Education Is Key: Empowering Local Communities to Eradicate Gender-Based Violence
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, marking the start of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV). Violence against women is a global epidemic – according to the […]
Our Collective and Personal Responsibility to Fight Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking is a global phenomenon affecting millions of individuals. Each one of us can be part of the fight against it. But how? “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he […]
Too Much, Too Young
A total of 650 million: This is the number of all girls and women alive in 2017 who were married as children as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimated in its most recent annual […]
Knowledge Is Power: Training Kids and Parents On Child Rights
Two weeks ago, Center for Girls (CFG) visited the ethnic Lahu village of Songpinong. As part of our project together with Kindernothilfe, educational workshops on human trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) […]
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 – […]