Chab Dai

Here's a little about the amazing place I'll be working at over the next few months. 

Human trafficking, exploitation and abuse are global issues victimizing and enslaving men, women and children in every country, and of every nationality and race. Chab Dai is committed to seeing an end to abuse and trafficking through collaboration, networking, prevention and direct project development.

Chab Dai is an organisation based in Phnom Penh which aims to address human trafficking and exploitation through coalition building, advocacy and research. The name “Chab Dai” means ‘Joining Hands’ in Khmer and was founded by Helen Sworn in 2005. Chab Dai provides help, support, resources and training to NGOs working Cambodia, and is developing and distributing innovative resources to assist with programs including:

prevention

intervention

rehabilitation

 reintegration

The team at Chab Dai (over 37 staff) work with urban and rural communities, organisations and government ministries to identify strategies to address the issues of sexual abuse, trafficking and program gaps. There’s so much that happens at the office every day – with clinics and forums being held on site to train and build the capacity of staff working directly with survivors, and an entire floor of the building devoted to a 10 year research program known as the Butterfly Project which aims ‘to better understand the experiences of survivors of abuse who have been reintegrated back into society after rehabilitation’.

Chab Dai - Butterfly Project

My role at the office is to assist in the development of an online library (with over 2000 resources) and curriculum for facilitators to use when teaching about Human Trafficking.

There’s a WHOLE lot of reading ahead of me (luckily I can do this by my 'office' at the pool after school) and a heck of a lot to learn. 

 It’s been a total blessing landing a job like this – and a privilege to be a part of the Chab Dai team. 

xx Miranda