Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights (CCPCR)

1. Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights (CCPCR) Main Shelter in Svay Rieng Project title: Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Support to Victim of Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Supported by: COSECAM/ INTERVIDA

2. Project Summary • Donor: COSECAM and INTERVIDA • Project Summary: To rescue, rehabilitate, and successfully reintegrate children of any nationality in Cambodia who have been physically or sexually abused, are victims of trafficking, forced into prostitution, or who are at risk of these situations, as well as to increase public awareness of the vulnerability of children

3. Project Objective To provide the best holistic care rehabilitation to children and youth identified as being survivors of sex trafficking and related abuse In CCPCR’s Svay Rieng shelter cases are safe and secure away from vulnerabilities. They receive education and vocational skills which will enable them to earn an income with dignity and pride, outside the sex industry and reducing their vulnerability to future sexual exploitation.

4. General Situation in Svay Rieng • Svay Rieng is a destination migration area for Cambodians from other provinces that travel to the area in search of jobs, or to begging and other vulnerable income options. • Due to lack of education, poor of living conditions, and job opportunities in Svay Rieng, many people in the area travel as a group to search for jobs in Vietnam- this includes young children.

5. Basic Shelter Description • The CCPCR-Main Shelter is located centrally in Svay Rieng town. It is a safe, secure and happy environment for our cases. • Cases are provided with a warm and welcoming physical space as the Shelter has open plan communal living area, a sporting yard and spacious outdoor shaded yard surrounded by a beautiful garden setting – the perfect healing space

6. Statistical Profile of Shelter Clients Types of cases referred to our shelter in 2010

7. Total Number of cases referred to the shelter

8. Classification of cases age

9. Referral Organizations during the Reporting Period

10. Cases Services Provide Cases referred to CCPCR’s shelter each receive: • Basic need such as clothes, shoes, health & hygiene materials • Safe and secure environment • Counseling and family support • Non-formal education e.g. computer skills, sport & health care • Vocational skills training e.g. on-site sewing, weaving & hairdressing • Send cases to visit their family on special occasions such as Khmer New Year, etc. • Refer cases to participate in workshop/training conducted by NGOs / stakeholders • Reintegration & follow-up support

11. Partner’s services During cases stay at our shelter there might be certain services are required that we can not supply internally. Therefore we make referrals to our extensive network of partners to meet their needs. These services include: • Formal education e.g. enrolment in public school • Legal services and consultations • Vocational skills such as hospitality training • Specialised psychological therapy for cases with severe trauma • Hospitalisation healthcare

12. Education and Vocational Skills Training

13. Case statistics • 12 cases that stay in the shelter are learning English language (on-site education) • 18 cases attend computer class in the shelter • 6 returnee children (trafficked for labor and have returned from Vietnam) who stay in the community received school materials from CCPCR such as, school uniform, stationary and books • 1 case is studying non-formal education in the shelter

14. Statistics of cases receiving life skills at the shelter

15. Statistics of cases receiving vocational skills training from April – June

16. Reintegration and Follow Up Statistics of family assessments

17. Statistics of cases family visits

18. Number of cases reintegrated into the community

19. Numbers of cases referred to partner NGOs

20. Numbers of Reintegrated cases who received follow up support

21. Numbers of cases who received follow up on their vocational skills training/formal education

22. Relationship and Networking CCPCR makes regular contacts with its stakeholders to maintain its relationship and good cooperation with them. The organizations and institutions that CCPCR keep in close contact with included, but are not limited to: • Human Rights and Legal service providers: RAO, Licadho and ADHOC. • Health service providers: Referral Hospitals and Private Clinics. • Government institutions: Different line provincial department such as: DoSAVY, DoWA, Border and Immigration Police, Provincial, District, Commune and Village Chief and Officials, act.

23. Overall results • Both clients of trafficking and other types of exploitation were recovered and happy to live in the shelter. They were reintegrated to their community and were reconciled with their families and parents. • Good cooperation with the NGOs and Government officials. • Cases stay at the shelter enjoy and are involved with Shelter Activities and recreation plans, such as English classes, computer class, non-formal education, sports, etc. • Among the cases who were reintegrated; through their follow-up support, 12 were classified as living in good conditions. • 62 cases were followed up on vocational skill training/ formal education. • Cases referred to CCPCR-SVR shelter receive life skills such as: reproductive health, morality, hygiene, budgeting, business management Beside these achievements, CCPCR acknowledges some difficulties at commencement of the project implementation, including staff orientation and organization’s policy and guidelines. There, however has been much progress has been made after the technical training and ongoing support by the CEO and Project Manager.

24. Strengths, Weaknesses & Recommendations Strengths: • Good collaboration with local organizations and NGOs/ from all department who involved with. • Shelter staff have improved their skills and capacity in the process of case management. • Case management was conducted for all cases (52) • Safe environment and confidentiality of cases were ensured at all times. • Shelter staff are committed to continual improvement. • Staff are open to training and are very willing to implement improving procedural changes.

25. Weaknesses • Staff‘s capacity to effectively counsel cases is limited, due to no internal staff councilor and inadequate counseling provision (limited budget) • Poor communication among social work team; information is not shared enough. • Documents are not well presented and organized. • Lack of camera and digital equipment which makes it difficult to document cases and activities affecting reporting • Communication with stakeholders is difficult, there is no internet access at the shelter (lack of budget). • Lack of budget to provide external medical and dentist check ups for cases.

26. Recommendations • Ensure staff are equipped with relevant skills and expertise in carrying out their duties and responsibilities. • Adequate supervision, monitoring and management from top is needed to ensure staff understand all organizational procedures, goals and can effectively implement the project • Improve the policy and guidelines and ensure staff are fully aware, understand and agree to follow the guidelines and policies. • Staff must fully understand and able to implement the case management and procedures with minimal support from top management. • Ensure all information is well documented, organized and is kept confidential.

27. Future plan of actions • Provide adequate counseling to ALL cases in the shelter. • Carry out family assessments for new arrivals. • Increase job opportunities for cases; further business links. • Improve reintegration activities • Follow up all cases who receive vocational skills training/ formal education. • Strengthen staff capacity and understanding to implement case management and CCPCR policy/guide lines. • Increase life skills training to shelter residents. • Plan to send cases to visit family every three months. • Consile cases with family before reintegration.

28. Computer Training

29. Reintegration and Follow up

30. Weaving in CCPCR-Shelter

31. Shelter Entertainments

32. Sewing and Non-formal education

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