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Here are five charities operating in Cambodia to maintain and expand on Cambodia’s elimination of poverty and encourage its people's movem...

As the January sun sets over verdant rice fields somewhere in Cambodia's western Pursat province, Kunthea's two-year-old clamours onto her lap. Sitting on a daybed, clad in a black and orange tie-dye T-shirt, she is quietly savouring a moment with one of her two children. They are the reasons, after divorcing her first husband in 2020, she picked up a...

Different perspectives on bride trafficking to China, with a focus on how the pandemic has shaped these dynamics

By Sarah Scott Helen is the founder and executive director of Chab Dai, a charity described by the Cambodian government as having played a huge part in developing the anti-trafficking movement in the South East Asian country. "When I started Chab Dai, I began with the end in mind. I’m a vision person. I saw myself as a catalyst. As ex-pats we can often be the catalyst, but we can’t be the long-term change. Inspiring nationals to be their change is the most inspiring thing," she ...

3 Min Read PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - School students in Cambodia will learn about the dangers and laws around human trafficking from an updated syllabus starting in 2021, officials said. The Southeast Asian country - which faces U.S. sanctions if it does not improve its record on human trafficking by next year - will add lessons for primary and high school students, a spokesman for the education ministry said. “Hopefully, students learn about the ways to stop human trafficking...

Cambodia Adds Human Trafficking Lessons to Schools 31 December 2020 Share share PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) —  School students in Cambodia will learn about the dangers and laws around human trafficking from an updated syllabus starting in 2021, officials said. The Southeast Asian country - which faces U.S. sanctions if it does not improve its record on human trafficking by next year - will add lessons for primary and high school students, a spokesman for the education m...

Thursday, 24 Dec 2020 07:44 PM MYT Sex trafficking will be a specific focus of the new lessons, which will also cover drug offences and other crimes, he said. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. PHNOM PENH, Dec 24 — School students in Cambodia will learn about the dangers and laws around human trafficking from an updated syllabus starting in 2021, officials said. The Southeast Asian country - which faces US sanctions if it does not im...

By Matt Blomberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation 4 Min Read PHNOM PENH, Dec 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The trafficking of Cambodian “brides” to China has risen sharply this year with mass job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic driving more young women and girls abroad to support their families, according to two charities that help victims. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of women from Southeast Asia have been sent to China by criminal networks promising lucrative jobs, only t...

PHNOM PENH (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) - The trafficking of Cambodian "brides" to China has risen sharply this year with mass job losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic driving more young women and girls abroad to support their families, according to two charities that help victims. Read more at straitstimes.com.