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Keep Girls Safe ProjectKeep Girls Safe Project

ADRA ThailandADRA Thailand

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All Smiles….. All the All Smiles….. All the TimeTime

Unfortunately, Thailand’s slogan Unfortunately, Thailand’s slogan does not represent the does not represent the 800,000800,000 girls and young women under the girls and young women under the age of 18 who work as prostitutes age of 18 who work as prostitutes in the countryin the country

(Source: Sorajjakool, Child Prostitution in (Source: Sorajjakool, Child Prostitution in Thailand)Thailand)

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Sex slave trade in AsiaSex slave trade in Asia• A United Nations official has described the A United Nations official has described the

trafficking of women and children across Asia trafficking of women and children across Asia as “the largest slave trade in history”as “the largest slave trade in history”

• More than 30 million children have been More than 30 million children have been traded over the last three decades in Asia and traded over the last three decades in Asia and the Pacific alonethe Pacific alone

(Source: BBC News, 20 Feb 2003)(Source: BBC News, 20 Feb 2003)

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Life in the BrothelLife in the Brothel

Conditions for girls Conditions for girls forced into forced into prostitution are prostitution are horrifyinghorrifying

“ “These girls, when These girls, when sold, are usually sold, are usually locked up in the locked up in the brothels, often not brothels, often not seeing the light of seeing the light of day for up to two day for up to two years. They can be years. They can be called upon for sex called upon for sex 24 hours a day.” 24 hours a day.” (Source: Sorajjakool, Child Prostitution (Source: Sorajjakool, Child Prostitution

in Thailand)in Thailand)

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Child Prostitution in Child Prostitution in ThailandThailand

• Sex traffickers purchase girls as young Sex traffickers purchase girls as young as 10as 10

• Poor Thai families sell their girls as Poor Thai families sell their girls as sex slaves for approximately US$ 450sex slaves for approximately US$ 450

• Northern Thailand is the biggest Northern Thailand is the biggest problem area, because rural families problem area, because rural families are poor and many girls do not attend are poor and many girls do not attend schoolschool

(Source: Reader’s Digest, May 2003. “School of Hope”)(Source: Reader’s Digest, May 2003. “School of Hope”)

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Ethnic MinoritiesEthnic Minorities

• Hill tribe Hill tribe villagers are very villagers are very poor and poor and especially especially vulnerablevulnerable

• Girls from ethnic Girls from ethnic minority groups minority groups are sold for as are sold for as little as USD100little as USD100(Source: Reader’s Digest, May 2003. “School of (Source: Reader’s Digest, May 2003. “School of

Hope”)Hope”)

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Effects of Child Effects of Child ProstitutionProstitution

• Jan’s story: Began working in the sex trade at Jan’s story: Began working in the sex trade at the age of 12. She died of HIV/AIDS at the the age of 12. She died of HIV/AIDS at the age of 19 age of 19

(Source: Sorajjakool, Child Prostitution in Thailand)(Source: Sorajjakool, Child Prostitution in Thailand)

• 40% of the prostitutes from Northern 40% of the prostitutes from Northern Thailand have HIV/AIDSThailand have HIV/AIDS

• (Source: Brown, Sex Slaves)(Source: Brown, Sex Slaves)

• Children forced to work as prostitutes become Children forced to work as prostitutes become outcasts and are stigmatized by societyoutcasts and are stigmatized by society

• They often fall into deep depression and many They often fall into deep depression and many suffer from post-traumatic stress syndromesuffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome

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Factors of VulnerabilityFactors of Vulnerability

• Low educational level/School attendanceLow educational level/School attendance

• History of prostitution in family or History of prostitution in family or villagevillage

• Broken families (divorce, death, Broken families (divorce, death, alcoholism)alcoholism)

• PovertyPoverty

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ADRA ThailandADRA Thailand

• The Adventist The Adventist Development & Relief Development & Relief Agency (ADRA) in Agency (ADRA) in Thailand started a Thailand started a project in 1998 to help project in 1998 to help girls at-riskgirls at-risk

• The Keep Girls Safe The Keep Girls Safe Project gives at-risk Project gives at-risk girls educational girls educational assistance so they can assistance so they can remain in school, remain in school, reducing their risk of reducing their risk of coercion into the sex coercion into the sex tradetrade

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Katima LejaKatima Leja

• Katima is 17 years old Katima is 17 years old and is studying in and is studying in grade 9 with the grade 9 with the assistance of ADRAassistance of ADRA

• One of her friends One of her friends from the same village from the same village is working in Chiang is working in Chiang Mai in the sex Mai in the sex industryindustry

“ “I want to work as a teacher in my I want to work as a teacher in my village so more girls like me can have village so more girls like me can have

education.”education.”

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Puthra KunsirejamrasPuthra Kunsirejamras

• ADRA asked Puthra ADRA asked Puthra to draw her future…to draw her future…

• ““My dream is to be My dream is to be a mathematics a mathematics teacher.”teacher.”

• Puthra is 9 years Puthra is 9 years old and is studying old and is studying in 3in 3rdrd grade with the grade with the assistance of ADRAassistance of ADRA

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Chanchiera RiebroiChanchiera Riebroi

“ “Thank-you for Thank-you for

sending me to school. sending me to school. I have knowledge I have knowledge now. I promise I will now. I promise I will study hard. May God study hard. May God Bless You.”Bless You.”

Respectfully,Respectfully, ChanchieraChanchiera

Chanchiera’s Chanchiera’s mother is dead, mother is dead, and her father is and her father is addicted to addicted to alcohol.alcohol.

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Keep Girls Safe ProjectKeep Girls Safe Project

• Goal: The reduction of Goal: The reduction of vulnerability of girls to vulnerability of girls to

commercial sexual exploitationcommercial sexual exploitation

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Objectives of ProjectObjectives of Project

• To facilitate the education of vulnerable To facilitate the education of vulnerable girls through the provision of formal and girls through the provision of formal and non-formal learningnon-formal learning

• To provide support for vulnerable girls To provide support for vulnerable girls through the establishment of a shelter, through the establishment of a shelter, meeting the basic needs of village girls, meeting the basic needs of village girls, and awareness raising activities within and awareness raising activities within the communitythe community

• To increase the capacity of vulnerable To increase the capacity of vulnerable girls for employment through the girls for employment through the facilitation of skills training and small facilitation of skills training and small enterprise development activitiesenterprise development activities

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Projects AchievementsProjects Achievements

The project will The project will provide educational provide educational support for at risk support for at risk girls in order to girls in order to prevent them from prevent them from becoming caught up becoming caught up in commercial in commercial sexual exploitation. sexual exploitation. The project team will The project team will work closely with work closely with trained professionals trained professionals in the communityin the community

Formal Education

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Project AchievementsProject Achievements

Non-formal education Non-formal education The project will provide assistance for The project will provide assistance for

non-formal education for girls and non-formal education for girls and young women who cannot attend young women who cannot attend formal education. Many girls of ethnic formal education. Many girls of ethnic minority groups do not have Thai minority groups do not have Thai citizenship, and cannot attend formal citizenship, and cannot attend formal school. ADRA will keep in contact with school. ADRA will keep in contact with participating girls and their teachers, participating girls and their teachers, monitoring each student’s progressmonitoring each student’s progress

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Refuge for girls and young womenRefuge for girls and young women Many of the girls at risk of commercial Many of the girls at risk of commercial

sexual exploitation lack the basic needs to sexual exploitation lack the basic needs to survive. The shelter will be a place of survive. The shelter will be a place of living assistance for girls who do not have living assistance for girls who do not have carers, or anywhere appropriate or safe to carers, or anywhere appropriate or safe to live. The shelter will provide food and live. The shelter will provide food and shelter for these girls, as well as shelter for these girls, as well as supporting them to attend local schools or supporting them to attend local schools or appropriate levels of formal educationappropriate levels of formal education

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The project will The project will facilitate facilitate vocational training vocational training for young women, for young women, to engender a to engender a livelihood and to livelihood and to ensure that they ensure that they have the have the opportunity to find opportunity to find a joba job

Vocational training for young women

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Small BusinessSmall Business A small business enterprise will be A small business enterprise will be

set up by the project. Small business set up by the project. Small business training for the girls will prepare the training for the girls will prepare the girls to be involved in the operations girls to be involved in the operations of the small business, thus giving of the small business, thus giving them a sense of ownership of them a sense of ownership of enterprise. This will make the girls’ enterprise. This will make the girls’ transition into full time employment transition into full time employment in the community to be smootherin the community to be smoother

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Life-skills ClassesLife-skills Classes The project will support the girls’ mental, The project will support the girls’ mental,

spiritual, moral and social development by spiritual, moral and social development by engaging them in a program to address engaging them in a program to address and explore areas such as goal setting, and explore areas such as goal setting, positive thinking team work, self esteem, positive thinking team work, self esteem, trust, communication, conflict resolution trust, communication, conflict resolution and anger management and anger management

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Girls’ Clubs Girls’ Clubs To create a community support system, To create a community support system,

girls’ clubs will be established in partner girls’ clubs will be established in partner villages. Through life-skills classes, girls villages. Through life-skills classes, girls will become aware of the dangers of will become aware of the dangers of prostitution and the associated problems prostitution and the associated problems such as HIV/AIDS. These clubs will give such as HIV/AIDS. These clubs will give girls the opportunity to discuss issues with girls the opportunity to discuss issues with their peers, and become familiar with their peers, and become familiar with where they can go for assistancewhere they can go for assistance

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Community EducationCommunity Education Activities to raise awareness will Activities to raise awareness will

ensure that the girls, their families ensure that the girls, their families and the general community are aware and the general community are aware of the dangers of the sex trade and of the dangers of the sex trade and human trafficking. This will assist human trafficking. This will assist them to make choices that will reduce them to make choices that will reduce commercial sexual exploitation of commercial sexual exploitation of their children in Thailandtheir children in Thailand

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Impact of the ProjectImpact of the Project• The construction of a refuge, small business The construction of a refuge, small business

center, and administration office will provide center, and administration office will provide a permanent facility dedicated to at-risk girls a permanent facility dedicated to at-risk girls and young women in Chiang Rai Province. and young women in Chiang Rai Province.

• Those who receive educational assistance Those who receive educational assistance will be empowered to find employment will be empowered to find employment outside of the sex industry. They will be the outside of the sex industry. They will be the strongest voices for other at-risk girls in the strongest voices for other at-risk girls in the future. future.

• Communities will be aware of the dangers of Communities will be aware of the dangers of child prostitution. More importantly, the child prostitution. More importantly, the girls themselves will fully understand their girls themselves will fully understand their rights, the consequences of working in the rights, the consequences of working in the sex trade, and where to turn for help. sex trade, and where to turn for help.

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ADRA ThailandADRA ThailandHelping Girls Smile AgainHelping Girls Smile Again

This project will enable ADRA Thailand This project will enable ADRA Thailand to empower at-risk girls and young to empower at-risk girls and young

women to live a meaningful lifewomen to live a meaningful life

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