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Damnok Toek Neak Loeung (DTNL) is located at the Mekong river-crossing of the main road connecting Phnom Penh with Vietnam. It was the first project initiated by Goutte d'eau Switzerland and is now officially operating as a Cambodian Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO).
Background
Because a big number of street children in Phnom Penh are from Prey Veng and Svay Rieng provinces, the Ministry of Social Affairs suggested to set-up a project to assist street- and rural-children in Neak Loeung where a majority of them are likely to pass.
Neak Loeung is a busy transit town where goods and people from Vietnam as well as from the south-eastern provinces of Prey Veng and Svay Rieng are waiting to be shipped across the Mekong.
The rural provinces of Prey Veng and Svay Rieng are among the poorest in Cambodia. During the yearly rainy season the whole area is flooded. Malnutrition, combined with water-born diseases and the absence of affordable medical-care are widespread. Numerous vulnerable children are leaving their homeland and are migrating or are trafficked to Phnom Penh with the promise to find better living conditions in the capital.
Others are leaving the countryside with their families and end up in the squatter areas of Neak Loeung. They are trying to make a living as beggars and scavengers or are selling sweets at the ferry terminal. They are vulnerable to abuse and trafficking. Without access to education and the chance to improve their living situation, the will eventually move on to Phnom Penh.
The project in Neak Loeung is offering these children an alternative on their way to Phnom Penh. As a result, the project is contributing in reducing the number of street children in Phnom Penh and in offering the vulnerable children the chance for a better future.
Damnok Toek Neak Loeung in Short
- Located in Neak Loeang, Prey Veng province, Cambodia
- Initiated by Goutte d' eau Switzerland in September 1996
- Start of operations in January 1997
- Managed by local Coordinators since August 2000
- Registered at the Ministry of Interior as a Cambodian NGO since 25.9.01
- Taking care of more than 350 children per day
- Employing more than 35 Cambodian staff
- Distribution of about 400 meals for vulnerable children every day.
The Main Goals
- Prevention of child-abuse and child-trafficking
- Rehabilitation of under age substance-abusers and traumatized children
- Integration of neglected children and street-children into Khmer society through informal and formal education (day-care centre, vocational-training and public school)
- Reintegration of trafficked- and runaway-children into their culture, their villages and, if possible, their families of origin
- Capacity building of local staff
The Activities
In Neak Loeung
- Drop-in
- Residential Centre
- Day-Care Centre
- Vocational training
- Medical-clinic
- Social-work
- Public-school
The activities in Neak Loeung in detail
In Phnom Penh
- Shelter for children with special needs
The activities in Phnom Penh in detail
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Die Stadt Neak Loeung liegt am Fluss Mekong an der Strasse von Phnom Penh (der Hauptstadt von Kambodscha) nach Vietnam.
Goutte d'eau Neak Loeung in Kürze
- Initiiert durch Goutte d'eau Switzerland im September 1996
- Beginn der Aktivitäten im Januar 1997
- Seit August 2000 unter lokaler Leitung
- Seit September 2001 offiziell als kambodschanisches Hilfswerk anerkannt
- Betreut täglich mehr als 350 Kinder
- Über 35 kambodschanische MitarbeiterInnen
- Verteilung von täglich rund 400 warmen Mahlzeiten für bedürftige Kinder
Ziele
- Prävention von Kindsmissbrauch und Kinderhandel
- Rehabilitation von minderjährigen drogenabhängigen und traumatisierten Kindern
- Integration von vernachlässigten Kindern und Strassenkindern durch Bildung und Ausbildung
- Reintegration von verkauften und ausgerissenen Kindern in ihre Familien und Dörfer
- Aus- und Weiterbildung von kambodschanischen MitarbeiterInnen
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La ville de Neak Loeung se trouve au bord du Mekong sur la route entre Phnom Penh (la capitale) et le Vietnam.
Goutte d'eau Neak Loeung en bref
- Initié par Goutte d'eau Switzerland en septembre 1996
- Début des activités en janvier 1997
- Sous direction locale depuis août 2000
- Enregistré en tant qu'organisation non gouvernementale cambodgienne depuis septembre 2001
- S'occupe de plus que 350 enfants par jour
- Plus que 35 employés
- Distribution d'environ 400 repas par jour pour des enfants vulnérables
Les objectives principales
- Prévention de l'abus et du trafic d'enfants
- Réhabilitation de mineurs dépendants de la drogue et d'enfants traumatisés
- Intégration d'enfants négligés et d'enfants de rues par l'éducation et la formation
- Réintégration d'enfants vendus et d'enfants qui ont quittés leurs familles
- Formation d'employés locaux
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