Annual Report 2010

សម្ន្័ព អធ Ꮢζគ រម្ិន្មម្ន្រដ្ឋា ភ厶ិ ល叒រឆᏒ� ζរជួញដូរកុ掶រនៅកម្ុជាព Cambodia Against Child Trafficking Networks (Cambodia ACTs)

Saving Children from the Danger of Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation

ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Funded by: EU and TdH-NL Cambodia Against Child Trafficking

Annual Report January-December 2010 Editor: Mr. Chea Pyden, Mr. Song Saran, and Mr. Jake Cruz Alberlado Layout, design: Miss. Kong Sokunthea Photo: 11 NGO Project Coordinators, CNCC, Cambodia ACTs Secretariat

March 2011 Copy right Cambodia ACTs

This document has been produced with the financial assistance of European Union (EU) and Terre des Hommes– Netherlands (TdH-NL). The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of Cambodia ACTs and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the EU and TdH-NL.

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Content

Cambodia ACTs Structure 4 Message from Chairman 5 By courtesy of CLA Message from Nation Coordinator 6 History and Background 7 Coverage Area 8 Executive Summary 9 Anti-Child Trafficking Project 10

I Legal Support Project 27 NSIDE Access to Justice for Victim 30 Other Activities 31

Financial Report 33 T

HIS Cambodia ACTs Network 34

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By courtesy of PADV

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Photo: Cambodia

ACTs archive.

TRUCTURE

ACT

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The child trafficking and sexual exploitation act is the burning issue to address in Cambodia, to deal with this issue, we need participate from government, civil society, community, and especially children themselves to join in term of setting up the strategy and policy, technical and financial assistance, awareness raising, capacity building, and networking in nation-wide. Cambodia ACTs has been working in addressing the issue of trafficking since 2003 after setting up the network along with civil society from other Asian countries such as Thailand, Lao, Vietnam, Philippine, Indonesia, and Myanmar in at Khao Yai, Thailand which a strong regional network Asia ACTs. We are working in the good collaboration with our 11 NGO member ,

Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran, and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSAVY) and M

Cambodian National Council for Children (CNCC) in 10 provinces and cities ESSAGE of the Kingdom of Cambodia to bring the policy and development strategy of national plan against trafficking in person , especially children and women since 2008 which brought many key success work plan and guideline

contributed in better life of victim of trafficking and sexual exploitation such as

FROM setting up the National Guideline for Protection the Rights of Trafficked Children and the National Day against Trafficking.

Finally, I would like to thank for the Delegation of European Union to

C Cambodia (EU-Cambodia), Terre Des Hommes Netherlands, Kadoorie Charity

HAIRMAN Foundation, and Asia ACTs appeal to all people, civil society, relevant government agency to please participate and keep in contact to address the issue of trafficking in response to removing modern day slavery.

Chea Pyden Chairman

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I have a great honor to present the Annual Report 2010 of Cambodia ACTs. This is the first annual report to highlight the successes and achievement of NGO partners of Cambodia ACTs covering the period January-December 2010.

In 2010, there were 11 NGO partners , working together on Anti-Child Trafficking Program to enhance the capacity to address trafficking in especially children from human right perspective in Cambodia, with below main actions: Action 1: the Capacity of civil society and media. Action 2: Awareness-raising and empowerment at local level. Action 3: Improvement of Liv- ing Standard and Schooling for High-at-Risk and Victim. Action 4: Advocacy at national and regional level, and Action 5: Capacity Building and Semester meeting to contribute to the development of effective policies and practices against trafficking in especially children. In the meantime, the Legal Support Project was launched in the end of 2009 to ensure the victim of By courtesy of PADV sexual exploitation and trafficking access justice and safeguarding with development opportunity in home community. In the period of 2010, the project supported legal service to 35 cases with 35 girls victim of rape, labor exploitation, trafficking, Attempt of rape, and sexual abuse. The cases were referred from eleven members of Cambodia ACTs base in ten provinc-

es and city and from other human right and shelter run NGOs: ADHOC, HAGAR, LICADHO, SSC, AFESHIP, KNKS, ARM, and Banteay Srey. The project is smoothly cooperation among relevant government agency from sub-nation to national, especially Ministry of Social Affair, Ministry of Interior, Cambodian National for Children (CNCC) with other activities on action

monitoring, referral, and medical health examination to the victim. The project is supported by Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL). We will enlarge our action in 2011 to respond to increased child-victim of the sexual exportation and trafficking by securing more support from

ATIONAL KCF Foundation. N

Moreover, Cambodia ACTs was organized two activities through Asia ACTs on research and workshop on the action Advancing the cause for better protection of the rights of trafficked children in South East Asia, to recommend on how to ensure access to justice and full reinte-

gration of trafficked victims reflected in national strategic plans and Views of trafficked chil- FROM dren/survivors become part of local guidelines/policies.

OORDINATOR I would like to wish to all NGO members of Cambodia ACTs and their staff working on Anti- C Child Trafficking Program and Legal Aid service in Cambodia to get successful in your daily life and the future career. The above achievement would not be happened without support

from European Union, TdH-NL, Asia ACTs, and fully participated by NGO members and ESSAGE relevant government and NGO stakeholder to keep going on support the project of Cambodia

M ACTs to protect children against trafficking and sexual exploitation in ensuring that the rights and dignity of the victim children in Cambodia are protected and upheld.

Last but not least, on behalf of Cambodia ACTs Secretariat, I would like to thank to all Execu- tive Director, Project Coordinators, Trainers, and finance staff of NGO partners on these programs that contribute enormously for organizing these activities to achieve the objective of these programs. I also would like to thank to the Delegation of European Union to Cambodia (EU) and Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL) for providing support the financial to publish this report. Phnom Penh, March 22th, 2011

Song Saran National Coordinator

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Cambodia Against Child Trafficking (Cambodia ACTs) is a Non-profit making organization, was established in July 2001 in Khao Yai, Thailand along with Asia ACTs, and other seven representatives from Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam met and declared to fight the serious problem of child trafficking in Southeast Asia. In Cambodia, it is a NGO network composed of eleven NGOs, have been working mainly to fight against child trafficking in 9 province and Phnom Penh municipal. In May 2003, it was received the grant from Terre Des Hommes Germany to run the Campaign against Child Traf- ficking Project by its first six NGO partners. Later in 2005, Cambodia ACTs was expanded from six partners to eleven partners. Then to strengthen the networks, By courtesy of CWDA Cambodia ACTs registered with Minister of Interior in 20 January 2009.

Vision: We believe that every child should have a life free from the dangers of trafficking and sexual exploitation. We do this by transforming their lives for the better by helping children understand how valuable they are as citizens of our soci- H ety. ISTORY

Mission: Cambodia ACTs fights child trafficking and sexual exploitation through increased education and legal-services implemented country-wide by national

NGOs and local networks at grass-root.

AND Local NGO partners:

 Cambodian Children Against Starvation, Violence Association (CCASVA) B

 Cambodian Vision in Development (CVD) ACKGROUND  Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC)  Children and Life Association (CLA)  Cambodian Women Development Agency (CWDA)  Disadvantaged Cambodian Organization (DCO)  Project Against Domestic Violence (PADV)  Vulnerable Children Assistance Organization (VCAO)

 Santi-Sena Organization (SSO)  Cambodian Organization for Children and Development (COCD)  Cambodia Family Support

Government partner:  Cambodian National Council for Children (CNCC)

Regional Partners  ASIA ACTs Secretariat Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive.

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1. CCASVA: working in 108 villages, 9 communes: Theay, Reak Chey, Boeung Preah, Cheir Kach, Chieng Phnom, Speu Kor, Speu Khor , Sdao Koing Commune, Baphnom Dis- trict, Prey Veng Province. 2. CVD: working in 17 villages, 2 communes: Chop Veary and Tean Kam Commune, Preah Netpreah District, By courtesy of Banteay Meanchey Province, and 31 CCASVA villages, four communes: : Sung, Tasanh, Kampong Lapov, and Tatoik Commune, Samlot District, Battambang Province 3. CWCC: working in 4 communes: Leang Dai, Svay Chek, Chob Tatrav, and Peak Sneng Commune, Angkor Thom District, Siam Reap province. 4. CLA: working in 50 villages, and 5 communes: Rea Tho, Kampong Sing, Chey Pok, Lvea, and Kraing Svay commune, Preah Sdech District, Prey Veng Province. 5. CWDA: working in 67 villages, and 8 Sangkats: Stung Mean Chey, Boeung Tompun, Prekbra, Cbar Ampov I,, Cbar Ampov II, Chak Angrer Leu, Chak Angrer Kroim, and Sangkat Nirod, in Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh Munici-

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6. DCO: working in 106 villages, and 8 communes: Snam Preah, Trapaing Chong, Or Tapoing, Svay Donkeo, Romlech, and Knar Totieng commune, Ba- kan District; and Koh Chum, and Srei Stuk commune, Kandieng District, Pur- sat Province.

OVER 7. PADV: working in 93 villages, and 18 communes: Ta Eik, Prek Takov, Svay

C Chrom, Koh Okgna Tey, Roka Chonling, Chey Thom, Sanlong, Vihear Sour, Koh Chol Ram, Svay Romeat, and Preah Brasaorb commune, Ksach Kandal District, Kandal Province. 8. VCAO: working in 244 villages, and 15 communes: Oudom Soriya, Ang Tasom, Tra Pangthomkhangthboung, TraPangthom Khangchueng, Leay Bor, Porpel, Sam Roung, Taphem, Trapaing Kragnung, Tram Kork, Orsaray, Cheang Tong, Nheng Nhorng, Kus, and Srai Nonorng Commune, Tramkok District, Takeo Province. 9. SSO: working in 80 villages, and 11 communes: Banteay Kraing, Gnor, Kseit, Preah Ponlea, Prey Thom, Reach Monty, Samley, Sam Young, Svay Tayean, Thmey, and Tnoit Commune, Kam Pong Ror District, Svay Reang Province. 10. COCD: working in 53 villages, and 7 communes: Santrae, Samroing, Pteas Rong, Leach, Rokat, Prongil, and Bak Chinhchean Commune, Kravanh Dis- trict, Pursat Province. 11. CFS: working in 20 villages, at Prey Tralach Commune, Rukha Kiry Dis- By courtesy of CVD trict, Battambang Province.

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In year 2010, with financial support $ 438,610.53 from EU amount 39 percent, TdH-NL 48 percent on Anti-Child trafficking Project and 10 percent on Legal Support Project, and 3 percent from Asia ACTs, three projects were running : Anti-Child trafficking Project, organized by 12 NGO partners of Cambodia ACTs, Legal Support Project implemented by Cambodia ACTs Secretariat collaborated with 11 NGO partners and seven more: LICADHO, ADHOC, SSC, HAGAR, KNKS, Banteay Srei, and ARM, and from Asia ACTs on Access to Justice for victim. These actions bring us half way to meet the goal of our overall objectives ― To contribute to the development of effective policies and practices against trafficking in especially children, safeguarding and promoting the rights of children in 9 provinces and Phnom Penh city‖ on Anti-Child Traf- By courtesy of CWCC, ficking Project , and ―Ensure the victim of sexual exploitation and trafficking access Siam Reap justice and safeguarding with development opportunity in home community‖ on Legal Support Project.

To meet these overall object two projects with five actions and 20 activities were conducted such as on Anti-Child Trafficking: Action 1: Capacity-building of NGOs and E media, Action 2: Awareness-raising and empowerment at local level, Action 3: Improve- XECUTIVE ment of Living Standard and Schooling for High-at-Risk and Victim, Action 4: Advocacy at national and regional level, and Action 5: Capacity Building and Semester meeting. On the Legal Support Project, there is investigated, legal Aid, and referral action with ten activities; also, we organized one action with two activities through Asia ACTs on Access to Justice for victim. These actions were implemented in 10 provinces and cities

in Cambodia (Kandal, Takeo, Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Pursat, Battambang Pailin, Battey S

Meanchey, Siem Reap, and Phnom Penh city). UMMARY

As the result, the projects has been smoothly implemented by 12 NGO partner and governmental partner called Cambodian National Council for Children (CNCC), it was spread out to 212 of civil society representative and media, 1632 of Local community members, including children, 2051of decision-makers in local and national government structure and government service providers , and 2879 adult with 5491 children between 10-16 years-old of high-at risk children, their families and communities got safeguarding and promoting the rights of children and women in 9 provinces and Phnom Penh city on Anti-Child Trafficking; other 35 girls victim of rape were gotten legal service on Legal Support Project; moreover, the partners of the action have worked well together, and have been successful in linking the activities to local authorities, civil society networks and government institutions. Coordinating with the local authorities and police, information on the relevant laws has been shared at the community level leading to an increased commitment to prevent their communities. This commitment is shared by both By courtesy of men and women at community level as the actions have brought an increased awareness COCD of the root causes and negative impacts of area.

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Project title: Cambodia Anti-Child Trafficking Campaign to enhance capacity to address trafficking in especially children from human right perspective in Cambodia.

NGO Implemented: CCASVA, CVD, CWCC, CLA, CWDA, DCO, PADV, VCAO, SSO, COCD, CFS; and government’s body CNCC

Project cover: Kandal, Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Pursat, Battambang, Pailin, By courtesy of SSO Takeo, Banteay Meanchey, and Siem Reap province, and Phnom Penh munici- pality.

Overall objective: To contribute to the development of effective policies and practices against trafficking in especially children, safeguarding and promoting the rights of children in 9 provinces and Phnom Penh city.

Specific objective: Capacity of target groups is enhanced to address trafficking in especially children from a human rights perspective, in relation to the prevention of trafficking and protection of trafficked children.

Expected Results: RAFFICKING 1. Child protection network is functional in project area,

T 2. People involve in CPN/VSNP in district level are well informed about Cam- bodian Laws on anti child trafficking.

ROJECT 3. General public are provided with reliable and qualified information about

P protection against child trafficking in district and provincial level.

HILD 4. Regional and National Guidelines and human rights standards for the treat-

C ment of trafficked persons are institutionalized in the beneficiary countries

- thanks to the commitment of government institutions, NGOs and service providers to their implementation 5. Capacity of staffs involve in anti-trafficking campaign is enhanced. NTI A Action Taken: 1. Capacity-building of NGOs and media, 2. Awareness-raising and empowerment at local level 3. Improvement of Living Standard and Schooling for High-at-Risk and Victim, 4. Advocacy at national and regional level, and 5. Staff’s capacity Building and dialogue meeting.

By courtesy of COCD

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1. CAPACITY-BUILDING OF NGOS AND MEDIA

This program includes Press review, observation, analysis of press coverage on child trafficking and monitoring; Promotion of national networking among specialized journalists; also, Awareness-raising by NGOs in cooperation with the media to step up human-rights sensitive coverage on child trafficking (12 De- cember campaign).

Specific Objective 1. Improved press coverage on trafficking 2. Increase of cooperation and mutual understanding between NGOs and media.

1.1 Press review, observation, analysis of press coverage on child traf-

A ficking and monitoring

NTI

CCASVA has been monitoring trends issues—its cause, legal sanctions and P

C in media reporting of cases of sexual implications. The press is focused on ROJECT

trafficking, labor trafficking, and cross- facts and sensational news. There re- HILD border trafficking to another country, mains a need to engage journalists' ad- and child labor trafficking since May vocacy against traffickers and to im-

2010 on three local Newspapers: The prove their understanding of the new T

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Cambodia Daily, Koh Santepheab, and laws on suppression on human traffick- RAFFICKING Reaksmey Kampuchea Daily. This is ing and sexual exploitation. The Eng- meant to analyze and compare trends at lish published newspapers mainly fo- ON

the end of the year. The press coverage cused on the trial process, verdicts, and ’ in trafficking is limited because of the pedophile cases. T

lack of understanding of trafficking

1.2 Promotion of national networking among specialized journalists

PADV conducted Roundtable Media are punished and sentences, and for Meeting on 30 June, 2010, at Tae media to publish relevant articles on Baitong Restaurant. There were 22 par- anti-domestic violence, Rape, and Hu- ticipants; including 5 women, who man and children trafficking Law) in were the national journalists of daily their newspaper and announce- newspapers, newsletters, magazines ment.This activity was published in six and radio in Cambodia. This meeting local media: Koh Santepheab Daily was intended to foster closer coopera- Newspaper, Meatophum Newspaper, By courtesy of tion with media on children trafficking and Chaktomuk Newspaper, and Ampi PADV cases, to have more information on Sadrey and Women Media Center how perpetrators on trafficking cases Newsletter and Chanreas Magazine.

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1.3 December 12 campaign against child trafficking, awareness-raising by NGOs in cooperation with the media coverage on child trafficking

The Campaign, December 12-Day and children living in shelters. They Against Child Trafficking is conducted joined this event to raise public aware- every year to commemorate the adop- ness on trafficking to local people, to tion on the UN Protocol to Prevent, give more chance to children and young Punish, Trafficking in Persons, espe- people to contribute in the activities cially Women and Children, supple- against child trafficking that may affect menting to the UN Convention against their life and to advocate for the ac- Transitional Organized Crime in Paler- ceptance and recognition their idea in By courtesy of CWDA mo, Italy on December 12, 2000. The the society. campaign by Cambodia ACTs networks This event was conducted as a child see the activities and participation forum where they can voice their con- growing larger. The Prime Minister cerns on child trafficking issues in their

Hun Sen approved recognition of De- community expressed through song, cember 12 as a National Day against poem and drawing contest, answer- Human Trafficking last December questions on issues related to this event,

2007. short story performances, traditional

T In this year, 11 NGO partners of Cam- dancing, and a people’s march through ’ bodia ACTs organized in 11 different the public area in their communities to

ON places. In total, approximately 4000 raise awareness on this issue in their persons attended (2000 women and sites; the speech of the authorities in

RAFFICKING girls) including 3000 children between this event was for all people to be ...C

T 12-16 years-old, the government offi- alarmed and commit themselves to pre- cials, stakeholders, representatives of vent and protect the communities NGO and IO, monks, armed forces, lo- against trafficking.

cal media, teachers, villagers, students,

HILD ROJECT

C Celebration of 12 December day at Bakan District - P By Mr. Hem Pheach, Project Coordinator of DCO

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A DCO organized the celebration on 11 December 2010, at Boeung Kna commune hall, Bakan district, Pursat province. There were 500 participants, including the deputy governor of Pursat province, chief of Bakan district, executive director of DCO, chief of Boeung Khna commune, chief of all 41 villages, all eight commune of child protection network, executive director of COHD, school director, teachers, students, and population jointed in this event.

A people’s march was done along 600 metres on the National road number 5, attended by around 200 students of Boeung Khna Junior high school, 200 secondary school students and 20 teachers who hold banners, posters, and slogans and were led by Chaiyam dancing performed by secondary school group. Some By courtesy of SSO 12 police facilitated the event. It was under presided by H.E. Chuk Sophany, deputy governor of Pursat province. The event used the medium of Khmer

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traditional dancing, entertainment games, light show, answer & question, song contest and story performance on the wrong parental practices which affect children and the impact of Child trafficking.

In the opening remarks, Mr. Touch Narin, Executive Director of DCO updated the Board on the adoption of Bakan district as project area, the formation of the Secretariat of Child Protection Committee in Pursat provincial committee; the conduct of the campaign against human trafficking supported by EU, TdH-NL, and Asia ACTs through Cambodia ACTs. The trafficking of women and children pose a negative impact to the whole nation and needs to be collaborated with all By courtesy of DCO level of authorities, communities, parents, NGOs, students, teachers, and children.

The representative of child gave a speech. She felt enthusiastic about the A celebration of the Anti-Human Trafficking Day event with some countries around NTI the world. It shall concentrate attention on the children need for comfort. She

P wished children must get special support, protection, and pay attention from -

C their communities and parents. She added that violence to vagrant children, all ROJECT abuse, and school drooped out, child exploitation, labor force, and child HILD trafficking should be stopped.

Mr. Soa Daroeun, chief of Bakan district governor, represented local authorities.

In representation, he said, I work hard to collaborate with NGOs, especially with ...C

RAFFICKING DCO seeking to understand on children issue to protect them and suppress all of

these cases, said. He committed to continuous support to Anti-Human trafficking ON day activities and proclaimed as a joint duty of civil institutions, police, army,

and police military, NGOs, and parent work together to stop human trafficking. ’ T

H.E. Chuk Sophany, Deputy Governor of Pursat province delivered a speech. The celebration of this event is an alarm to offenders to stop their illegal activitie. She added that the decision and suggestion of children is confirmed by government and they will consider it in government programmes. She gave thanks to Cambodia ACTs, DCO and to donors who collaborated together to conduct this event.

Some 1500 audients came and celebrated this event and learned more on the issue of human trafficking. They appreciated the information medium—the use of story performance and the question-answer on issues related to the campaign. An appreciated result was that Cambodia ACTs continue to get good cooperation of the authorities and NGOs, especially the armed forces who joined. By courtesy of CFS

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2. AWARENESS-RAISING AND EMPOWERMENT AT LOCAL LEVEL

NGO partners of Cambodia Acts has organized activities including VSNP and provincial workshop, training to adult and child peer educators, training conducted by child protection network, refresh training to child duty bearer, follow up meeting and quarterly meeting with stakeholder.

Specific Objective:

By courtesy of SSO 1. Behavior and attitude changes seen among children, families, communities and service providers against trafficking, domestic violence and risky migration 2. Increase in cooperation among local public and non public stakeholders in are-

as of project intervention.

2.1 Village safe net program (VSNP) workshop

’ The VSNP orientation workshop is for each participants based on their poten- two days and based on the Village Safe- tial to help eliminate child trafficking in

ON ty Net Program (VSNP). The workshop their community. focus is on the dissemination of infor- A total of 10 VSNP workshops, con-

RAFFICKING mation against child trafficking in the

...C ducted by 9 partners: CLA, CWCC, T

community, relevant laws, real life situ- COCD, DCO, SSO, CCASVA, VCAO, ation of children in community, factors CWDA, and CFS, in 9 districts of tar- contributed to trafficking such as social, economic, health, and sexual abuse and get, made over of 307 children and 445

HILD trafficking as well as the obligation of adults were attended.

ROJECT

- P The Action Flow of VSNP Workshop, at Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh City

NTI By Chheong Sunlay, Project Coordinator

A On 1-2 September 2010 at Khan Mean Chey hall, Khan Mean Chey, Phnom Penh Municipal, Cambodia Women Development Agency (CWDA) organized the Village Safe Network Program (VSNP) workshop with the women affairs committee of Khan and Sangkat and youth from 8 Sangkat of Khan Mean Chey. In attendance were 30 adults/16 women and 40 children/18 girls. The aim was for all participants to discuss on the mechanisms to protect against child and women trafficking and to enable closer work cooperation with the Com- mune Committee for Women and Children to prevent these case in there site, to establish the network of village safe via child peer net work to parent, children, and youth at sangkat and school level. By courtesy of CWDA Social problems, rape, human trafficking, and household economic and health situation was the agenda for discussion. The workshop was divided to three groups:

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students, discussed on their challenge and resolution; the women Affair team talked about the livelihood problem and the solution; and, the police group talked about law enforcement and obstructions to arrests. The group also discussed on monthly planning of each Sangkat and showed it to the workshop. After 2 days workshop, the participants gained more knowledge and shared experiences on the how to protect children against violence, all abuse, exploitation and trafficking case.

2.2 Training of Civil Society and Community Members to Improve local By courtesy of CWCC Child Protection Systems (TOT to Adult and Child Peer Educator)

In 2010, the 10 NGO partners of Cam- gration, and the tricks and lure of traf- bodia ACTs (Homeland, CFS, CWCC, ficking brokers. VCAO, DCO, CWDA, SSO, COCD, In total, there were 205 of adults in- and CLA) organized 12 sessions of 3- cluding 86 female and 175 of children A day training to Adult Network and 9 including 90 girls, who civil society NTI sessions to Child Peer educator Group representatives and community mem-

P in their project sites. The aim is for the -

C target groups to apply learning gained bers at local level came to enhance ROJECT to raise child protection issues as leg- their skill and knowledge on Child HILD islative, budgetary, policy agenda of Trafficking and to expand their advo- government and to strengthen child cacy capacities. At the end of this protection systems, in both preventive

course, the representative of partici- T and protective measures. The topics ...C pants committed to take this RAFFICKING range from the educational skill for knowledge to share to the villagers to trainers (adult and child learning, fa-

ON cilitation in community skills ), policy protect his commune against human and children trafficking case and all (Child Rights law, the Suppression of ’ Human trafficking and Sexual Exploi- abuse to children. T tation Law), the impact of Unsafe mi-

Case study: Join into Child Protection Network By: Chan Samnag, Trainer of SSO

Mrs. Soim Setha, , 54 years-old, a widow with one child, is the deputy of Kam- pong Ror District. In 1981, she became a teacher at Kseth Primary school and from 1982-1988 was a mathematics teacher and deputy of Hun Sen Thnoit high school. In 2008, she was appointed as deputy of Kampong Ror district in-charge of women and children. As she is active in social work and has good achieve- ments, she got three medals from the government. She observed that many people By courtesy of DCO

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have limited knowledge on the risks of migration, the dangers of domestic violence and the impact of human-trafficking, labor exploitation, child sexual abuse, or dropping out of school. As she is eager to help, she became active in the child protection network of at district level after attending the SSO workshop. She has continually been active in organizing training, meetings and activities to raise awareness in her community, leading to more people having knowledge on these issues. She said, ― since I cooperated with SSO, I gained experiences in working closely with villagers, and feel more confident at seeing many villagers come, listen, and understand what I train them on.‖ She committed to persist in her work and to lobby people to act on the trafficking issues and to encourage them to join By courtesy of SSO activities to protect children in her district.

2.3 Training Conducted by Adult and Child Peer Network

After training of trainer, the group from munes, in 11 districts of the target site in

the Adult Team of the child protection six provinces and Phnom Penh.

T networks from nine NGOs (DCO, MPK, The group of Child peer Educator of ’ SSO, CLA, CWCC, CWDA, COCD, Networks: CLA, DCO, CCASVA,

CFS, and CCASVA) conducted 742 ses- CWCC, CWDA, COCD,SSO, and MPK ON sions of a half day training to raise conducted 106 sessions at their schools.

RAFFICKING awareness to the villagers in their project The aim is to raise their friends’ ...C

T area on the causes of trafficking, safe knowledge on anti-human trafficking to migration, protection and care for the work together to protect their friend victim of trafficking, community partici- against all violence, all exploitation, traf- pation against child trafficking, child ficking, sexual abuse, and the trickery of

HILD rights relatedlaw, violence and other is- perpetrators. In this training, there were ROJECT

C sues related to children. In total, there 5296 children including 2502 girls in 56 - P were 26119 villagers (14743 females) different schools who attended to get the

who attended coming from 61 com- knowledge from the group. NTI

A CLA Youth Peer Educators (YPE) and Youth Coordination Committee (YCC) Documented by Jake Cruz, Technical Advisor The youth peer groups of Children and Life Association (CLA) has clearly become a model of effective approach in involving children themselves to promote child rights and child protection. The peer educators, YCC and youth clubs have become sustainable with members of the YCC now the 6th generation since they started in 2001. The peer educators are selected from each village, establish their own youth clubs in their areas and come together for planning, sharing and training in the YCC. They are provided training from CLA on Child rights, domestic By courtesy of COCD violence, and child labor.The approach effectively put a facilitator per school/village, builds up a working unit of

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local member through the youth clubs and brings up youth leaders in the YCC. There are 30 peer educators aptly trained and doing awareness raising and advocacy. Child protection networks are established in all 15 target villages with some 169 members. The Youth Coordination Committee has been set up with some 17 members. Some 25 small group of child clubs have established throughout the 15 target villages with 150 more children included 75 girl children aged from 12 to 18 joining the existing child clubs or totaling some 547 children include 293 girls as members. There are 15 groups of mother to mother with 150 members and 15 father to father groups with 150 members. Those groups comprise the CPN with the local authorities. By courtesy of CLA Aside from easing the conduct of the awareness raising activities with peer educators helping their peer in his/her own area, the peer educators have graduated into Youth Outreach Educator (YOE) who serves as volunteer staff of CLA. The training of the Peer educators on the 8-level of participation re-

child rights have improved knowledge and activities on actual information- A

education activities have improved their facilitation skills. NTI They have also greatly improved the information-education activities by being

creative through non-formal activities which brings out the messages and P

C attracts more audiences, like the story and role-play, of which there is now ROJECT

more material the project can use. HILD The meeting with the members of the YCC showed clear understanding of the children issues and their roles. It also showed that they have built strong camaraderie among themselves and are in constant communication with each

other. ...C The major achievement of the youth peer groups is that since CLA RAFFICKING implemented the project in commune through the awareness raising done by the YCC, the behavior of people related to domestic violence, child rights has ON changed significantly. People encourage their children go to school and stop

’ enforce them go to work. YCC has conduct performance to promote T awareness of child rights, domestic violence and to encourage children to enroll for schooling. However, there is need for the youth peer group and youth clubs to further develop their dynamism, especially on how to reach out to out-of-school youth. There was discussion with them on the use of sports and musical activities which may bring in the interest of other children, besides the more educational nature of the awareness raising activities. There was also discussion on consolidating the network since other TdH-Netherland partners have also adopted the peer educator approach and several peer educators have graduated from the YCC.

By courtesy of CCASVA

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2.4 Sensitization and training of child duty bearers and local governments’ stakeholders on child trafficking and protection needs at community level

Child duty bearers including public ser- Eight Cambodia ACTS partners orga- vice providers (e.g. teachers), nized 9 sessions of one-day training. NGOworkers and local governments’ There were 77 participants, 21 of them stakeholders need to be mobilized and trained on trafficking prevention, hu- were women, who were members of the man rights issues and protection of the Child Protection Network at district trafficked victims. The sensitization and level and of the Child Peer Network By courtesy of CWCC training activities ensure awareness is previously organized. The training re- raised among all target groups on child sulted to participants learning the priori- trafficking and collaborative action is ty issues confronted by children in their achieved. The activities has as its pur-

pose to show a clear picture of impover- communities: school dropouts, domes- ished children situation, to set priority tic violence to children, orphans, child issues to discuss and discuss the duties migration, child victim of sexual abuse,

and roles in serving and protecting chil- and gangsters in our communities.

T dren against trafficking and all forms of ’

abuse. ON

The Intervention of CPN to the Victim of Forced labor RAFFICKING

...C By Nong Visal, Project Coordinator of CVD T

Mrs. Soun Cheat, 58 years-old, is the 1st assistant of Tasanh commune, Samlot district, Battambang province. She has trained to be Child Protection Network with

HILD CVD on Anti-child Trafficking Program since 2007 after getting training. She facil-

ROJECT

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P itates awareness raising activities to the local villagers on trafficking case, domes-

tic violence, and Village Safe Network. NTI

She narrated an experience with her niece, Im Sreymom, now 22 years-old. After A being persuaded by a broker, the victim decided to go to Thailand on July 27, 2006 when she just 17 years-old as a worker in Furniture Factory. For nearly one year, she never sent any money or had contact with her family. Then her mother got news that she had become mentally ill and discussed with Mrs. Cheat how to bring Srey- mom back. Mrs. Cheat contacted a broker to send Sreymom back and paid them 2000 Thai Bath amount 200.000 Riel on July 01, 2007. When she came back, Srey- mom always cried and shouted, ― Help me! Help me!!! A lot of police come to arrest me! Boss bring the police to catch me ,please send me to hide !!!! She asked By courtesy of CVD Mrs. Cheat and her mother to bring her to a quiet place and she escaped to the forest. Three months later, Mrs. Cheat heard that a planter, who cleared the jungle to

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crop saw a girl in the forest. She went there for two days but saw no one. Then she brought food, leave it and spied if the food will be taken for 2 days more. She saw the girl come and eat the food, and she rushed with other 2 police to catch her and bring the victim back to her house. Presently, she was released but still have the mental problem. She said although CPN works hard to make people be aware about trafficking, villagers still go to look for jobs at Thailand are persuaded by brokers. She wish to have more knowledge on how to be a good facilitator to By courtesy of CVD educate local villagers at grass root level to stop unsafe migration and to protect themselves from the lures of brokers. She appreciated CVD, Cambodia ACTs, and donor that she has become a member of CPN and is

A actively protecting her commune against these cases.

NTI

C 2.5 Meetings with relevant stakeholders to promote local networking ROJECT and enhanced, coordinated protection mechanisms against child HILD trafficking

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The aim of this activity is to establish tricts in the coverage areas, attended RAFFICKING mechanisms for coordination and im- by 393 (195females) participants. As a prove working links between different result, the networking and coordina- ON stakeholders involved in prevention tion meetings at the village, city/

’ efforts and protection of trafficked municipal and provincial level enabled T

children. Meetings will be held to social workers, police, education, bring together target groups and pro- health, planning officers and NGOs in

mote networking. In total, there were that locality to cooperate and conduct 27 activities organized by DCO, joint activities with different govern- CWCC, SSO, PADV, CLA, ment agencies, and local NGOs to CCASVA, MPK, CVD, CWDA, combat trafficking . COCD, and CFS in 15 different dis-

By courtesy of VCAO

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The Progress of Networking Meeting, at Rukha Kiry District By Ry Sokea, Trainer of CFS

CFS organized Quarterly Meeting, at Rukha Kiry district hall on 07 December 2010. There were 26 participants, 20 among them are chief of Villages covered by Rukha Kiri District. Mr. Eng Peahnea, Project Coordinator of CFS, delivered the welcome speech that the district is a new district of the Battambang province officially created by MoI in 2008 after the national election. The district was a formerly a part of the commune of Maung Russey district which is a remote rural area and is consid- ered the poorest among the other fourteen districts. It is situated approximately 25 By courtesy of CFS Kilometers from central district of Maung Russeay, with poor road condition and other infrastructures. It has a population of 324 families, with 40555 people ,including 20366 females, 8935 children 4094 of them girls, with 147 teacher work in 19 schools.

Ruckak kiri has large lands and rich of timbers and quality wood, provoked population movement moved to this area for seeking land, forest and resettlement making the district become more and more habitants. Recently it was noted that Ruckak kiri

is rarely seen NGO presenting there, but a few credit unions are existing. The main

T player provides assistance to the poor is the government, But usually the government ’ itself hardly provide sufficient assistance. Therefore, under funding from Cambodia Act implemented by CFS was the most suited in this area. ON Then Mr. Ou Eang, head of Prey Tralach commune said in the quarterly meeting

that a specific objective in this meeting is to listen and consult on the situation of the RAFFICKING

...C population living in each village, especially on vulnerable women and children, and T to share a good experience the solution on trafficked case and set the activity to do. After that, Mr. Koeun Moa, chief of Rung 1 told a case story of girls R.P., 16 years- old, went to work at Malaysia for nine mounts, but she decided to escape and come

HILD back to homeland after her boss always beated, blamed, and didn’t provided her ROJECT

C enough food, and told her to work over time since early morning till late night, caus- -

P ing her un good feeling. He suggested to CFS to support her to get vocational training or can run small business.There are many form of trafficked case, mostly they

NTI always keep in touch in a first few months but then their families lost contact from

A them. In Prey Trealach commune, there were 94 people went to work at Malaysia, 52 to Thailand, 3 to Korea, and 38 to work in garment fatory at Phnom Penh, and 2 trafficked cases to Thailand, but the authority brought the victim back, and 35 orphans; there were one girl after she went to work there eight months, her family can- not contact her, reported from all chief of villages. Finally Mr. Eng Peachnea, project coordinator suggested to participants to joint Village Safe Network Program to insure that all child protection network are perma- nently. We have two trainers and one project coordinator with 20 members of network to deserve and train to local people on the disadvantage of unsafe migration, trafficked issue, all child abuse, rape, exploitation, and domestic violence cases. The By courtesy of CWCC meeting decided to choose the head of commune to join the VSNP workshop at district level.

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2.6 Follow Up Meeting After conducting the VSNP workshop, the NGO partners did follow up meetings with the participants which planned the action during the workshop to ensure that these will be realized and monitor for results, constraints, and suggestions from the participants. There were 15 sessions of meeting conducted by : PADV, VCAO, CWCC, CLA, CCASVA, MPK, CVD, DCO, COCD, CWDA, and SSO, in 12 district, made over of 571 adult and 504 participants. As a result, the meeting set the activity planning to promote to vulnerable group of network and pointed to the priority needs in the By courtesy of CCASVA community and set the next meeting plan. 2.7 Provincial workshops

There were two provincial workshops conducted by CCASVA and CVD with A

the involvement of participants from community to provincial level in order to NTI share all the achievement made in community level and remaining problems to

P be done and helped from the provincial levels as well as a joint actions to be -

C implemented in different levels in order to combat child trafficking. There ROJECT were 177 participants in the workshops including 50 children. HILD

3. IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING STANDARD AND

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SCHOOLING FOR HIGH-AT-RISK AND VICTIM RAFFICKING

This program was implemented in the first quarter only. There were four activi- ON ties were operation executed to support to high-at risk and victim children of

’ trafficking, vocational and life skill training, and home visit. T

Specific Objective: 1. Protection and support to existing services in response to the Convention on

the Rights of Trafficked Children are provided to victims and high-at-risk children to trafficking.

3.1 Support to High-at-Risk & Victim Children of Trafficking

This program aims for both preven- from going out from community to tion and protection purposes. Life find jobs and make money which skill training on handicraft and agri- may lead them at risk of being traf- culture were provided to vulnerable, ficked for both labor and sexual pur- By courtesy of high-at-risk and victim children of poses. Handicraft skills are tools to CWCC trafficking in order to prevent them establish a core job to sustain income

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and basic agriculture skills support dren gained skills and can make income work to reduce household expenditure. during their training, both in the centers Many kinds of vegetables can be plant- and community. There were 42 children ed and some animals can be raised to ( 3 boys) supported by NGO partners fulfill basic survival needs in family though Cambodia ACTs. rather spend money to buy them. Chil-

3.2 Vocational & Life Skill Training The vocational skills training is provid- training to the victim and high at risk ed to the victim children of trafficking for motorcycle repairing course, beauty By courtesy of CLA after repatriated. The project will make salon course, and handicraft course, the agreement with department of there were 3 girls were supported to get women’s affair, department of labor, new skill in the first quarter.

and other civil societies, to provide the 3.3 Home Visit

The project transformed the live of vul- and or starting the small enterprise in T

’ nerable children and misery of victim community. So far, at least 150 chil-

of trafficking and sexual abuse to socie- dren supported by the project through ON ty enjoying the happiness and hope NGO partners in 10 provinces; Other-

RAFFICKING through accessing the child-friendly wise it wasn’t going on more in the

...C T

shelter, public school, vocational train- new cycle started from April 2010 to ing, planting the agricultural product, present.

HILD Case study: Turning a New Leaf ROJECT

C By Sok Visoth, VCAO - P

Sok Ra, 17-year-old, the second child from a widow-led farmer household. She NTI

has 4 siblings and living in collapse cottage at Chong Ang village, Odamsoriya A commune, Tramkok district, Takeo province. Her family has a very small rice field of 17 argents only. Due to poverty, she dropped out school at 5th Grade and began looking for jobs and worked as dishwasher, cowherd, harvester, wage laborer in rice seeding and a domestic helper. One day, a broker persuaded her that working in garment factory at Phnom Penh is a well paid job. She was forced to work hard and over time; when she got sick she was mis- treated and paid a small amount of money. Seeing that she is in the category of a vulnerable child, the Head of Village reported her case to the Child protection Network of VCAO at Takeo province. She was taken in as beneficiary of By courtesy of VCAO the project and reintegrated to her community. She was

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supported livestock raising enterprise ( 1 pig, 5 pairs of chicken) with a small business. VCAO and the Child Protection Network followed up her situation, noting that her livelihood improved a lot. She is nearly ready to sell her pig ( at 25 kgs) and her chicken crop had hatched and grown; her small business is running well. The local authorities, child protection Networks, and VCAO staff always encourage and give her advice when needed.

4. ADVOCACY AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL The Guideline was discussed in National Workshop Level on 27 September, 2006. Then it was approved in the session of National Council of Children on 05 Septem- ber 2007, and it was supported by Samdech Akak Mohasena Padey Dechor HUN A

SEN, Prime minister of The Kingdom of Cambodia on letter which was registered NTI on 14 December 2007, and has given to apply on decision No 107 k>C>k date 20th

C December, 2008; it’s a juridical act that coincides with relevant international con- ROJECT vention and is aligned with the focus of the regional level session. HILD

Specific Objective:

1. Specific references to the protection of children against trafficking included in

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anti-trafficking legal and social measures. RAFFICKING

ON 4.1 National workshop on Guideline to protect the rights of trafficked children

’ To strengthen child protection sys- The National Workshop on Guideline T

tems, especially protective measures, for the Protection the Rights of Traf- Cambodia ACTS local partners pro- ficked Children of the Kingdom of

vided information to other stakehold- Cambodia, on 03 March 2010, at Na- ers in anti-trafficking on how to deal ga World Hotel presided over by H.E with children victims of trafficking in Ith Samheng, Minister of Ministry of line with human rights standards. A Social Affairs, Veteran, and Youth media campaign is ongoing with the Rehabilitation and the Chairman of purpose of popularization and imple- CNCC, co-organized by CNCC Secre- mentation of the National Guideline tariat and Cambodia Against Child and regional guidelines to protect the Trafficking. The workshop was at- rights of trafficked children. Activities tended by 95 participants, among come in different forms and makes them were the vice president and the By courtesy of

use of different campaign materials. members of CNCC and the Secretariat CNCC of CNCC, representatives of the

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Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran, and Phnom Penh governor, the governor of 8 Youth Rehabilitation, Ministry of Khans in Phnom Penh, and relevant Justice, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of NGOs. Women Affairs, Ministry of Defence,

4.2 Provincial training on guideline to protect the rights of trafficked children

Cambodia ACTs collaborated with level. CNCC through Ministry of Social Af- There were three sessions organized by fairs, Youth and Rehabilitation CNCC, at Siem Reap, Banteay By courtesy of CNCC (MoSAVY) came up with basic guide- Meanchey and Kandal province attend- lines for country level trainings on the ed by some 79 participants, including protection of the rights of trafficked the deputy of provincial governor, head children. The National Guideline devel- and deputy of provincial office of So- oped on protecting the rights of trafficked children is the main reference cial Affairs, Veteran, and Youth Reha- document. Several basic training guide- bilitation, office of culture, office of

lines was developed along a gender and women affaire, office of education,

T human rights sensitive line, e.g. on in- youth and sport, Office of information, ’ terviewing the child victim, handling office of labor, office of tourism, office

ON cases or referring cases. On this basis, of health, head of Social Affairs, Veter- 10 provincial level trainings on the pro- an, and Youth Rehabilitation at Ta

RAFFICKING tection of the rights of trafficked chil-

...C Khmao city, assistant to province hall,

T dren is held targeting specific groups of police military, and head of police prov- actors involved in anti-trafficking ince official, and the representative of measures, e.g. law enforcers or social

workers, from the local to the national Local NGO at the provincial branch.

HILD

ROJECT

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P 5. CAPACITY BUILDING AND SEMESTER MEETING

NTI The project will organize the Training of Trainer to increase the capacity of

A project partners to address the trafficking issues; also, The Semester partners meeting will pave the way for all partners to clearly implement the activity; the meeting will have 2 times per year. It’s very important to have the meeting with partners, during the meeting we all provincial program coordinators and trainers will join and share the update of the project.

Specific Objective: 1. Capacity of Cambodia ACT members are increased. Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive. 2. Communication among partners is improved.

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5.1 Training on Strengthening Child Protection Networks

Training on Strengthening Child Pro- of Cambodia ACTs. The objective of tection Network was conducted on 22- this training was for participants to 23rd April 2010, at CWDA Office. It share information, experiences and be was facilitated by Mr. Phok Bunroeun, aware Child protection issues; to be Executive Director of CCASVA and aware that Child abuse could happen Mr. Peech Boonrawdh, Program Di- in communities; to be aware that as rector of VCAO; both are National workers in a Child-focused organiza- Photo: Cambodia ACTs Trainer of Cambodia ACTs. The par- tion they have a duty of care and re- archive. ticipants were the Project Coordinators sponsibility to protect children, and to and Trainers who work directly in the raise awareness on Child Abuse and

A target area, from twelve NGO partners Protection.

NTI

C 5.2 Training on Baseline Data Gathering ROJECT

HILD Cambodia ACTs held the Baseline assessment or a ―change over time‖ Data Gathering Training on 20-21st assessment. If we haven’t baseline, it

April 2010 at CWDA Office, support- is difficult to establish whether change

T ed by EU and TdH-NL. Leaded trainer at the outcome level has occurred. ...C by Mr. Abelardo Cruz , technical Ad- RAFFICKING visor of Cambodia ACTs. The partici- After the Training, the 12 NGO Part- pants were Project Coordinators and ners of Cambodia ACTs started to do ON Trainers who worked directly in the baseline research in their area. They

’ target area from twelve NGO partners made interviews and got data from the T of Cambodia ACTs. Mr. Chea Pyden, head of commune, commune clerk, Chairman of Cambodia ACTs wel- commune council committee, and edu- come the trainees and commended the significance of the training--to provide cation commune and district office. knowledge and built your capacity to The Cambodia ACTs has now com- work on the research of baseline in piled a general situation of people and your community. Baseline is collected children; had prioritized the problems as the first step to develop outcome in their communities and identified the indicators. It defines the starting con- information needed for change out- ditions of the program before the ma- comes. The project has established the jor project implementation. It will be used to assess achievement of the out- outcome indicators for the project re- comes and impact expressed in the quired by Results-Based Management logical framework. The Baseline (RBM) system which the project has Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive. forms the basis for a ―before and after‖ adopted.

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The Number of Population in Project Area

NGO Population Woman Minor Girl CCASVA 89426 48521 33448 16722 CVD (Banteay Meanchey) 17029 7242 5667 3501 CVD (Battambang) 20169 9614 8407 4182 CWCC 26546 12650 10709 5614 CLA 46951 23797 17629 8607 CWDA 216282 120875 97493 65686 DCO 97226 51086 32792 18548 Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive. PADV 128525 65450 45262 22593 VCAO 164384 84676 69225 34049

SSO 66770 37786 26181 12603

COCD 62317 30755 35639 17826

Total 935625 492452 382452 209931

’ 5.3 Semester NGO Partners Meeting

ON There were 2 Semester meetings were persons of each meeting were invited

RAFFICKING conducted by Cambodia ACTs to sum up the activities, set planning ...C

T Secretariat for 2010 at the CWDA and to get the introduction from the

office. The Project Coordinators, Secretariat of Cambodia ACTs on Trainers, or Finance Officers on Logical Framework, budget, and

HILD program Anti-Child Trafficking activities and Child Protection Policy ROJECT

C Program of NGO partners around 30 during the meeting.

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NTI 5.4 Board Meeting A There were 2 Board Meeting was orga- function of organization, organization nized by the Secretariat which invited chart, duties, and responsibilities of the Executive Directors of its NGO part- Cambodia ACTs secretariat staff, Pro- ners to join. The agenda in the both gress Report, discussion on what kind were: update on the new cycle of the of IEC material will we need in 12 De- project, Cambodia ACTs report 2009, cember’s day, approval of the Child discussion on lesson learned from pro- Protection Policy of Cambodia ACTs, ject management in 2nd cycle, commit- Cambodia ACTs Management set up, ment of the NGO partners, approval on Operation Manual, and discussion on selection of RAO and FSO as the new long term strategic plan 2010-2013. Photo: Cambodia ACTs member organizations, discussion on archive.

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Project title: Enhancing capacity of Cambodia ACTs to contribute to law enforcement on sexual abuse and trafficking.

NGO Implemented: Cambodia ACTs Secretariat.

Project cover: Kandal, Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Pursat, Battambang, Pailin, Takeo, Banteay Meanchey, and Siem Reap province, and Phnom Penh munici- pality.

Overall objective: To contribute to the development of the law enforcement, Photo: Cambodia ACTs safeguarding, and promoting the justice for the trafficked children and sexual archive. abuse children in Cambodia.

Specific objective: Ensure the victim of sexual exploitation and trafficking access justice and safeguarding with development opportunity in home communi- L ty. EGAL

Expect Result: Sexual abused and trafficked children have increased access to justice in court with strong following up by Cambodia ACTs.

Victim information database are developed to manage the number of cases and S any information gathered from child protection networks, NGOs alliance, and UPPORT other NGOs partners.

Action: 1. Sexual abused and trafficked children have increased access to jus-

tice in court and number of successful cases increased with strong following up by Cambodia ACTs. P

ROJECT

1. Victim information database are developed to manage the number of cases and any information gathered from child protection networks, NGOs alliance, and other NGOs partners.

Action Taken

Cambodia ACTs has collaborated monitored and followed up by the with NGO partners, authorities, po- legal staff of Cambodia ACTs. lices, courts to arrest perpetrators. The Monitoring Officer starts to There were 15 perpetrators of rape monitor and follow up cases after cases, 2 of sexual abuse, 2 of at- partners collect the initial infor- tempted rape and 3 of trafficked cas- mation of a case. After that, the law- Photo: Cambodia es were arrested. Some are still under yer or legal assistant make an inter- ACTs archive. investigation and subject to arrests view with victim, take the victim for by police officials and are being

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physical checkup at the hospital and live in safe shelters. get an expert report. If there is a strong In 2010, there were 35 cases of rape, evidence for the legal process, a labor exploitation, sexual abuse and complaint is filed to the court. The legal trafficking accepted by the legal team team find out witnesses and related and investigated by one lawyer, one documents to submit to the court (the senior monitoring officer, and one legal best evidence collected from experts, assistant of Cambodia ACTs (see the witness, polices report, and local chart below for more detail of cases). authorities, and the observation of the Cambodia ACTs has collaborated with crime scene by the legal staff). NGO partners, authorities, polices, Photo: Cambodia The team refers to NGO partners, courts to arrest perpetrators. ACTs archive. which having care shelters in their In 2010, 14 cases was successfully

coverage area to take over the follow up litigated: 4 case by trial, 1 which

T and frequent home visits to the victim another lawyer took over to defend, and ’ children’s home to assess the change, 9 cases withdrawn by victims as they needs, and challenges the victim faces. decided to settle out of court to get ON If it is noted that victim is not safe, the compensation from the perpetrators; 24

team brings an action for a judge to other is under proces ...C

issue a custody warrant or refer them to

Collecting and compiling abused cases with concrete information in database

Case Number of Case ROJECT

Rape 25 labor exploitation 1 Attempt of rape 2

sexual abuse 2

UPPORT S

trafficking 5

Total 35 EGAL

L Documented by Lawyer Poeung Kalyan and Mrs. Ny Channeath Cambodia ACTs Secretariat

The Nine Years-old of Rape Victim

Y.C, 9 years old, is orphan, living with her aunt at Kandal province. On 09 Sep- tember 2009, while her aunt and grandmother took their children to the hospital, leaving the victim stayed home alone, the perpetrator was her neighbor, 23 year old, asked her to buy something, then she followed him into the room to get Photo: Cambodia ACTs the money; In the meantime, the perpetrator played pornography video in his archive. room and told her to watch, then he raped her. After that, the victim told the fact

Page 28 Annual Report 2010 aunt and her relatives after they were back from hospital and they filed the complaint to police. Cambodia ACTs received this case from ADHOC in October 2009 and provided her the legal service and referred her to stay in HAGAR shelter to get psychological and mental support, development opportunity and education. Though she started to recover, but she still needs more education in the shelters.

As supported by the legal team of Cambodia ACTs, the perpetrator was convict- ed 16 year in jail from the arresting date and providing the compensation three million Riel to the victim on 22th February 2010, the family of the victim accepted the court verdict then the case was closed. Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive. Case Study 2: 500$ only, giving the victim withdraw her action

On 14 May 2009, at 18h: 00Pm, ― I was watching Television at my neighbor’s; L

EGAL on 21h: 00PM, while I was walking to the toilet near the fence, I saw the perpetrator walked to me then shut my mouth, pushed me to the ground, then slapped me in the face and threatened not shout for help and not tell anybody, otherwise

he would kill my family then I became unconscious,‖ the victim, Girl K.S.K, 13 S years-old, living in Angsnoul district, Kandal province said to the prosecutor. UPPORT Her mum said after not seeing her daughter, she and a few other neighbors found her daughter in unconscious situation. When she recovered from coma, her daughter told the fact to her. Due to late night, she decided to file a com-

plaint to the police in the morning on the later day. ROJECT

Cambodia ACTs received it from LICADHO in March 2010 and referred victim to the shelter, but the shelter representative rejected because the victim have got a serious sick since she was young, having her early to shock, she was too weak

to stay in the center by giving an advice to her mum she was better to stay in the ...C community. Moreover, the legal team of Cambodia ACTs provided her a legal service: conducted investigation, took her to get medical examination, accompa- ON ny her in the hearing procedure, examined case, and supported her in the judge

’ procedure. Otherwise, by persuading of the family of accuser, her mother decid- T ed to get 500 US Dollar from them, with waiving and withdrawing of her action. On the formal court procedure, the perpetrator was under the police custody, and then he was released by not enough evidence; however, the prosecutor is still open the file with asking to the victim try to looking more witness but the victim family does not participate to provide more evidence and witness because they receive the competition.

As the result the prosecutor assumed that it is the revenge of their two families happened in the past and decided it isn’t the criminal case. It was closed in July Photo: Cambodia 2010 by the victim no need more legal aids. ACTs archive.

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Implement Organization: Cambodia ACTs Precise Location: Phnom Penh, Prey Veng and Svay Reang Specific Objective: 1. Recommendations on how to ensure access to justice and full reintegration of trafficked victims reflected in national strategic plans in at least 1 country 2. Views of trafficked children/survivors become part of local guidelines/

Photo: Cambodia policies in at least 2 countries ACTs archive. Activities 1: 1. Conduct of research/surveys/ interviews on legal interventions, systems in place, national strategic plans and formation of specialized law enforcement or prosecution units including referral mechanisms both in-country and cross-border. 2. Country level consultations with survivors on access to justice influence policy formulation and implementation of protection mechanisms for trafficked children is increased.

PROGRAM

Expect result: In-depth understanding of the issues on access to justice and referral system for the recovery and reintegration contributed in addressing and improving

the situation of high risk children and child trafficking survivors.

JUSTICT

RESERCH ING AND WORKSHOP

Cambodia ACTs conducted research to interview relevant stakeholders: Deputy Director of Child department, Deputy Director of Social Affairs, Deputy Governor

CCESS of District, Investigation Officer of NGOs, Director of Department of Health, Pros-

A ecutor, Social Workers, Law enforcer and parents of victims at Prey Veng, Svay Rieng and Phnom Penh city. There were 36 participants attended including 22 women and girls.

The Secretariat of Cambodia ACTs conducted one workshop on Survivors in Ac- cess to Justice at Phnom Penh Ecumenical Diakonia Center. The Child victims came from ARM (American Rehabilitation Ministries International, base at Battam- bang province. There were 4 trafficked victim girls attended.

Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive.

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 Monitoring was done three times by the Chairman to Takeo and Pursat provinces. Monitoring by the National Project Coordinator and Technical Advi- sor were done 2 times in Prey Veng and Svay Reang and Pursat and Battam- bang. Monitoring by the Finance and Administration Officer were done 3 times to four NGO partners at Pursat, Battambang, and Siam Reap. The Chairman, National Project Coordinator and Secretary of Cambodia ACTs delivered speech to CWDA, CWCC, and PADV on the National Anti-Child Trafficking Day separately.  The Secretariat organized a field visit for the EU program officer accompa- Photo by The Secretari- at nied by the National Project Coordinator to monitor three activities of three partners in Pursat, Battambang and Siem Reap.

meeting conducted by UNIAP; The Cambodia ACTs has been in the National Consultation Workshop On process of building the relationship the Draft Report on the Implementa- with Ministry of Social Affairs, tion of the Optional Protocols to the Veteran, and Youth Rehabilitation by Convention on the Right of the Child,

signing the Memorandum of conducted by CNCC; Joined the Dia- O logue Meeting of NGO with H.E. Understanding (MoU). The Minister THER of the Ministry of Social Affairs, CHOU BUN ENG to discus on report format, the Responsible of the Na- Veteran, and Youth Rehabilitation tional Committee of Against Traf- presided over in the action of ficking, the Responsible of The Sec- capacity building to government and retariat of the National Committee of civil society at National Workshop on Against trafficking, the Duty of March 2010. The Minster also NGO, and the duty of NGO with permitted to have a meeting between Government and Stakeholder; Re- storing Family Link consulting the delegates of Cambodia ACTs and meeting, conducted by Cambodian H.E Ith Samheng, Minister of Social Red Cross. Etc. Affairs, Veteran, and Youth Rehabilitation which pave the way to Cambodia ACTs signed MoU with close cooperation with other relevant three other networks: ECPAT, CO- department and provincial department SECAM, and NGOCRC to work as alliance and to be a strong voice on where the project implemented. anti child trafficking. In order to take a strong role to against child trafficking, Cambodia Photo: Cambodia ACTs staff joined in Stakeholder ACTs archive.

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Management Update

 The management set up grew in 2010. The Secretariat of Cambodia ACTs recruited two more staff to serve duty in the project: Project Assistant and Clerk/Secretary to administration.

 By the end of 2011, there were three more legal staff recruited to serve in this project: Lawyer, Monitoring Officer, and legal Assistant.

IEC Material Every year Cambodia ACTs produces in national roads as well as spot against different kind of IEC materials to raise child trafficking which illustrates about awareness local people on trafficking the root cause of trafficking, the tricks issues including posters against child of traffickers as well as the legal proce-

trafficking, T-shirt, billboards to be put dures against perpetrators.

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Number of ...C Title Date of publish Contributed Copy Newslet- NGO partners, donors, 1600 1st,on April, 2nd on ter other network, visitor and

THER June,3rd on October and some ministries. O Poster 1500 December NGO partner

stickers 3000 December NGO partner T-shirts 3000 December NGO partner Cap 2000 December NGO partner Booklet 1000 December NGO partner

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INANCIAL

EPORT

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1. Cambodian Children Against Starvation and Violence (CCASVA) The Cambodian Children Against Starvation and Violence Association "CCASVA" is a non partisan, non religious, local non-government organization.

Mr. Phok Bunroeun, Executive Director Mr. Mob Sophal, Project Coordinator Mr. Thea Kourou, Trainer

Photo: Cambodia Mrs. Keo Bopharoth, Trainer ACTs archive. Project Cover: Baphnom District, Prey Veng Province Address: House 30B, street 456, Sangkat Tuol Tumpong I, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia Telephone: 855-23-993615 Fax: 855-23-993615 P.O. Box: 2203 Phnom Penh 3, CCC: 354 Email: [email protected] |

ETWORKS Website: http://www.ccasva.org

S 2. Cambodian Vision in Development (CVD) CVD is fully administered by Cambodian staffs who gain great length of experience

ACT in social services and rural development, especially with vulnerable and underprivi-

leged society. CVD concerns with human dignity and their values.

Mr. Mouhn Sarath, Executive Director Mr. Nong Visal, Project Coordinator at Battambang Province. Mr. Kiv Pisey,Trainer

AMBODIA Mr. Seng Soeun, Trainer C Mr. Say Sinin, Project Coordinator at Banteay Mean Chey Province Ms.Phal Sophea, Trainer Ms. Bun Pich Chenda, Trainer

Project Cover: Samlot district, Battanbang Province and Preahnet Preah Dis- trict, Banteay Meanchey Province Address : No 213, Prek Mohatep Village, Sangkat Svay Por, Battambang City, Battambang Province, Kingdom of Cambodia Email : [email protected] Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive. Website : www.cambodianvision.com

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3. Cambodian Women's Crisis Center (CWCC)

The Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center (CWCC) is a local, non-profit, non- governmental organization founded in 1997 by a group of women alarmed at the severe levels of violence against women and children and at the lack of services for them.

Ms. Pok Panha Vichetr , Executive Director Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive. Mr. Soa Savuth, Project Coordinator Mr. Khe Bela, Trainer Ms. Lem Bophan, Trainer

Project Cover: Angkor Thom District, Siam Reap Province

House 42F, Street 488, Chamcarmorn, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia ETWORKS

Tel/Fax: (855) 23 98 51 78 AMBODIA Website: www.cwcc.org.kh

4. Cambodian Women's Development Agency (CWDA)

CWDA is an indigenous, non profit, non-government organization with no reli- ...C

gious or political affiliations but a strong feminist agenda. It grew out of the dis- ACT

solved Phnom Penh Women’s Association in May 1993 after accreditation by the ON supreme National Council.

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Mrs. Hun Phana, Executive Director Mrs. Chhoeung Sunlay, Project Coordinator Mrs. Ossot Thavy, Trainer Mrs. Chhouk Sithan, Trainer

Project Cover: Khan Mean Chey, Phnom Penh Address: # 19, Rd. 242, Sangkat Boeung Prolit, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Cambodia P.O. Box: 2334 Phnom Penh III- Cambodia Fax: (855) 23 210 487; Phone: 023 210 449 Email: [email protected] Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive.

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5. Children and Life Association (CLA) Children and Life Association (CLA) is a Cambodian Child Rights non-government organization (NGO). The notion of Child Rights underpins the work of CLA and is embedded in all programs and projects. CLA is well known in Cambodia simply as "CLA".

Ms. Buth Saman, Executive Director Mr. Koeurn Bunthoeun, Project Coordinator Mr. Sambath Ratana, Trainer Photo: Cambodia Mr. Moun Nean, Trainer ACTs archive. Project Cover: Preah Sdech District, Prey Veng Province Address: #9BEo, St. 390, Ext. 30, Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang 3, Khan Khan Chamcar Morn, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia.

Email: [email protected]

T Website: www.clacambodia.org.

’ S Phone: 012 623034, 012 547258

ON P.O Box : 2577 Phnom Penh 3, Cambodia.

ACT CCC Box : 469

...C 6. Cambodian Organization for Children and Development (COCD) COCD is a local non-governmental, non-profitable, non-political and non- religious organization founded in late 2007 by a group of Cambodian development

professionals, who have a joint vision of supporting marginalized people and at- AMBODIA

ETWORKS risk and venerable children, and improve social welfare of marginalized people C

N and for promoting a society where child rights are upheld.

Mr. Ung Pola, Executive Director Mr. Bin Bora, Project Coordinator Mrs. Seng Cham Roen, Trainer Mrs. Chin Sony, Trainer

Project Cover: Phnom Kravanh District, Pursat Province Hose 34, Street 480, Sangkat Phsar Doem Thkov, Khan Chamcar Morn, Phnom Penh,Kingdom of Cambodia Email: [email protected] Photo: Cambodia ACTs Phone: (+855-23) 223 945/ (+855-12)234 773 archive.

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7. Cambodia Family Support (CFS)

CFS is an offspring project of the Post Conflict and Child Support project (FSP), established sine in mid 1998 by International Organization for Migration (IOM), in the western Cambodia (Battambang Province). The goal of that program was to address the psychological, trafficking and social problems of children arising from the post conflict of the civil war.

Dr. ENG Samnang, Executive Director Photo: Cambodia ACTs Mr. Eng Pheachnea, Project Coordinator archive. Mr.Khoun Ky, Trainer Miss. Ry Sokea, Trainer

Project Cover: Rukha Kiry District, Battambang Province House #400, Kapko Thmei village, Sangkat Ocha, Battambang

Website:www.cambodiafsa.org C

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Telephone/Fax: 097 65 85 222, 053 390 419 AMBODIA Email: [email protected] : [email protected] : [email protected]

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8. Disadvantaged Cambodian Organization (DCO)

ACT Disadvantaged Cambodians Organization (DCO) is a local Cambodian NGO,

ON registered in August 1999 by the Charity Register issued by Consult for the De-

S velopment of Cambodia No. 1227 and recognized by the government as an active ’

and dynamic organization devoted to assist the poorest of the poor.

Mr. Touch Narin, Executive Director Mr. Hem Pheach, Project Coordinator Mr. Chan Sophal, Trainer Mrs. Ek Srey Mom, Trainer

Project Cover: Bakan and Kandieang district, Pursat Province Address : #173,St.592, Sangkat Boeung II, Khan Toul Kok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

E-mail : [email protected] Photo: Cambodia Website: www.dco-cambodia.com ACTs archive.

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9. Project Against Domestic Violence (PADV) PADV is a local non-governmental organization which was established in 1995 after a 1994 research study on ―Plate in the Basket will Rattle‖ which organized by the Secretariat of State for Women Affairs and sponsored by USAID through The Asia Foundation and UNICEF. It is registered officially on 11 August 1997.

Mr. Saing Sokleap, Acting Director Mr. Khut Meta, Program Manager Mrs. Long Sina, Project Assistant Photo: Cambodia Mr. Duch Vutha, Trainer ACTs archive. Project Cover: Khsach Kandal District, Kandal Province Address: #269, St. 271, Sangkat Toul Tompong II, Khan Chamkamorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

E-mail : [email protected]

Website : www.padvcambodia.org

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10. Vulnerable Children Assistance Organization ON

VCAO (Vulnerable Children Assistance Organization) is a non-profit, non-

ACT

...C governmental organization established on June 27, 1994. This organization was created by a group of post-Khmer Rouge orphans out of their own concern for other younger children left abandoned and homeless to fence for themselves. These children are often neglected by society, with on one they can turn to for help. Due

to extreme poverty, they are at risk for labor exploitation and child sex trafficking. AMBODIA

ETWORKS Some children are forced into prostitution for their survival. This puts them at C

N great risk for HIV/AIDS.

Mr. Chea Pyden, Executive Director Mr. Sok Visoth, Project Coordinator Mr. Bann Sokun, Trainer Mr. Mom Phearak, Trainer

Project Cover: Tram Kak District, Takeo Province Address: #72, Street 608, Sangkat Beung KakII, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Email: [email protected] Website: www.vcao.org.kh Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive. Phone: 023 884722/012 876422 Fax: 023 884722

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11. Santi-Sena Organization (SSO) Santi Sena is a non-profit, non-governmental and non-political organization. It is a Buddhism monks’ organization founded by Venerable Nhem Kim Teng and other founders in 1994, at Prey Chlak pagoda, Svay Rieng province and registered with the Ministry of Interior on 13 October 2002 with registration number 846 s>C>N. The meaning of the name of Santi Sena is found in the Pali lan- guage translation to the simple meaning of a group of persons that work for peace, livelihood improvement, social justice and environment preservation.

Venerable Nhem Kim Teng, Executive Director Mr. Kim Chan Chhaya, Project Coordinator Photo: Cambodia ACTs Ms. Say Thida, Trainer archive. Mr. Chan Samnang, Trainer Project Cover: Kampong Ror District, Svay Reang Province Address: Prey Chlak pagoda, Sangkat Prey Chlak, Svay Rieng City,Svay Rieng provine, Cambodia

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AMBODIA REGIONAL PARTNER

ASIA ACTs SECRETARIAT ...C

The Asia ACTs Secretariat is composed of a Regional Director, Public Infor- ACT

mation Officer, Administrator / Finance Officer, Technical Assistant /Trainer. It ON takes charge of the day-to-day operation of the regional campaign in terms of co- S

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ordination, monitoring, networking, financial administration, media work, case T referrals, reporting needs, fund sourcing, and development of tools and production of IEC materials for the network. Contact Person: Amihan V. Abueva, Regional Coordinator Address: Rm. 312 Philippine Social Science Center Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman Quezon City, Philippines 1121 Tel (632) 9290822 Fax: (632) 9290820 Website: http://www.asia-acts.org/ Email: [email protected] Photo: Cambodia ACTs archive.

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Donor Cambodia ACTs would like to acknowledge financial support from the following donor:

 Delegation of European Union to the Kingdom of Cambodia (EU)

 Terre des Hommes– Netherlands (TdH-NL)

 Asia Against Child Trafficking ( Asia ACTs)

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NGO Partners of Cambodia ACTs

Government Partner

The Secretariat of Cambodia ACTs

This Report is available at the Secretariat of Cambodia ACTs Office and free downlord from its website in the below address: Address: No 29B, Street 291, Sangkat Boeung Kak I, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, the kingdom of Cambodia. Tel: +(855 23) 639 9396 –Mobile: + (855 12) 876 422/(855 12) 303 016 Email: [email protected] Website: htttp:///www.cambodiaacts.org