- Details
- Written by AFESIP
- Hits: 4030
In August, the charitable organization 88bikes donated 250 brand new bicycles to the women and children at AFESIP centers in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Kampong Cham province. The founders, Mr. Dan and Jared Austin, visited AFESIP in June and agreed to provide second-hand (used) and new bikes purchased locally in Cambodia and construct two bike shelters at Siem Reap and Tom Dy centers. 88bikes aims to provide a sustainable, joyful, empowering form of transportation to young people in developing countries, especially in locations where children have faced severe challenges due to war, conflict, poverty, disease, or other regional hardships.
- Details
- Written by AFESIP
- Hits: 4256
AFESIP Cambodia’s Peer Educator unit was founded in 2004 and is compromised of entertainment women (EW) who work in the sex establishments. They are active, courageous, literate, and well trained by AFESIP social workers. They are recruited in districts with a high concentration of brothels. AFESIP compensates the women monthly for the work they carry out in Phnom Penh city and various other provinces.
The peer educators’ objective is to assist AFESIP social workers in educating groups of entertainment women on how to properly maintain their health, deal with various and often violent clients, and prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Additionally, peer educators help AFESIP social workers identify new comers and report back to AFESIP if further action should be taken. Seven to eight peer educators work regularly in nine districts of Phnom Penh city.
- Details
- Written by AFESIP
- Hits: 4500
On 5-8 June 2012 at the AFESIP Main Office, Mr. Som Sophatra, Admin HR and Communication Coordinator, and Mr. Mam Khon, Tomdy Center Manager, conducted the initial workshop on Policy and Minimum Standard for Protection of Victims of Human Trafficking to 33 participants—center, program and department managers, and Voices for Change team members. Since then, middle management has been conducting subsequent workshops on the policies to ensure full compliance from all staff at AFESIP.
Read more: AFESIP Staff Continue to hold Policy and Minimum Standard
- Details
- Written by AFESIP
- Hits: 3549
The children at AFESIP’s Somaly House Center in Kompong Cham province have ambitious dreams for their future. They want to become lawyers, doctors, center managers, journalists, and teachers. Part of our commitment to our beneficiaries is to ensure that they are given the opportunity to attain these goals while growing and maturing in a safe and secure environment.
- Details
- Written by AFESIP
- Hits: 3345
The role of education in fighting human trafficking and sexual exploitation cannot be understated. Education is a vital component in combatting the poverty and lack of opportunities that lead to the vulnerable and desperate state of many trafficking victims. Further, education fosters long term sustainable development for Cambodia—it allows future generations to protect their families and communities from becoming victims and falling into precarious means of income. Education opens women and girls in Cambodia to other livelihoods beyond sex work, thus AFESIP makes education a priority and key investment for our beneficiaries. Somaly House offers English and Khmer classes and library services to both its residents and to children from the nearby community.
Village children attend English class Parents register their children for English Class
Read more: Somaly House provides English and Khmer Classes to Local Village Childre
