Drug and anti-trafficking campaign at Riverkids Community

On June 26, 2009, the Government of Cambodia and NGOs celebrated the International day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking at Nation Olympic Stadium under the Prime Ministry Hun Sen as Chairperson.

Riverkids Foundation Organization also had an opportunity to participate in the International event with eight National and International non-profit NGOs such as Hosea Ministry, Licado, Teen Challenge of Cambodia, The Health Care Center for Children, Hagar, and other church team members celebrated the event at Hosea Ministry located in Toul Tompong, Khan Chamcar morn, Phnom Penh.

There were 6 staff members and 32 Get Ready Girls of Riverkids that participated in the International events. Before we went to Hosea Ministry, Riverkids had organized a match around Riverkids community by dividing in two groups; each group had 3 staff members and 16 Get ready girls to deliver leaflets, Information sheets about the Human trafficking and sexual abuse, drug abuse and the law of Anti-Human Trafficking to people living in the Riverkids community around the Psa Touch Village, the motor taxi-drivers, businessmen, all the people from across the road. They responded back to us with great smiles, they were interested in our match, happy and showed us their willingness to be involved against human trafficking and sexual abuse.

After that, we went to Hosea Ministry by Tuk tuk to celebrate the event with other partnership NGOs, representatives of the church from India, and it was a great honor from the Toul Tompong Commune to participate in the event.

At Hosea organization, Mr.David Fisher, Director of Hosea ministry and on behalf of all participants addressed us, saying that combating Human Trafficking and drug Abuse is the duty and obligation of every one, especially the parents who play very important roles to manage, supervise and advise their children to avoid drugs because the they are valued assets and human resources to develop the community and the country in the future. The program was finished at 12.00am with the valued and meaningful agreement that all the parties are happy and satisfied and willing to for another year.

Written by Cheang Phea

Senior Assistant

Of Riverkids