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Students from the US Visit COSECAM
The first group was from the University of San Francisco and comprised of 19 individuals; 15 students, two teachers and two additional university staff members. Kelly Mills, one of the visiting students from the university, stated that they have learned quite a lot about the human trafficking situation in Cambodia from this visit. She said, “We’ve learned about a lot of different situations. We also spent a lot of time before we came here learning about the situation. I think we got a lot more information from being here. We’re all interested in how we can call on students in the US and around the world to do things to create social justice.” Advocacy and Research Program Officer, Mr. Keo Sam Oeun, and Institutional Human Resources Development Program Officer, Mr. Em Poul, gave a brief overview of the COSECAM programs and the situation of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. They also spoke about psycho-social counselling and victim assistance in Cambodia. Mr. Keo Sam Oeun said he was happy with the visits by foreign students who sought to better understand the situation of human trafficking in Cambodia and the challenges that are faced to address the problem.
Mr. Keo Sam Oeun wants to have more visits from people abroad, saying that it will help the coalition develop better connections to the international network. The second group of students visiting COSECAM came from the West Virginia University and comprised of 13 individuals; 12 students and one teacher. They came to learn more about the various social services available for victims and vulnerable people. Institutional Human Resources Development Program Officer, Mr. Em Poul, said he was happy to introduce the fledgling ‘Psycho-Social Counselling Association’ (PSA), an affiliation of the COSECAM coalition. He stated, “We want to tell them how social services in Cambodia work; such as what mechanisms are being applied to prevent children from being trafficked, specifically those who are at great risk.”
During the visit, the group of students from the West Virginia University also donated some books about social work to PSA. He also said that he would like to cooperate with groups that will be able to provide the association with books and other resources. He went on to say that it would be a great opportunity for a volunteer to work at the PSA to learn more about the field of psycho-social counselling. |
In June, two different groups of students from the US visited the COSECAM Coalition to gain a better understanding of migration, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, social counselling and services, specifically for women and children in Cambodia.
He stated, “We want them to gain a better understanding of trafficking and sexual exploitation. We also want to show them some of the programs we have implemented, as well as the government mechanisms and the concerned NGOs that are addressing the problem. After developing a better understanding, they can share their knowledge of the problem.”
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