August 27, 2019
Family & School Visits
This video explains why we conduct home and school safety visits.
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Trafficking Factsheet
Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery - an umbrella term that occurs when people are forced into exploitative situations for profit where that person cannot leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception or abuse of power. It affects millions of women, children and men all across the globe.
Choosing a Charity Partner
There are so many charities and NGOs, and we know that you want to make sure that your dollar will be well spent. To help you make the decision, we have provided a summary of the 7 mistakes ethical business leaders make when choosing a charity partner.
How Do I Talk About Free To Shine?
Join the fight against trafficking by telling everyone you know about Free To Shine and the work we do to protect vulnerable girls in Siem Reap Province from trafficking and exploitation. Check out our resource sheet for more information.
Responsible Travel Factsheet
Would you volunteer at an orphanage in your home country? Would you want strangers peering at your children while they are at school? When trying to decide whether a potential village tour or volunteer opportunity is ethical or responsible, check out our fact sheet.
Family & Domestic Violence Factsheet
Violence has no place in the family unit and must be addressed at all levels, with all family members. Free To Shine’s social workers have received extensive training in family and domestic violence, safety planning and appropriate interventions. For more information on family & domestic violence, check out our fact sheet.
Future Goals Project
Over the years we have learned that improving access to education for disadvantaged girls is not always enough. Without strong goals, encouragement and inspiration, many of these girls would opt to abandon their educations before the state-mandated grade 9 minimum, in favour of seeking unskilled and/or irregular employment to subsidise their family incomes. In order to escape the cycle of poverty, girls must understand the value of education and remain committed to their goals for the future during the most challenging times. Setting goals and making plans are fundamental to a successful education, career and life.
In our experience, the girls on our program typically aspire only to the professions that they can see first-hand, such teaching, farming, selling at the market or working in construction. After much deliberation and planning, and thanks to a generous grant from the GoPhilanthropic Foundation, the Future Goals Project was launched with the aim of broadening girls’ ideas about the types of occupations that exist, and the many pathways that can lead to career success. In order to inspire and expose girls to the range of professional opportunities that women can, and do, excel in, we created a documentary film interviewing Cambodian women about their traditional and non-traditional careers, and conducted a series of screenings and goal setting workshops.
To learn more about the project, view our impact report here.
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