A child's journey with AFESIP

From rescue to reintegration, there is much more than one step. Indeed, our beneficiaries go through several stages in their journey of resilience towards a better future.

Depending on their age, condition, and needs, they progress through the stages of the following scheme:

1) Rescue : The on-site team is contacted by the family, the police, or the hospital that a new victim needs help. In coordination with child protection services and community leaders, they then retrieve the child and obtain legal custody in order to welcome them to the center.

2) Tom Dy Center : The victim is welcomed to our center in Phnom Penh, where a specialized team provides support and guidance. They stay there from a few months to several years, depending on their needs. The center offers schooling, English and computer classes, as well as a safe environment where they are fed, housed, clothed, and cared for. She also receives psychological support and legal assistance in order to obtain justice.

3) Community Based Education : The child returns to live with their family, who regain legal custody. We finance her education, care, and some of their needs, while ensuring regular follow-up and home visits. Our psychologist and nurse also maintain close contact with the child.

4) University studies : if the girl chooses to go to university, she then returns to the center in Phnom Penh for the duration of her studies and benefits from accommodation, food and a scholarship.

5) Economy Empowerment Program : if the young woman opts for an apprenticeship or a job, she becomes financially independent, while remaining in contact with the team until she is fully autonomous.

6) Survivor Empowerment Network : once independent for several years, the young woman is then considered rehabilitated. She then joins a mutual aid network active throughout Cambodia, supporting new victims.

As you can see, the full reintegration of a victim requires considerable time, effort, and money to give them all the tools they need to rebuild their life. Therefore, everyone's support is essential to continue our work and gradually change lives.

Thank you to everyone who is committed to working alongside us to offer a better life to as many people as possible!