Cambodia

Around 48.7% of children in Cambodia are multidimensionally poor. Only 51.7% of children complete secondary education. Out-of-school children are vulnerable to child labour, child trafficking, child marriage and online sexual exploitation among others.

An estimated 285K children (5-14) and 422K children (15-17) are involved in child labour mostly in agriculture, brickmaking and domestic work. Sexual exploitation of children occurs in travel and tourism, child trafficking and migration and online environments. 1 in every 10 children suffer online sexual abuse and exploitation in the country.

Enforcement of laws to protect children needs more consistency and support systems require strengthening. In Cambodia, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation is the nodal agency for child protection with support from other ministries.

In Cambodia, we work in the provinces of Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kratie, Kandal and Siem Reap.

We protect and prevent online child sexual exploitation through integrated lobby and advocacy efforts. We partner closely with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to engage with the Private Sector to enable safer online spaces. We empower children and youth to raise awareness, advocate for policy changes and implementation of laws, and integrate children from diverse gender identities into our programme. 

We organise mass awareness campaigns on online safety targetting children, youth and parents. We ensure referral services for survivors of online abuse and exploitation, working closely with Cyber authorities.