Daughters of Cambodia
Changing the lives of victims of trafficking in Cambodia
Daughters of Cambodia is reaching out to victims of sex-trafficking and sexual exploitation. They are working to eradicate enslavement in the sex industry by offering opportunities to walk free and start a new life. Daughters’ operates a centre in the heart of an area of Phnom Penh brothels, where young women or young men wishing to leave sex work are offered employment in seven small fair-trade businesses and a range of social and psychological services.
Daughters has developed a unique model in Cambodia, one in which sex workers come directly to the organisation from the brothels by their own free choice. They come because they are already motivated to change their lives, and the programs empower them to set themselves free and teach them how to sustain their new lives for the long term.
Daughters' goal is to empower young women whilst avoiding the NGO and aid-dependent approaches prevalent in this part of the world. They do not run a shelter, they are an employer. They place great priority on a fair trade workplace, providing good working conditions, higher salaries than average, training, daycare, medical treatment and other free supplementary services.
Daughters has developed a unique model in Cambodia, one in which sex workers come directly to the organisation from the brothels by their own free choice. They come because they are already motivated to change their lives, and the programs empower them to set themselves free and teach them how to sustain their new lives for the long term.
Daughters' goal is to empower young women whilst avoiding the NGO and aid-dependent approaches prevalent in this part of the world. They do not run a shelter, they are an employer. They place great priority on a fair trade workplace, providing good working conditions, higher salaries than average, training, daycare, medical treatment and other free supplementary services.