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Cambodia

Agir pour les Femmes en Situation Precaire (AFESIP)

Address

AFESIP Cambodia
PO Box 2089
CCC Box: 352
Phnom Penh 3
Cambodia

Contact Information

If calling from Cambodia:

Tel: 02 3884123

If calling from overseas:

Tel: +855 2 3884123

Website

http://www.afesip.org

Email

international@afesip.org, communication@afesip.org

Alternate Address

Office Address:
Street 598, #62CE0, Boeurn Kak 2
Toul Kork
Phnom Penh
Cambodia

Activities

AFESIP is a non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-religious organization established at the grass-root level in Cambodia in 1996. The dire situations of thousands of victims forced into sex slavery are the reasons why AFESIP exists today.

Mission

AFESIP is devoted to “humanly correct development” to fight against the trafficking of women and children for sex slavery. AFESIP aims to secure victim’s rights by providing holistic care through a victim centered approach with the long term goal of successful and permanent rehabilitation and reintegration.

Objectives

to combat trafficking in women and girls for sex slavery
to provide holistic care and recovery for those rescued from sex slavery
to provide occupational skills
to reintegrate those rescued into the community through financial independence in a sustainable and innovative manner

AFESIP also seeks to combat the causes and consequences of trafficking in persons for sexual exploitation through:

outreach work in AIDS prevention
advocacy and campaigning
representation and participation in women's issues at national, regional and international forums

AFESIP's activities include:

Legal - Lead by a British barrister who has knowledge on trafficking and commercial sex exploitation issues, the legal department aims to find justice and protect the rights of victims of sexual exploitation.

Fair Fashion - AFESIP Fair Fashion is an income generating activity that supports victims who have been trained in AFESIP rehabilitation shelters to return to a normal social life by following a sustainable reintegration process and attaining financial independence. The objective of the production centers in Cambodia and in Vietnam are to manufacture high quality products under the principles of Fair Trade.