
understand what is important for their
future.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">The programme kicked
off in Papua New Guinea where the indomitable Father Brian
Bainbridge led a group of some 100 children and young
adults<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">My contribution to
date – an amazing (to me!!) meeting in Phnom Penh, the capital of
Cambodia, with some 150 street children…but with a
difference.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">The children had all
come from the horrendous circumstances of working for a living on
the Phnom Penh city garbage dump – a literal mountain of fetid
rubbish where garbage trucks arrive every few minutes to dump their
waste directly onto this pile. The children made a living scrabbling
for anything sellable the moment the back was opened, running in
front of the bulldozer set to plough it down. Plastic, material,
glass, food – anything sellable that might make them up to US$1 per
day if they were truly lucky<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Taken in by an
astounding NGO “Pour Un Sourire D’Enfant” they now work at school
six days a week. They are fed three simple nutritious meals a day,
given uniforms and books, and educated towards a career and a
productive life. The vocational side of the school has a restaurant
(teaches cooking but cooks all the meals) a laundry (teaching skills
for housekeeping jobs) a child care centre, a sewing school (who also
make the uniforms) a gardening section (who beautify the grounds) a
hairdressing school, a bakery (where everybody gets delicious fresh
French bread during the day) and a new mechanical school (which will
ultimately maintain their vehicles). The school has about 750
children on the vocational side and almost 2000 on the general
education side – and almost every single child graduating with
vocational qualifications goes into a job and has the opportunity to
break the grinding cycle of permanent
poverty.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Their parents are
“paid” in rice for every day they are in school – without this they
could not afford to let the children go to school because one less
pair of working hands means one less income opportunity, which is
not something they can even think about
sparing.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Open Space proved (to
me for the very first time as facilitator, which is about as far
away from a personal comfort zone that you could possibly get, I
think, but then I was “created” in Open Space by Father Brian and
Viv Walters – to whom I will be eternally grateful) its power yet
again.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">My opening of the
space was translated into Khmer, and with the exception of scheduled
interventions by me over the two days all the other work was done in
Khmer – a quite beautiful language to see when they finally wrote it
down. But when everybody around you is speaking a totally foreign
language (and where you haven’t even learnt the essential, but
probably deeply inappropriate, “Three beers please”) meaning that you have
absolutely no idea of the subject, the discussion or the questions
being asked there is only one solution – just be there and keep
smiling! <BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">We tackled the theme
- <BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B>“A better future
for us – the Issues and
Opportunities”<BR></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">And within the two
days allowed we –<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">a) Posted about 110
topics on the wall<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">b) Reviewed,
discussed and wrote notes for our Proceedings Book on 92 of those
topics (which they proudly took home with them, alongside their
Certificate of Attendance)<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">c)
Prioritized down to 10 and discussed and created action
points<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">What came up – and
remember these are street children from approximately 12-18 years
old?<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">Well, some of it is
still being translated but major topics prioritized included
–<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">1)</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Corruption and how to reduce it
in Cambodia<BR> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">2)</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">How to develop the economy in
Cambodia to give us greater work
opportunities<BR> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">3)</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">How to export more products
made in Cambodia<BR> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">4)</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">How to limit illegal
immigration so Cambodians aren’t
disadvantaged<BR> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">5)</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">How to use the results of the
Khmer Rouge trials to benefit the people of
Cambodia<BR> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">These, and the way
the children came at them, are a great tribute to the power of Open
Space and its ability to genuinely achieve openness and safety for
those who would otherwise not have a
voice.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">In our Closing
Circle, where some very good English was inserted as their “thank
you”, the heart-warming physical gestures, the hugs and the beaming
smiles that had replaced a degree of curiosity, the laughter and the
absolute desire by so many to talk meant that, actually, no
translation had been needed all along. We all understood what we had
achieved, even if they had no real idea of the world I came from just 48
hours earlier and would soon go back to – and I can still not begin
to understand the pain and hardship they have endured to get as far
today as they have done, and the determination they have shown that
will finally give them a life they could previously never have
imagined.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">The “road show”
continues and, amongst us, Open Space meetings will be held in
Mongolia, Laos, Timor, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore,
Philippines and Thailand, and we hope to be able to train
others to take the programme deeper into the countries than we can ever
possibly penetrate ourselves.<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px">As for the World Bank
– they are learning the true issues and opportunities first hand
from those who will be the future of their countries, and they will
be able to positively impact on politicians and leaders alike,
addressing the issues that matter <BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT
color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR> <BR><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT
size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Nigel
Seys-Phillips<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Fulcrum Business Management
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">30 Mount Elizabeth<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">#04-34
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Singapore
228519<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
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size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><B>From:</B> OSLIST [<A
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>NigelSeys-Phillips<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 14
August 2006 6:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Open Space -
Cambodia - Street Children<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Dear All – and in particular
Peggy,<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U>“A Better
Future for Us - The Issues and
Opportunities”<BR></U></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U>Phnom
Penh</U></B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><FONT
face=Verdana>, Cambodia.<BR></FONT></U></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=5><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18px"><B><U><BR></U></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">I am afraid it is a bit long so I have,
hopefully, attached it which means you don’t have to read it if you
don’t want to…but I wanted, inspired by Peggy’s amazing story, to
recount how Open Space and the World Bank have started a series of
meetings around South East Asia working with street children, and to
share my personal experience with you.
<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT
color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">There is little
to add – it works!<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"><BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">All the best<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Nigel<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR> <BR><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT
size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Nigel
Seys-Phillips<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Fulcrum Business Management
Solutions<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">30 Mount Elizabeth<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">#04-34
Highpoint<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Singapore
228519<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR></SPAN><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Tel: +65 9639
2510<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><SPAN
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