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ECPAT Cambodia
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History
End Child Prostitution, Abuse and Trafficking in Cambodia (ECPAT Cambodia) is an NGO network established in 1995. ECPAT Cambodia is a network of national and international organizations working to prevent the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). It consists of 26 member organizations working together to ensure that children everywhere in the country enjoy their fundamental rights and are free and secure from all kinds of sexual abuse and exploitation. ECPAT Cambodia is a national group member of ECPAT International. ECPAT International is a global network in more than 70 countries worldwide dedicated to the elimination of the commercial sexual exploitation of children.
Mission
To eliminate CSEC through awareness raising, advocacy, monitoring and the coordination of actions and sharing information among relevant stakeholders
Vision
ECPAT Cambodia's vision is the realization of the rights of all children to live free of child prostitution, abuse, child pornography and child trafficking for sexual purposes.
- Contact Information:
- #4G, Street 271, Boeung Tompun, Meanchey
- Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
- Cambodia
- Active In: Cambodia
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness
- Forms of Slavery:
- Child Labor
- Tel: +855 (0) 2 399-7016
- Email: nc@ecpatcambodia.org
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