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Damnok Toek Poipet (DTP) is located at the major border crossing between Cambodia and Thailand. Pojpet is a busy border town, where DTP is running activities at three different locations: At Wat Thmey near the town centre, at the Drop-in near the border and in one of the resettlement areas at Samarkum.
Background
In January 1999, following a request by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Goutte d'eau Switzerland started with the implementation of a project to rehabilitate children using substances at Wat Thmey in Poipet.
Realising that the Thai authorities deported several hundred trafficked children to Poipet every month, Goutte d'eau Switzerland started to collaborate with IOM, UNICEF, MOSALVY and other agencies to set-up a new structure to offer the deported children a chance to get out of the system of trafficking.
In July 2000 MOSALVY requested us to start activities at a second location in Poipet (formerly NPA resettlement area, now at Samarkum village).
Due to the growing needs and changing demands, the activities at both locations have since constantly been enlarged.
Devastated by years of war Pojpet has become increasingly busy since the reopening of the international border crossing. Most travel by land to the ancient temples of Angkor, Cambodia's main tourist attraction, goes through Poipet. In recent years Poipet has also become famous among Thai gamblers for it's Casinos.
To better assist the increasing number of children begging and working in the border area, we moved the Drop-in from the town centre to the border.
DTP is not planning to further extend the activities in Poipet. Our plan for the future is to complete the process of becoming a local Non-Government Organisation and to focus on strengthening and adapting the existing services.
Damnok Toek Poipet in Short
- Located in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia
- Initiated by Goutte d'eau Switzerland in January 1999 and UNICEF in July 2000
- In the process of becoming a local NGO
- Managed by Khmer Coordinators, with technical assistance of 2 Expatriates
- Taking care of about 500 children per day
- Employing more than 50 Cambodian staff
The Main Goals
- Prevention of child-abuse, substance abuse and child trafficking (cross-border trafficking to Thailand)
- Rehabilitation of under age substance abusers and traumatized children
- Integration of neglected children and street-children into Khmer society through informal education (day-care centre and vocational training) and formal education (public school)
- Reintegration of trafficked and runaway children into their communities, their villages and, if possible, their families of origin
- Capacity building of local staff
The Activities
At Wat Thmey
- Drop-in
- Rehabilitation Centre
- Reception Centre
- Day-Care Centre
- Medical-clinic
- Social-work
- Public-school
The activities at Wat Thmey in detail
At Samarkum
- Day-Care Centre
- Vocational Training
- Jobs Programme
- Residential Centre
- Loan Programme
- Medical-clinic
- Social-work
- Public-school
The activities at Samarkum in detail
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Die Stadt Poipet liegt an der Grenze Kambodscha - Thailand.
Goutte d'eau Poipet in Kürze
- Initiiert durch Goutte d'eau Switzerland im Januar 1999 und UNICEF im July 2000
- Beginn der Aktivitäten im Januar 1999
- Geführt von kambodschanischen Koordinatoren mit Hilfe von zwei Ausländern
- Im Prozess offiziell als kambodschanisches Hilfswerk anerkannt zu werden
- Betreut täglich mehr als 500 Kinder
- Über 50 kambodschanische MitarbeiterInnen
- Verteilung von täglich rund 500 warmen Mahlzeiten für Bedürtige Kinder
- 3 Standorte: Drop-in, Wat Thmey, Samarkum
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
Weitere Informationen zum Thema Kinderhandel in Poipet erfahren Sie im nachfolgenden Artikel, der in der Süddeutschen Zeitung erschienen ist:
Die verkauften Kinder von Poipet
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