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ASIA - continued Children at J878N are taught horticulture skills
in the summer months.
On December 20th, 2018, we celebrated the graduation of
30 students from university. Among the graduates were some
Transforming Futures of the first children rescued from the toxic Steung Meanchey
for Cambodia’s Children garbage dump in 2004.

In the Philippines and Mongolia, Global
Development Group’s monitoring teams
visited projects this year, hearing about the
unique challenges facing women, children
and the vulnerable in these places.

Global Development Group has partnered with Cambodian Cambodian National Police in the investigation of offences Cybersex crime is among the highest in the world in the sport, art and music therapy. The program empowers each
Children’s Fund (CCF) since 2008. Current projects include the against more than 1,000 children. These heinous crimes Philippines. Project J999N Captivating Philippines - Stop child to build a future for themselves free from exploitation.
J668 CCF Education Program and the J646 Child Protection include murder, rape, serious assault and trafficking. The Trafficking/Empower Women tackles this through a school-
Unit (CPU), which each commenced stage three in January team have provided welfare, medical, legal and aftercare to based online safety program, with local partner Honor 1000 “When I first arrived, I felt scared and unsure…
2019. the victims and their families. In this time more than 600 Movement training 519 students this year. Parents have I am now a happy, young adult who is passion-
Cambodian National Police have been trained in modern
The J668 project includes CCF’s 64 inter-connected programs responded positively and six are now volunteering as parent ate about leading a positive life and impacting the
professional techniques for the investigation of abuse and
across six areas of Education, Leadership, Career & Life Skills, advocates in school training. lives of others. With the support of CNCF I am now
associated crimes committed against children. The outcome is
Childcare, Community Outreach, and Health Care. Providing
an incredibly high arrest rate in 2018 of 89%. The project also engages mothers in microfinance groups, studying my BA degree in Geology…”
services from pre-birth at the maternity clinic, education for
equipping them to generate income and remain at home with
1557 students enrolled across six schools, through to the 81 The CPU Database has been created to record all incidents of 18 year old beneficiary of J878N
their family rather than seeking employment overseas. This
grannies enrolled. serious crimes being committed against children in Cambodia.
It is hoped that in 2019 and 2020 we will be able to access year 2,271 women borrowed loans and 178 successfully left the
In February 2019, a GDG team of Makara Kin, Peta Thomas
specific data that will assist other NGOs and agencies in the program, having built a small business that will support their
and Natalie Campbell monitored the J668 project, meeting
prevention of crimes against children in Cambodia. family.
beneficiaries and hearing about the recent outcomes.
Including this year’s graduates, CCF has supported 61 young In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, economic downturn has resulted
people to access education and complete their university in large-scale unemployment, alcoholism, domestic violence
degrees, many of whom were originally rescued from working and child abuse. Project J878N Christina Noble Children’s
on the toxic dumpsite. Two students recently commenced Foundation Mongolia (CNCF) works to improve child
scholarships at Trinity College in Melbourne, joining Sophy
wellbeing, rights and independence in this environment.
who commenced her studies last year. In March, a fire swept
through one of the neighbourhoods CCF works in, destroying In the project’s Blue Skies Ger Village, social workers and
48 homes and many livelihoods; CCF responded with targeted psychologists work with government-referred at-risk children
relief and assistance to those impacted by the fire. to overcome past traumas and develop independence through
The J646 project in the past three years has assisted the

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