Transitions Cambodia, Inc. Gives Future Hope to Victim Survivors of Sex Trafficking

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Transitions Cambodia, Inc. based in Hillsboro, Oregon launches its new program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. We provide Cambodian and Vietnamese survivors of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation and abuse with the opportunity to re-build their future. Transitions Cambodia, Inc. establishes small scale transitional centers which have a small staff of four full-time team members and each center manages 10-15 clients. These centers are set up in apartment-style buildings, with a focus on giving clients a transitional step in adapting to the complexity of independent adult living.

Transitions Cambodia, Inc. provides housing, life skills training, health and dental care and most importantly a strong vocational training program that gives these precious girls a chance for a productive future. Training opportunities are provided in everything from IT and office skills to tailoring, depending on each girl’s interests and abilities. On completion of this program each girl is assisted in reintegrating into society with viable employment and a stable living situation.

At this moment, around the world, there are hundreds of thousands of children being used for the purpose of sexual exploitation and abuse. They are being raped, tortured and thrown away as if they had no worth. Cambodia is one of the most affected countries, due to its recent history and lack of sufficient infrastructure to protect its children. Providing a stable and semi-independent transitional home encourages and facilitates these young women in becoming self sufficient and prevents re-trafficking and re-entering the commercial sex industry as adults.

For more information about this exciting project please visit our website at www.transitionscambodia.org.

“James and Athena Pond came to Cambodia … at a time of critical need for quality, secure shelters for rescued victims of child sexual exploitation. They have filled that need wonderfully opening … [the] Transitional Living Center in 2006. Their shelters and programs are professional, nurturing and effective. The stories of restoration and hope that result from their efforts are profound and moving. Now, once again, the need is critical for transitional centers to bridge the final reintegration of survivors of child sexual exploitation into their communities. It is our privilege to partner with them in this work in Cambodia.”

Kaign N. Christy, Regional Director, International Justice Mission, Southeast Asia