Global Progress of Gender Equality – Are We Catching Up?
At the end of 2022, UN Women released a report on the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to gender equality. The findings were that the current rate of progress would take […]
World Day Against Trafficking In Persons: July 30, 2022
The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons occurs on July 30 each year. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2013, the intention is to educate the public, mobilize action, and encourage political support […]
End Violence Against Children
“Worldwide, it is estimated nearly half of children aged two–seventeen face some form of violence each year” – UNICEF. Violence against children is an urgent public health concern and human rights issue. It affects children of […]
How COVID-19 Affected Human Trafficking Across the World
The Covid-19 pandemic forced many businesses to reimagine their techniques and services, unfortunately, the business of human trafficking is no different. Yes, even human trafficking has a “new normal.” Here are some ways human trafficking […]
What You Can Do to End Human Trafficking
So you’ve come to terms with the fact that human trafficking is occurring around you. You’ve heard that the International Labor Organization estimates that there are 40.3 million victims. You know very well there could be victims […]
Article by Global Fund for Children about Center For Girls
Kulsoom Khan, regional program director for Asia for the Global Fund for Children (GFC), wrote an article about her visit to Center for Girls and about our director P’Loy. This article is copied with gratitude from: […]
Measuring Success in Terms of the Things That Don’t Happen
In the development sector, metrics matter. In our day-to-day work at Center for Girls (CFG), we have the ability to see the results of our programs firsthand. We encourage women who have participated in our […]
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 […]
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 – […]
Human Trafficking in Thailand: Chiang Rai Province
Silk scarves billow in the wind, warm and sticky like sweet corn. A woman, presumably Laotian, clothing vibrant, embroidered hot pink and neon green, pours a peach-colored liquid from a platter of some unidentifiable meat […]