Background

Cambodia has a turbulent and complicated history. From 1975 to 1979, Cambodia was controlled by the Communist Khmer Rouge regime where the educated and wealthy were targeted and all traditional forms of religion, commerce, education and healthcare came to a halt. Cambodia was sealed off from the world while its cities were forcibly evacuated and their residents forced into slave labor. According to UN estimates, between 2-3 million Cambodians lost their lives. In the following years, thousands of Cambodians spent years in refugee camps along the borders.

Mission

AFESIP Cambodia works to cares for and secures the rights of those victimized by human trafficking and sex slavery, and works to to successfully rehabilitate and reintegrate survivors into mainstream society through financial independence in a sustainable and innovative manner. AFESIP Cambodia works to care for and secure the rights of those victimized by human trafficking and sex slavery, and to successfully rehabilitate and reintegrate survivors into mainstream society through financial independence in a sustainable and innovative manner. AFESIP Cambodia also seeks to combat the causes and consequences of trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation through outreach work in HIV/ AIDS prevention, advocacy work, campaigning, and representation and participation in women’s issues at national, regional, and international forums.