Mythbusting: Human Trafficking
There are many misconceptions surrounding human trafficking and what it entails. According to the 2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, human trafficking is the ‘act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining a person for compelled […]
The Dangers of Voluntourism
Volunteering can be an incredibly rewarding and life-changing experience, however, it can also do more harm than good. Volunteering should mutually reward both the volunteer and the community in order to be considered valuable; all […]
Mobile Child Rights Campaign
Over the past week, Center for Girls (CFG) brought our ”Mobile Child Rights” project to two schools in the Chiang Khong area. A crucial part of CFG’s work is educating and empowering children in local schools and communities. The primary aim […]
United Forces: Fighting Violence Against Women Worldwide
NGOs around the world join in solidarity to campaign for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25th – and so does Center for Girls (CFG). The long weekend hosted […]
An Update From Bell*
Remember the emergency cases from earlier this year? “Bell* is 18 years old. Her parents died of HIV/AIDS when she was two years old. After that, her grandmother and grandfather took care of her. Bell got […]
Local Businesses Against Exploitation
Center for Girls (CFG) held the second training session on human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) for the local business owners of Chiang Khong district, with almost 60 people in attendance – […]
Song Pi Nong Bags to Be Sold on Koh Phangan
The Song Pi Nong Women for Change have secured their first distributor for their bag-making project! Last week, ten bags made by members of Women for Change in Song Pi Nong, a remote village in […]
Soap Making for Social Change
This month, the Huay So Women for Change group participated in a workshop on issues related to gender-based violence and gender equality. In this context, the women conducted research on domestic violence in their area. […]
Business Owners Against Human Trafficking
Local businesses are instrumental in identifying, reporting, and preventing human trafficking, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), and abuse. Last Saturday, Center for Girls (CFG) convened local Chiang Khong business owners for the first time in […]
Over 150 Attend CFG Women for Change Workshop
Now in its second year, the Women for Change Program (WFC), a project which strives to empower women by increasing their knowledge of gender-based violence and the reporting procedures of cases of abuse, as well […]