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Cambodia

World Education

Address

World Education
P.O. Box 74
House #37, Street 105
Sangkat Beoung Pralit
Khan 7 Makara
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Contact Information

If calling from overseas:

Tel: +01 617 482 9485
Fax: +01 617 482 0617

Website

http://www.worlded.org

Email

wei@worlded.org

Alternate Address

World Education, Inc.
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
USA

Activities

Project OPTIONS: Combatting Child Trafficking and Exploitation Through Education
Cambodia serves as a country of origin, transit, and destination for both domestic and international trafficking networks. A recent report estimates that 30% of commercial sex workers in Cambodia are under 18 years of age. These girls and women are easy targets for traffickers, unaware of the dangers that lurk behind promises of good employment. They are a living testimony to the link between lack of education and vulnerability.

The goal of OPTIONS is to reduce the number of children, especially girls, who fall victim to trafficking and exploitation. The immediate objective is to ensure that children, especially girls, removed from or at risk of trafficking and exploitation are educated in programs relevant to their needs. OPTIONS is working with community networks to identify children who are at risk and provide them with support in formal and nonformal interventions appropriate to their individual needs. Building on the skills of four major partners - World Education, CARE International, The Asia Foundation, and Kampuchean Action for Primary Education - OPTIONS works in three provinces: Prey Veng, Kompong Cham, Banteay Meanchey, and certain areas of Phnom Penh.