Lauren Kana Chan, Japanese blogger and storyteller visited Migra Action project in Siem Reap province. She participated in a Self Help Group with a local community and shared interview tips with the young Peer Educators.

MIGRA ACTION Self Help Group. Peer Educator at work, Reap province, February 2018. Photo by Lauren Kana Chan
Lauren travelled to district of Kralanh,one of the areas targeted by the project,which is known for its very high migration rates. She met with the local authorities, and participated in the Self Help Group – a monthly meeting held by GVC and its partners (Legal Support for Children Women and Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center) in remote areas of Cambodia to talk with the villagers about migration.
These meetings serve as a platform to exchange information: GVC staff explain the process of obtaining the passport and visa and the necessity of having legal documents, when travelling abroad for work; whereas villagers share their testimonies and ask the NGO for advice.

EU Aid Volunteer, Katarzyna Sumislawska speaks with the Peer Educators. Translation Tola Chhay, GVC. Siem Reap province, February 2018. Photo by Lauren Kana Chan
‘That is why we have new addition to the program: Peer Educators, young Cambodians who collect migrants’ stories in their villages using their smartphones. They also spread information about safe migration among their peers. GVC features their stories on a dedicated Facebook site, to reach other Cambodians online’.
Lauren met five of the Peer Educators in Kralanh and shared with them her tips on how to conduct an interview:‘Before you even start the interview, ask yourself why are you doing this. Why did you choose to be a Peer Educator. And remind yourself what is important to you and then start the conversation with that’ – said the blogger.

Peer Educators at work, Siem Reap province, February 2018. Photo by Lauren Kana Chan

Lauren Kana Chan meets with the local authorities of Kralanh district, Siem Reap province, February 2018. Photo by Lauren Kana Chan
Follow the journey of Lauren Kana Chan and read her stories on: https://www.faces2hearts.eu/asia-
pacific/.